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Scratching The Surface

Jake Newby on journalism, gig coverage, and chronicling the rise of China's underground music scene

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Collin Smith
Apr 12, 2026
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This post is the first in what’s meant to be a series of profiles of music journalists working to bring under-covered scenes to a broader audience. Today’s is a a feature on Jack Newby, a British journalist who has spent almost two decades covering independent Chinese music from both within and outside the country.

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