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Category Archives: Music
POP 88 #21 – Q and A with Gordon Liu
I hope you all out there are enjoying your summer and I also hope it’s not as wet as mine is. We’ve broken a record with the amount of rain that has dropped in Toronto which means I cherish each … Continue reading
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Tagged chae yeon, Crown J, DBSK, DOUBLE, Gordon Liu, Heroes of the East, Jewelry, Justin Timberlake, KAIST, Mash up, Namie Amuro, Red Roc, Seo In Young, Tohoshinki, We Got Married
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POP 88 #20 – Special Metal Show
Special thanks to Sam Dunn and Scot McFayden for taking the time to speak with me about their upcoming documentary, GLOBAL METAL. GLOBAL METAL is the sequel to the successful documentary METAL: A Headbanger’s Journey about the evolution of Heavy … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Tsuchiya, ball, Base, BaseBallBear, bear, China, Gao Qi, Global Metal, H.O.T., heavy metal, Japan, Moon Jee Hun, music, NANA, NoGoD, overload, sam dunn, Scot McFayden, Seville Pictures, Tang Dynasty, X Japan
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NPR: The Slants: Trading in Stereotypes
On National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, April Baer profiles the Asian American band, The Slants in “The Slants: Trading in Stereotypes” (Listen here: [4 min 46 sec]): “In the 20th century, younger members of many minority groups repurposed offensive … Continue reading
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“Chink Nigger”
Today was the unveiling of the music video for “Be a Nigger Too” by legendary Queensbridge MC Nasir Jones; better known by his one syllable moniker, or his pen name if you would, Nas. Nas created a firestorm and has … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Music, Observations
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More good music: Justin Nozuka
If you’re in Canada, you may have already heard of half-Japanese, nineteen year old Justin Nozuka; he’s been on Degrassi Junior High and his brother George is a pop star in his own right. (I love how I infer that … Continue reading
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POP 88 #19 – Korean Music Festival Special
While Canada was having a nice Victoria Day long weekend, I was down in LA at the Korean Music Festival held at the Hollywood Bowl. I originally had not intended to go, but then all the signs were telling me … Continue reading
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Tagged chae yeon, DBSK, Dong Bang Shin Ki, drunk, fan meeting, Fly to the Sky, G.O.D., Girls Generation, H.O.T., hollywood bowl, Korean music festival, korean pop, Minwoo, Moon Hee Jun, Shinhwa, SNSD, Son Ho Young, Super Junior T, TVXQ
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Lyrics Born Performing in SF’s “Outside Lands” Festival
With San Francisco having its first multi-day music festival in Golden Gate Park in a really long time – maybe ever – it would be silly not to mention Bay Area Hip-Hop artist Lyrics Born in the line-up with such … Continue reading
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Fist of rock up with Maximum the Hormone
MAXIMUM THE HORMONE – Zetsubou Billyby sexy_yoda I must say, this band was totally off my radar until Death Note. After hearing them do the opening and closing songs for the second season, it basically deemed it worthy enough to … Continue reading
POP 88 #18 – The Cover/ Sample Show + Int. with Siu Ta
Welcome one and all to the 18th episode – thanks for checking it out. This episode I challenge you to name all the original performers of the songs I play on the show, plus we have an interview with Director/ … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D Photography, cover songs, fortune cookie, Korean music festival, samples, Siu Ta
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Chat with Classical Guitarist Steve Lin, Part I
I had the opportunity to chat with classical guitarist Steve Lin and had a fascinating discussion about Asian American issues, music, and being a classical guitar player. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree at the New England Conservatory of … Continue reading
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All hail Ken Lee!
Apologies to all the Ken Lees out there… but this was too good not to share. According to VidJar: A contestant in the second season of the Bulgarian show “Music Idol” performs Mariah Carey’s song “Without you” in fake English. … Continue reading