Monthly Archives: October 2009
Jazmin Covers ‘Love Rollercoaster’
It’s been quite some time since Jazmin released a new youtube cover, but here they are with a new video singing ’Love Rollercoaster’ by MIMS & Letoya Luckett.
As always they sound & look great though I could have done without the instrumental playing in the background. It was kind of distracting. Other than that I have no complaints. Hope to hear more original material from them soon though!
CNN x AAM Present ‘Five rising Asian-American Stars to Watch’
Check out this blog on CNN asking AAM who he considers as the top 5 Asian American acts to be on the lookout for. The Far East Movement, David Choi & WongFu, all made the list! It’s incredible considering they have all worked together in the past on videos and events such as ISA. I guess talent rolls w/ like company!
“I think that most people who know me know that I’m pretty reasonable, chill… and a not so angry a guy.” That sounds funny coming from a guy who calls his blog angryasianman.com. “I adopted the name Angry Asian Man for the website because it’s very provocative, and it’s very in your face,” he says.
And although he writes with anger when Hollywood stereotypes Asian-Americans, he also writes with joy about the up-and-coming entertainers from that community who could breakthrough to big time success someday. We asked him to pick five who may do just that.
If they do, remember, you heard it here first!
1. Far East Movement “I can’t stop listening to the single, “Girls On The Dance Floor” by FarEast Movement, otherwise known as FM. It’s just the greatest, coolest dance track and everytime it’s on, I just turn it up. So, FarEast Movement are definitely guys to watch in hip hop.”
2. David Choi “A guy I really like is a guy named David Choi on YouTube who is just creating really fun, creative, quirky songs. It’s funny because he started off as a songwriter and he hasn’t really done much live performing and now that his music is sort of taking off and he’s gotten fans through YouTube, he’s become much more of like a legit musician, playing, and actual shows and stuff like that.”
3. Brenda Song “For the Disney generation, there’s certainly Brenda Song, who started on the show “The Suite Life of Zach and Cody.” I think in a place like Disney, which has such a huge impact on popular culture, especially among the younger generation that’s just coming up, someone like Brenda Song, who is just being a really cute, funny, and engaging actress in TV shows and movies is going to really show that Asian Americans have a a place in mainstream media and kids are going to be able to see “Oh, look, there’s a really appealing, normal Asian-American person on TV.”
4. Aaron Yoo “I really like an actor named Aaron Yoo. He was in ‘Friday the 13th,’ ‘Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist’ and a bunch of other stuff. He’s just like a regular dude, who’s in these, smaller roles up ’til now, but I think audiences really like him. He was in the movie ‘Disturbia’, which opened a couple years ago at number one at the box office. But I remember the week after that movie came out, I got all these hits on my website from people searching for Aaron Yoo, and people wanting to know who this guy was and what he was all about and searching for photos of him. I think he’s definitely a guy to watch in Hollywood.”
5. Wong Fu Productions [The trio of 20-something film-makers creates short movies that have developed a sizable cult following on YouTube.] “The really cool thing about their story is they are just friends who started making videos for fun, and then it caught on. I think a lot of people see themselves reflected in the Wong Fu guys. You know, it’s like, ‘Hey! these guys are just having fun and doing their thing” and so, I think it really relates to that young, energetic, hip sensibility where they’re having fun and they’re showing everybody what they’re doing.”
WTF: Uptown – 흑기사 (Black Knight) MV
So some of you may remember earlier this year when we reported Chan had joined the new reincarnation of the Korean group Uptown. They’ve dropped a couple singles and released some MV’s but a new fact was recently revealed last week about the MV for their debut single Black Knight.
In an interview, Christina Chung (who has worked with Chan in the past) revealed that she had an uncredited, impromptu cameo in the video. She stated that while visiting Korea, Chan asked her to come through the video set and hang out, but when she arrived she was immediately cast into one of the scenes of the video. Of course we had to watch the video back and look for her and guess what? Here she is:
It’s a humerous story but great to see friends helping each other out!
So for this Week’s Thursday Freebie we present you with the music video for download. Link is after the jump!
Mikey Bustos Releases MV for ‘All I Need Is Me’
Mike Bustos, a former Canadian Idol star, dropped the MV to his single ‘All I Need Is Me’ earlier this month. I’ve never heard of him prior to today but I found out the dude can sing.
That being said, I’m not too crazy about this single but its good to see the guy making moves. The song just sounds kind of generic to me.
