afterschoolspecial decided to do a little remix of the Ting Tings track “That’s Not My Name” by mashing it up with their own single “Name” off their Not One for Words EP. It’s a quick, fun combination of the two tracks that works pretty well as Dan aka Dan spits some material over the Ting […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Mash Up the Ting TingsIf any of you are in the Philly/NY area next week be sure to check out a couple awesome shows featuring several different AA artists from across the country. Magnetic North, Taiyo Na, and afterschoolspecial will be on the same stage at the ECAASU event at UPenn. The next day, Cynthia Lin will join them […]
Read More Magnetic North x Taiyo Na x afterschoolspecial x Cynthia Lin to Perform Together!As part of their latest Electronic Press Kit, alternative hip-hop band afterschoolspecial share a little behind their music and show some footage from a live performance of their song Mind Body and Soul. The band has a great live energy. They are working on a new EP and music video too, all set to come […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Performs ‘Mind Body and Soul’It’s only a few minutes long but they announce a couplew juicy news worthy items including their upcoming joint collaboration between them, Wong Fu and Paul Dateh. That sounds like an awesome project and I can’t wait for it to drop. They said end of March time frame. 2010 is gonna be a great year […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Interview w/ ChannelAPAThis is a great interview of afterschoolspecial as they talk with Steve Nguyen about almost everything that makes them who they are and what drives them to continue pursuing the dream. This group isnt your average band and they should be proud of that. Make sure you peep the video and get to know what […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Interview w/ Steve NguyenI’m a little late on posting this up but this is easily the most impressive cover a.s.s. (*hehe*) has done so far. Two of the band members tackle the song ‘Uprising’ by Muse and did an awesome job. Their female vocalist really killed it on this one, props to her. The front man Dan aka […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Covers Muse’s “Uprising”Channel APA got to sit down and interview Dan from After School Special after the 25th annual Asian Pacific American Awareness concert hosted at University Of California,Irvine this year. Dan pretty much does a tell all about how After School Special got together, the music, and how they came up with their own unique music […]
Read More afterschoolspecial x Asian Persuasion Show x channelAPAI’m a few days late in posting this up but Hip-Hop/Alternative band has put up their cover of the Lady Gaga song, ‘Speechless’. This is really one of the best performances I’ve heard from their female vocalist Jaime, as delivers a perfectly fitting vocal. It’s kind of refreshing to hear this kind type of stripped down arrangement […]
Read More afterschoolspecial Covers ‘Speechless’ by Lady GagaThe frontman of the band afterschoolspecial, Dan aka Dan, was recently interviewed by Angry Asian Man. He discusses his music, his job with the San Diego Asian Film Festival, along with his influences and style. It’s a brief but informative read so make sure you check it out!
Read More Dan aka Dan (of afterschoolspecial) Interview w/ AAMEarlier this year I remember reading/hearing about afterschoolspecial at various places online but unfortunately I didn’t have the chance to check out their material until earlier this summer although this EP has been out for months now. This band, hailing from San Diego, stands apart from a lot of current acts today with their sound […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: afterschoolspecial – not one for words
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