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Just For A Day by IAMMEDIC

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Just For A Day by IAMMEDIC

The band IAMMEDIC released the latest single “Just For A Day” off their upcoming “Monster Monster album.
The group gives you another take on their music. The song is not like their other tracks on they’ve previously released. Here’s a little more about the single: “I wrote this song for someone who probably doesn’t know I exist but I wanted to share it with our fam.” The music brings you into an ethereal world. You can get the track on Just For A Day - Just For A Day - Single.

Listen to more IAMMEDIC : Breathe, Shake It, Spaceship, Life’s Little Tragedy, Let’s Go, and Chasing Phantoms.

Just For A Day by IAMMEDIC

Lyrics to Just For A Day by IAMMEDIC

One day after,
Time stands scattered between the seams
we lay shattered
bruise and battered
beneath the trees
our cups’ half empty
spilled so gently we lose control
let me keep you safe from evil
just please don’t go….stay…

Stay with me now
no, don’t let go
i won’t let go
breathe with me now
we’ll lose the doubt
just leave it out..
tear me inside out
oh love be still
with you I feel
Bid these walls farewell
we’ll find this place
away from hell..

Just for a day
let me breathe for a second
let me get my thoughts together
let me see where im headed
cuz the skies fallin down and I can’t see the road
swerving back and forth
i’ll be dead in the morn’ huh
Chase that
place that
needle in a haystack
never is forever if forever didn’t matter
if our souls aren’t together
i’ll be livin in disaster
walk into the sun as my skin turns to ashes
mask this
tragic love burn rashes
we are the branches
fix me with your magic
rabbit in the hole got me waiting for my alice
puppet on the string
got me beggin for some balance
breathe…
Lord knows how I need you
melt me down into soap so so see through
skies falling down and I can’t see the road
swerving back and forth
i’ll be dead in the morning

Tran Anh Hung’s Norwegian Wood trailer

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Tran Anh Hung's Norweign Wood trailer

NORWEGIAN WOOD is a moving story of loss and sexuality set in Tokyo in the late 1960s against a time of global instability. Watanabe (Japanese rising star Kenichi Matsuyama, Death Note, Detroit Metal City) looks back on his days as a freshman university student living in Tokyo. Through his reminiscences, we see him develop relationships with two very different women, the beautiful yet emotionally troubled Naoko (Oscar nominee Rinko Kikuchi, Babel), and the outgoing, lively Midori (Japanese-Korean model-actress Kiko Mizuhara.) Watanabe lives with the influence of death everywhere and he must choose between his past and his future. The film’s gorgeous cinematography is by Mark Lee Ping Bin (IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, DEVILS ON THE DOORSTEP).

Originally published in 1987, Murakami’s novel has since been translated into 33 languages and published in 36 countries. Vietnam-born and Paris-based writer-director Tran Anh Hung was nominated for an Academy Award for THE SCENT OF THE GREEN PAPAYA and won a Golden Lion in the Venice Film Festival for CYCLO. NORWEGIAN WOOD is his fifth feature.

Tran Anh Hung’s Norwegian Wood trailer

Help fund Chink the movie

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Help fund Chink the movie

The filmmakers responsible for The People I’ve Slept With are joining together again to make Chink, the first Asian American serial killer movie. The film is about an Asian American man who has internalized the racism he felt as a child and turned it into a hatred of all Asians – including himself. His anger and his desire to be like his hero (Ted Bundy) leads him to violence and ultimately to his dream of becoming the greatest serial killer in history. It is the directorial debut of Stanley Yung, the film is written by Koji Steven Sakai and produced by Stanley, Koji, and Quentin Lee. The film stars Jason Tobin (Better Luck Tomorrow) and Eugenia Yuan (Memoirs of a Geisha & The Eye 2). Here’s more about the project:

A Chinese American boy grows up being called “chink” and “gook.” The kids at school make fun of him by pulling their eyes back, asking if he knows kung fu, and wanting to know what dogs taste like. He’s embarrassed by his immigrant parents’ heavy accents. After hitting puberty, he feels emasculated because depictions of Asian men in the media are condescending and asexual. Caucasian girls seem unattainable while Asian girls always seem to prefer white guys. He develops a sense of self-hatred for the color of his skin. However, his parents pressure him to be successful, so he always followed the rules and got good grades. Despite his emotional baggage, he graduated from college and got a good job.

