Maybe it’s a sign of my age, but I’m a huge fan of the music of yesteryear. You know, the songs that pretty much only play on channels dedicated to past decades… And for those of you that are like me and appreciate some classics, this round-up is especially for you. Enjoy these hits from […]
Read More The Throwback Covers Youtube Round-Up – 2/17/14You’re gonna have to file this one under unexpected-but-not-unwelcomed news. Carissa Rae and her husband Michael Alvarado, collectively known as Us, were featured today on a post on BusinessInsider.com. It’s a very short article but it’s focused on the duo and their penchant for singing (super) quick covers and posting them to their Vine account. […]
Read More Us Featured on Business Insider2013 was an impressive year for music videos. Once upon a time, music videos were a rare treat for the typical Asian-American music artist, with the budget and technical constraints too big for most independent artists. But as the barrier of entry continues to shrink and the skills and resources available begin to grow, we […]
Read More Two Cents: GT’s Top 10 Favorite Asian American MVs from 2013 (and 3 Runner Ups)Within the past few days, an unexpected influx of music videos have made their Youtube debut. A pleasant surprise was to see a number of drops from some female MCs. Anyway, without further ado, have fun viewing this batch! Us – “Make You Love Me” From their self-titled album, the duo continues to weave well […]
Read More The Music Video Mini-Review Round-Up – 8/19/13Gosh. Carissa Rae & Michael Alvarado (collectively known as US) not only sound great together, they look great too. If they aren’t the poster couple for how a musical couple should look, I dunno who is. Their closing track to their self-titled album, “Take Me Home”, has been given the full music video treatment and I […]
Read More The Best Looking & Sounding Couple in Music, US, Debuts An Emotional MV for “Take Me Home”Us x Ryan Mitchell Grey Cover “Scream & Shout” by Will.I.Am x Britney Spears Jason Chen x Megan Nicole Cover “Just Give Me a Reason” by P!nk Arden Cho x Gerald Ko Cover “Try” by P!nk David Choi Covers “When I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars
Read More The Top 40 Radio Youtube Covers Round-Up – 4/22/13Carissa Rae & Michael Alvaradro, known together as Us, return with their marital combination of acoustic charm for their latest performance video of “Fall Asleep”. The song is off their self-titled debut album from last year. The couple sound as perfect and sweet together as ever, so if you’re looking for a gentle tune to […]
Read More “Fall Asleep” With UsIn the following clip, you can join Carissa Rae and Michael Alvarado, collectively known as Us, as they sing “Before We Go” from their self titled debut album. Rae plays the percussion shakers with Alvarado on the keys in this stripped down rendition of their single. As always, the husband and wife team look and […]
Read More Us Performs “Before We Go” in a Studio SessionPerhaps it’s because I’m getting old, but I can’t quite get enough of the songs of yesteryear. These songs have mostly stood the test of time, each being at least a decade old. But thankfully, their age hasn’t stopped the following artists from dusting them off and giving them a little modern shine via Youtube. […]
Read More The Throwback Youtube Covers Round-Up – 2/24/12Carissa Rae and her husband Michael Alvarado, otherwise collectively known as Us, shared a youtube video of them performing a song off their self titled debut album. “Close to You” is a slower paced, bluesy song from the album and they’ve arranged a stripped down version for this video. It’s just as enjoyable as the original.
Read More Enjoy This Performance of “Close to You” by Us
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