Blush, formed in 2010 via an Asia-wide talent search, comprises of 5 girls from 5 different Asian countries. Already with a list of solid Billboard Dance Chart toppers such as “Undivided” and “Dance On.”
Their latest track “Miss Out” is a catchy tune that has yet exited my subconscious only to be replaced by PSY’s “Gangnam Style.”
Blush members Alisha, Angeli, Victoria, JiHae and Nacho failed to catch a cab on their promotional tour in NYC and were running late for the interview. The ladies not wanting for me to wait any longer instead ended up stealing Wi-Fi from…well watch the video.
Find out more about Blush at BlushBand.com.
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Prison Dancer: The Interactive Web Musical, the series inspired by the dancing inmates of Cebu, Philippines released their first episode last week and at the time of this post has already hit over 15,000 views. For lovers of musical theatre, this is a MUST SEE – I’m already a fan of LOLA.
For those of you in the San Francisco area, Prison Dancer will be the Closing Night Gala film presentation for the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival on March 15 on March 15 where one of its 2 screenings has already sold out.
This is part 2 of our 2 part series The A-Word focuses on the Prison Dancer: The Web Musical with writers Carmen De Jesus and Romeo Candido.
If you like what you hear and see, please support Prison Dancer by making a pledge over at Kickstarter. The pledge drive ends March 17.
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Prison Dancer: The Interactive Web Musical, the series inspired by the dancing inmates of Cebu, Philippines will make its world premiere debut this coming Tuesday, March 6th at 9PM EST/ 6PM PST. (And for those of you in the San Francisco area, Prison Dancer will be the Closing Night Gala film presentation for the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival on March 15.) We mentioned it earlier this year and were able to get a candid interview with creators Carmen De Jesus and Romeo Candido.
This is part 1 of a 2 part series The A-Word focuses on the Prison Dancer: The Web Musical – the production.
Take a listen. Enjoy. And PAK YOW!
If you like what you hear and see, please support Prison Dancer by making a pledge over at Kickstarter. They’re needing help to finish the web series.
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For the month of October, we tackle ghosts of the past, namely the issues and topics that keep popping up over the last five years or so since 8Asians launched. In this episode we trap Gil Asakawa into the podcast and then chat about China’s Breast-Touching Festival. (Photo after the jump.)
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For the month of October, we tackle ghosts of the past, namely the issues and topics that keep popping up over the last 5 years or so since 8Asians launched. In this episode we look back at the origins of how we got here as a community. Take a listen!
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