Daily Archives: July 14, 2011

World Order performs WPC 2011 Musical Introduction Dance

World Order performs WPC 2011 Musical Introduction Dance

This past week, Japanese group World order did their thing at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2011. The strutted their stuff to kick off Day 2. The group took elements of their Machine Civilization video and performed it live. Stay til the end to see some unique moves. We can’t really explain what these guys do, but we guarantee you’ll be mesmerized if you play the video.

World Order performs WPC 2011 Musical Introduction Dance

Harry Potter Rap 2 with Jimmy Wong

Harry Potter Rap 2 with Jimmy Wong

The much anticipated follow-up to the original Harry Potter Rap is here! Singer/actor Jimmy Wong wears drag and plays Cho Chang in Harry Potter Rap 2 : Voldemort is back. (Doesn’t Jimmy Wong make a lovely Cho Chang?) It comes just in time for Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2! You can get the song on Voldemort Is Back (The Harry Potter Rap 2) (feat. Destorm, Jimmy Wong & Blake Lewis) - Voldemort Is Back (The Harry Potter Rap 2) (feat. Destorm, Jimmy Wong & Blake Lewis) - Single.

See these other Harry Potter spoofs : Like It’s Quidditch (Harry Potter Like a G6 Parody) and Potter Chan : Hogwart’s Action Hero

Harry Potter Rap 2 with Jimmy Wong

Lyrics to Harry Potter Rap 2 with Jimmy Wong

Voldemort is back, that’s no lie
muggles and witches all gonna die
throwi n a party for our dearly departed
take off your robes and get this party started

Gryffindor n Hufflepuff n ravenclaw n slitherin
It’s me, Ron Weasly, Time for pumpkin juice n gin
Roll up a blunt of gillyweed, with no more consequence
Hogwarts school of magic comin’ to a violent end

So pull up our um britches, witches, let out a scream
Let’s lick up inside the snitches of Beauxbatons Quidditch team
Give Luna Love good lovin’, are you sensing a theme?
Before we die we’re doin things that only we could have dreamed

My name is Cho Chang so be quiet, no speaky
You may think I’m prudish, but me-me-me so freaky
Licked Neville’s longbottom, you know that it’s true
Flicked Filius’ flitwick until it spewed goo

The stupid Dark Lord is back on the attack
It’s time to party hard on Sl ytherin crack
I hope Ron blasts my shrieking shack
So I can turn around and suck his dick

Sure, I’ve got Granger, but your privets drive me crazy
I wanna do a bunch of witches like a muggle swayze
Now that Voldy is back, we can do what we want
You can accio my clothes and I’ll accio your wand

Hello my minions it’s me professor snape
Looks like your hogwarts is in terrible shape
Bow down now, and I’ll forgive your mistakes
unless of course you’d rather party

2011 NY Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)

2011 NY Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)

Asian CineVision (ACV) is proud to announce the films and shorts programs of the 34th Annual Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF). The Festival’s main festivities will run from August 10-14, 2011 with screenings at Clearview Cinemas (260 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011), and additional screenings to take place at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA, 215 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013) and Maysles Cinemas (343 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10027).

This year the Asian American International Film Festival will feature over 70 films from 16 countries; of those films, 6 are New York Premieres, 8 are East Coast Premieres, and 3 will be making their U.S. Premieres at AAIFF’11.

The Asian American International Film Festival is deeply honored to open the festival on Wednesday, August 10th with the New York Premiere of AMIGO (USA), directed by acclaimed independent filmmaker John Sayles about the Philippine-American War in 1900. Screening on Saturday, August 13 is the Festival’s Centerpiece Presentation SAIGON ELECTRIC (USA/Vietnam), directed by Stephane Gauger. This feature delves into lives of hip-hop dancers in Vietnam’s capital. Lastly, AAIFF is proud to end the festivities with the light-hearted romantic comedy WEDDING PALACE (USA/South Korea), directed by Christine Yoo, as its Closing Night Presentation.

