As promised here is the first of 3 new episodes to make up for my getting busy/ coming down with pneumonia.
It was a slight challenge getting a hold of Director Lixin Fan. After all, his prestigious award-winning documentary film LAST TRAIN HOME had him being invited to festivals left, right and center. Not bad for a Canadian film and a debut feature for this young director from China.
The podcast is of course the edited, film focused version, but I’ll make the entire Skype interview (a full 30+ mins.) available should people be interested. We went more into depth about the Zhang family as well as freedom of expression and censorship while working within China. And then we also talked about food and his thoughts upon landing in Toronto (Scarborough) when he first came.
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Hello All! Hope Everyone out there is enjoying their May so far!
This week’s episode, new music from W & Whale, Sandee Chan and Chae Yeon plus an interview with Mads Brugger the director of The Red Chapel. And you wrote and I answered your letters and comments.
It’s a long one so please listen and enjoy.
If you like what you hear, please show your support by supporting the artists and buy their CDs and DVDs using the links provided on this site.
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While I don’t know how the name of International Secret Agents came to be, I do know the powers of Wong Fu Productions and Far East Movement came together to bring Asian American artists to the mainstream. And mainstream, indeed, with teeny boppers crowding the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Friday night. Aside from the unfitting formality of the Palace and teeny boppers with their flashing digital cameras and cell phones, the event was quite the hype. Read the rest of this entry »
“I learned English by listening to slang,” Se7en announces over a lunch of upscale pizza and soda. “I learned the curse words first from the stage hands and then later on I learned what they meant.” Read the rest of this entry »
BIG NEWS! … I’m now syndicated with Soompi Radio Club!
You can now listen and chat along with other listeners over at the IRC @ Rizon Network channel #soompi.radio. I’ll update this post once I know the timeslot.
In this episode, the latest from Gackt, T and a ‘Then and Now” set featuring Jewelry.
I hope you all out there are enjoying your summer and I also hope it’s not as wet as mine is. We’ve broken a record with the amount of rain that has dropped in Toronto which means I cherish each good day of sunshine and heat that we get.
This episode brings you a Q and A interview with kung-fu cinema legend, Gordon Liu. He was last seen as one of the Crazy 88 and Pai Mei in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill.
Plus I play some requests and new music I found.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, feedback, requests or suggestions, either leave a comment at Popcast88.com or send an email to christine [at] popcast88.com. I love hearing from you!
Also, if you enjoy any of the music I’ve played, Ii ask that you please go and support the artists by buying their CDs from the links provided. Read the rest of this entry »
Special thanks to Sam Dunn and Scot McFayden for taking the time to speak with me about their upcoming documentary, GLOBAL METAL.
GLOBAL METAL is the sequel to the successful documentary METAL: A Headbanger’s Journey about the evolution of Heavy Metal music. GLOBAL METAL is about the effect globalization has had on heavy metal music. I strongly recommend watching both documentaries regardless if you’re fan of the music or not.
GLOBAL METAL opens in Toronto and Vancouver June 20th and in Montreal June 27th. Look out for it at a film festival near you.
For comments, suggestions, feedbacks and requests, please leave a comment over at POPCAST88.COM or send an email to christine [at] popcast88.com.
Also, for anyone who has ever sent me an email - I just upgraded my computer and ended up wiping out all my POP 88 email - it would be greatly appreciated if you could resend - especially those whose requests I haven’t played yet!
As always, if you want to support the podcast, I ask that you support the artists by buying their CDs through the links provided. Read the rest of this entry »
Much thanks go out to my video iPod for working as it should and Eugene who had to cut me down from 8 songs to 6 - *sigh … do you think Chae Yeon will ever forgive me? *runs and cries*
A podcast featuring interviews, news, games and the best in J-pop, K-pop and other Asian pop music today. Just like radio, only not! Hosted by Toronto’s Christine Miguel
I hope you all out there are enjoying your summer and I also hope it’s not as wet as mine is. We’ve broken a record with the amount of rain that has dropped in Toronto which means I cherish each good day of sunshine and heat that we get.
Special thanks to Sam Dunn and Scot McFayden for taking the time to speak with me about their upcoming documentary, 
