Went to the NBA launch party last week which was fun. It's always great catching up with everyone and watching Jin plus 24 Herbs bust out some good HK hip-hop. The Herbs are working on new stuff which should be out soon and Jin is promoting his new mixtape so support yo! "Goodfellas" courtesy of Ghost style.Read more
I picked up the " From the Basement" DVD the other day and it kicks @ss! Its a TV show created by Nigel Godrich who's known for producing Radiohead, Beck, Paul McCartney, Pavement, and mixing U2 albums. The show features straight to the point HD footage of each act playing their tunes with the best live studio set up possible. My favorite parts are Radiohead, The Shins, Thom Yorke, Jose Gonzales, and Albert Hammond Jr...Read more
Lately I've been really into The Umbrella Academy series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba. Released by Dark Horse comics the story is about six extraordinary kids that were adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves and raised to save the world. 20 years later and after their father's death they are brought back together again and forced to work out their dysfunctional family issues while trying to save the planet from the White Violin. The first story "The Apocalypse Suite" won a 2008 Eisner award and features cool covers by J...Read more
Check out this Peter, Bjorn, and John video for "Nothing to Worry About." It features the Japanese greasers that are found dancing around Yoyogi Park in Harajuku. It's freakin' classic! Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwcaQ3qJ88UPeter, Bjorn, and John "Nothing to Worry About" !!Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Read more
This month I was lucky enough catch some great shows that came into town and now I really can't wait to get my CD out. It was really inspiring watching Coldplay, Mercury Rev, Audiotraffic, Captain Lu, and Journey play their best songs and just kick @ss. Hopefully more people will continue to support live and original music in HK. Peace
Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addition, and Street Sweeper (featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine) are going on tour in May for the " NIN/JA Tour" and it looks like it's gonna be a pretty awesome show. To celebrate they just uploaded a ...Read more
I picked up the new Groovisions book "MGR" recently and it's awesome. It features pretty much all the work done by the super talented design team since they formed in 1993. I first noticed their work when I started recognizing their chappie characters and their popular Brockmann figures. Check it outRead more