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Category Archives: Music
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
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
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
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
More Good Music: Tim Be Told
Every so often, we’ll get e-mails at 8Asians from artists and bands asking us to pimp their music, and every so often I agonize whether or not whether to blog about them, especially if their music sucks. (Note to those … Continue reading
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Asian American Grammy Nominees: Apl.de.Ap and DJ Replay
“Kuya Ryan got nominated for a Grammy!” shouted The Daughter. While annoyed at her shouting (“indoor voice please” I keep telling her), I was happy to hear that news and I wasn’t surprised. “Kuya Ryan” is her cousin and my … Continue reading
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Tagged Apl.de.ap, Black Eyed Peas, DJ Replay, Grammy nomination, Ryan Buendia, The E.N.D.
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