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asiatix · cash money · lil wayne · music · News · rap · Feb 13, 2013

11.3 Million for an Asiatix, an Asian American Rap Group?

It’s a confusing short read, when they blend Asian American rap with “overseas” signing to Lil’ Wayne’s label, Cash Money. Are they really worth 11.3 million, which seems to be based heavily on their YouTube fame? Either way, congrats. (FuseTV – Asiatix)

eddie solis · giant robot · it's casual · los angeles nista · Magazine · martin wong · Music · MW · News · speaking · Feb 06, 2013

Los Angeles Nista Episode 11 – Revisiting my time with Giant Robot and a link

I haven’t done any public speaking about Giant Robot magazine since it bit the dust in November 2010. So I was surprised and flattered when my friend Eddie Solis (from the band It’s Casual) asked me to be on his radio show which has featured the likes of Chuck Dukowski (Black Flag), Keith Morris (OFF!, Black Flag), Dimitri Coats (OFF!), pro skater and musician Mike Vallely (Elephant Skateboards, Good for You), and Rick Kosick (Big Brother magazine, Jackass). My particular episode streamed live on Monday night, and I was indeed a good fit since the magazine that Eric and I started was definitely a product of Los Angeles, punk rock, and even skateboarding. Eddie and I talked about all of those things and how they factored into the stapled-and-folded zine that became a mini-art and culture empire. I’ve had a lot of thoughts and emotions bottled up since moving on, and it felt good to let some of it out. Hopefully that came through. I also got to play some music: J Church, Cringer, Clive Chin, Santic, Dirty Beaches, Romanes, Guitar Wolf, Paranmaum. Eddie played some track from the upcoming Good for You LP, too, featuring Mike V and Greg Ginn. Cranking and sharing your favorite music is the best. Driving home, I began thinking about how great it felt to talk about the work I did, especially since the magazines are basically out of circulation and its memory is fading like a fart in the wind. Yet Giant Robot’s impact and spirit are still being felt, not only through the work that Eric is still doing in the world of indie art but also through readers who have gone on to to rad things, like Eddie. Check out the podcast HERE or on iTunes and let me know what you think.

mbv · Music · my bloody valentine · Feb 03, 2013

My Bloody Valentine my GOAT

As far as I’m concerned, there is only one band who is the greatest – they’re My Bloody Valentine. I’ve written about them before, here and there, but mostly just listened and relistened to them over and over. I even did an art piece inspired by their music that includes myself in it. I can’t help but write about them now. It’s late and I just realized that MBV just released their first album since their last album, Loveless in 1991. They released their latest album “m b v” online and on youtube so you can listen to it right away. The first song alone, She Found Now is worth the 22 year wait. It’s what I’ve been waiting for. The skies just opened up. I’m happy. [youtube]rBKjhgHGVZs[/youtube] youtubelink you can click on their user name to hear more.

bad religion · black flag · burger records · eddie solis · fidlar · giant robot · good for you · greg ginn · it's casual · los angeles nista · martin wong · mike atta · Music · MW · News · the middle class · vermouth · Jan 31, 2013

Top 5 for January 2013: New Punk (and Lounge), Mike Atta from The Middle Class, Mix Tapes, Black Flag/Scam, Los Angeles Nista on Monday, February 4

In the old print magazine, Eric and I used to give our Top 10s about everything that we had been checking out or into during the production of each issue. The lists could be random, ranging from what was on Eric’s thoughts on business to me being a new parent, with art, music, cinema, and other things in between. This was always done at the last minute, and it turned out to be one of the magazine’s most popular sections. It allowed readers to get to know our personal interests, habits, and happenings and, in turn, get to know us pretty well–even more than the articles which were pretty transparent anyway. On the same page, we’d ask friends and contributors to provide more highly edited Top 5s within a specific theme (favorite vegetarian restaurants, must-have art supplies, best starting five basketball players, etc.).

This is kind of in-between the self-indulgent Top 10s and the tighter Top 5s, mixed with music reviews.

amoeba hollywood · bad religion · fidlar · giant robot biennale 3 · jack long · janm · Music · MW · News · quicksand · the echo · the fonda · title fight · touche amore · white dove · Jan 25, 2013

Show reviews: Bad Religion at The Echo, Quicksand and Title Fight at The Fonda, FIDLAR at Amoeba, White Dove at JANM

Holy crap! I got to see Bad Religion at The Echo. And Quicksand back together. And FIDLAR for free. But first things first. Last week was the closing of the Giant Robot Biennale 3 at JANM, where I got to see my friend (and rad artist) Jack Long play with his band, White Dove.