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8Tracks Review: ‘Expectations’ by Hayley Kiyoko

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Expectations by Hayley Kiyoko Atlantic Records, 2018 Breathe her in Hayley Kiyoko’s debut album dropped March 30.  I’ve been vaguely aware of her for a long time, knew she was an actress but haven’t seen her work, knew she was … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (No Spoilers)

Posted on August 15, 2018 by John

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the movie Crazy Rich Asians is coming out today, August 15th, nationally. I was able to see a pre-screening a week early that the filmmakers promoted on the auspicious lucky … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘5OKI’ EP by Steve Aoki

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Steve Aoki’s new EP 5OKI dropped April 27.  I’m only getting to it now because I’m pretty clueless about EDM. Tracks Anthem (featuring Kriss Kiss); Hardwell and Steve Aoki (2:43) Mayhem; Steve Aoki & Quintino (2:37) It’s Time (featuring Bruce Buffer); … Continue reading →

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Wong Fu Productions First Season of Yappie (Young Asian Professional)

Posted on July 27, 2018 by John

I first learned about Wong Fu’s ‘Yappie’ scripted web series on this NBC Asian America article about Wong Fu Productions & Yappie: “With more than 3 million subscribers on YouTube now, and 500 million-plus views, Wong Fu Productions — created … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Melding’ by Marika Takeuchi

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Melding by Marika Takeuchi Bigo and Twigetti, 2018 Dawning Marika Takeuchi’s new album Melding dropped July 19.  I first discovered her three years ago when she crowdfunded her fourth studio album, Colors in the Diary, while I looked for something interesting on … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Strawberry Moon’ by Amy Vachal

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Strawberry Moon by Amy Vachal (Independent, 2018) I’ve waited too long, baby Until a few weeks ago, the only thing I knew about Amy Vachal was that she was a contestant on The Voice, a show I hate.  Don’t be mad.  … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Mangoes’ EP by Amy Ahn

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Before we knew it, we were flying Amy Ahn’s three-song EP dropped June 1.  The classical harpist with harp performance degrees from UCLA and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee blends genres in a poppy-jazzy-r&b style.   In an interview with & … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘In the Waiting’ by Kina Grannis

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

  In the Waiting by Kina Grannis KG Records (2018) There was a time when there seemed to be something new to talk about from Kina Grannis just about every week.  While she has remained engaged with her rabid fanbase … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Pop Covers’ by Marié Digby

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heart Marié Digby released an album of  pop covers this week.  I’m pretty sure these were all recorded before and are only collected and put into sequence here for the first … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘In Fina We Trust’ by Awkwafina

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Young Fina: slanty-eyed dreama This is the summer of Awkwafina.  The New York rapper’s new movie Ocean’s 8 is a hit, and her next film Crazy Rich Asians is expected to blow up in August.  With all the “Who’s Awkwafina?” buzz I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Short Review: Bao

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZayYWpkUkzs Accompanying the Pixar movie The Incredibles 2 is a short called Bao.  It starts, as you can see from the trailer above, when a woman who has just cooked some bao is shocked when one of them comes to … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Elemental’ by Taimane

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

https://youtu.be/VrjkDFyBOn4 Elemental by Taimane independent, 2018 What’s your label? Taimane Gardner’s new album dropped last week.  Elemental is a mostly instrumental blending of many styles, as one would expect from this ukulele virtuoso.  Her FB bio says, Taimane translates to “diamond” … Continue reading →

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