A familiar concept, yes? But what if this man also happens to be a sociopath? What if he overcompensates for low self-esteem by believing that he’s superior to everyone around him? What if he idolizes serial killers like Ted Bundy? Everyone thinks of him as a “good” man. A polite man. A quiet man. But that’s just a mask for the maggots and parasites that crawl beneath the skin.

It’s time for the so-called “model minority” stereotype to die. Take some dynamite and a blowtorch and blow it out of the water.

Chink is a slasher movie with a message. With this film, we intend to explore issues about racial identity and self-hate, but stories about identity politics don’t have to take themselves so seriously. They can have blood, guts, and sex too.

This movie will make no apologies. It will push people’s buttons and make them squirm. It will make people angry, but hopefully it will also foster much needed debate about the state of the Asian American male in our society. This is a movie that has to be made, because there’s never been anything like it before.

They are hoping to raise at least ten thousand dollars to cover production expenses with plans on beginning production in the spring of 2012. If you’re interested in supporting the film, you can go here.

Help fund Chink the movie

Try Again by J.Reyez

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Try Again by J.Reyez

Rapper J. Reyez dropped the music video for his single “Try Again” off his Broken HeART mixtape. In the video, he shows some behind the scenes footage in his world including his fellow music artists and some of his merchandise. He’s doing music full time and if he fails he’ll keep trying to he succeeds. J.Reyez shooting to be on top. That’s what we call passion and chasing dreams. You can download the track FREE here.

Listen to more music from J. Reyez : There For You, Just Like You, My Reason, Day Dreamin’, Just Like You, Stop Whinin’, I Do This All Day, Maybe One Day, and Smile Through It All

Try Again by J.Reyez (contains explicit lyrics)

Lyrics to Try Again by J.Reyez

“There’s gon’ be some stuff you gon’ see that’s gon’ make it hard to smile in the future. But through whatever you see, through all the rain and the pain, you gotta keep your sense of humor. You gotta be able to smile through all this bullsh*t. Remember that.”

(verse 1)
enjoying life everyday without giving a f*ck
appreciating everything you can get for a buck
and we gon live life, cruise on the highway
I do this all day, and I do it my way
quit my job last year, do this new grind
doing my thing every day, music fulltime
and I distill my rhymes with that moon shine
you can’t take away this love with maroon 5
sometimes I wonder what’s love with ashanti
remembering those days in the basement
trying to record while the moms doing laundry
am I a favorite, why do they want me
I’m traveling the world, different kinda cities
I’m really glad that I’m getting kinda busy
it’s hard to get thru these obstacles
but my goals looking clear thru these opticals

(chorus)
if we don’t make it to the top, we gon try again
and we ain’t never gonna stop, we gon try again
my girl looking bad, I see you looking mad
what we strive for, it’s what you coulda had
if we don’t make it to the top, we gon try again
and we ain’t never gonna stop, we gon try again
my girl looking bad, I see you looking mad
and what we strive for, it’s what you coulda had

(verse 2)
them bad bitches sayin, damn he fly
yup I like big butts and I cannot lie
I’m a boss but this job’s not hiring
sorry hoe but you don’t fit the requirements
I’m fueling off the hate, my music siphonin
you can’t take away this pain using vicodin
train in the gym, getting my bars up
and success close by and I’m not far from it
my team is the cast that gonna be star studded
my alarms going off, when did I start buzzing
I’m sprinting on this track, when did I start running
getting a little lost, wondering where the sun is
’cause there ain’t enough shine on my teammates
this another step for all of us to be great
you can’t see straight, if you ain’t recognize
and stop trying to climb, it’s better you step aside

Home:Word music video by Magnetic North x Taiyo Na

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Home:Word music video by Magnetic North x Taiyo Na

The music video for Magnetic North x Taiyo Na ‘s “Home:Word” is finally out. With a little help from singer Sam Kang and Wong Fu Productions behind the scenes. It’s a touching song for the holidays, especially for those who are homesick. Not only did Wong Fu Productions have all 4 artist on the video, but they also weaved in a storyline about coming together as a family. A mother (Cindy Cheung from Children of Invention), a daughter (Sally Yoo), a father (Ed Lin from The Potential Wives of Norman Mao), and a son (Raymond Chu) with seemingly separate lives and doing their own thing are brought together by as a family. Here’s more about the song and music video:

Dedicated to our families.

