Tag Archives: Arts and music

Teaching, Learning, Promoting through the Internet

I use the web every day, but I’m only beginning to learn how powerful it can be. See the video above, where Jane Lui plays a solid original tune. Pretty hard jazz chords, no? Well, you can learn to play … Continue reading

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Meiko?

You know how YouTube links up related videos?  Well, with my post on Marie Digby, the above video came up.  I clicked it and thought, “Hey, I’ve heard this song before on the radio.  But why is that White chick … Continue reading

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The Youtube Path to Greatness

I’d heard of Marie Digby on all the Asian American sites before (she’s half Japanese according to Wiki), but I only checked out her videos after reading Guerilla Publicity by Jay Conrad Levinson et al.  In GP, the authors mention … Continue reading

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Yesterday Once More

No real post today because I’m working on a big project that is coming out in the next week or so  ( that I hope you all will help me with), but I saw the video above, and I couldn’t … Continue reading

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The End of Superstardom

There’s an article in the Times today about Michael Jackson, and how no one will ever be as big as Michael again.  The article presents an interesting historical look at some other big names in the show biz.  According to … Continue reading

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Starving Artists

The NY Times has a “project” that encourages people to share their stories about living in this recession.  I haven’t looked through the whole thing, but see it here.  Today, they had a piece on how artists are living through … Continue reading

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Birds of a Feather?

(pic from here) What I love most about the web is the fact that it enables people to communicate with each other.  I’ve sent and received e-mails from top NY Times columnists, as well as random people in places as … Continue reading

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Slash teaches guitar to kids

Embedded video from CNN Video I found the video above on CNN. Pretty cool stuff. It looks like Slash is using his post-GNR days to inspire kids with his talent. I was impressed with his love of music and what … Continue reading

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Mr. Miyagi's Theater Company

I saw this cute couple in the NY Times wedding announcements.  It’s apparently a hapa Asian woman with an Asian guy, and apparently, they’re both actors.  That never happens!  (at least not that I’ve seen)  Anyway, congrats to them on … Continue reading

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