Category Archives: Music

What Asian-American Kids Watch on the Internet

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Jeff

“Is that Kina Grannis?” “You know who Kina Grannis is?” The Daughter was looking at a video of Kina Grannis, and she was really surprised I knew her.  She was surprised not only because most teenagers think that their parents … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Talk About: Charice, Glee and Anti-Charice Critics

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Ernie

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

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ChannelAPA: Interview with Magnetic North

Posted on June 17, 2010 by channelAPA

It’s been awhile since Magnetic North put out a new album — 2006, to be exact — but have since released a new album entitled Home:Word.   Learn more about Magnetic North and their new album in this exclusive channelAPA.com … Continue reading →

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Meet Grace Kelly, The Korean-American Jazz Musician

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Mihee

My husband came back from a conference in Nashville — the Music City of the South — where he picked up a couple of CDs by Grace Kelly, a young Korean American musician. Although she is in college attending the … Continue reading →

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Triangle Offense Interview with channelAPA.com

Posted on May 20, 2010 by channelAPA

The channelAPA.com East Coast Tour footage continues to roll out. We sat down with a couple members of Jersey based Triangle Offense. Learn more about these up and coming artists and their dance infused hip hop music, and get a … Continue reading →

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David Choi: The Official Music Video of “That Girl”

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Ben

Since the official music video is out, and I figured with yesterday’s look at his album release, it was at least worthwhile to show the talent off. Again, I am amazed at the production quality of this music video. This … Continue reading →

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David Choi Gives Birth to Sophomore Album “By My Side”

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Ben

I admit, before I was even told that David Choi has released By My Side — his second album — I haven’t listened to any of his stuff since he made that cute single with Kina Grannis, My Time With … Continue reading →

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Inside the Mind of Visual Artist/Animator Choz Belen

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Steve Nguyen

While in New York, I had the chance to sit down and catch up with Choz Belen, the visionary director behind Far East Movement’s “I Party” and Deep Foundation’s “Sleep”. Some of the key points that we touched on during … Continue reading →

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POP 88 #42 – The House of Suh

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Xxxtine

While there were a lot of really fascinating documentaries shown at this year’s Hot Docs World Documentary Festival in Toronto this past week, one of the more stand out ones was “The House of Suh”. Directed by Iris Shim, the … Continue reading →

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Audio Fiction Interview with channelAPA.com

Posted on May 11, 2010 by channelAPA

As part of their East Coast tour, channelAPA.com sat down with Audio Fiction’s lead guitarist Charles Park and drummer/manager Mark O’Toole. This indie group has leveraged the online medium to their advantage from selling music through iTunes to getting on … Continue reading →

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Paul Dateh’s Top 40 Violin Mashup

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Ernie

Man, it feels like just yesterday when Paul Dateh was just some random Asian guy that no one has ever heard of YouTube, playing violin to a bunch of hip-hop songs while a DJ spins in the background. Three years … Continue reading →

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POP 88 #41 – Ellie on Racism and Project CSTT

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Xxxtine

In this episode, we chat with Ellie from Seoulbeats.com and AATheory.com about her Project CSTT. Listen to the podcast. Watch the clip. Click the links. If you like what you hear, please show your support by supporting the artists and … Continue reading →

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