{"id":566,"date":"2009-10-19T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdnphoto.com\/blog\/?p=566"},"modified":"2009-10-19T13:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T05:20:00","slug":"joysides-last-hurrah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/2009\/10\/19\/joysides-last-hurrah\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyside&#8217;s Last Hurrah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/01joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-580\" title=\"Guan Zheng, Joyside's drummer, shows off his tattoos\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/01joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Guan Zheng, Joyside's drummer, shows off his tattoos\" width=\"950\" height=\"630\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Joyside&#8217;s riotous, eight-year run of booze-driven concerts and five album releases came to an end in October of 2009 after a tour across Germany and Austria with Carsick Cars in support. Easily one of the most influential underground bands in China, they consistently flaunted their outright disdain for social mores and popular opinion through their bacchanalian performances and rebellious personal demeanor. High expectations were met in Berlin, Frankfurt, and Vienna and then topped with a massive concert at the Haus der Kunst in Munich. I luckily got to tag along. Although fans mourn the loss of <a title=\"Joyside Myspace\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/joyside\" target=\"_blank\">Joyside<\/a>, most are thankful that something as uninhibited and wild as Joyside lasted so long in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/03joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/03joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Carsick Cars prepare for a show in Vienna\" title=\"Carsick Cars prepare for a show in Vienna\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-568\" \/><\/a><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/02joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/02joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Carsick Cars in Berlin\" title=\"Carsick Cars in Berlin\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-567\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/05joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/05joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Joyside and Carsick Cars enjoy a smoke outside a restaurant\" title=\"Joyside and Carsick Cars enjoy a smoke outside a restaurant\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-569\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/11joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/11joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Bian Yuan of Joyside on a day off\" title=\"Bian Yuan of Joyside on a day off\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-571\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/18joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/18joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Bian Yuan of Joyside rests before a show outside Frankfurt\" title=\"Bian Yuan of Joyside rests before a show outside Frankfurt\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-574\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/27joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/27joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Bian Yuan of Joyside wanders the back rooms of the Haus de Kunst in Munich\" title=\"Bian Yuan of Joyside wanders the back rooms of the Haus de Kunst in Munich\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-575\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/07joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/07joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Carsick Cars unwind in the German countryside\" title=\"Carsick Cars unwind in the German countryside\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-570\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/15joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/15joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Bian Yuan rolls a cigarette in a Berlin bar\" title=\"Bian Yuan rolls a cigarette in a Berlin bar\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-572\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/17joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/17joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Joyside rocks the Haus de Kunst in Munich\" title=\"Joyside rocks the Haus de Kunst in Munich\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-573\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/37joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/37joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Joyside rocks out into the night\" title=\"Joyside rocks out into the night\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntriplel size-full wp-image-578\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/28joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/28joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Joyside and Carsick Cars relax before a show at the Haus de Kunst in Munich\" title=\"Joyside and Carsick Cars relax before a show at the Haus de Kunst in Munich\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntriplec size-full wp-image-576\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/36joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/matthewniederhauser.com\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/36joysidecarsick_europe.jpg\" alt=\"Shou Wang of Carsick Cars in the tour van\" title=\"Shou Wang of Carsick Cars in the tour van\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"aligntripler size-full wp-image-577\" 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