Margot Seeto
Our Own Song
Nobuko Miyamoto and the first Asian American band
Before Nobuko Miyamoto became a chopstick activist, she was probably best known for her role in what is commonly dubbed as the first Asian American band, Yellow Pearl.
CD Reviews
Best Coast, Versus, Lyrics Born and Eternal Summers
Best Coast
Crazy for You
Mexican Summer
myspace.com/bestcoast
The teaming of Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno as Best Coast joins high talent with lo-fidelity. Cosentino is formerly of the experimental drone-psych outfit Pocahaunted, while Bruno’s minimal electronic solo Dreamt On EP found its way onto Glenn Kotche’s (of Wilco fame) Best Albums of 2009 list in Filter magazine.
True Rock of Ages
Two Middle Eastern bands flee danger and find refuge in NYC.
Acrassicauda, hailed as the first heavy metal band from Iraq, and Hypernova, known as the premier rock band out of Iran, embody the true nature of what it is to be rock, to stay true to one’s art no matter what the circumstances.
Coif Force
Jules Chan wants to eliminate your bad hair days.
Chances are, you’re at odds with your hair: The two common types of Asian hair are thick and coarse or fine and slippery. Both are difficult to cut and style, one being unruly and full of life and the other limp and lacking body. You’ve also probably had enough of hairstylists taking on your mane without understanding it enough to give you a great crop and style.
Music Review
Kid Koala — The Slew
Kid Koala
The Slew
Puget Sound Records
kidkoala.com
Music Reviews
Margot Seeto - April 13, 2010
Islands
Vapours
Anti Records
islandsareforever.com
“Islands in the stream … No one in-between ... How can we be wrong ... And we rely on each other, ah-ah ... From one lover to another, ah-ah!”
Fighting Music
Four Asian American film composers who are setting the tone for action movies.
PEOPLE WIELDING "Asian radar" can spot every person of Asian descent In any film, band or TV show (and will often gripe about the sparse and terrible nature of Asian American media representation). But even these walking encyclopedias of pop culture can't easily spot every Asian American in the media, especially those who make a name for themselves behind the scenes.