Music Archive
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Aaron Kwok continues masquerade with Hong Kong Coliseum encore
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 25, 2013 | No CommentsAaron Kwok Fu-shing (郭富城) hasn't released an album in three years, but there is a reason for his absence from the music scene: a string of film roles. -
On the red carpet: Gigi Leung (梁詠琪) – 2013 Asian Film Awards
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 22, 2013 | No CommentsGigi Leung wore two different Lanvin gowns, one on the red carpet and a second as a presenter and singer at the 2013 Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. -
Usher, Katy Perry invigorate the Kids’ Inaugural concert
Derrick HenryPosted on January 21, 2013 | No CommentsThe performers were commanding bookends for the concert thrown by Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, who both started the event in 2009 to honor military families. -
Our top 2012 video: North Korean girl wows on xylophone and drums
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 5, 2013 | No CommentsVideo footage of a percussionist in Pyongyang, appearing to be no older than six, captured the attention of many of our readers, including a bogus television network and Bob Bryar of My Chemical Romance. -
Koki Mitani’s “Talk Like Singing” – Musical Theater Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 21, 2009 | No CommentsThe world premiere of Japan’s original musical “Talk Like Singing” took place halfway across the world at New York University as part of a 10-day show run. The location is... -
“Tibet in Song” Review – 2009 Asian American International Film Festival
Eric HungPosted on August 1, 2009 | No CommentsFor many ethnomusicologists and human rights activists, Ngawang Choephel has been a household name for more than a decade. In 1995, the Tibetan exile – who graduated from the Tibetan... -
Interview with Japanese salsa singer Yoko and producer Willie Ruiz
Christopher BournePosted on March 29, 2009 | No CommentsVideo: Yoko in concert video by Derrick Henry The lively, joyous music of Japanese salsa singer Yoko affirms the power of music to transcend national and ethnic boundaries. On October... -
South by Southwest Interactive: The parties, the lounges
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 19, 2009 | No CommentsSouth by Southwest’s latest Interactive edition may have played out in a recession-plagued 2009, but swarms of techies still invaded Austin, Texas, for insights, networking and discussion. While social media... -
Happy Birthday, Asian American Arts Alliance
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 1, 2008 | No CommentsThe Asian American Arts Alliance, a non-profit arts organization in New York, is about to turn 26 years old. And if their next bash – actually, make that the next... -
“Lou Reed’s Berlin” – 2008 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on April 27, 2008 | No CommentsLou Reed’s 1973 album Berlin was the highly anticipated follow-up to the previous year’s Transformer, the wildly popular David Bowie-produced record that garnered the massive hit “Walk on the Wild...
