Category Archives: Music

Nicki Minaj AKA Onika Tanya Maraj is Indian

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Sanjay

I always thought that Nicki Minaj looked quite Indian and thanks to an article found during some random Wikipedia stumbling, I can now confirm that she is. (I think I started looking at an article about honey and 45 minutes … Continue reading →

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Exporting Kpop on BloombergTV

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Xxxtine

Segment starts around 10:30 BloombergTV recently went out of their way to do a well researched piece on the growing popularity of Kpop. It confirmed a lot of what I had been telling friends for years, who simply could not … Continue reading →

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What Asian-American Kids watch on the Internet: The Morning Benders’s Excuses

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Jeff

When I drove my car after letting The Daughter use it, I noticed that she had replaced one of my CDs with one that she had burned.  I decided to listen to her CD, and there was one song I … Continue reading →

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Is Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” Racially Insensitive?

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Edward

I have a huge confession to make and that is that I am a huge Lady Gaga fan. I have been ever since the beginning of her career and no matter what people say, my love for her trashy electro … Continue reading →

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Bruno Mars Plea Deal Keeps Him out of Jail

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Jeff

Singer/songwriter Bruno Mars has made a plea deal that should keep him out of jail.  Mars, who wrote or co-wrote songs such as Rocketeer and Cee Lo’s “F— You” and performed on songs like Grenade and B.o.B’s “Nothin’ on You”, … Continue reading →

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Links: Educational achievement Gap, Kpop produced by Will.I.Am, Korean American Day in MI

Posted on January 11, 2011 by minjung

Educational achievement gap that “won’t be fixed in schools” Washington Post “The story is the same for Asian Americans. Their average score was 541 – somewhat below Shanghai, about even with South Korea and ahead of Hong Kong (533) and … Continue reading →

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Asian American Top 10 Lists for 2010

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Jeff

As is typical towards year end, top 10 lists for the year are coming out, and there are a number of lists for things Asian American.  Northwest Asian Weekly has put out a list of the top 10 Asian American … Continue reading →

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Village Voice Declares Far East Movements’ Rocketeer “Worst of 2010”

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Ernie

Hater’s gonna hate, and it looks like that’s exactly what the Village Voice did, calling Far East Movement’s “Rocketeer” featuring Ryan Tedder — you know, that guy who sings that “Apologize” song you hear too much on the radio — … Continue reading →

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Far East Movement’s Rocketeer Gets Covered and Covered and Covered…

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Jeff

“Isn’t that the Far East Movement’s Rocketeer?” I asked after the song on the radio ended. “Yes,” replied Number One Son,  “but I like Nigahiga’s version.” Nigahiga’s version?    They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and there … Continue reading →

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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Joseph Vincent

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Steve Nguyen

‘Tis the season to be jolly, and I hope all of you are getting into the holiday spirit as Christmas rolls around the corner! In an effort to get all of you in the holiday spirit, I wanted to share … Continue reading →

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Charice Returning to Glee!

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Moye

Uh-oh. Looks like those Charice haters will have a lot more to gripe about because Sunshine Corazon is set to return to Glee. The show on Fox is currently in its second season, but the last time we saw Charice, … Continue reading →

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