Monthly Archives: December 2011

a-Tunes News: 2011 – A Recap

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You all won’t see this post until the waning minutes of 2011 (EST) but as I type this earlier on New Year’s Eve, I’ve had the opportunity to reflect and look back on the past year in the world a-Tunes. Here’s a few of the notable milestones along the way:

  • We turned three in June. 3 years old and going strong. Crazy to think how we started as a tiny blog in 2008 and grew simply by word of mouth from all the amazing artists we cover and you, the reader. We couldn’t thank you enough.
  • Speaking of growing, it was easily our best year yet in terms of readership and posts. Also, we’re not too far away from our 5000th post, and we couldn’t be more excited to see more and more artists putting themselves out there, following their dream and keeping us busy.
  • We’ve had the amazing opportunity to either partner with and/or cover some incredible events. We started the year off on a great note by beginning partnerships with Inspire & Helping Hands and helped launch Inspire 2011 on the East coast. We also had the great chance to attend events like UMCP’s SPEAK, and Kollaboration Acoustic 5. We look to be even more involved with events such as these in 2012.
  • As a thank you to all of our readers, we’ve given away iPods, music, pocket cams, and tickets to shows all across the country. We couldn’t be here without you and we want to make sure we show you our appreciation!

These are just a few of the memorable moments we’ve had in the past 365 days. For the next 366 (leap year!), we look to focus on providing you with more exclusive content (interviews, album reviews, etc) and doing all we can to continue to provide a platform for all of our artists, and a portal for all our readers. Over the course of the next week or so, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite releases and occasions regarding the artists. We’ll kick things off with a countdown of what I consider to be the best music videos from 2011.

If you’ve been with us since the beginning, thank you so much for sticking around. If you’ve joined us more recently or at any point in between, we’re more than elated to have you along – whether you’re an artist, a fan, or both. Here’s to an amazing 2012, filled with music. Happy New Year.

Krystle Cruz Joins Alex de Guzman & Excel Cruz for “Sh!tGotDamn”

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Daygo’s Krystle Cruz has a guest spot on a new track from Alex de Guzman, “Sh!tGotDamn” also featuring Excel Cruz. The R&B joint has it’s own DSLR music video that is sharp enough though a bit uneventful. I wouldn’t have complained had they ventured out of the house for a scene or two. If you like what you hear then you can DL the track for free here.

Decipher Jumps on the “Hit the Club” Remix by The Yellow Boyz

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It’s been about a week since YBZ dropped their new single “Hit the Club” but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to hear a new remix. This new version features Philly’s Decipher joining the crew by opening the song with the first verse. Almost makes me wonder what could have been had they made this a posse cut and gotten a lot of other artists to jump in on the action too.

See the “Warriors Tongue” MV by Masia One

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Here are some cool new visuals from Canada’s Masia One, promoting “Warriors Tongue” from the upcoming Bootleg Culture, due in a couple days  on the first of the new year. “Tongue” has her signature dancehall/Hip-Hop hybrid sound with a few ethnic touches added to the video. We’ll let you know when the project drops in full.

Krystle Tugadi Shares the “Sunshine” MV

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It’s been some time since we first heard Krystle Tugadi‘s “Sunshine”, from it’s initial debut to it’s inclusion on her Time EP and we’re happy to say the song still holds up well, even a year and change later – it’s still one of our favorites. So we were happy to hear that she would be putting together a music video to promote the single – which has made it’s debut today. The visuals were done on a small budget and unfortunately the production values reflect that. The heart of it is still enjoyable but overall it still pales in comparison with what some of her contemporaries have done, even with limited funds themselves. The most notable flaw being the odd aspect ratio you’ll see below.

Chan of New Dynasty Shares Thoughts on the N-Word

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I saw this clip a couple days ago where Chan & Maniac were being interviewed as New Dynasty on a radio show. The hosts decided to take the opportunity to ask Chan on a somewhat recent decision for him to use the N-Word. There was no bad blood or ill-intent with the question, just a inquisitive discussion on it’s use and a little bit of context behind it. Singer Paul Kim has recently publicly stated his distaste for the word by his kinfolk,  and I know of folks who fall on both sides of the debate as to it’s usage, what about you?

Andrew Huang Unveils a ‘Premonition’ with “Pink & Blue”

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Andrew Huang has another small collection of songs available from his backlog. This particular release is Premonition and features the song “Pink & Blue”, for which you can the visuals for directly below. These songs don’t feature vocals and is more of a venture into the world of loops, synths and electronica. If you like what you hear, then pick up the album for a small fee courtesy of Bandcamp.

Sophia KiddBeatz & Joverdose of JK Films Present “Boom Boom Passion”

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Joverdose of JK Films isn’t going to let his creative partner Bart Kwon be the only member of the comedy group to venture out into music solo. So he’s enlisted the help of Sophia KiddBeatz for some percussion of the vocal variety to provide the backdrop to his outing as a solitary lead vocal. This one is dubbed “Boom Boom Passion”, check it out for yourself.

Listen to a Preview of Aziatix’s “So Incredible” featuring Stevie Hoang

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As the Aziatix prepare to drop their deluxe version of Nocturnal, a new preview has found it’s way to the surface. This one is called “So Incredible” and features the UK’s Stevie Hoang. It never occured to me before but they make a pretty decent team, with their different styles of R&B/Pop complementing each other well. It’s just a short clip but have a listen for yourself via the Soundcloud widget directly below.

We’ve teamed up with Stevie Hoang for a new track called “So Incredible.” It’s one of the bonus tracks included in our Nocturnal Deluxe album, and we’re excited to be doing some collabs!Shout out to Stevie for being so awesome to work with.

Triangle Offense Collabs With Girard, Miso Kim & Jake Choi on “Number 1″

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In an interesting collab, Dayside Productions have put together a little group effort dedicated to the culture of Video Games. Gerard from D-side enlists the help of Miso Kim, Jake Choi and a couple fellas from Triangle Offense for this track and accompanying music video. The visuals are pretty well done and come complete with a little cosplay to boot. It’s actually a pretty entertaining watch for anyone remotely interested in VGs. You can catch the ‘making of’ feature after the break.

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