Way back in, err, April 3rd, Shanghaiist blogged about the upcoming show on TV which would invite all independent and underground bands to compete.
Well, the first 'battle' and filming took place this week and was a predictable fiasco. In fact, it was so completely balls in every way that prominent scene figures are making official statements and debates are raging in various threads around Douban.
The basic gist is this. SMG (TV company) don't have a fucking clue. Bands turned up to see that no equipment had been provided at all. People were expected to plug cables into the PA board directly, a bad one at that and bands were told not to bother sound checking. The judges were SMG regular presenters with no music knowledge who made ignorant comments all night long, angering the experienced bands. Finally it came out that SMG had guanxi-siphoned the sponsorship money away too.
There's too much stuff to link and it's all in Chinese. The main statements are from YYT's Zhang Haisheng and The Mushroom's singer Pupu. The gist is that they weren't expecting much but the whole thing was just downright offensive and they will be boycotting the show from now on. I leave you with Pupu's Douban announcement:
我们乐队都是在职员工，6号下午集体请假从公司赶来试音，配合度极高。
到了现场，看到没有基础的吉他BASS手箱，火是辣辣交大起来。但想想算了，活动比赛做了那么多，什么情况也都见过，这是中间商的小动作，也是行规，大家来都来了。
试音环节，大家也都看到了，工作人员一再的压缩乐队的时间，一些新的乐队，社会经验不足，也就任他们摆布了。整场比赛，我就没听到评委和主持人针对乐队的实际情况说出一句像样一点的，对口一点的，有见解一点的人话！赵英俊么在评委桌上还是一如既往的潇洒，小姑娘瞄瞄，飞机打打。。。主持人么说我们是重金属，东广的那位大妈最后还要号召大家："多一点音乐，少一些咆哮"，你说一40几岁的老菜皮它能了解什么是当今乐队的行情么，谁他妈要你出来号召，你说你他妈干点什么不好，来这给我装这些。
我们很实际，参加比赛，不是为了什么名号，就是去赚主办方的钱的。但现在的情况让我对这比奖金非常反感，这种比赛的第一还有什么意义，这种台型还有什么好砸，继续比赛的乐队还有什么强调？
我站在东广老阿姨的角色，也想呼吁大家一下，复赛直播集体放东广的老鸽子，让他们直播室闹忙闹忙，让他们晓得，撒是上海小青年的力量！
到了现场，看到没有基础的吉他BASS手箱，火是辣辣交大起来。但想想算了，活动比赛做了那么多，什么情况也都见过，这是中间商的小动作，也是行规，大家来都来了。
试音环节，大家也都看到了，工作人员一再的压缩乐队的时间，一些新的乐队，社会经验不足，也就任他们摆布了。整场比赛，我就没听到评委和主持人针对乐队的实际情况说出一句像样一点的，对口一点的，有见解一点的人话！赵英俊么在评委桌上还是一如既往的潇洒，小姑娘瞄瞄，飞机打打。。。主持人么说我们是重金属，东广的那位大妈最后还要号召大家："多一点音乐，少一些咆哮"，你说一40几岁的老菜皮它能了解什么是当今乐队的行情么，谁他妈要你出来号召，你说你他妈干点什么不好，来这给我装这些。
我们很实际，参加比赛，不是为了什么名号，就是去赚主办方的钱的。但现在的情况让我对这比奖金非常反感，这种比赛的第一还有什么意义，这种台型还有什么好砸，继续比赛的乐队还有什么强调？
我站在东广老阿姨的角色，也想呼吁大家一下，复赛直播集体放东广的老鸽子，让他们直播室闹忙闹忙，让他们晓得，撒是上海小青年的力量！
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