Since its earliest days, American television screens have never looked much like American reality. Network executives have apparently never been comfortable with too many Asians being on the small screen at one time. Asian sidekicks are alright, as are Asian guest stars. A non-recurring Asian love interest is acceptable, provided the character is female. There have been only a handful … Continue reading The Timeline of Asian-American Television
Month: May 2012
K-Town goes to Youtube – Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
After two years of shopping around to variousย TVย networks, theย Jersey Shore-inspiredย Korean-Americanreality showย K-Townย has just been picked up -- not by any of them -- but as aย Youtubeย exclusive set to debutย July 2nd. Although the trailer describes it as โThe most anticipated reality show of all timeโ and โthe reality show no TV network could show you,โ I have … Continue reading K-Town goes to Youtube – Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Mount Washington
One of the Mount Washington neighborhood signs A typical Mount Washington street This here episode is all about Mount Washington -- a hilly and almost entirely residential neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles. Its neighbors are Highland Park to the east, Cypress Park to the southwest, Glassell Park to the northwest, and Eagle Rock to the north. … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Mount Washington
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Urban Rambles: Walking South Central to Silver Lake
The other day I found myself visiting the northernmost corner of South Central on business. When I was done I decided not to hop on the next bus home, but rather to walk for at least a little bit. The rest of my day was wide open and it was pleasantly warm and sunny. I … Continue reading Urban Rambles: Walking South Central to Silver Lake
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Happy Birthday, The Whistler! – rated by independent research the most popular West Coast Program in radio history
My introduction toย old time radioย was listening to a 1957ย Deccaย 12โย The Adventures of the Lone Rangerย that my dad presumably procured as a child. As a kid growing up in the 1980s, I donโt think I ever made the connection that the albumโs tracks were old radio episodesโฆ I donโt think I even knew about radio dramas until … Continue reading Happy Birthday, The Whistler! – rated by independent research the most popular West Coast Program in radio history
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Digging the scene at “This Ain’t a Scene” with a gangsta lean
This past Saturday, I went to the 1650 Gallery in Echo Park to check out the opening of This Ainโt a Scene: The Vibrant Music Community of East LA which was co-presented by Radio Free Silver Lake and compiled by Jackie Lam. Radio Free Silver Lake is a website focused on Indie music in Los … Continue reading Digging the scene at “This Ain’t a Scene” with a gangsta lean
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Your Tuesday night planned… Echo Park or Little Saigon — what’s it going to be?!
So I'm slated to DJ at the Short Stop in Echo Park on 15 May, 2012 (this coming Tuesday unless you're pulling this from the archives). I'll be splitting the music slanging chores with Joe Skyward (Sky Cries Mary, The Posies, Sunny Day Real Estate, Jean Jacket Shotgun), Jimmy James and Greene Candy Machine. Of … Continue reading Your Tuesday night planned… Echo Park or Little Saigon — what’s it going to be?!
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Italo sensation Den Harrow returns (sort of) for New Wave 80’s Memorial Weekend in Huntington Beach
ย ย ย Den Harrow, the Italo disco star famous for such timeless '80s classics as "Bad boy," "Charleston,"ย "Future brain," "Mad desire" is coming to perform for his first time ever in California... sort of. Actually, Den Harrow was an invented character but the sources of the voice and music behind him, Tom Hooker and Miki Chieregato, … Continue reading Italo sensation Den Harrow returns (sort of) for New Wave 80’s Memorial Weekend in Huntington Beach
Eric Brightwell 