What strikes me the most about Pham Quynh Anh and Marc Lavoine’s J’espère is the gorgeous motion graphics.

Nas’s “Where Ya’ll At?” from his upcoming Hip Hop is Dead. Yes, hip-hip indeed is losing her touch. I haven’t feel anything from her lately.

Busta Rhymes’s “Untouchable” featuring Rah Digga and Spliff Star. Ra Digga spits, “The only thing tighter than my rhymes is the puss.” Not all puss are tight, alright!

I am not ashame to admit that this kracker was the one that got me hooked into hip-hop. How ironic? Don’t tell me that you didn’t like that “Ice Ice Baby” shit. It was so damn groovy. Also check out his rendition of Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor.” Looks like fans outside the States are still feeling him. Maybe he’s the cat that could bring back hip-hop, and not Nas, Jay-Z, or Common.

Anyone who is familiar with Flash interface should get a kick out of “Animator vs. Animation” by Alan Becker. Even if you have never worked with Flash, it shoud be entertaining as well. The video reminds me of Xiao Xiao’s stick-figure fighting.

Jackson Pollock is kind of kool!

The Two Chinese Boys just published “Don’t Lie” from the Black Eyed Peas. They have definitely lost their humorousness.

Got a real copy of Ngo Minh Tri’s Buon C Major this morning. The final mix is way better than what I got for the review version, which took me quite a long time to appreciate its aesthetics. The arrangements are crisper and the vocals are much clearer. The album is fantastic.

It’s time for a bit of visual change. Back to white background. Goodbye Google’s AdSense as well. The experiment is shorter than what I have expected. Enjoy the new look!

Off topic: Connie Chung sang “Thanks For The Memory.” Was she on crack or something?

I love you, daddy!

I have been wanting to tryout AdSense to see if it works. Since the right side of this site has some empty space and the ads box does not interfere with the main content, it wouldn’t hurt to give it a try. Maybe I could get some extra bucks from it to buy real CDs so that I don’t have to harass singers’ PR. In fact, I might not have to pen any more reviews, but just share the albums for you guys to do the justice. I’ll place the ad for a month or two, if it is worthwhile, I’ll keep it.

By the way, mad props to Hoa for the delicious albums. I’ll give them a spin when I am on the road. Have a great weekend y’all, and try to click on the ads while enjoying the games.

On my way to work this morning, I needed some heavy beats to keep me going as I am kicking my caffeine habit. As I was vibing with Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up,” suddenly a bird smacked right into my car. I tried to brake, but it was too late. Sorry birdie! The incident has changed the way I feel about the song. Progidy has created one of the most hardcore-lovemaking tunes. Just put that shit on and drawers drop mighty fast. But now, all I can think about is the poor bird lying dead on the street. The whole perception just fucked up.

For all the soccer fans. Nice bounce!

It’s funny to hear how Truong Ky keeps reemphasizing that Tuan Anh is differ from everyone else, and no one else is similar to him, in a VOA broadcast. Like we haven’t already known that Tuan Anh is an oddball. As queer as he is, Tuan Anh is a wonderful PR himself. He had successfully convinced the audience to accept him for who he is or what he projects on stage. Who could have a much harder time than him in doing that? Just when I thought pointing out PR to a Vietnamese singer is like playing chess with a retarded kid, he proves me wrong. He is wise enough to recognize that showing his face on every video is not a good thing. Listening to him in live concert is quite an experience. Not only he could pour his heart out into a song (his performance of “Mot Lan Mien Vien Xot Xa” still stuck in my head), but he could also interact with the audience. He is quite an entertainer, and a clever one too.

It’s funny to read an article on pirating music, yet no one knows who is the original writer. What even funnier is when listening to both of the demos embedded in the article they called hip-hop. I call them Vietnamese Milli Vanilli.

It’s funny how every time I write a post on Trinh Cong Son album, readers always refer back to Khanh Ly. I am not being offensive here, but let me get my point across. There is no innovation in Khanh Ly’s performances. That’s not a bad thing at all. She sings his music the way Trinh wanted his music to be sung. That’s good because I can use Khanh Ly as a based model to hear how other singers break free from his original intention. Even Thanh Lam admitted that no one could sing Trinh’s music better than Khanh Ly; therefore, she had to find her own niche.

After a long delay, Ngo Minh Tri’s Buon C Major, a Vietnamese semi-classic, jazz, and bossa-nova album, is now ready to be shipped. Sample audios and purchase information are available at his Web site.