Swinging on a Star: Aloe Blacc’s Lift Your Spirit
In this year’s Grammy’s Awards, most categories revolve around a short list of unsurprising names in pop music: Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Sia Furler, Meghan Trainor, Beyonce, Taylor Swift and (of course) Pharrell Williams. Luckily, we find quite an eclectic mix of throw-back and retro-style compositions in the nominees’ list for Best R&B albums. And...Continue reading
A Toy Story 3 That Could’ve Been… in Taiwan!
Back in 2004 Disney and Pixar weren’t in a harmonious relationship. Far from it. Pixar’s CEO Steve Jobs and Disney’s CEO at the time, Michael Eisner, were often butting heads. Disney decided to make its own Pixar-esque studio called Circle 7, and it was here where they began working on Monsters Inc. 2, Finding Nemo...Continue reading
Jolin Tsai Song “Play” Tops 100 Best Singles List
View image | gettyimages.com Jolin Tsai’s song “Play” has topped a list of 100 best singles in a poll by Hit FM and Sina Weibo. Tsai was followed by Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun’s “Kepler” and “Let It Go” from the hit Disney film Frozen. Albums and songs were rated according to their sales, online downloads,...Continue reading
Best Bastille Covers and Mash-ups
English rock band Bastille will be treating Taiwan audiences to a performance in Taipei on January 11, 2015. So should you check them out? The answer is a resounding yes. Contrary to popular belief, the band is so much more than its hit “Pompeii”, from their debut album Bad Blood. Bastille’s frontman Dan Smith –...Continue reading
Additional Jody Chiang Farewell Concerts Announced
Jody Chiang’s manager says the singer will hold extra farewell concerts this year in a bid to please fans who have been unable to buy tickets for the 16 already announced shows. The move comes amid concern large numbers of tickets already purchased for the shows have been bought by people seeking to sell them...Continue reading
Asia Pop 40 Countdown of Most Popular 150 Songs in Asia to Air on ICRT
Throughout the month of January, ICRT listeners can enjoy a special edition of Asia Pop 40, which will be counting down the most popular 150 songs from 2014 over five week installments. The program, called Asia Pop 150, will count down the top 150 songs on the Asia Pop 40 chart during 2014 based purely...Continue reading
Yuan Zai To Leave the Nest
The Taipei Zoo announced yesterday that giant panda cub Yuan Zai (圓仔) will be living on its own starting this Wednesday, away from her mother, Yuan Yuan. Yuan Zai has been a beloved must-see attraction for zoo visitors since she was born in the summer of 2013. Many have enjoyed watching the interactions between the...Continue reading
Fans Queue Up for Jody Chiang Farewell Concert Tickets
Tickets for Jody Chiang’s farewell concerts will go on sale today – and diehard fans are already camping out to snatch up their last chance to see the 53-year-old live. Fans began lining up in front of agency Guang Hong Arts’ building Saturday – with more joining the line yesterday. Chiang announced Friday that she...Continue reading
What are you doing New Year’s Eve?
2014 is coming to a close, so what are your plans? No idea? Well, neither do I, but here’s a cute little song sung by Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Happy New Year!Continue reading
Click for Cute (12/31/2014)
Hi everyone, and welcome to the last Click for Cute of 2014! Get excited for the new year, like this little puppy! (The older dog is basically me when presented with any outside stimulus.)Continue reading
A-mei tickets sell out in 12 minutes
Tickets for A-mei’s upcoming concerts in Taipei next year sold out in less than 15 minutes this past weekend. Tickets for the 10 “Utopia” concerts at Taipei Arena in April went on sale at 10 am Sunday, and all 120,000 tickets had been snatched up 12 minutes later. The high demand caused delays in the online...Continue reading
Bestselling Fantasy Writer Brandon Sanderson to Visit Taiwan
Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson will visit Taiwan next February to meet with fans at the 2015 Taipei International Book Exhibition. Sanderson’s Taiwan publisher says the American author of the popular Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive series will attend three events on February 14. The author will talk about his work and take questions from 1...Continue reading
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