Sunday, March 20, 2005

SF International Asian Film Festival

This year's festival is about to wrap up. We went to see "Music Video Asia" tonight at San Jose Camera 12. The film is a collection of 23 underground Asian/American MVs. Some of them I found very interesting:

Empire Dog: A post modern/brit rock band from Sweden, lead vocal Sung Kyu Choi, a Korean Swedish. I loved their music and showmanship. Actually all of the songs in their album were recorded lively, and they are rated "the best live band" in Sweden by many people.
Nortorious MSG: A trio rapper group from NYC Chinatown. Their songs are just hilarious.
Black Eyed Peas: One of the more famous musicians in the group.
Scrabbel: A bay area local band, interesting melodic lines
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Another local band, intense yet impressive MV directorial.

Others I am not so impressed with:

Tin Pan Alley: a musical band from Taiwan, dizzy and boring MV directorial.
Death Angel: a bunch of heavy metal losers, got a little skill, no talent, and absolutely no spirit.

No comments: