Category Archives: Music

Simon Cowell’s X Factor Specifically Looking for Asian American Talent

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ernie

X Factor, the UK show that launched Leona Lewis and the reason Simon Cowell quit American Idol, is coming to the United States, and the producers — perhaps being a little freaked out by the lack of decent APA talent … Continue reading →

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Monsieur Nov Brings Smooth French Asian Soul

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Edward

Over the past few days, I have come across Monsieur Nov, a French R&B singer of east Asian descent who is a well known artist in France. I’m pretty sure he’s not that well known here in America and that … Continue reading →

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How To Be a Bad Asian: I’m a Metalhead

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Mike

Life is hard enough as an Asian. Not all of us can get perfect SAT scores, graduate from medical school or trick out a Honda Civic. The pressure to embrace our culture remains but sometimes, we just don’t want to. … Continue reading →

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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Designs T-Shirts for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Jeff

While I drove to work in the morning, a Live 105 interview with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park caught my ear for a number of reasons.  First, Shinoda talked about his efforts to raise funds for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami … Continue reading →

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Goh Nakamura’s Surrogate Valentine

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Ernie

Man, it just feels like yesterday when we mentioned that our buddy Goh Nakamura had his music video “Embarcadero Blues” reach one million views on YouTube. (Okay, it’s been three years, but who’s counting?) One self-released album later and it … Continue reading →

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Lady Gaga Accused of Plagiarizing SNSD/Girl’s Generation Song ‘Be Happy’

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Ernie

Lady Gaga’s Born This Way has recently faced some criticism by writers on this blog, as evidenced by Eddy’s previous post whether her reference to Orientals is racially insensitive. Now the gay-positive diva is facing plagiarism allegations from Korean production … Continue reading →

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Taiwanese Indie Bands from The Wall at SXSW

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Dino-Ray

If you’re headed to SXSW (a.k.a. South by Southwest) in Austin, TX this year, there will be no shortage of Asian representation in the music department — particularly with the Taiwanese label of indie bands known as The Wall — … Continue reading →

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The 8Asians Talk About: Tila Tequila’s New Music Video

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Ernie

Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we … Continue reading →

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Charlie Sheen Music Video Ft. Traphik, Dumbfoundead & Jin

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Moye

Alright, I’ve reached my personal limit of Charlie Sheen in the news, on Twitter and Internet memes but I’ll let this song from Dumfoundead, Traphik and Jin slide. The chorus is already stuck in my head.

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Thia Megia – Meet This Year’s Token Asian American Idol Contestant

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ernie

A new year, another inevitable post about American Idol, and references to the parade of eliminated Asian American Idol contestants. But wait, could this season be different? This year we have a “rebooted” American Idol where snarky British judges have … Continue reading →

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Should “The Slants” be a Trademarked Name?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Jeff

Portland, Oregon rock band The Slants’ attempt to trademark their name has been rejected by the U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office (USPTO), apparently because the department thought that the name was disparaging to Asian Americans.  In their application, the band’s … Continue reading →

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Linkin Park and UN Hold Facebook Townhall to Help Haiti

Posted on February 25, 2011 by tinabot

Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park is one of the top most influential Asian American artists of my generation. His Japanese American father and family were interned by the U.S. government during World War II. When I saw him signing autographs … Continue reading →

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