Daily Archives: October 25, 2011

Wong Fu Productions hits 1 million subscribers

Wong Fu Productions hits 1 million subscribers

Wong Fu Productions just hit 1 million subscribers. To commemorate this occasion, Wes, Ted, and Phil released a special video. (You might have seen it if you were at 2011 ISA SF or 2011 ISA LA. If you’ve seen it before, stay till the end for a special message from Wong Fu Productions.) They call up all their fellow YouTube buddies for advice and to join in the fun. In their short, look for Ryan Higa, D-Trix, KevJumba, Freddie Wong & Brandon, MysteryGuitarMan, and the Fung Brothers. (Previously, some of them got together for Kung Fooled.) Watch Strangers, Again, Ted’s Best Man Friend, and The Baby That Couldn’t Stay Awake for background on the video referenced in the video.

Here’s more from Wong Fu Productions about their milestone (or as they put it mileboulder):

At the end of the day, it’s not about the numbers, it’s about affecting peoples’ lives and reaching others with our work. We’re glad to have reached 1 million, but we just look forward to making more videos and films for you to enjoy. Thank you!!

Congrats to Phil, Ted, and Wes. Look for more videos from these guys really soon. WONG FU 4 LYFE!!

Wong Fu Productions hits 1 million subscribers

Outtakes from Wong Fu Productions hits 1 million subscribers

Rhyme by Songstowearpantsto

Rhyme by Songstowearpantsto

Songstowearpantsto (aka Andrew Huang) spits out some rapid fire lyrics in his track “Rhyme” to the throwback beats of Blackalicious. Not only are the beats from back in the day, but the video is also with a vcr/ vhs look (remember what that was?), cardboard instruments, and 80’s video game sound effects. The track is off his album “Hearing A Truth Serum”. Seriously check out his flow. When does the guy breathe?

Here’s more songs from Andrew: Show Me Where Ya Noms and Horsemanning Song.

Rhyme by Songstowearpantsto

Lyrics to Rhyme by Songstowearpantsto

it’s time to rhyme radically, i’m semantically sublime
divine gallantry, i shine thematically
massively timed canopies lined with fine balladry
and you have to ask why?
maybe i want to get up here and rock the mic
talking’s like boxing fights, the back and forth
but i’m the awesome type, tracks enforced
with classic morsels of raw delight
action pours from cracks and pores all the night
lost the light, cooler than the outdoors frosted white
but back to basics? i rap the apex
in fact, let’s face it, i was born to spray text
i storm through your dorm rooms
with more tunes than four pews of hymnals
forget metaphors, i use the cymbals from drum kits
here come hits that pummel lips that beatbox
i done kicked a sweet talk
where each part of it is a heat spot
live in the moment, just own it
with a penciled poem that swells in potential
and tells of essential parallels
in words i carry like carousels and spin merrily
prepare to be so well well acquainted with the scene
i was made to bring the schemes
hear the ladies start the scream
might undressed like in some paintings that i’ve seen
but i’m monogamous, emcees hit bottom with their careers
but i’m not going down ’til my toboggan’s fixed
plus i’ve never been up, but these guys are over the hill
tired themes, treating emcees like soldiers to kill
but i keep rocking the mic because i’m holding it still
beats blocking the light, i do my homework
until the sun rises and the music stops
just one time for your mind, bring surprises watching you get hot
temperature high when you mention this guy
getting attention for my use of intelligent rhyme juice
my melanin dries crews of their gelatin, eyes emptying cries
proof that i’m moving hearts gently inside
i divide troops, so take me on
i straight respond with five loops that make a song
these rappers are jokes, we just play along
roll down windows asking if they have some grey poupon
you old timers with rap rock, i’m trying to rock rap
and all you bold rhymers can chew on my jock strap
and i don’t play sports that much
but hey, hordes of kids wanna challenge me, it’s backed up
talent breathes with ease, my flow conceives of no flaws to be
philosophy’s my steez awesomely can freeze emcees right in their tracks
like they’re stuck running circles when i spin their wax

Christina Applegate by Sonny Bonoho x Playboy Tre

Christina Applegate by Sonny Bonoho x Playboy Tre

Rappers Sonny Bonoho x Playboy Tre put their own celebrity twist on A Tribe Called Quest’s song “Bonita Applebum”. The remix focuses on actress Christina Applegate, who stars in the TV series “Up All Night” nad previously known for her role in “Married with Children”. The duo seems to be infatuated with the blonde actress with their lyrical playfulness and sexual overtones. Christina Applegate, you gotta put ’em on.

Listen to more music from Sonny Bonoho : I Know, Coogars, Zig Zag and Grand Daaam.

