Gau’s Gaming & Geekery: Love Letter Review
Hey everyone! As some of you may have picked up over the years, I am something of a nerd, a geek, whatever you want to label it. I love games of all kinds, from board to card to video games. So I’m starting up a new series offering my thoughts on the games I’ve played,...Continue reading
Taiwan’s Liuli Art Pieces in Hollywood Movie “Dumb and Dumber To”
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels take the spotlight in this year’s long-awaited sequel to “Dumb and Dumber,” but what viewers may miss in the comedy feature is the presence of art glass from Taiwan’s liuli, or crystal glass, workshop. Two pieces by New Taipei-based Liuligongfang show up as decorative art pieces in “Dumb and Dumber...Continue reading
Strings and Sings: Tori Kelly
If you enjoy music that is pure, acoustic, and only needs a guitar and a soulful voice, then you should to check out this artist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCIXnFyb0ks Like many of the biggest stars of our time, 21-year-old California girl Tori Kelly started her career participating in singing competitions. She competed in Star Search at 10 years...Continue reading
Click for Cute (09/12/2014)
Hey everyone! Today’s video combines two of my favorite things: video game music and cats. Enjoy!Continue reading
Listen to a mash up of 2014’s biggest hits in DJ Earworm’s United States of Pop “Do What You Wanna Do”
It’s the time of year for “Best of” lists, and DJ Earworm has released his annual mash up of the year’s biggest hits. This year’s United States of Pop is titled “Do What You Wanna Do” and blends the most popular songs in the U.S., as determined by Billboard’s weekly Hot 100 charts. Here is...Continue reading
Ed Sheeran covers Foy Vance’s “Make It Rain” for Sons of Anarchy
The TV drama Sons of Anarchy is concluding its seven-season run on December 9, and Ed Sheeran has released a new (and perfect) single that befits the occasion. I released a brand new song today on iTunes. I did a cover of @foyvance for the penultimate sons of anarchy episode, I'm really proud of it...Continue reading
Concert Review: Hoobastank rocks Taipei
Oh my gosh, there are so many people!!! Last night the post-grunge, alternative band Hoobastank rocked the National Taiwan University Sports Center, and for a night I got to relive my high school years (oh man, am I that old?!). I unfortunately missed the first two songs of the show because I was waiting for...Continue reading
House of Cards season 3 to premiere February 27, 2015
Brace yourselves, Frank Underwood’s back. Netflix’s series House of Cards has a premiere date for its new season – February 27, 2015. The date was announced via a “special message from the White House”. A special message from the White House.
https://t.co/YxFcHfA5qy — House of Cards (@HouseofCards) December 1, 2014 Confused as to how HoC fans...Continue reading
Watch Colin Firth get his spy game on in Kingsman: The Secret Service international trailer
For the third Monday in a row, I bring forth to you a new trailer for a new movie that I am very excited about. This week it’s the first full-length international trailer for Kingsman: The Secret Service, the film that X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn opted to film over X-Men: Days of Future...Continue reading
Bastille releases new single “Bite Down” featuring HAIM from new mixtape VS. (Other People’s Heartache Pt. III)
Besides visiting Taiwan for the first time next January for a concert, English rock band Bastille has been the gift that keeps giving this Christmas season. Most Bastille fans may have already heard “Torn Apart”, the first song from the band’s third and upcoming mixtape VS. (Other People’s Heartache, Pt. III), which was released a few...Continue reading
HereSay Episode 4: “Friend or Foe”
Listen Tonight’s episode will features four stories told at Taipei Story Slam events throughout the year, all on the theme “Friend or Foe.” It was broadcast Thursday November 27th at 9pm, but you can still catch it online: There’s the embed on this page right up top. You can also stream the show through the Taiwan Talk...Continue reading
Director Martin Scorsese in Taichung scouting for new film Silence
#469913993 / gettyimages.com Taichung Mayor Jason Hu says Oscar-winning movie director Martin Scorsese could shoot his new drama “Silence” in the city next year. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Hu said Scorsese visited Taichung Gateway Park — where scenes in Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” were filmed — to inspect a wave pool for use in...Continue reading
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