On Thursday, August 11, 2011, AAIFF will present a LGBTQ themed film line-up. In collaboration with community partners from the LGBTQ community, AAIFF will screen the non-traditional romantic comedy WHEN HAINAN MEETS TEOCHEW, directed by Yew Kwang Han, and TALES OF THE WARIA, a documentary about the transgender community in Indonesia directed by Kathy Huang.

Other highlights at the Festival include award-winning director Ramona Diaz’s new documentary film THE LEARNING making its New York Premiere at AAIFF’11. The film follows four Filipino women teaching inner city kids in Baltimore. More films of note includes: LIVING IN SEDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES, THE LULU SESSIONS, and plenty of short films from Top Spin to PRESCOTT PLACE

2011 NY Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) trailer

More about Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF)
The AAIFF was born in the seminal New York summer of 1977, a program of 46 short films and videos from across the U.S. fulfilled a growing need for social understanding, cultural diversity in American, and independent cinema. Thirty-four years later, the AAIFF has grown to include films from more than 30 countries, a variety of topical panels and workshops, industry mixers, staged readings, exclusive interviews, receptions and more.

The Storm That Left Us Behind by blinktwice4y

The Storm That Left Us Behind by blinktwice4y

Singer blinktwice4y (aka Sam Hart) released a new song about how sometimes we only remember the happy moments. With his acoustic guitar, he sings about how breakups are no fun. The song is a depature from his more up beat & fun songs.

For more songs from Sam Hart, check out Stars In Our Eyes, Tomorrow We Will Fly, and Day Star. An of course his Super Mario Bros. themed songs Mushroom Kingdom Gurls and Mario Kart Love Song.

The Storm That Left Us Behind by blinktwice4y

Lyrics to The Storm That Left Us Behind by blinktwice4y

[verse]
wasn’t it strange
strange how I knew
your face

before we met
talked about war
waved in the rain

wasn’t it gold
at least for a while
wasn’t it good

when I had you whole
I made you smile
like only I could

oooooOOooOooOOooo

isn’t it sad
simple and true
nothing can last

now there’s a fog
drawn from my breath
thick on the glass

isn’t it bright
shiny and new
still in your mind

i knew your face
before the storm
that left us behind

Browncoats Mixtape teaser by Adam WarRock

Browncoats Mixtape teaser by Adam WarRock

Firefly & Joss Whedon fans might get a kick out of this. Asian American nerdcore indie rapper Adam WarRock and kHill of The ThoughtCriminals have announced that they are making a Browncoats Mixtape, an entire rap album dedicated to Joss Whedon’s Firefly, using only Firefly/Serenity score samples flipped into beats. The release is slated for Fall 2011. You can’t take the sky from me. The Browncoats are coming.

Learn more about the project here.

update: you can download the mixtape here.

Browncoats Mixtape teaser by Adam WarRock

Hiding Feelings by Nessa Rica

Hiding Feelings by Nessa Rica

In a last minute effort to help fund Nessa Rica’s EP album, the singer released a new original song “Hiding Feelings”. The track talks about how feelings could change when you get to know someone. She got singer/music producer Jesse Barrera to play the guitar as she sings. Not only is he in the video, but he’ll be working on Nessa’s upcoming album. More music coming from this collabo soon. Stay til the end of the video for what’s in store next.

Listen to some of her previous original songs including Don’t Go Please Stay and Always Love You. Some of her original songs will get the Jesse Barrera touch soon.

Hiding Feelings by Nessa Rica

Album version of Hiding Feelings by Nessa Rica

Lyrics to Hiding Feelings by Nessa Rica

V1:
Picked the furthest seat from you
To get a good view
From here it looks all clear
Clearly, there’s space between us two
A few bodies too
That seem to get in the way of you
Of you in my view

CH:
There’s movement
Room for improvement
Crossing you was not my intent
Timing is what I’m finding
Out instead of you just hiding feelings
And all the other things it brings, rings
Chimes a tune
This is your stop
Gone too soon

V2:
Took my time to study you
I knew what I had to do
Stuck comfortably, you grew on me
Turning girl into a lady
New eyes, these eyes now realize