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See the MV for “You Make Me Alive” by The Slants
What do you get when you mix a bunch of Asian dudes, dance-rock, karaoke, and a little bit of cosplay? Don’t know what comes to your mind but the answer is the music video to “You Make Me Alive” by The Slants, their latest single off their Pageantry album. Sure the teaser dropped over a month ago but you can watch the final cut now. Production values are middling but I can appreciate their effort to mix things up a little bit and not provide us with the same, boring, old visuals.
The Slants Share Preview of “You Make Me Alive”
Dance rock band, The Slants, will be releasing a music video soon for their song “You Make Me Alive”, off their album Pageantry from last year. I’m honestly not sure what to expect, but I suppose that’s half the fun as this video looks to include a little bit of music, a little bit of dancing and some… cosplay. Either way, we’ll be sure to share it with you once it drops!
Don’t Miss the AMP Music Festival in San Diego – 9/17
So the East Coast, mid-Atlantic folks such as myself have Kollaboration DC to look forward to this weekend but you SoCal folks near the Pacific definitely won’t be in want either. San Diego will be the home to a mega concert festival where the San Diego Asian Music Festival will see it’s official launch including a gigantic line-up of artists. The billing includes Jesse Barrera, Jennifer Chung, Dawen, Feats in Inches, Sam Kang, Abraham Lim, Jane Lui, Nylon Pink, Shin-B, The Slants, Toestah, Lindsey Yung and so much more. So if you’re anywhere near “America’s Finest City”, I suggest you make plans to stop by Market Creek Plaza for an entire day of awesome music entertainment. Check after the break or the AMP Music Festival website for more information.
Worst Ever: The Slants Denied Trademark to Own Bandname
Rock band The Slants have just been dealt an unnecessary setback. They’ve been denied the trademark to their own name because the US Patents & Trademark Office thought it was “was disparaging to Asian Americans”. It’s nice that Big Brother and Uncle Sam are looking out for us “yeller fellers” but really? The Slants is too offensive? Keep in mind this is a band active in the Asian American community, comprised of several AA members. Documentation and evidence of the fact was even submitted along with the application but it was still deemed too controversial.
Yes, it’s true. The Slants can be a racial slur but not in this context. If anything it’s a self imposed commentary on the group and it’s members and their identity in society. It’s a talking point, a tool used to start conversation about the band and the stereotypes they are trying to break. But regardless, the folks at the USPTO, in their infinite wisdom want to protect us. Perhaps the Slants should change their name to “The Asians and/or Pacific Islanders” to be safe.
Fine. So be it. But before they take away The Slants from us, someone tell the USPTO that they need to have a little chat with Uncle Kracker too.
You can read more about the topic over at 8Asians.
New MV by The Slants for “How the Wicked Live”
To be 100% honest, sometimes I wonder why there aren’t more Asian-American rock bands to cover. Maybe we’re looking in the right places, but they seem to be in a much shorter supply compared to all the Youtube rappers and singers we see. So in that sense it’s refreshing to come across new material such as this MV for “How the Wicked Live” by The Slants, off their album Pageantry, released earlier this year. The song is a solid catchy rock tune and the video has a lot of good things going for it, including concept and location but ultimately the production values leave a little to be desired – especially in respects to lighting. Maybe I’m getting spoiled but I’ve seen some incredible things done on a next to nothing budget, and I think the visuals could have benefited from a little more polish.
Catch the making of featurette after the jump.
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