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At the turn of the millennium, Lee Ann Kim, the founder of the Pacific Arts Movement, had the idea to bring an Asian film festival to San Diego. After onboarding artistic director Brian Hu, the two would program a festival full of creative and innovative films that wouldn’t have been shown before. Kim and HuContinue reading “Opening Night: ‘Cells At Work!’ – 25th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival Recap”

Hello, this is a redirect to an article I wrote for Stranger’s Muse about Water From Your Eyes’ opening set they played at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Photography was also done by our resident photographer Raymond Skinner. You can read it here. Thank you.

Hello and happy Juneteenth, this is a redirect to a 1-hour radio special I played a major part in facilitating for The World. I recommend you listen to the entire hour, however, I specifically worked on the final two stories of the special. You can listen to or read it here. Thank you.

Hello, this is a redirect to a poem I wrote to end my two-year tenure at the UCSD Guardian. You can read it here. Thank you.

I don’t really care about writing about myself. I feel like I’ve made this abundantly clear. So I won’t. What I will say is that the past year has been life-changing for me and I am very excited for what’s ahead. I thank this blog for everything it’s given me. I sincerely believe I wouldn’tContinue reading “5 years of TOTBL”

The integration of big data into something as simple as music listening is a far more invasive process than we would originally consider. Now more than ever, we are seldom without the effects of an analyzed dataset telling us what to do.  It’s hard to imagine a time when big data hasn’t influenced the musicContinue reading “Essay: Who’s Really Doing the Listening?”

Once again I’ve found myself in a scenario where I am simply “far too busy” to take a few moments and reflect on the past 3 years of managing this website. Now, I know this place went quiet for the last 5 months but it’s not like I haven’t been writing anything. I’ve been keepingContinue reading “Another website anniversary, year 4”

Tyler, the Creator released his new single “LUMBERJACK” along with an accompanying music video Wednesday morning in anticipation for his upcoming record. At just over two minutes, “LUMBERJACK” is the first single Tyler has dropped since his most recent collaboration with Coca-Cola. The track marks a major return to the rappers roots opting for aContinue reading “Tyler, the Creator releases new single, “LUMBERJACK” for his upcoming record”

Day N Vegas released the official lineup for their upcoming 2021 festival on Monday morning, featuring major names headlining all three days. After taking a year off due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Day N Vegas is coming back with a bang securing three of the heaviest hitters in Hip-Hop for center stage. The official postContinue reading “Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and Tyler, the Creator set to headline Day N Vegas”

Japanese Breakfast, the solo musical project of Michelle Zauner, released her third studio album Jubilee this Friday. Jubilee features a lot of the same quirks found on Zauner’s previous record, Soft Sounds From Another Planet, while still featuring enough small departures that mange to make it still feel fresh and exciting. As the title wouldContinue reading “Release Roundup: Japanese Breakfast’s Jubilee”