Laufey’s “Madwoman” Music Video is a Wasian Celebration

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Michael Lee

Hot off her Coachella performance and A Matter of Time: The Final Hour deluxe edition release, Laufey, the Chinese-Icelandic genre-defying Grammy award winner, has revealed the music video for “Madwoman.” Framed through a dreamy 1960s bossa nova-inspired aesthetic, the video feels like more than just a visual flex. It is a deliberate gathering of Wasian talent across music, film, television, and sports, turning a buzzy release into a larger statement about visibility.

Horror, Interview, Movies

Gabbing About Ghastly Grins with ‘Smile 2’ Star Naomi Scott

October 18, 2024October 19, 2024 Mike Manalo

The term “triple threat” is rare these days in Hollywood. However, not only does Smile 2 star, Naomi Scott, embody the very definition of that term, as a gifted singer, dancer and actor, she reinvents it completely. With her performance in the terrifying new sequel to Parker Finn’s Smile, Scott proves to everyone she is a dynamic force of charismatic nature to be reckoned with. And we were fortunate enough to chat with her about this stellar performance in the critically acclaimed horror film, hitting theaters today!

Horror, Movies, Music

Pop Sensation Skye Riley Drops New Single in Honor of ‘Smile 2’

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024 Mike Manalo

Is there anything pop superstar Skye Riley can’t do? The new movie Smile 2 is hitting theaters October 18, and in honor of the film, the icon has released a new single — “Grieved You” — just in time for Friday the 13th!

Interview, Music, Television

Olly Sholotan on Season 3 of ‘Bel-Air’ and His Relationship with Music

August 6, 2024August 9, 2024 Sophia Soto

Olly Sholotan stars as Carlton Banks in Peacock’s Bel-Air. The first three episodes of season 3 will premiere on August 15. He also just released his new single, “Bodye,” which will be followed by a music video on September 6.

Fandom, Music

ATARASHII GAKKO! Teams Up with MILLI for “Drama” Music Video

July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 Keith Chow

ATARASHII GAKKO! is another step closer to conquering the world. Having just completed the first leg of their World Tour, the four new school leaders — Suzuka, Mizyu, Rin, and Kanon — have teamed up with Thai-rapper MILLI to debut a music video for the song, “Drama,” featured on their latest full length album, AG! Calling.

Movies, Music

ATARASHII GAKKO! Answers the Call to Record a New ‘Ghostbusters’ Theme

March 16, 2024February 19, 2025 Keina C

When your new movie sequel needs to remix an iconic theme song, who ya gonna call? ATARASHII GAKKO! With Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire set to premiere next week, the J-Pop group has recorded their own official version of Ray Parker Jr.’s classic “Ghostbusters” for the Japanese release of the sequel.

Interview, Movies, Music

Stan Walker on Creating the Song “I Am” for Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’

February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 Lauren Lola

Stan Walker is a singer from New Zealand. Rising to prominence through Australian Idol, he has since gone on to release seven albums; the most recent one in 2022, All In. In 2023, he was summoned by director Ava DuVernay, who, after being shown a video of him doing a cover of Kanye West’s “Ultralight Beam” by her producing partner, asked Walker to do the song for her latest film, Origin; which tells the story of how journalist Isabel Wilkerson researched the caste systems in the histories of the United States, Germany, and India, for her 2020 book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.

Animation, Movies, Music

Disney’s ‘Wish’ Wednesdays Reveals “Knowing What I Know Now”

November 15, 2023November 16, 2023 Michael Lee

Disney has released the fifth and final song of their Wish Wednesday campaign ahead of the full soundtrack release on Friday. Fans anticipating the film and soundtracks release can now listen to “Knowing What I Know Now” on on SiriusXM’s Disney Hits Channel 133, on SiriusXM’s Disney Hits Channel 133, YouTube, Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, and all digital service providers.

Animation, Movies, Music

Disney’s ‘Wish’ Wednesday Song Reveals Villainous “This Is The Thanks I Get?”

October 25, 2023October 26, 2023 Michael Lee

It just wouldn’t be a Disney animated musical with its signature villain song to go with the protagonist’s “I Want” song. Today, Disney has released a snippet of their newest villain song, “This is the Thanks I Get,” as sung by the benevolent and very conceited King Magnfico (Chris Pine), which can be heard only in the highly anticipated Wish.

Movies, Music, Video Games

Happy World Tetris Day with Apple TV+ and aespa!

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Laura Sirikul

It’s World Tetris Day!

In honor of the day that inventor created the game in 1984, Apple TV+ wanted to release a special video tied to their recent released film, Tetris. Very fitting with the gaming/AI theme, global K-pop sensation, asespa, teamed up with the film for a song — “Hold On Tight.”

