In case you missed it, Kristin Kreuk was on Chuck. The former Smallville heroine spends some air time with Chuck flying to Paris. She plays “Hannah”, a recently laid off IT employee. The episode is entitled “Chuck Versus First Class”. With Kristin Kreuk onboard, who doesn’t want to fly first class. Kristin Kreuk will be joining Chuck for several episodes, so stay tuned in the coming weeks.
Kristin Kreuk on Chuck
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Here’s a fascinating look from the TED series at the 10 young Indian artists to watch. Among the ten artists are Bharti Kher, Balasubramaniam, Chitra Ganesh, Jitish Kallat, N.S. Harsha, Dhruvi Acharya, Rakib Shah, Raqs Media Collective, Subodh Gupta, and Ranjani Shettar. They have a wide range of art from sculptures to digital collages to street art and more. Take a peek of some of the new contemporary art of these 10 artists in just six minutes.
10 young Indian artists to watch
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Check out this Asian american Remix for Replay. It features Lil Crazed, Tommy C from IBU, Phlip, and Illmillion (a subset of the crew that put together the Bedrock – Asian American Remix.) You can also download the remix FREE here.
Also check out the collabo of Replay by Legaci and Summerbreeze
Replay – Asian American Remix
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You had a sneak peek a few weeks ago with afterschoolspecial x Asian Persuasion Show x channelAPA. Now our interview with afterschoolspecial is out. The band talks about how they got together in San Digeo. Their hip hop infused rock/alternative music is a definite winner. Check out some of their songs Future Rockstars of America, Not One for Words, and Bad Education.
We got an exclusive scoop on on upcoming collaboration the band has with Paul Dateh and Wong Fu Productions for the song NAME. We can’t wait to see what will come out of this collabo.
Pick up their latest EP “Not One for Words” on 
or at Amazon.
afterschoolspecial interview with channelAPA.com
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afterschoolspecial behind the scenes with Steve Nguyen
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NAME by afterschoolspecial
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We just learned about NYC indie rock band Audio Fiction. One of the band members is Charles Park, one of the best gifted Asian guitar players around. We hear he does a stunning performance on his guitar at a live shows. BTW – He plays some amazing guitar solos throughout the Audio Fiction album. Listen to some of the guitar riffs in their track “Way Out” and “Suffocate”.
The group has been compared them to Garbage and No Doubt, but with a splash of 80’s retro chic. Audio Fiction has lots of buzz out in NYC already in a variety of online and print outlets. If you wanna check out some of their music, the band is offering a couple complimentary downloads for FREE here. (Check out Suffocate for lots of guitar action.) If you like what you hear, consider getting their album on or at Amazon
For those in NYC, Charles Park and the rest of Audio Fiction takes the stage at Pianos on January 28, 2010 at 9pm
Way Out by Audio Fiction
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The Filipino “Dancing Inmates” from Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) were visited by Michael Jackson’s long-time choreographer Travis Payne and dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid to learn performances from THIS IS IT. They created a viral video used to promote the DVD release of Michael Jackson’s This Is It. You’ve probably seen the orange clad inmates are best known for is the recreation of Michael Jackson’s Thriller on prison grounds. (The also did a Michael Jackson tribute last year.) In the promo video, the inmates wear the a black “This Is It” T-shirt, but their pants are still orange. Sony is taking a big risk with this promotional concept.
You can pick up This Is It on Amazon.
This Is It x Dancing Inmates
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