There's a bar in Shanghai that seems to play nothing but AC/DC songs, particularly the very old Bon Scott classics. Now, there'll be something new to play - as long as the club's procurer gets along to Wal-Mart, that is. In was seems like a very un-rock'n'roll move to me, the Aussie rockers are releasing their new album exclusively through the American discount chain. The band's music is not even available on iTunes.

This site may not be updated for a few days, as I will be visiting Beijing.

I don't know what James Blunt got up to after his Shanghai gig the other night, but I understand members of his band had a good time along the well-known Julu Rd bar strip.

If the opening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull isn't huge, it won't be the fault of the marketing campaign. Teaser trailers are already being shown on Metro (subway/ underground) stations in Shanghai, China. The scheduled US release date is May 22.

This won't actually be a surprise to anybody who has heard me talk about it on radio, but I have relocated from Brisbane, Australia to Shanghai, China. If all goes to plan, I will be here for the best part of 2008, and possibly beyond. However, I will still be using this blog to report and comment on arts and entertainment news from Brisbane and the rest of Australia, as well as China and the rest of the world. This is a very important career move for me, and I hope the blog will be the richer for it. As always, I welcome your comments and suggestions on anything I write, or things you might like me to write about.
PS: As I am yet to secure a permanent internet connection, there may be a delay in posting new items and moderating comments.

In China, Shanghai Media Group is celebrating 50 years of television with some new programs. One of them sees celebrities performing nanual jobs such as picking grapes, shearing sheep, fixing a flat tyre and carrying loads using shoulder-pole. What a great concept. Imagine the same thing in Australia: Eddie McGuire delivering mail, David "Kochie" Koch digging ditches, Kyle Sandilands collecting rubbish (instead of speaking it), Anna Coren driving a bus ... the possibilities are endless.
PS: Another new show is a sitcom called The Tale of Old Shanghai, in which "pattriots struggle with their wits against Japanese occupiers". Sounds like a Chinese version of 'Allo 'Allo.