Movies, Music, Streaming

Get Ready, ‘P!NK: All I Know So Far’ Hits Amazon Prime Video on May 21

May 12, 2021May 15, 2021 Sophia Soto

P!nk’s new film, P!NK: All I Know So Far, is almost here and we are counting down the days! The singer just recently received the ICON Award at the Billboard Music Awards and has a very exciting month, sharing a new song, album, and movie with the world. “All I Know So Far” came out on May 7, while her new live album AIKSF: Setlist and movie will be released on May 21.

Comics, Movies, Streaming, Television

AAPI Supernatural Recommendations for Fans of Disney’s ‘So Weird’

May 3, 2021June 11, 2021 Lauren Lola

It’s been well documented that I am a fan of the ‘90’s Disney Channel original series, So Weird; a paranormal drama that balances out both the supernatural and tender-hearted moments of a grieving family. But when you’ve watched the same episodes over and over again, you can’t help but ache for something new, but with a similar vibe. To balance out the desire of also wanting to see more stories created by and starring people that look more like you can make for a grand adventure.

Interview, Music1 Comment

Patricio Ginelsa Reflects Back on the Making of ‘The Apl Song’ Music Video

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Lauren Lola

As filmmaker Patricio Ginelsa gears up for the release of the long anticipated follow-up to his feature film, Lumpia, he took last Friday to reflect back on another previous project of his, when he released the test shoot for the music video for the Black Eyed Peas’ “The Apl Song.”

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Martial Arts, Movies1 Comment

The Kiss(es) That Should Have Happened in ‘Romeo Must Die’

March 20, 2020March 16, 2020 Lauren Lola

This weekend marks 20 years since the release of the epic action film, Romeo Must Die. Starring Jet Li and the late Aaliyah, the two star in this modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet as their mob leader fathers rival it out in an increasingly violent mob war in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Marvel, Music2 Comments

Infinity Rain: An Avengers / Prince Mash-Up, Annotated

April 22, 2019April 23, 2019 Dominic Mah

Note: I made this with the intent to commemorate the third anniversary of Prince’s passing on April 21, 2016. Just so happens, Avengers: Endgame premieres this week on April 25 (if you’re reading this blog you probably have heard about that). The premise was to re-contextualize last year’s rather lengthy Avengers: Infinity War, set to all the songs on 1984’s Purple Rain, in the order they appear on that definitive work of pop music. The thinking was, in terms of emotional/dramatic arcs, Purple Rain the album is more coherent and composed than Infinity War (I wouldn’t make the same claim if we were talking about Purple Rain the film, but in this case we aren’t).

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Comics, Interview, Music

Jason Chu MARVELS at Reaction to Music Video

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 Nels

Back in October 2014, we did a special Hard NOC Life with rapper Jason Chu about his Kickstarter project to fund the making of a music video for his song MARVELS. The project was successfully funded and last week the music video was officially released on ISAtv’s YouTube channel. The video has been viewed over 18,000 times in its first week and has struck a chord with many viewers.

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Crowdfunding, Hard N.O.C. Life, Music1 Comment

Jason Chu on the Marvels of Hip-Hop and Comics

October 31, 2014February 3, 2015 The Nerds of Color

In a special edition of Hard NOC Life, guest host Nelson Wong (@aarisings) has a one-on-one with Los Angeles-based rapper Jason Chu (@jasonchumusic) about his latest single Marvels and the Kickstarter-funded music video to accompany the song.

Also, if you’re a comic book or action figure collector and have some great superhero collectibles — or a great cosplay outfit — in the LA Area and want to potentially be featured in the Marvels video, please email jasonchumusic@gmail.com

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Music, Nerdcore

See With Your Ears, Hear With Your Eyes

March 5, 2014March 4, 2014 Tribe One

My lovely, amazing and infinitely patient wife recently pointed out to me that I’ve been gone more than I’ve been home since we got married in December. There’s been a lot going on lately, hasn’t there? I just got home from three straight months of touring, and I’m leaving tomorrow to go to my little brother’s wedding and then I’m flying into Austin, Texas for my first official showcase at South By Southwest with a bunch of my bestest nerdcore friends like Doc Awk, Jesse Dangerously, Adam WarRock, MC Lars, Schaffer the Darklord, Random, MC Frontalot, and more. It’s going to be nuts.

Before I head out again, I’ve got a whole slew of new stuff to share with you.

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DC Comics, Music, Nerdcore1 Comment

Boom! Pow! Smash! Adam WarRock Raps About Batman

October 21, 2013July 11, 2014 Keith Chow

This morning, Newsarama debuted the video for “B.S.F.X.,” the lead single off Adam WarRock‘s forthcoming studio album The Middle of Nowhere.

Since WarRock is such an avowed Marvel head (as if his rap name didn’t already give it away), songs in the key of DC are few and far between. But from the Watchmenesque album cover to his latest single, it seems Adam isn’t just exclusive to “the 616.” So when he drops a track about the Dark Knight, you know I’m about it!

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