TV eye

MTV-Chi is music television with a Chinese-American angle. A crew from the station was scheduled to visit Sawtelle and film segments on Giant Robot this afternoon, but it was pushed up and we did it yesterday. As a result, I was my usual ratty self in a GR softball shirt and shorts from the Army-Navy store, being interviewed about the mag, the shops, and our role in Asian-American culture and the future. Oh well, no Korean man makeup, Stüssy manbag, Burberry Nikes, or fauxhawk for me!



I was slightly intimidated because on the preview DVD I had seen everyone looked fabulous and wacky. But they turned out to be very normal and nice folks, and the interview was fun. I don't think it will be boring or dumb.

As for the clips that show between the segments, I don't know what they'll pick. What videos with Chinese people would I select? If I had my druthers, I'd pick J Church, ALIVE, Kid Koala, DJ Shadow's "Six Days," King Lychee, Brain Failure, Faye Wong, and maybe one of the LMF videos that Dan Wu directed... I'm probably forgetting someone big. If that's you, sorry. It would also be cool just to mix in stuff like Guitarwolf, Koushik, and Blonde Redhead since we're a Pan-Asian mag, as well as bands like Bad Brains, Black Flag, The Jam, and The Clash, just because they matter to us.

In the end, it doesn't matter because most of those bands won't register on the public's rader. And I don't even have cable, so I won't be able to see it anyway!