Christina Applegate by Sonny Bonoho x Playboy Tre

2011 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

2011 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

The 2011 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival commemorates its 15th anniversary with a series of new initiatives to recognize the organization’s 15-year history, including free screenings, larger venues to accommodate growing audiences, a multi-venue media art installation, special guest filmmakers from across Asia and the world, and a major expansion into Richmond Hill. From November 8-13 (Toronto) and November 18-19 (Richmond Hill), the festival will present more than 55 films and videos from over 12 countries, including Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, the United States and Canada.

This year marks 15 years of celebrating the incredible diversity of the communities of Toronto. As the city’s Asian population has grown, Reel Asian has experienced increasing demand for its multi-cultural and diverse offerings, and has expanded its reach beyond downtown Toronto to Richmond Hill, Markham, and Scarborough, reaching new audiences in their own neighborhoods.

• OPENING NIGHT GALA: LOVER’S DISCOURSE (Hong Kong 2010, Canadian premiere, director Derek Tsang in attendance)
• CENTREPIECE PRESENTATION: JUMP ASHIN! (Taiwan 2011, Canadian premiere, director Lin Yu-hsien in attendance)
• CLOSING NIGHT GALA: BUDDHA MOUNTAIN (China 2010, Toronto premiere, guest in attendance)

Other films of note include Saigon Electric, Surrogate Valentine, Fullmetal Alchemist movie: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS, and Pearls of the Far East.

Reel Asian also embarks on its largest venture to date – a weekend film festival at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts from November 18 to 19. After several successful presentations at the centre, Reel Asian is eager to bring the festival to the Town of Richmond Hill, a major supporter of the festival and independent film. As part of our initiative to reach new audiences beyond the downtown core, Reel Asian recently presented films such as Last Train Home (Lixin Fan) and Merry Go Round (Clement Cheng) to over one thousand excited audience members in the 905 area.

2011 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

The AA Mixtape by Dru B Shinin’

The AA Mixtape by Dru B Shinin'

Rapper Dru B Shinin’ dropped his “AA Mixtape”, a prelude to his upcoming album “All American”. Through 15 tracks, he pops the bubble of the American Dream by laying down what reality is versus the fantasy world of the media. Previously, he released The American Way providing social commentary on today’s economic climate leading straight to this mixtape. He gives you several looks on his style with various beats from modern to retro, but his lyrics are strong throughout. Dru B Shinin’ has a message behind each track. Pay special attention to Welcome 2 America, Americana, and Hotel Dreams.

Listen and download his mixtape below (contains explicit lyrics):

Here’s other tracks from artists on the broken economy: Vossi on the Rocks, Paper Thin, Ups & Downs, and Still Waters.

More Dru B Shinin’ popping on these tracks: Blue Skies, Her Song, The Admission One, Range, The Promise, Birds Eye Blues, Opportunity and King Without A Throne.

The AA Mixtape by Dru B Shinin’ (contains explicit lyrics)

2011 Vancouver Asian Film Festival

2011 Vancouver Asian Film Festival

The 2011 Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) will take place on November 3-6, 2011, at the Cineplex Odeon
International Village Cinemas in Vancouver. Over 3,000 audience members are expected to attend the four-day
festival. Among the many films of 2011 VAFF is opening film ALMOST PERFECT, starring Kelly Hu of X-MEN 2 fame and Hong Kong celebrity Edison Chen, who will be in attendance at the opening along with award-winning director Bertha Bay-sa Pan. This romantic comedy, stars Kelly Hu (X-Men 2) as the thirty-something “go-to” daughter in a dysfunctional Asian American family who keeps fixing everybody’s problems but forgets to have a life of her own.

Centerpiece film ASHES is its main actor Ajay Naidu’s directorial debut and he will be in attendance for the screening. It is a cautionary tale of mental illness, greed and the definition of family both real and imagined. A story of two brothers living in the inner city, one descends into the grips of manic-depressive schizoid disorder, while the other, Ashes, absconds from his responsibility and tries to become a wealthy drug dealer. Fraught with contradiction, the story is a meditation on how easy it is to fall through the cracks of today’s health-care system and how we ultimately find grace in the face of suicide.

The closing night presentation SURROGATE VALENTINE, which stars San Francisco musician and rising star Goh
Nakamura, and will be shown on Sunday, November 6 at 7:30 pm. Lead Actress Lynn Chen will be in attendance. In SURROGATE VALENTINE, Goh Nakamura’s life of solitude is disrupted when he is hired to teach TV actor
Danny Turner (Chadd Stoops) how to play guitar for an upcoming film. Together, the two embark on a hilarious West Coast adventure involving live gigs, groupies, shotgun wielding record exes and an unexpected friendship. Along the way, Goh discovers that Danny may be the missing puzzle piece in his life-long chase for Rachel (Lynn Chen), the one that got away.

Other highlights of interest includes loads of short films, Slaying the Dragon Reloaded: Asian Women in Hollywood and Beyond, The Learning, The Potential Wives of Norman Mao, and more.

Get more info and ticket information here.

2011 Vancouver Asian Film Festival