Tag: new music

  • New Girl Crush?

    Must be that hole in my heart that left my years of Britney Spears listening. LOL

    So I began watching Family Outing, at the request of Diana who slips those “you must watch Family Outing” or “the other day in Family Outing…” or those FB messages stating how funny Family Outing was — so I watched Family Outing with my dad today after a rough debate day.

    And ZOMG, Lee Hyori?? Are you the answer to the Britney hole in my heart? xD

    True, U Go Girl is pretty much average (but pretty much catchy, so isn’t that what it’s all about?), and well *cough cough* that video is uhm… pretty much what a lot of guys dream about. As far as live performances go? I’ve seen 2 — and NO, that “smooch” with TOP wasn’t really a smooch — but she seemed pretty average in both, in my opinion.

    I really really like her on Family Outing though. I can’t believe (or can?) that she’s 30, and in such a much better state than so many other pop princesses on my side of the world. Maybe they should be taking note? She’s sassy, and pretty bossy — LOL, she scares me — but I also luv her for it xD And I think she looks so much better casual (sweatpants and baggy clothing) than over-made up like she is on her videos, even though she is pretty rocking on that hybrid music-video/commercial thing after the break~~~
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  • UK Music Video Awards 2009 Winners~

    I don’t know any of the winners, except for Coldplay’s Strawberry String which won Video of the Year… which is kinda bumming because video doesn’t seem to be released yet, so WTF. I did like some of the videos though… or sometimes just the songs, but I was expecting something else, I think.

    Moray McLaren – We Got Time

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  • Percussion Gun by White Rabbits

    I’m always a sucker for drums and claps. xD

  • Ljósið by Ólafur Arnalds

    Ljósið = Light =D
    another pretty music video~~~
    beautiful music. xD

    Also check 3055, gorgeous musical ending.
    Can’t wait to listen to the whole album~

  • La Nueva Yma Sumac by La Casa Azul

    Just ran into this very cute music video – alert! Yma Sumac pop culture reference xD – really, I never thought I would have seen Yma Sumac named alongside Superman, but alas~~~ La Casa Azul (the blue house) has come up with the song (the new Yma Sumac) and this cute Cartoon Network-esque music video.

    And they’ve made the original Spanish version, and a Japanese version! Though sounds wayyyyy cuter in Japanese. It’s the whole electro-cutesy pop vibe, you know? It just fits better with the voice.

    you can check the Spanish version here, and
    visit Cocoe Studios who were in charge of the animation~~~

  • Sing for China @ Columbia University

    BAWWWWWW~
    I’m jealous. Damn it!

    Modern Sky Festival - Sing for China - Columbia University

    More information about it here.
    Chinese Indie bands Hedgehog, Queen Sea Big Shark (hahaha, name is funny), and Casino Demon will be performing. Not fair! How come No ONE comes here. Whatever~~~

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  • More Chinese Playlists!

    Okay, my Chinese music has taken over my Asian music as of lately. So I felt I should make another playlist =D – I feel this is an interesting list, even though I couldn’t find a good video for Vae (is he that independent?), and was able to find only one video for Yuguo =’-(

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    1. Yuguo – You Jian La Tian (Hello, Blue Sky)
    2. Mayday – Sheng Cun Yi Shang Sheng Huo Yi Xia
      (More than Surviving, Less than Living)
    3. Cheer Chen – Ji Ta Shou (Groupies)
    4. Crowd Lu – Wo Ai Ni (I Love You)
    5. LaLa – O Yi Xi (Oh, Easy)
    6. Vae – Ru Guo Dang Shi (In the Event that) – Not a video.
    7. Cheer Chen – Deng Dai (Waiting for You)
    8. Mayday – Bao Gan (Liver-busting)
    9. Milk@Coffee – Ran Shao Ba! Xiao Yu Zhou (Burn! Little Universe)
    10. Crowd Lu – Yi Bai Zhong Sheng Guo (100 Ways for Living)

    I love how this list turned out, kinda like telling a story… right? Like just beginning your day with a certain energy, then chilling down a bit, until is not so easy xD and then bam! Liver-busting *laughs* – Combustion!!! Big Bang!!! And finally life goes on… xD

  • Hibi no Neiro – SOUR’s Fans via webcam~

    I just ran into this video.

    O.O – it’s so great! So interesting, I want to see what each person does haha.
    And there’s an “Amy” in it!! xD ~~~It’s sort of an “interactive” video, I think. At least it got the fans of the band involved in more than “we need fans to show up in a concert-type-setting for the music video.” This seems like it was a lot of fun.

    And the music is pretty good as well, so I’m looking for their music. =D Any recommendation?

  • Han Hong – The Woman with the Wonderful Voice

    I know I’ve tagged this with “new talent” and “new music” when in fact it’s not.

    First, a little about Han Hong – according to Chinese Wiki – She’s won the award for the Most Popular Female Singer, as well as the Best Female Artist Award (in mainland China). That means she’s critically acclaimed, and popular among the public – which doesn’t happen often on this side of the world. LOL

    Her voice is often compared (by the fans) to Sarah Brightman for her unique style… music and lyrics. – and everyone loves Brightman… she was even on the Beijing Olympics Opening.

    Now, a little on my story. I first noticed her at the Beijing Paralympic Opening Ceremony – with Andy Lau singing Flying with the Dream – but I didn’t have much luck getting her name or clips back then, so I kinda forgot about it until the day I was watching those music concerts on CCTV back in April and she appeared on stage. My mom thought what an amazing voice! While I added I had seen her in the Paralympic Ceremony… totally forgetting she’s also featured on the Beijing Welcomes You music video (thank you, whoever did those annotations! It’s hard to keep track of so many singers…) – Anyway, that day… I ended up discovering Chris Lee instead of Han Hong… but the wait is OVER!

    Since the beginning, I’ve always thought she had an amazing voice, but the video above moved me so much. It gave me shivers, and almost brought tears to my eyes. No, really. It’s THIS video in particular… this performance. She’s an amazing vocalist! I would love to see her perform with Sarah Brightman herself, or maybe even the lovely women of Celtic Woman – or Meav *tsk tsk*

    I’m not completely sold on her videos – like on most vocalist I follow – but her live performances are so much more worth it. Here are some of her other performances…

    Ommani
    Qinghai Tibetan Plains

  • Rebirth with Cheer Chen, by Keng-Ming Liu

    I just officially joined Vimeo – not entirely sure why, but we’ll see…
    In the meantime, this rocking video and song!