Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
6.25.2009
We're not ready to see you go
After Farrah Fawcett left us this morning. The unbearable warm and humid day in downtown New York just started.
A friend dropped by and brought me a Chien-Ming Wang's signed ball which quickly lighted up my day.
Work, work, work and listening to the Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat major, Op. 73, Emperor over and over and prepare head out to send a package to thanks the top hairdresser who cut my hair in Cannes.
With no hesitation. I picked the Beaver street post office side of the Wall street to avoid the bad attitude from the close peck slip one.
I was at desk filling up all the papers for the international package mailing. Suddenly people starting to yell and sigh in the back office about Michael Jackson's death. People in the queue calling around and asking their friends and families to check the news. Me & the mail lady were disturbed by the bad news and made couple mistakes on filling the papers. No one believed what we just heard. I checked the news on iPhone. And sadly see articles about his death from 2 rapidly adding to 5 then 8 articles and more.
After all these years. I still know how to moonwalk. I can still sing Billie Jane and I'm still dreaming to dance on the light square sidewalk with white socks. More than 20 years back. Me and a good old friend used to be the one of the weekly attraction of Taipei's Kiss disco by dance like Michael. And I'm sure we all wanted to see him finally recover and perform on the stage again. We're really not ready to see you go.
Moonwalker. We're orphans now.
6.10.2009
Chris Garneau China tour !!
Chris is a very talented song writer, singer we signed specially to Asia market. And he's extremely cute and humble. He and two cellists are heading to China for 5 shows. Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen. From June 26th to 30th.
Check his MySpace here: http://www.myspace.com/chrisgarneau
Or Sina.com for China tour info:
Sina.com
Also on douban.com
6月26日周五20：00北京 国图音乐厅
6月27日周六20：00杭州 浙江音乐厅
6月28日周日20：00上海 同乐坊芷江梦工场
6月29日周一20：00南京 江南剧院
6月30日周二20：00深圳 一渡堂
11.01.2008
Good news for iPhone!!
Finally we can edit the Word, Excel and Power Point files on our almighty gadget - iPhone. One of the few things the iPhone users crave to have and maybe more Blackberry users will switch to iPhone is finally here. But before Apple can come out the copy and paste solution. I'm sure we're happy enough to hear that iPhone is moving one more step close to a mini computer.
And for those who loves to listen to the music with an high-end taste. The world famous french musician Jean-Michel Jarre introduces this AeroSystem tower in variety of metalic, black, pink and alien green color among other amazing designs from his extraordinary futuristic vision.
4.30.2008
Maximilian Hecker's China tour cancelled!!
我們忙了半天, 結果最後在種種原因下, 麥斯米蘭被迫忍痛取消中國巡演的行程。
好在保留了德國文協五月十日週六在重慶人民大禮堂前的節目, 和五月十三日週二在香港城市大學的演出。
請大家有機會務必前往支持麥斯米蘭喔！
Dear friends,
I am deeply sad to inform you that I just got word from our promoter in China that most of my China shows in May have been cancelled due to the 'International Insecurity Situation'.
I was really looking forward to playing the shows and to meeting all of you, and I am really looking forward to coming back to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Kunming and Shenzhen as soon as I can!
My shows in Chongqing on May 10th and in Hong Kong on May 13th will still take place though.
With sincere regrets! See you very soon!
Yours, Maximilian
2008-05-10 Chongqing [CN]
open air festival "Deutschland-Promenade" in order of Goethe Institut, in front of Chongqing Shi Renmin Da Litang
2008-05-13 Hong Kong [CN]
Wei Hing Theatre at City University of Hong Kong
好在保留了德國文協五月十日週六在重慶人民大禮堂前的節目, 和五月十三日週二在香港城市大學的演出。
請大家有機會務必前往支持麥斯米蘭喔！
Dear friends,
I am deeply sad to inform you that I just got word from our promoter in China that most of my China shows in May have been cancelled due to the 'International Insecurity Situation'.
I was really looking forward to playing the shows and to meeting all of you, and I am really looking forward to coming back to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Kunming and Shenzhen as soon as I can!
My shows in Chongqing on May 10th and in Hong Kong on May 13th will still take place though.
With sincere regrets! See you very soon!
Yours, Maximilian
2008-05-10 Chongqing [CN]
open air festival "Deutschland-Promenade" in order of Goethe Institut, in front of Chongqing Shi Renmin Da Litang
2008-05-13 Hong Kong [CN]
Wei Hing Theatre at City University of Hong Kong
Fool - 2003
4.16.2008
Hello Saferide + Maia Hirasawa
Lately busing matter of touring and albums release Hello Saferide and Maia Hirasawa in Asia.
Here are some links and music video:
Hello Saferide, MySpace
Maia Hirasawa, MySpace
Hello Saferide - The Quiz
Hello Saferide feat Firefox AK - Long Lost Penpal
Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
Maia Hirasawa - The worrying kind (The Ark cover)
Here are some links and music video:
Hello Saferide, MySpace
Maia Hirasawa, MySpace
Hello Saferide - The Quiz
Hello Saferide feat Firefox AK - Long Lost Penpal
Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
Maia Hirasawa - The worrying kind (The Ark cover)
3.07.2008
Swedish Music Special - China's InMusic Magazine 音樂時空
Extra from China's InMusic Magazine 音樂時空.
