Category Archives: Music

8$: Jane Lui, One-Take Cover Video: “Waterfalls” by TLC

Posted on December 1, 2013 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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Dawen Releases Debut Chinese Language Single “Hello” (你好)

Posted on November 19, 2013 by jozjozjoz

It has been a few years since 8Asians first covered singer-songwriter Dawen’s debut single “Wake Up” and his cover of Maxwell’s “Pretty Wings.” I’ve been following Dawen as he moved to Taiwan to work on his first Mandarin language album … Continue reading →

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8$: Cynthia Lin and the Blue Moon All Stars New Album and Zombie Video

Posted on November 3, 2013 by jozjozjoz

8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes our way, or even the ones we might individually support. … Continue reading →

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Alison Gold’s Horrible “Chinese Food” Song, from the Same Guy who did Rebecca Black’s “Friday”

Posted on October 14, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Says our 8Asians tipster, “Awful awful video from the same dude who wrote the Friday song by Rebecca Black.” This video is so bad, I can already see the parody videos flooding my inbox now. I can honestly say I … Continue reading →

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8$: Strength in NUMBERS: Asian American Urban Music Project

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Guest Writer

UPDATE: This project successfully raised its funding goal on 11/2/2013 8$ is a series which occasionally highlights interesting crowdfunding projects. Every day, the 8Asians team is inundated by many worthy pitches. We are unable to highlight every one that comes … Continue reading →

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Jake Shimabukuro Covers Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ on Ukulele

Posted on August 31, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Here’s to a lucky weekend. h/t: PEOPLE

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Kollaboration SF 4: Post-Event Wrap Up (8/3/2013)

Posted on August 8, 2013 by John

I had heard of Kollaboration SF before (“an annual event and movement produced by young Asian and Pacific Islander (API) professionals and students to promote a strong API presence in entertainment and media.”), but had never attended a show. I … Continue reading →

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American Idol Alum HeeJun Collaborates with Pusha T on “Bring the Love Back”

Posted on August 1, 2013 by jozjozjoz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoP6Ccnqd4M After becoming a finalist on Season 11 of American Idol, Korean-American singer HeeJun quickly became a judge and fan favorite with his quirky personality and unsuspecting voice. Finishing in 9th place, A.I. was just the beginning for HeeJun as … Continue reading →

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Empire State of Mind Parodies – Beijing & Taiwan State of Mind

Posted on July 17, 2013 by John

I recently saw these two video spoofs of JAY Z & Alicia Key’s “Empire State of Mind” with instead of New York City being a state of mind, Beijing and Taipei being a state of mind. I first saw the … Continue reading →

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Fung Brothers: Asians Eat Weird Things, with AJ Rafael

Posted on July 14, 2013 by jozjozjoz

Did you get made fun of for eating weird things as a kid?

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“Heathen Chinee” and other Anti-Chinese Old West Songs

Posted on July 4, 2013 by tinabot

Moving West Songs (Disc 1 of 2) by Keith & Rusty McNeil It’s a personal tradition of mine to spend July 4th studying American history. For research on the Old American West for my Cowboy Ninja series, I went on … Continue reading →

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