Asians and Emo
I can’t help it but notice that there are tons of Asians that love to listen to emo, myself included. No, I don’t look like the kids in the picture above but I’m not quite sure why we are so attracted to this genre. Maybe it’s the somber lyrics, maybe it’s the ironic melodies. Okay okay, besides your weezer freaks and ozma nuts, I’ve found The Elected.
Let us closely examine the Asian connection here with The Elected.
The Elected’s bassist, Daniel Brummel advised me with my music. (1) Daniel Brummel is aka the bassit for Ozma, Ozma’s keyboardist is Star. I think Star Wick has Asian blood in her. (2) Ozma also opened for Weezer at one time and Weezer’s frontman Rivers Cuomo is of course married to a very lovely Japanese girl. (3) Rivers, as you know dedicated most of Pinkerton tracks to Japan and his Japanese crushes. (4) At any rate, I think at one time there were so many Asians in one of The Elected shows that the lead singer Blake learned to speak a couple of Chinese phrases. I think he said 菠蘿 (pineapple) in Chinese. It might have been a reference to white washed Asians. Hmmm… I thought it was Banana…
ANYWAYS, what I really wanted to plug is Bright Eye’s latest – Cassadaga. I love “I must belong somewhere”.
Listen on. (KCRW Recording 1) New Track 2) Interview 3) The Usual Goodness
http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb070410bright_eyes
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- April 19, 2007 / 6:46 pm
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