GrrrlGang by John Yingling, on FlickrGrrrl Gang at Sangat Coffee. Ya'll seem to love the live-streams. That makes me happy. Sorry I delete most of them. What an amazing show. The vibe of the whole setup was spectacular. I don't know how they get away with this shit. The bands ranged from Melt Banana style craziness to doom jams. We sat on a box truck that held the PA, drank the gamut of things, and smoked way too many cigarettes. Jogja, if this is even half of what you throw down on a normal week, my decision to come stay here long term was, to put it lightly, the best thing I could have done. I am super impressed, and this is really special. Last night specifically I found myself unable to stop grinning. Tonight, a gig at AOA space to cap off this insane week. Keep it rolling, Jogja.You buy listen to / buy a few tracks from Grrrl Gang here: https://grrrlgang.bandcamp.com/album/stop-this-madness

DeadlyWeapon6 by John Yingling, on FlickrDeadly Weapon last night at AOA space. I saw a gig in this place years ago. It was Eerie (who sound like Chicago's RUNNING, and are now sadly defunct) and Cloudburst, which this band pleasantly reminded me of. Killer heaviness. It's been a long time since I've seen Made Dharma rock out, but he played double duty this night, and is also in another great band called Warmouth. The performance area is in the attic, up some rickety stairs. I dig it, and it's hot, but not nearly as hot as Rossi in Jakarta. What a week, Jogja. I'm spent! Time for a break. I'm going to try and get my shit together a bit more here, and organize. Then, I'm heading to America via China for a week, to visit family, ship fundraiser perks, grab my degree and all sorts of paperwork, and jump right back into things. When I get back, the real work begins.

Soto by John Yingling, on FlickrMy neighbor has beautiful food. She greets me with Hello, neighbor John!. It's like a food version of Cheers, as she's so nice. Poking around local joints. Being in the city center has already proven very useful. Short walks to all the things, train station, and easy ride-share pickups. I'm behind my favorite coffee shop that much of the scene still hangs at. Fun spillover so far. It's a big adjustment, but going well. Strolling the neighborhood to smiles, or to be told good morning is a really good mental change. Harbin was a bit more rough on me than I realized. This is Soto Koyor, soup made with a turmeric base, beef fat, veggies, rice noodles. Fried chicken on the side. Her place is super cute, and the quality is a notch above street food, which will be good long-term. Total cost: 28,000 IDR (or about $1.95)

Tony by John Yingling, on FlickrBack in Guangzhou. After 5 years of collaborating, and countless missed connections, I finally met Tony Cheung. The man who did my shirts, and all the art I've shilled in fundraisers. He's as swell as I thought he'd be. We got wrecked at 5PM, ate two dinners, and he gave me a ton of art that I will once again send to the people who donated to this crazy idea, when I return to America briefly this week. No cameras. I m going to hug the family. Grab all sorts of documents that should allow a good crack at living in Asia long term. See and eat as much as I can. Ship fundraiser perks to everyone, and leave empty handed, for once. It s going to be a long few weeks.Then, I met up with an old OG buddy, Howie Lee (he was in that first film briefly), at 1AM, post ALL of the above, and he brought me to a high-rise building. The 55th floor, which housed a DIY electronic venue...essentially, they rented one of the biggest rooms of the floor, and could probably fit 80 people in their max. A full bar, and an absolutely insane skyline view. Guangzhou is bonkers from fifty floors up. The scale is absolutely massive. I took a shitty phone photo that I will not share here.Tomorrow, I begin a 2 day stupidly arduous and needlessly fucked up route to America. I'll be in Milwaukee for a few days, and going back to Appleton to hug the parents for the first time in 3 years. They are...not doing the best, and haven't been for a while, and it's all taken a really weird turn these last few months. It's shitty to say this out loud, but I'm not really looking forward to it. I don't know. Maybe it will be better than I think. Maybe it will be worse. Either way, it's going to be a thing, and I need to do it. I wish I could spend more than a few hours in Chicago. I fucked this whole thing up...but hey, lesson learned. It'll be nice to see my brother.After that 6 days, it's back into Guangzhou and Malaysia for brief 2 days stints, and then I jump right back into things in Indonesia.Take care out there.

Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal tomorrow. 7PM CST. Party after. Friday : High Dive thing.Milwaukee! We'll be out.Record Pack 6 forming. Years of hoarding culminated into this, probably the best collection yet. New LP's by Shanghai's Dirty Fingers, Osaka's Blond New Half. Old Sugar Kane CD's from Jakarta. Senyawa and Arrington, Nasty Wizard cassettes, Stolen and Hiperson from Chengdu. Cloudburst and Warmouth from Yogyakarta. Old school hand-picked Indra Menus cuts. Ikbal Lubys. So much happening here. Not pictured: Missoula's Magpies, and the loads of 7, LP's and CD's Conan Neutron just dropped off. Thank You, Conan. I love doing these. Tomorrow, I tackle the mystery boxes, shirts, and Tony Cheung art. RP6 by John Yingling, on Flickr

We're live (ProtonicReversal) w/ John Yingling of the The World Underground documentary series live in studio. He's a returning guest from Ep051. That's like: a thousand years ago! Anyway, it's a series of deeply embedded documentaries about the punk rock world in China and other Asian countries that is absolutely fascinating. You won't want to miss this one!EDIT: link soon!

Protonic Reversal show link : http://www.radionope.com/podcasts/protonicreversal/?name=2018-07-28\_ep121-johnyingling.mp3Jogja by John Yingling, on FlickrBack in Jogja! The last few weeks were pretty crazy. Too many airports. Excited to be back here and settle in a bit more. Gigs tomorrow and Monday. I will FINALLY be able to get to see the mighty Senyawa on the 18th. Then, I head east, to meet up with Daegu, Korea s Drinking Boys and Girls Choir. I ll follow them for 5 shows. Should be one hell of a month! Let s ride, Jogja.

PK14 Van Sleep by John Yingling, on FlickrP.K.14 hanging hard in the tour van last year. Now that I'm back in Indonesia, it's time to get to work organizing the footage for the first dispatch. I'll also write a fleshed out recap of that first month as always. Episode two is also coming some day. Lots of work to do, and all the time to do it. Hoping to get the majority of this edit out of the way before jumping on tour in late August. Time will tell. Jogja is really good for my brain. They know how to party, are super nice, and there's always something going on. I haven't even scratched the surface over here, and hope to at least make a small nick before the eventual catalyst to the next chapter. I have some ideas to what that may be, but we'll just have to see how it all shakes out. Stay safe out there.

Amor Fati by John Yingling, on FlickrAmor Fati. A sentimental collaboration show between ambient and soundscape music by Daniel Bagas. Dance by Ichi Dilaga and Nindya Silvi. Part of Festival Kesenian Yogyakarta #30. They gave everyone wireless headphones and tuned into a private radio frequency. Tough to capture in photo form, but quite unique. This festival is awesome, and I went years ago as well. Sprawling markets and food stalls. All sorts of insane art and wildly imaginative installations scattered throughout. Yogyakarta, despite its size, really is a wonderful for this type of stuff, and it's all very inspiring to see it unfold year after year. They just don't quit. œŠ

TWU FALL by John Yingling, on FlickrHello. This is an updated plan for The World Underground for the next few months. It's a rough, by the pant-seat type of deal, and could change due to death, dismemberment, exhaustion, or whatever lies in between. In a perfect world, the mighty Hot Snakes would agree to let me go with them on their Europe tour. We're bothering them about that now. If not, I'll trek alone and get mega wine-drunk and do what I can. That's a whole 'nother ball of wax in the future, though. I'll be editing in between all of this, on the road, in shitty hotel rooms, and as always, telling stories along the way. See you out there with Generacion Suicida, ë“œë§í‚¹ì†Œë…„ì†Œë… í•©ì°½ë‹¨ - DrinkingBoys&GirlsChoir, Dirty Fingers è„手指, & God knows who else. Cheers.