Monthly Archives: July 2011
Sam Ock & Kero One Present “Pieces” [MV]
Sam Ock teams up with Kero One once again for a new track entitled “Pieces”, a song they are selling on behalf of the Justice Mission – where all profits will be going to the organization to aid in the fight for global human rights. The two have proven to be a strong team in the past and this effort is no different. A great song for a great cause, what more could you want? The song is available to buy via bandcamp, check the widget below. Lyrics can be found after the break.
Maribelle Anes Just “Can’t Let You Go”
Maribelle Anes is proving to be quite the talented young musician. Her latest original is a track called “Can’t Let You Go”, a ballad reflecting the conflicting emotions that come from being in a complex relationship. It’s a moving track that was written and produced by Ms Anes herself. Not bad for someone in the middle of their teenage years. Take a listen in the youtube clip below. Lyrics are after the break.
Verseatile Releases Visuals for “Brush Em Off”
Rapper Verseatile has provided a promotional watch for his track “Brush Em Off” off his Worlds Apart EP from earlier this year. The use of frames was a nice touch but even the novelty of the editing technique wears off on a 4+ minute track with such little variation. The song itself is decent but I’m not sure the video will hold your attention all the way through. Go head and check it out for yourself below.
Blue Scholars and Bambu Team Up For a Tour
Seattle’s own hip hop group Blue Scholars and LA native emcee Bambu have joined forces together to announced their first national headlining tour appropriately called the Blue Scholars and Bambu Tour. The tour will officially kick start on September 14th in Vancouver, Canada and will be spread out across 30 venues. The schedule will be after the jump and if they’re playing a city near you, you should definitely check it out!
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Lookin’ Back: Lyricks & Manifest – “Gift” (2006)
Time sure flies. “Gift” by Lyricks & Manifest is one of those early videos to go “viral” before viral videos really existed. It was recorded back around 2006 over the instrumental to Eminem’s “When I’m Gone“, and at the time social networking basically included AIM and maybe Xanga and Myspace depending on who you talked to. But this video still got passed along like crazy – especially among the Korean-American youth of the time. It’s kind of funny that both Lyricks & Manifest started off as an early Youtube hit but never really became a staple of the then budding online video site. There are pro’s and con’s to that but regardless the two have been making good music for years now and although they’ve grown as artists, this video is a testament to the strength of their earlier work as well. The two have gone on to form the Beautiful Cycle & SuperNoVA collectives, with Manifest doing his thing overseas with JL & company while Lyricks continues to hold it down stateside. Wow… 2006 seems current but it’s already half a decade ago. It’s fun to Look Back ain’t it?
Amerie, Tiger JK, Tasha To Collab on Each Other’s Albums
Amerie, the Half-Korean R&B recording artist recently told Billboard that she has a number of collaborations on her upcoming album Cymatika Vol 1., due in the Spring of 2012. Of particular note is the fact that she name dropped Korea’s Tiger JK (aka Drunken Tiger) and Tasha, both of whom she’s collaborated with in the past. It sounds like some cross-guest featuring is in order as she will also be appearing on a couple tracks of T’s album as well. International collabs? I can dig it. Check out the interview snippet after the break.
Mondega Releases the mtape Mixtape
It’s about that time for 19 fresh tracks from Mondega via a little project he’s put together called mtape. This is a follow up release to his Food Clothing & Love album. In traditional mixtape fashion he’s got a mixture of songs, remixes, commentary and shoutouts in there – courtesy of some guests you may know like D-One, Lyricks and more. It’s almost like listening to a documentary and an album in one. Go ahead and check it out because you DL the tape for free here.
Aziatix is Ready to “Start It Again”
Last night, Aziatix held a little online meeting on Ustream with their fans, but it was unfortunately plagued with technical difficulties and an inconsistent video feed. As a result they posted up an in-studio performance complete with guitar and keys of their song “Start It Again” off their self-titled debut EP. Even without the benefit of fancy production and engineering, the trio still sound strong. The song wasn’t necessarily the best pick to go unplugged with but it’s still an entertaining watch/listen.
Malea McGuinness Performs “Always Something to Believe In”
Rock/Country/Pop singer of Irish & Korean descent, Malea McGuinness, has shared a live performance of her song “Always Something to Believe In” – the lead single from her upcoming album Sweet. This clip is from Summerfest 2011 in Milwaukee where she opened up for Parachute & Michelle Branch. The song has a sing-a-long, bar-friendly type of vibe to it similar to the classic rock of Journey. You can expect the album in the Fall.
Jason Chen Debuts “Burns” [MV]
A month ago, Jason Chen shared a preview of his latest project – a song titled “Burns”. It’s an upbeat pop number with a decent MV that focuses on the re-occurring theme of pain that’s hard to forget. The video was a bit middle of the road but I thought this was one of Jason Chen’s stronger original releases. It’s pretty catchy and plays well to his vocal style. The song is available for from iTunes & AmazonMP3 if you want to add it to your collection.
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