# CHINESE POSTPUNK ANTHOLOGY > Last updated: 2026-05-30 ## Texts - [How I Discovered Chinese Indie Rock](/2026-05-19-how-discovered-chinese-indie-en/) Why I keep writing about Chinese indie music - [The Kids Who Fell for Rock and Never Left](/2026-03-30-the-fallacy-xinxiang/) Traces Xinxiang’s multi-generational legacy through a jagged, edgy band. - [Ricky Maymi and Beijing Underground](/2025-05-31-ricky-maymi-beijing-underground/) Explores the ties between a California guitarist and young musicians in Beijing. - [P.K.14 and the Post-Punk City of 1990s Nanjing](/2024-02-09-pk14-and-nanjing/) The story behind P.K.14, China's first post-punk band — how they helped establish indie rock in a country where the concept barely existed, and the 1990s Nanjing rock circle that called its own city a surrealist metropolis. - [Carsick Cars and Its Era](/2023-09-03-carsick-cars-pt1/) Traces an unassuming band’s involvement in shaping China’s indie rock scene. ## Features ## Interviews - [Otaku Density Test: Female Bassist Edition](/2026-02-14-otaku-basist/) A podcast transcript of Girl Phone Talk discussing the band, anime, and shared otaku experiences. - [Interview with Thermostat](/2025-07-20-thermostat-interview/) A look behind the scenes of a post-Covid personal project, crafting layered and immersive soundscapes. - [Interview with Aya (Instinkto Industrio)](/2025-05-13-aya-instinkto-industrio-interview/) A conversation with a Japanese flutist on the people behind underground indie rock. ## Lists - [A Rough Guide to Chinese Indie Rock: Ten Angles In](/2026-04-14-situation-in-2026-en/) 10 bands that are the reference points for measuring the current situation of Chinese indie rock - [Essential Chinese Indie Releases 2025](/2025-12-25-c25-en/) A non-ranked selection of essential Chinese indie releases from 2025, mapping the diversity and evolution of the scene. - [9 DIY Labels from the Southern Indie Scene](/2025-04-23-9-southern-diy-labels/) A rundown of nine DIY record labels scattered across China's southern coast, and the loose network that connects them.