Like the mother and daughter, we all have those moments where we neglect our parents, too busy living our own life, we often forget that on the other side our parents are working hard and have struggled to give us as good a life as they can.

Like the son, pressures from school can be the biggest struggle for young people. While it’s important, sometimes stepping away to find that true peace keeps us going. Whether it’s in art and photography, making videos, singing, dancing, or even video games with friends.

Like the father, jobs and financial worries can bring us down. Especially in these tough times, when so much is uncertain, the greatest gift we have is knowing that there is one constant, family.

Support these artist by getting the Home:Word album on Home:Word (Deluxe Edition) - Magnetic North & Taiyo Na or amazon. Watch more Magnetic North x Taiyo Na music videos: Fukushima, BE, Summertime, and I Got My.

Home:Word music video by Magnetic North x Taiyo Na

BEhind the scenes of Home:Word music video by Magnetic North x Taiyo Na x Sam Kang x Wong Fu Productions

Lyrics to Home:Word by Magnetic North x Taiyo Na x Sam Kang

(Theresa Vu)
I Gotta get get gotta gotta get home
Hadn’t thought it possible
But I’ve forgotten my own road
Thought I was so unstoppable
Forgot my ego
Then it topple down like dominoes
A prodigal soul

But now I’m running no more
Took out my airbags
Used to hate starin at myself, now I stare back
momma push my hair back, tell me a secret
You never know home baby girl till you leave it.

Used to think home was a physical place
A space where you live and you lay.
Your head to rest and wake up on a typical day
An address for you to get deliveries made

But I’m home sick though
In my own zip code
Wissful zoom in like a fish in a fish bowl
Wishful what am I searching for
I’m looking for a place where I don’t search no more

(Sam Kang)
Tell you that I’m used to
Being used to
Going through with the motions
But everytime that I’m away
Everyday my thoughts just drive me insane

Cause I feel,
You’re further world beyond oceans
looking out into space
To the place I know that’s keeping my faith

(Taiyo Na)
It’s hard to find to find the words
But some so basic
But the simplest things can be most courageous
Debated yes but its less complex
home is every moment i feel god bless
home is where i come back
all night we laugh and vibe and soul clap
home i find that in friends
i find it in things
a life from within

home is a song on a subway
the high of the blues
to be free one day
home is every true note
every real lyric
and every new hopin

Home is something to fight for
the soul of a man
a.k.a. his life force
home, when you close your eyes
and you feel in your heart
how your soul’s alive

(Sam Kang)
Tell you what I’m used to
Being used to
Going through with the motions
But everytime that I’m away
Everyday my thoughts just drive me insane

Cause I feel,
You’re further world beyond oceans
looking out into space
To the place I know that’s keeping my faith

(Derek Kan)
I gotta get get gotta gotta get home
I gotta got so lost
that ive forgotten the real goals
I gotta promise
to be honest to my heart and my soul
I gotta get get gotta gotta get home

I gotta get get gotta gotta get home
I Gotta cross potholes
Gotta cross the whole coast
Gotta cross the optical
That gotten me walkin so slow
I gotta get get gotta gotta get home

I gotta get get gotta gotta get home
I gotta honor my ohana
Be a positive role
A role model
Sons and daughters
call em up when alone
I gotta get get gotta gotta get home

I gotta get get gotta gotta get home
I got caught up cuz of my job
became the boss of my soul
I got locked up boxed in
became robotic in code
I gotta get get gotta gotta get home

I gotta get get gotta gotta get home
I got my momma papa home cookin hot on the stove
I love you momma
pops props and you made all thats possible
I gotta get get gotta gotta get home

I gotta get get gotta gotta get home
I know this road is rocky
and I’m going far on my own
but this is not a road im going
I’m followin my own
I gotta get get gotta gotta get home

(Sam Kang)
Tell you that I’m used to
Being used to
Going through with the motions
But everytime that I’m away
Everyday my thoughts just drive me insane

Cause I feel,
You’re further world beyond oceans
looking out into space
To the place I know that’s keeping my faith x4