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Category Archives: Music
Taiwanese Indigenous Musicians on US Tour with Small Island Big Song
A couple of years ago, I saw the Small Island Big Song project featured on Taiwanese news and decided to check out the entire album as well as the many music and interview videos on their YouTube channel. This project … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music
Tagged concert, indigenous, musicians, Piteyo Ukah, Putad, Sauljaljui, small island big song, Taiwan
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Steely Dan’s “Do it Again” performed on the Korean Gayageum
“Asian American” implies a fusion between Asian and American, and this performance by Luna Lee of the Steely Dan classic Do it Again, is definitely a cross-cultural fusion. She plays the song on the Korean gayageum. I am reminded of … Continue reading
Ashley Park’s Showstopping Duet with Meryl Streep in Only Murders in the Building
The Wife, my Brother-in-law (BIL), and I were watching Only Murders in the Building when we were blown away the showstopper duet of Meryl Streep and Ashley Park. Having never seen Emily in Paris and having not known about her … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Music, TV
Tagged Ashley Park, Look for the Light, Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
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Bay Area Singer thuy getting Radio play and Streams with “girls like me don’t cry”
I had heard girls like me don’t cry a number of times on the radio, but when the DJ said that the singer went to Newark Memorial High School (where I went to high school), I was immediately intrigued. After … Continue reading
Fanny: The Best Rock and Roll Band you Probably Never heard of
“They were just colossal and wonderful, and nobody’s ever mentioned them. They’re as important as anybody else who’s ever been, ever; it just wasn’t their time.” – David Bowie in Rolling Stone My cousin told me about a ground breaking … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, History, Music
Tagged CAAM, CaaMFest 2023, Fanny, Fanny: The Right to Rock, PBS, Rock and Roll
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The Daily Show: Ronny Chieng Teaches You About K-Pop
Not sure why Ronny Chieng of The Daily Show decided to do a piece on K-pop recently: The signature elements of K-Pop? Next level dance choreography and being Asian. Ronny Chieng digs into how K-Pop is used to boost Korea’s … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Music
Tagged bts, K-Pop, kpop, Psy, Ronny Chieng, The Daily Show, The Kim Sisters
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The Linda Lindas Tiny Desk Concert
Although today started out as a rainy, dreary Monday morning, this short 15 minute concert by the Linda Lindas, brought to you by NPR’s Tiny Desk program, really brightened my day. I love their energy and musicality. They all play … Continue reading
8Books Review: Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now is a monster of a book — both in that it is chock full of excellent content and that it literally weighs a ton (okay not a literal … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Entertainment, Food & Drink, History, Lifestyles, Movies, Music, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre, TV
Tagged Angry Asian Man, Jeff Yang, Phil Wang, Phil Yu, Rise
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“Racist, Sexist Boy” by the Linda Lindas: A Song for the Asian American Pandemic Experience
A little while before we went into lockdown, a boy in my class came up to me and said that his dad told him to stay away from Chinese people. After I told him that I was Chinese, he backed … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Entertainment, Music
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, punk, The Linda Lindas
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Asian Rapper DESTROYS Model Minority Myth
I saw this rap on Facebook recently and was shocked that this was published last July 2020 and had not gone viral (as I last saw it had less than 1,200 views). ‘Matt R. Fact‘ does a brilliant job of … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Discrimination, Entertainment, Music
Tagged Matt R. Fact, Model Minority
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“Leave the Door Open” with Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak nears the Top of Charts
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have formed the group Silk Sonic, and their release of Leave the Door Open is nearing the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart (I put a snippet of the charts below for the week … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson Paak, Bruno Mars, bts, H.E.R., Leave the Door Open, Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic
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Asian American Commercial Watch: The Fighting Spirit of Anderson Paak
I first heard of Anderson .Paak from Number One Son and Number Two Son, but I didn’t bother to find anything about him until I saw him featured in this commercial for Modelo beer. “Fighting Spirit” is definitely an appropriate … Continue reading