MC Misfit and Allan Hawke dropped a unique sounding track “Million Miles Away”. The music video shows the tumultuous relationship of a couple. The song puts a positive spin on painful breakups with unforgettable relationship memories and friendships built over time. “Million Miles Away” is reminiscent of That Girl by David Choi. Both songs offer a male perspective on relationship they don’t quite want to be over.
Million Miles Away by Misfit x Allan Hawke
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Here’s an interesting black and white noir short “The Case” by Timothy Tau as part of the Interpretations Film Initiative. Influence by films from the 40’s and 50’s, this short balances the old school look with modern technology. The director offers this statement about the film, “I wanted to direct and write a film that was a throwback to 1950s Film Noir and also integrate other elements from Sci-Fi, Spaghetti Westerns, Comic Books/Manga and Horror as well as Horror Camp – basically tried to see how many genres I could throw into one film.”
Also be on the lookout for Timothy Tau ‘s name in the upcoming October 2010 issue of Playboy magazine. His short story “Land of Origin” garnered second Prize in the prestigious and highly-competitive 2010 Playboy College Fiction Contest (beating over 10,000+ entries). He’ll be representing UCLA and probably the only APA writer who made the top three!
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The Case by Timothy Tau
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The Case by Timothy Tau (YouTube Trailer)
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Also check out Spice It Up with Feodor Chin, Kill Joy by Steve Nguyen x Brian Tan, Doggy Style by Shane Sato, WWJD with Randall Park, Mother by John P. Raposas, The Necklace with Karin Anna Cheung, Voo Dude, and Strangers in the Park.
JRA (aka JR Aquino) dropped a new original track “Take My Hand”. In the video, he plays an acoustic guitar, while singing this love song. This single is a follow up to his previous love song “By Chance (You & I)“. He’s been cranking out great music all year long. Don’t forget to pick up his Exposure album.
Take My Hand by JRA
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Lyrics to “Take My Hand” by JRA
This is unfamiliar
but i feel my heart yearning for more
i’ve been thru some battles
but now i realize what i’m fighting for
see I’ve been running in circles
left with no one to find
left with no expectations
because love was unkind
’til we found we
& made me believe
This love’s like a star that fell from the sky
and now I see it burning in your eyes
there’s no holding back
it’s all or nothing or at all
time for you and i to break down the walls
This feels like a dream come true
I found all the answers when I found you
my love
ya nothing less than amazing
this feeling’s unfailing to me
as long as you’re beside me
I’ll take you where you want to be
see I’ve was running in circles
left with no one to find
that was until i found you
now that’s all behind me
cause we found we
& made me believe
just take my hand, we have the whole entire world to be free XINFINITY
just take my heart, the world is ours to be free
The long anticipated Clara C debut album is here. After a magical three months at Paramount Studios, it has finally arrived! The album “The Art in My Heart” features a lyric booklet and digipack case with lots of photos inside! See some behind the scenes on the Making of Clara C’s Album. Here’s the track listing:
The Art in My Heart Track List:
1. Hum
2. Offbeat
3. Heartstrings
4. The Camel Song
5. Til We Go
6. Fool’s Gold
7. Dear Daphne
8. Loveprint
9. Wait On Me
10. Wake Up In Neverland
You can get “The Art in My Heart” on 
. She’s also been periodically posting new songs on her Facebook fan page. Here’s a special note from Clara’s Team:
We want to take this opportunity again to thank everyone who has supported us so far. Please know that without each person’s view, support, or just spreading the word about CLARA C we would never be in the position that we are in now. We have met some great people along the way and many friends have been made along the way and we hope that this journey that we are about to take will be a reflection of the impact that each person has made on us. So once again THANK YOU!!!
The Clara C Team
Clara C team interview with channelAPA.com
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Clara Chung album announcement with Jane Lui
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Today from 7-9pm at the renowned Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, a select number of media, friends, and most importantly fans will be able to hear Clara C perform all 10 songs off her debut album live with a band. Tickets to the release party will be $10.00 and there are limited amounts of tickets.
Previously, channelAPA.com brought you an exclusive first look at For The People by Mondega. It’s Asian American Hip Hop for higher achievement. On the verge of independent success in America and Southeast Asia, rising hip hop artist Mondega introduces his music and humble beginnings that shaped him as an artist while touring with KlapYaHandz, Jeremiel and Lac Su through Cambodia Town, Little Saigon and Korea Town, California. He’s transforming himself from a life of crime to using hip hop to help change the community. Stay til the end of the video for a teaser for the track “Stand My Ground”.
His forthcoming album “FOR THE PEOPLE LP” is set to release October 1, 2010. Listen to one of the tracks off the album Listen to My Song.
Mondega For The People
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A new Korean restaurant chain is about to take the US by storm. CJ Group has opened its healthy and fresh Korean dining chain, Bibigo, in the renowned area of Westwood Village (1091 Broxton Ave, Los Angeles, CA). This location is the U.S. debut following the successful opening of Bibigo’s first location in Gwanghwamun in downtown Seoul, Korea. bibigo was derived from the word for “to mix” in Korean (“bibi”), fused with the idea of taking food to-go. The restaurant chain is taking one particular Korean dish and making it not only their main concept, but changing the face of Korean food. Bibimbap, a traditional Korean dish, is served with rice, vegetables and meat in a bowl. The idea is to mix these ingredients all together to make the perfect combination. This is what bibigo is all about.
Bibimbap caught the wave of fame through Asia because of its use as a ‘well-being’ food and now is being brought to the U.S. through by bibigo. The restaurant was created to bring the Korean culture to other cultures worldwide. In this way it became a way to connect different cultures worldwide. At bibigo, consumers can enjoy the traditional bibimbap dish as well as the fusion-style of the dish known as bibigo rice. Just as China’s dim sum, Japan’s sushi and Thailand’s rice noodles rode the wave of fame for Asian food, Korea is now turning heads with their famed bibimbap. Korea’s bibimbap is a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate food that is light and healthy but also provides a good balance of nutrition.
One of the key elements of Bibigo’s approach to the dining experience is customization. After guests choose a main entrée, which is based on a specific mix of vegetables, they will get to pick and choose from a variety of rice grains (white, black pearl, sprouted, brown and barley & white), toppings (beef, chicken and tofu) and also choose sauces from Kohot (gochujang, made from red pepper paste), Green sesame (made from ground sesame seeds), Ssam (made from soy bean paste) and citron soy. By making Korean cuisine accessible through tailored flavor combinations, Bibigo envisions itself to be a global friendly and recognized brand that sits in the ranks of McDonald’s and Starbucks. These industry-leading companies have established a specific brand identity and customer affinity much like Bibigo plans to create with its customizable menu and dining.
The trendy restaurant has a variety of menu items including bibimbap, Hot Stone (Dolsot) bibimbap and bibigo rice and other side entrees including bulgogi and japchae that are favored Korean dishes. bibigo will open a branch in New York in 2011 and then open more around the globe to total 1,000 in the next 5 years.
Bibigo Restaurant in Korea
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