San Diego’s afterschoolspecial gets to talk a little with Bay area’s Nicki Sun on their music, their band, their individual talents and more. I especially liked this interview because we get to hear from a lot of the other members of the band that usually don’t talk as much in other interviews. It’s also great […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Interviews w/ Nicki SunYou should check out this dope cover/remix of Lupe Fiasco’s “Fighters” featuring afterschoolspecial’s Dan aka Dan and singer Kevin Lien. I’m realy digging this acoustic rendition, it totally flips the vibe of the track. Dan & Kevin make a pretty decent team, I hope they link up for some official original studio material too. [update] […]
Read More Dan aka Dan & Kevin Lien Remix Lupe’s “Fighters” for Turtlist MediaCheck out this dope acoustic remix of Kanye West’s “Power”. They completely flipped it and even though I love the original I think this rendition is very strong as well. It’s a little on the short side and the whole band isn’t present though it’s still a pretty refreshing listen. Wouldn’t mind if they layed […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Remix Kanye West’s “Power”It’s official, afterschoolspecial is putting together a music video for their track “Name” off their Not One for Words EP. But the news doesn’t end there… they retooled the track, adding in some strings instrumentation by the one and only Paul Dateh and have enlisted the help of WongFu Productions to shoot the video. That’s […]
Read More afterschoolspecial x Paul Dateh x Wong Fu Collab for “Name” MVSan Diego-ians afterschoolspecial and Krystle Cruz decided to mix their styles of rock/rap and pop and do a cover/remix of the Eminem x Rihanna track “Love the Way You Lie”. This track seems to be the hot song to cover of the moment but they put their own live instrumentation spin on it. It’s a […]
Read More afterschoolspecial x Krystle Cruz Remix “Love the Way You Lie”A number of AA musicians came together to film this impromptu PSA encouraging everyone to vote for the Asian Pacific Community Fund in the Chase Community Giving promotion. What happens is, the top 200 charities by vote will be eligible to receive donations from Chase, empowering them to continue their work. You can find out more details […]
Read More Just ‘Cause: Dawen x Mista Cookie Jar x Connie Lim x Seriously x Geunjin x afterschoolspecial x Megan Lee Sing for APCFThis song just won’t fade away! Here’s another remix/cover of the B.o.B. hit “Airplanes”. afterschoolspecial is joined by Sam Hart for an impromptu collab that they filmed before a show in Iowa. The female vocal and Sam sound pretty decent together despite their different singing styles. Dan aka Dan lays down the raps and all […]
Read More Sam Hart x afterschoolspecial Remix ‘Airplanes’Dawen & afterschoolspecial have joined forces for a special youtube collab where they mash up B.o.B.’s “Nothin’ On You” and Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire”, both featuring Bruno Mars. I think the latter was a lot better executed than the formal… it just fit both singer’s styles better. The “Nothin On You” parts were a bit sloppy […]
Read More Dawen x afterchoolspecial Mash Up ‘Nothin On You’ & ‘Billionaire’I’m sure many of you are familiar with afterschoolspecial by now, the rock/hip-hop fusion band hailing from San Diego. Well AAtheory has just released an interview with the frontman of the band, Dan aka Dan. Ever wonder how the band formed, or about Dan’s upbringing? How about collaborations with other Asian-American artists? Biggest musical influences? […]
Read More Dan aka Dan of afterschoolspecial Interview w/ AAtheoryCheck out this super quick interview clip of Afterschoolspecial w/ the good people at KoreanBeacon. It’s really just a two minute crash course on what the band is all about in between shots of them at a 4C the Power workshop for the youth of southern California. These guys have been grinding hard, going coast […]
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