What do you think?
Source: ChannelAPA
Rain (Bi) Interview w/ CNN
International celebrity Rain had an interview a couple days ago with CNN.
I haven’t had the chance to check it out yet but you can do so over at OMGKPOP.
Here’s their recap of the interview:
In the interview, Rain says that his mom passed away when he was 18 and she always wished him to study. But, due to Michael Jackson’s influence, Rain always wanted to dance. He said he regrets not giving her what she wanted.
The interview also includes the hard path to becoming a celebrity. He revealed that he got rejected from 12 auditions because of his looks. He then thanked JYP for making a lot of his dreams and goals a possibility.
When asked about winning the Times 2007 “Most Influential Person” award, he said he was surprised and that it opened up his gates towards Hollywood.
I just wonder when he’s going to try to make the move from movies back to music and debut here in the states. Sure we’ve given him a hard time before but in the end I do want him to succeed.
Source: OMGKPOP
dumbfoundead interview w/ ChannelAPA
ChannelAPA sits down w/ dumbfoundead and discuss a lot of cool topics like how he started w/ music, what goes through his mind while battling, and how his music videos are put together. A good watch for any fan of dumb.
Also of note, look for that Rapper O’s tee to go on sale end of Nov/early Dec.
EyeASage Reveals Album Release Date & Cover
Rocky Rivera
The upcoming album, Rocky Rivera, by EyeASage is slated to drop February 2nd, 2010. If you haven’t already, peep the single ‘MRSHMLO’. Hip-Hop needs more females like EyeASage representin.
Source: Guerilla Busfare
Jin to Return to the Battle Circuit & Debut on Grind Time!
Check it, if you’ve been following the noise on the web the past 24 hrs you’d know that rumors were heating up about Jin making his return to the rap battle scene, specfically Grind Time.
Yesterday, I first saw this tweet from dumbfounded saying:
Just got an email from Jin with a video attached that involves grind time, haven’t seen it yet cause I’m on the road but stay tuned
Then this morning I wake up and see this headline on AR about how Dizaster is calling out Jin:
So what happens next? Jin posts up a response to youtube!
He’s accepted the challenge given three conditions:
- The Battle’s gotta be in LA
- Unlimited time rounds
- He gets to battle Illmaculate on the same day
If this happens, looks like it’s going down in November. We’ll keep you updated! Remember, you read it first at a-Tunes!
Kristine Sa Releases MV for ‘Nobody’
Kristine Sa is sharing a very personal song/mv called Nobody. Check the description from her blog (wow people are still on Xanga?):
Dear readers,
Above are the lyrics to “Nobody” which I wrote a few months ago. These lyrics were originally part of a journey entry. It means to the world to me to be able to release a song without an agenda. I wrote this in one night. Passed it over to my friend, musician Tony T. Nguyen for his take on the arrangement. When the music came back to me, this demo version was recorded and mixed in one night. I had thought about going back and tweaking the vocals, the mix, etc. But I didn’t. This little video was filmed in a one day on location in Malibu, CA. And was edited in one memorizing, lonely night. I meant to do the whole thing only to be shared online for free with you. And it feels wonderful to be able to do so. I thank you for being connected. I thank God for the creative outlets. And I thank the following people for lending a helping hand in this little song and video: chi Tam Doan, anh Tien Dung, Tony T. Nguyen, Johnny “JP” Phan, anh Matt Dung Nguyen, & Andy La. Last but not least, may I dedicate this song to anyone who’s ever felt alone, in sharing this song with you, I am less lonely and I thank you for that.
It’s a slow, emotional, but beautiful song. The MV is a tad on the dull side but it thematically fits the song well.
Source: ChannelAPA
Lyrics are after the jump.
Bella Interviewed by WWS
The young Pop singer was interviewed last month by the online edition of Worldwide West Side magazine. It’s a fairly short interview but if you don’t know who Bella is then it should get you relatively caught up to speed.
Here’s a preview:
Tell me something we don’t already know about you.
I just dyed my hair honey blonde. My favorite thing in the world is food. I’m ticklish. My dad is 1/4 Caucasian. I had a brother who passed away before I was born. I have 2 true BFFs. I have a boyfriend who loves me. I hit and run the first time I ever drove. I love big cars. I want to get signed this year.
If you’re too lazy to hit up WWS for the rest then you can find the interview after the jump!
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