Category Archives: Music

Charice Pempengco’s single “Pyramid” Gets Radio Airplay

“Dad, turn up the radio!” said Number One Son.   I did, and while I heard Iyaz, there was a woman singing too.  “She’s from the Philippines,” added my son.  It turns out the the woman was Filipino singer Charice Pempengco.  … Continue reading

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POP 88 #40 – Non-Stop Trance Mix

Grab Your Glowsticks! This was at the request of Cassandra who wanted to hear a para-trance/ eurobeat show. Since there are so many forms of trance music and everyone has their own opinion on it, I came up with this … Continue reading

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Fist Pumping to Lyrics Born and Joyo Velarde at SXSW

South by Southwest is one of the most prominent indie music extravaganza in the nation – maybe even the world. Actually, Austin is considered “The Live Music Capital of the World” so the latter is probably more accurate. Having lived … Continue reading

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Ke$ha Parody Music Video Features Asian Dude as Leia

Happy Friday, kids. Happy Friday. (Note: The Asian Dude is Eddie King of Teddie Films and the video was done for Ke$ha’s Tik Tok video contest.)

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Dawen Performs Live with Macy Gray Tonight on Ustream

Dawen (as seen above in his music video for “Wake Up”) will be playing live with Macy Gray tonight on Ustream! You’ll be able to chat live with them as Dawen performs a live set, including a few covers of … Continue reading

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America’s Best Dance Crew: Proof that Asian Girl on Girl Action Still Sells

Something is going wrong with my DVR. It has not been recording episodes of America’s Best Dance Crew, therefore ruining my life. Luckily, MTV posts the episodes on their site and I finally watched it and was very pleased to … Continue reading

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Japanese Bluegrass

I have a confession to make. Don’t judge me for this, but I enjoy bluegrass country music. Okay, let me clarify a couple things first. For one thing, I’m not a music expert. I enjoy listening music, I’ve taken my … Continue reading

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POP 88 #39 – The Make-up Eps

As promised, here is the second of three episodes of POP 88; this one plays your requests and talks a wee bit about the Olympics. If you like what you hear, please show your support by supporting the artists and … Continue reading

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Jane Lui Looking for Donors for her Third Album

I’m a big fan of Jane Lui, from her silky smooth voice to her magical cover of Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone” to the fact that she’s just so damn nice when you meet her in person. Now she’s … Continue reading

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Preorder Stairwells with Kina Grannis

It’s been while since my interview with Kina Grannis, about three years now me thinks, and it’s been a long ride. But the wait is finally over with a fabulous album coming out called “Stairwells” after winning the Interscope contract … Continue reading

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Meet This Year’s Token Asian American Idol Contestant: John Park

It can’t be a post on 8Asians if we can’t inevitably write about the season’s token contestant. Anoop Desai and Ramiele Malubay? Eh, they were alright. How about Paul Kim or AJ Talbado? Who? Exactly. So now that we’ve cycled … Continue reading

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Asian American A Capella: Northwestern University’s Treblemakers

By Kristian Chicago is home to many talented Asian rap artists, dance groups, and acoustic guitar players.  As former resident of the Windy City, I thought I’ve seen all the acts from Asian talents. Northwestern University Treblemakers caught my attention … Continue reading

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