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The Roots in Seoul (Melon-AX Hall)

lao-ocean-girl — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:21:32 +0000

I’m leaving in an hour for the The Roots concert – their first performance in Seoul. I’m meeting Ras, Brad, Eddie, and one other at Gwangnaru station (line 5). It’s an expensive show, with general admission at 88,000 won and reserved seating at 110,000, which includes drinks and finger foods. We bought the reserved seats. To tell you the truth, I’m not a huge Roots fan, but I’m up for anything, and Ras loves the them. You can’t put a price on memories and experiences, therefore the sticker shock doesn’t bother me.

Popular Radio Hits I’m Listening To

lao-ocean-girl — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:11:42 +0000

Nobody But You

lao-ocean-girl — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:20:50 +0000

Previously, when you called Ras, you’d be bombarded with a loud, obnoxious, hip-hop song. This lasted 2-5 rings, or until he answered. Everyone complained about what a terrible song it was. Recently, when he bought a new cell phone, he went online with his phone to get a new English hip-hop song. Unfortunately, they were all Korean artists. So, he quickly picked an artist he knew, without really thinking about what song it was.

If you call him today, this is what plays:

[youtube]http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=VF-AtIugofs[/youtube]

Wonder Girls – Nobody

Other than the bathroom humor (which Koreans seem to love), I really liked the retro-ness of the video. No, the song doesn’t match him. Still, the chorus is catchy and I find myself singing it after getting off the phone with him.

It’s Hyorish?

lao-ocean-girl — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:27:11 +0000

What in the heck is that supposed to mean? Maybe she meant, It’s Whorish? You’re looking at the album cover of Lee Hyo-ri’s third album, which is set to be released in July.

I don’t know about you, but it looks like a first year design student thought up this concept. Somebody was a little too happy with the Photoshop brushes, wheren’t they? Hey, what are some ways to make this a cool hip-hop album? I know! Let’s throw in the words “U Go Girl” and “Blaze Up.” Cause I’m sure that’s something Rihanna would have on her album.

Hey, I’m not totally hating on her. She’s got a great body and is beautiful, but… It’s Hyorish? The name is almost as bad as her first hit, “Just One Ten Minutes.” English speakers were cringing everywhere.

Here’s a teaser video for her album.

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vYQBdFrtGB0&eurl=http://coolsmurf.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/lee-hyo-ris-third-studio-album-teaser-revealed/[/youtube]

My Favorite New Zealand Group

lao-ocean-girl — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:47:05 +0000

Actually, it’s the ONLY New Zealand group I know of – Flight of the Conchords. They will be performing at SXSW (pronounced south by southwest) in Austin, Texas. If you know nothing about SXSW, here is a documentary they made about the music festival, which happens mid-March.

Jack Johnson on the cover of Rolling Stone

lao-ocean-girl — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:21:29 +0000

Here’s an excerpt from the March Rolling Stone article.

From Sleep through the Static [audio:04 Angel.mp3]

From In Between Dreams [audio:03 Banana Pancakes.mp3]

From In Between Dreams [audio:06 Sitting, Waiting, Wishing.mp3]

Back Eyed Peas in Seoul

lao-ocean-girl — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 03:27:17 +0000

Black Eyed Peas are performing tonight in Jamsil, an area of Seoul. This picture looks ridiculous to me. Taboo (on the left) is the only one that doesn’t seem to be embarrassed to be wearing those Korean hats and holding the fans.

Reh Dogg

lao-ocean-girl — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 05:45:06 +0000

I was requested by Ras to blog about this. In his words, “the worst rap song, video, lyrics ever! I can’t stop watching it.” EVER? You be the judge. I will say this though, I love the crying – it’s so bad, it’s good. Plus, who is the invisible friend he raps to, as he looks to our left? I could only stand to watch half of this:

Reh Dogg – Online Friendships Hurt

Hilary Clinton picks the worst campaign song EVER

lao-ocean-girl — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:39:33 +0000

Go HERE to listen to it. It’s a terrible song. Plus, there’s nothing American about the artist, other than the fact that she works in Las Vegas. Her name just screams CANADA!

I hope Obama doesn’t make the same mistake.

Sunshine Day Festival

lao-ocean-girl — Tue, 15 May 2007 10:43:28 +0000

That’s the name of our university’s student festival, which will be held tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday. All afternoon classes for those three days will be canceled, and the cancellation of morning classes are at the discretion of the professors. A typical university festival will include food, sports, activities, and of course, a concert. The main headliners for our Wednesday night concert will be MC the Max and Lexy. Now, I don’t know anything about MC the Max, but I DO know who Lexy is. I find it peculiar that she’ll be performing at at such a small Christian university (around 3000 students). I mean… doesn’t she have better things to do?? Is she just booking anything that comes up? I don’t mean to make our university sound bad, but the venue is so small. It’s like say that Jessica Simpson will be performing at “Western Baptist College” in Oregon.

Lexy is coming back from a two year hiatus, and has hit the airwaves with this video:

Old Lexy: Let Me Dance

MC the Max is a three member rock band. I’ve never heard any of their songs, but I’m interested to see this group, since they actually play their own instruments.

MC the Max covers Sublime’s Santeria.

Other singers at the concert will include: TurtlesFamily (???), Paran (??), Younha (??), ?? of Click B, ???, ??? (Tacopy), and ???? (Two Guys).