Angry Locals released their music video for “Locals Only”. Osna x MIC 3 x Krystilez x Big Mox bring the power back to the people. Forget the mayors and governors, it’s about unity in the community. It’s for the locals only.
Listen to more Angry Locals music : U Down, Flip the Angry Bird, Ku Ali, Durtee Buttocks, Let’s Get Angry, Fund Raiser, We Stay, DooDoo Girl, and Collapse Slow.
Locals Only by Angry Locals (contains explicit lyrics)
“A Woman Named Canyon Sam” is a testament to a woman who passionately committed herself to social change from a young age, chronicling her first coming out as a young Asian American lesbian in the seventies — one of the first “out” Asian American lesbians in North America — to publishing her award-winning 2009 book, Sky Train.
At a run time of twelve minutes, “A Woman Named Canyon Sam” was inspired when Quentin first met Canyon at the reading of her book Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History, winner of the PEN American Center Open Book Award.
Fascinated by Canyon’s multiple identities as a lesbian, an Asian American woman, a performance artist (“a master storyteller,” The Village Voice), an early gay rights activist turned human rights advocate and most recently an author, Quentin decided to collaborate with Canyon on a documentary that began in June of 2009.
Successfully funded by Kickstarter and an entirely a project of passion, “A Woman Named Canyon Sam” first premiered at the Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival. It screened at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, the Hong Kong Independent Film Festival, and won the 2011 Panasonic Award for Best Documentary Short at the Asian Film Festival of Dallas.
“Without the technological revolution from digital filmmaking to internet broadcasters like Youtube, I don’t think that this little film could have been possible and seen the light of day,” says Quentin. “Of course, the film could not have been possible without Canyon Sam, a pioneering spirit whom I admire and is an inspiration to me.”
“The seventies and eighties were a profoundly unique time in the history of social change movements — wildly full of change and the hope of even bigger change. We felt we were smashing social barriers every time we turned around. I’m deeply honored that Quentin has chosen to preserve a bit of those heady times through my experiences — his first documentary in many years of illustrious film making,” says Canyon Sam. “He skillfully framed the film during the promotional tour of my book, so it enjoys an immediate, contemporary feel too.”
A Woman Named Canyon Sam : short film
Sportscaster Rick Quan continues his interview series with Asian American sport figures. As the first Asian American head coach of a major college football program, Norm Chow talks about his 40 year football coaching career spanning BYU to the Tennessee Titans. How despite his great success with some of the biggest names in college football, did not get a chance to be a head coach until 2011. Along the way, he’s dealt with race issues and racism as he looked for opportunity to get ahead. Now, Norm Chow looks to make an impact at the University of Hawaii’s football program.
Watch more interviews from Rick Quan: Ariel Hsing, Apolo Ohno, Jeremy Lin, Rex Walters, and Darwin Barney.
Coach Norm Chow interview with Rick Quan
The Plaitwrights dropped the music video “Take” off their EP: CMYK. A French coffee shop becomes the set for their latest music video. Never let your dreams or your cup of coffee go cold.
Listen to more Platwrights: Room and Warning.
Take by Plaitwrights (contains explicit lyrics)
The Fung Bros x Priscilla Liang team up to show their love for the 626 in their single “Garvey, Valley, Main, Huntington”. At each area of the 626, they show you a little taste of the local flavor. With every city having it’s own identity, they shed some light from their perspective. You can download the track FREE here.
Listen to more Fung Bros: Friend Zone, Bobalife, 626,Know Your Asian Sauces, Dimsum Song, Asian Food Rap,Still Got Rice?, and The Fung Bros Mess with Texas.
Garvey, Valley, Main, Huntington by the Fung Bros x Priscilla Liang
Lyrics to Garvey, Valley, Main, Huntington by the Fung Bros x Priscilla Liang
What, Shenme
What, Shen me
Garvey, Valley
Main, Huntington
Garvey, Valley
Main, Huntington
I’m gonna get noodles
Only got ten dollars in my pocket
I, I’m on Garvey, Yeah i’m kinda starving
This is really awesome
Walk up on Garvey like “Whoa – is this Chinatown?”
The new Chinatown not the old Chinatown
Immigrant drivers, be careful when you ride around
Crooked in the lane, you can catch em’ swerving outta bounds
You can’t find this mix anywhere on the planet
Canto’s the language, lil Viet en Spanish
But almost everyone speaks Mandariiiin
Cuz all the Mainland Chinese are movin iiiin (DONGBEI!)
If you like a good deal, you gotta know this avenue
You go to JJ’s en you don’t even like the foood!
mom and pops shops like holes in the wall
grannies withhgrand kids, call em paw paws
from chiu chow noodles to the pho in El Monte
you know the waitress’ll remind you of your auntie
the streets packed so you know it’s a community
Hard-working people just looking for opportunity
Posted up on Garfield, watchin people pass
They say its Kinda ghetto, I just call it working class!
I’m gonna get some noms
Only got 10 dollars in my pocket
I, I’m on Valley, so many restaurants
This is really awesome
x2
What chu know about three hundred Asian restaurants?
So many different types you’d never pick a best one
You could Yelp for years, get help from peers
And you’ll still miss a tasty spot..(*tear*)
Valley in Alhambra’s full of banks from the Far East
so many banks you could call it Asian Wallstreet
Yeaaaahh, I don’t need a girl from The Valley
I just need a girl who knows her way around Valley!
two meals plus dessert got you feelin like a fatty
the most famous Asian food street in Cali
New Ave to Del Mar that’s Little Mainland
Drive by the Hilton en you better have patience
Maaan They say Asians are smart!
We have 80 thousand dollar cars and dunno how to park
I need something non Asian
I think I’m gonna hit up Main
if I want dumplings, I’ll keep driving
There’s always Las Tunas
Now we on Main, it’s so multi-grain
With major chains, it’s kinda nice for a change
Cuz this is America sometimes I needa burger
And sometimes I wanna speak English to my server
Alhambras version of old town Pasadena!
Except not as clean and little bit cheaper
Now it’s Las Tunas, it’s back to bein Asian
But the Asians speak English and there’s more caucasians
new developments, Las Tunas getting busy
And if you gettin married? Downtown Temple City!
“temple city… nice people”
“Lets keep goin north though” “aight”
Now we rollin through Huntington, roads so wide
Old money, new money that’s the diviiide
Asian stuff popping up, it’s a matter of time
Before this street’s looking like San Marino High!
For most people it’s just a street to the mall
But in a way it’s the most powerful street of em all
I’m going north of Huntington
where the rich people live
fancy street it’s big
This is the 626
These streets flow through the 626
Every city has it’s own identity
These streets flow from east to west
I like every street in it’s own way
Garvey Valley Main Huntington
Garvey Valley main Huntington
Rapper Honey Cocaine dropped her track “All White Choppa” off her Thug Life album. Her music is like crack for your ears. One listen and you’re hooked. Careful not to overdose cuz it’s lethal.
Listen to more Honey Cocaine: Runaway Bride, He’s the One, Hypnotize, T.O. Gold, F*ck Yo Feelings Volume #1 mixtape, Heisman, Heisman Part 2, and Feel Sh*t.
All White Choppa by Honey Cocaine (contains explicit lyrics)