Michelle Zauner, better known under her musical moniker Japanese Breakfast, has come quite a long way since I’ve last spoken with her on the heels of her 2017 Soft Sounds […]
Sweatin’ On Cuna Fil-Am Music Producer Sweater Beats Takes Over the EDM World Growing up as an Asian kid in suburban Maryland, all Antonio Cuna would do was skate around […]
Early last fall, I had the pleasure to help assist and shoot during Claws and Honored star Karrueche Tran’s photo shoot for the Kore Asian Media 2018 Annual Issue, The New Hollywood. […]
Earlier last fall, I had the pleasure to help assist and shoot during 13 Reasons Why and Riverdale TV jock Ross Butler’s photo shoot for the Kore Asian Media 2018 Annual Issue, […]
Japanese Breakfast put her sonically meditative touch on the 1965 folk-rock classic “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas and the Papas — and we are loving it. Last summer, Japanese Breakfast’s […]
“You can take the boy from the island / But not the island from the boy,” Justin Kawika Young sang in one of his early 2000 singles, “Never Forget Where […]
The holidays are here, and we are loving these takes on seasonal classics by Asian American musicians, singers and songwriters: “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – Us The Duo […]
What started out as bedroom samples and remixes out of his UC Berkeley dorm room has turned Charlie Yin into one of the fastest-rising electronic music producers and DJs of […]
Hawaiian singer and actress Auli’i Cravalho made her debut as Moana, and now she’s ready to Rise up in NBC’s newest musical TV series. The musical drama is set for […]
Worlds are colliding and the mic has been dropped because the teaser for Steve Aoki’s remix of BTS’ “MIC Drop” has been released — and we can’t get enough. In […]
As the weather gets cooler and the desire for moodier tracks grows, I’ve been on the lookout for some new tunes by Asian American artists, musicians, songwriters and DJs that […]
Steve Aoki took a knee to honor Japanese Americans alongside former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick, who gained nationwide attention when he refused to stand during the National Anthem at […]
Music and media can move so fast that it can be hard to keep up. In light of today’s culture of singles as opposed to full-length albums, indie pop band […]
If there’s one word I can use to describe how this past month has been for me, it has been “charming.” Now that the initial excitement of my move has […]
Electronic producer Sweater Beats is on the verge of something huge. After touring with names like Flume and Chance the Rapper, his anthemic single “Glory Days” just got a new […]
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