NIKKEI VIEW: The Asian American Blog

Bits of pop culture, media and politics from a Japanese American’s perspective by Gil Asakawa

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Entries from August 2008

Joe Ely continues the tradition of great Texas music

February 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

The old cliché holds true in Texas, where there are only two kinds of music: good music and bad music. And a lot of it is good.
Not only has the state been a hotbed for great talent for decades, but something about the dust and sun and the cross-cultural pollination of being so close to [...]

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Tags: music · pop culture

Welcome back, Prince

February 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I dunno about you, but I find it fascinating that Prince played the Super Bowl halftime show tonight. It’s good to see him again, and damn, he looks good and he’s hot, ripping up the guitar like a diminutive, modern-day Hendrix.
It’s sort of weird to see him playing music so centered around his “Purple [...]

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Tags: baby boomers · music · pop culture

You’re so “articulate” … for an African American

February 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Here’s a thought-provoking essay from the NYT about Joe Biden’s use of the word “articulate” last week to describe Barack Obama (free registration required).

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