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With the last days of March slowly slipping away we have been reflecting on one wild month. Besides great shows by the Young Knives and Battles, Shanghai also saw the cancellation of the Oasis gig. Ironic that a band as politically impotent as Oasis would be canceled while the riot inducing members of Fucked Up pulled off an (almost) incident free tour. Personally we were much more excited to see Fucked Up play, and have been loving the short video of their first day in China shot by Jay Chaplan for Spin Earth. For those of you suffering mosh withdrawals we also recommend taking a peak at the Fucked Up blog or my flickr for a behind the scenes look at their China tour.
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