Writer: Lua Zhou (桑切克）
Photographer: Chili
With help of Swedish Export Music. InMusic's journalists traveled all the way to Sweden for the first time, interviewed many bands and published two special numbers in January and February 2008.
Please click here for the larger version.
2.21.2008
Restless' up rising talent - Ran Danker
Ran Danker - shavim
Just drop a quick note about this young man shined our Berlinale screening the last day, before I go on and on about the film festival.
The last film in Berlinale 2008's competition screening - "Restless" by Amos Kollek was a fresh link from Israel to NYC. A story about a runaway, selfish poet father living in New York fighting for the meaning of his life, and a long lost son he has never met traveled oversea to find him after lost of the mother and fired by his sniper job what he's good at.
The morning we just viewed a cruel story about an 8 years old girl in war, and all we wished to see next is something more cheerful. And "Restless" is another tough reality to watch. But when we were just put ourself in the mood of another depressive story. Ran Danker, 25 years old, US born Israeli super star appears and brights us all. We can't ignore his resemblance to Wentworth Miller but something about him, maybe is his brief guitar scene at the battle field and his sniper's cruelty character make him a little bit more human than Miller in Prison Break.
Enjoy his music video shows he's not just a good actor, also his talent of music.
12.18.2007
12.04.2007
The Concretes 孔固力 Taipei Concerts 台北演唱會！！
年終驚喜！！
The Concretes 孔固力樂團要來台灣開演唱會啦！！
他們將於12月15日週六, 在國家音樂廳前參與台灣世界人權大會的公益演出。
12月16日週日, 在 The Wall 特別演出, 帶來台灣未出版的新專輯, 在演出後與大家近距離的接觸！！
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世界人權日音樂會 Human Rights Concert
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7.18.2007
Shane Alexander
Song: Front Porch Serenade
17/07/07 at The Living Room, NYC
It was a sunny and chill afternoon at NXNE Six Shooter's Back lot BBQ concert in Toronto. The backyard was packed with people and veggie burgers. I was in my second Sangria and chatting with TSOOL's Martin and Ebbot about everything and nothing. By an eclipse of blink. Shane rushed me with his flyer and dropped "Please come to my gig tonight." and gone before I can react.
While TSOOL is doing SC. I went check him online and instantly attracted by his sorrow voice and beautiful music. I recognized many of them from TV series' background music and figured that he's definitely the one to watch. I then planed to sneak out from TSOOL's gig which my hubby was touring and to go to his instead. But duty called. That night. We became friendly with Ron Sexsmith and Colleen. TSOOL's gig was great. Ian finally back to his old charming self which I took many pictures and Ebbot dedicated me my favorite song "Black Star" that I blushed for a second in the dark.
Back to NYC. iTunes Shane Alexander's Stargazer and happy to find he's on his way here. July 17 at The Living Room. The show was late and delayed. When we came back from a small walk. I've found Shane stood there chatting. Since I promised taiwan's twitter queen Carol to get the flyer signed so I approached. Shane used his both hands warmly shacked mine and recognized me from my Myspace id pic. How come?! That pic showed only 1/4th. of my face. Guess I just fit what Claire said in Elizabethtown "Everybody is less mysterious than they think they are." I got my flyer signed which will go to Carol. My seriously lack of sleep hubby was there trying really hard to stay awake after a shot of double expresso, plus there was a bit singer nervousness before gig which we didn't really exchange much words.
Shane was on his solo tour with an amp. box. He started with my favorite "Stargazer" then followed by some jokes. His voice is a real charm and plays guitar magically which is a rare pleasure. He took a sip of beer and he joked about his pulled over by road cop, mentioned Ron and all. We laughed. We were pleased by his music and surprised by his stand-up comedy talent. My man enjoyed fully but he needed to get up at 5 so we took off once the show ended. A hug goodbye followed by a buddha thanks. mmm... he smells good.
Got home. Tried to avoid the hangover the second day which I kept awake from my drunkenness of Chardonnay by uploading the pictures and video I took from the gig. Happily found my new toy Leica D-Lux 3 gives good enough video footage.
Here you go. Enjoy Shane Alexander's Front Porch Serenade. And don't miss his show if he's touring close to you.
6.15.2007
Cat Stevens as Yusuf Islam
Heaven / Where True Love Goes (MV)
Heaven / Where True Love Goes (Nobel Peace Price concert)
Moonshadow (Earth Tour live 1976)
I can't tell you why Cat Stevens' music always bring me into an unknown trance where I feel a almost insane excitement with his songs so beautifully and so peacefully written. I recently sink back into that nervous peace again with his late album An Other Cup (2006) as Yusuf Islam. Beside I unchecked "I Think I See The Light" from my iTunes Library. The rest of the songs sound like he has never left us. His voice grow from wild to mature and that special sorrow joy can be restored and stop where the world was still simple enough for us to understand.
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