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Category Archives: Music
8Questions with Rock Taiko Drummer Yusuke
I grew up LOVING taiko drums. I remember trips with my family to festivals in LA’s Little Tokyo in the summers to watch taiko groups performing. My dad had taiko albums playing on our stereos at home all the time, … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, APA Spotlight, Entertainment, Music
Tagged 30 seconds to Mars, Asian American Expo, Asian Heritage Street Celebration, Hard Rock Cafe, hiroshima, house of blues, kanye, Kenny G, korn, LA's Chinatown Summer Nights, Little Tokyo, Nisei Week, Peter Erskine, random hero, Random Ninjas, Rose Bowl, taiko, VMA, whisky a go go, whitney houston, World Cup 94, yusuke, zendeko, Zenshuji
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Macy’s San Francisco Union Square: Far East Movement – Interview & Concert
00:00 – 03:00 – Welcome & Intro by Nicki Sun 03:00 – 17:45 – Interview with Far East Movement (FM) 17:45 – 19:50 – FM’s opening remarks 19:50 – 22:55 – Beastie Boys tribute 22:55 – 24:50 – Additional remarks … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Local, Music, San Francisco Bay Area
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Asians in American Pop Music History: Larry Ramos of The Association
It’s hard to imagine that an Asian American more than 40 years ago performed in four Billboard top 10 hits, including two #1 songs and one #2, but Larry Ramos of the folk/soft rock group The Association, actually achieved that. … Continue reading
Southeast Asian Rock: Your Imaginary Friends
Growing up in Manila in the late 90s and going to international school (long before MP3 file-sharing became the norm), I had an opportunity to hear a wide variety of music most people stateside had never heard of from around … Continue reading
Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Music, Observations
Tagged indie rock, manila, music, Philippines, rock, southeast asia, your imaginary friends
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Asians in American Pop Music History: The Rocky Fellers
If you would guess the first Asian or Asian American music act to make the Billboard Hot 100, you might think of Jay Sean, Bruno Mars, or the Far East Movement, but the earliest I know about is The Rocky … Continue reading
PSY Releases Follow-up Track: ‘Gentleman’
For those wanting to turn a blind eye to PSY’s latest release Gentleman may be pleasantly surprised to know that it would be worth at least the 5 minutes for the music video. There are a lot of the same … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Music
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Los Angeles: Tuesday Night Cafe Kicks Off its 15th Season
Come kick off the 15th Season of one of the longest running free public arts series in downtown Los Angeles, highlighting new work in visual and performance arts from the Los Angeles and Asian American artistic community in Los Angeles’ … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Entertainment, Music, Southern California, The Arts
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Music Video by More Than A Minority: ‘More Than The Other’
A music video directed/written/composed by Korean American students has became a Golden Tripod Nominee for the Campus Moviefest, the world’s largest student film festival. Says Captain Vincent Ryu: We won best soundtrack in our school, Emory University, and will be … Continue reading
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San Francisco: CAAMFest 2013 – Less Than a Week Away! (3/14 – 3/24)
http://youtu.be/48XWfR8MTuA With less than a week away, I am looking forward to attending the Center for Asian American Media’s Film Festival, better known as CAAMFest. As a Jeremy Lin fan, I’m of course looking forward to seeing LINSANITY, the documentary, … Continue reading
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Douglas Kim’s “I’m Asian American” Music Video
Duke University graduate Douglas Kim recently launched a parody of the song “Rockin the Suburbs” by Ben Folds. As someone who was a management consultant, made the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event, but is now … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Observations
Tagged asian american musicians, douglas kim, music, music video, musician
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Mythmaking: On YouTube “Celebrity” Cults, Their Hubris, and Avarice
The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Music, Observations
Tagged Celebrities, Entertainment, Hollywood, youtube
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Slanted Process: US Trademark Office Says Anyone (Except Asians) Can Trademark “The Slants”
By Simon Tam A few years ago, I filed a trademark application for my band, The Slants. The US Trademark Office rejected it, claiming it was disparaging towards Asians. I was baffled: I’m Asian. At first, we fought it by … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Music, Observations
Tagged band, Discrimination, Slant, The Slants, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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