Grace Su
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Profile: Grace Su also known as "Peachies" is an editor by day and jack-of-all-trades by night. Some titles include: blogger, producer, music video extra, and Facebook whore. As a filmmaker, she is best known for her short documentary, FUTURE ROCK STARS OF AMERICA, a piece about a community surrounding Asian American musicians in Los Angeles. She has also been known for her involvement with online grassroots marketing of films and music (through Xanga, Myspace, and her own site). More recently, she had a key role in music supervision for WEST 32ND and is the curator of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival's music video program. www.peachies.net
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The soundtrack of my life…at the age of 17.
October 29th, 2007Everyone has a “soundtrack” to their life. These days…mine is kind of all over the place. But let me tell you about when I was 17…
When I was 17, I was one of those sad, angry teenagers. I was going through a phase of losing trust in people, constantly fighting with my parents about everything, and just having a self-esteem issue. I went through this state of teenage angst / depression from the end of high school to the beginning of college. During this phase of my life, I embraced the sounds of anger and jadedness as portrayed through rock.
A few years later, and past the days of adolescence, I’m here to reflect on a mix CD that I made back when I was angry at the world. I called this compilation “The Rocky Road of 17″…and yes, with 17 tracks. My masterpiece music compilation? To this day, perhaps.
THE ROCKY ROAD OF 17
1. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
what a perfect way to start my compilation.
2. Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with Butterfly Wings
haha, I just recently sang this at karaoke…”Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage.” Who else felt this song?
3. Bush - Machinehead
I was really into Bush beginning in junior high…guess this song just really stuck (actually, same with the above tracks).
4. Alice in Chains - Man in a Box
kinda like that rat in a cage…I either wanted to die or be saved.
5. Matchbox 20 - Bent
wow, I remember being able to relate to this song well in high school…I really wanted certain things to be undone.
6. Linkin Park - One Step Closer
I think I was just getting into Linkin Park at the time…they expressed so much angst. It was good stuff.
7. Godsmack - Keep Away
Ohh yah…this was pretty different from what I was listening to, but I remember really feeling this song, especially the chorus, “Do as I tell you, KEEP AWAY FROM ME.” Heavy, heavy.
8. Lunatic Calm - Leave You Far Behind
Got this from The Matrix, which I was really into (first one only).
9. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Rage. The end. (btw, this song is pretty fun to play on Guitar Hero) They were another band that an angry teenager could grasp.
10. Sugar Ray - Falls Apart
Ah yes. A little on the poppier side, but I totally related to the girl being sung of. I almost felt like they were singing about me.
11. Papa Roach - Last Resort
“Suffocation. No breathing…” hmm…yah, there’s kind of a theme going on with being contained in an uncomfortable space.
12. Metallica - I Disappear
I don’t even understand the lyrics for this now. Maybe I was just digging the sound and wanting to disappear…
13. Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
I LOVED Stone Temple Pilots back in in junior high. This just fed into my sad mood…
14. Prodigy - Breathe
I just thought this sound was cool and angry at the same time.
15. Deftones - My Own Summer
Another from the Matrix soundtrack. I don’t remember too much about this one…
16. Rob Zombie - Dragula
Hmm…I could write a whole ‘nother blog about my near-gothic days…but yes, this song was and is pretty kick ass.
17. Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
You know what? I liked the Goo Goo Dolls starting in junior high. They were a lil’ poppier, so maybe that’s why I ended the compilation with this…something a little more uplifting. Ha, I’m not really sure. But it’s definitely a weird song to come after Rob Zombie…
So, I didn’t really get to go in-depth with my reflection–if only I had kept a journal of what all these songs meant to me back then! But there you have it…17 tracks that had some sort of meaning to me circa the time I was a jaded and ready-to-get-outta-the-cage 17 year old.
Darfur Now
October 18th, 2007As many of you may know, the “Rock for Darfur” concerts are happening this November 10th. More info here: myspace.com/rockfordarfur.
And check this out. DARFUR NOW. A documentary that explores the Darfur conflict through the first-hand experiences of six people from inside Darfur and around the world. It’s out in theaters this November 2nd.
DARFUR NOW Official Site: myspace.com/darfurnow
Whiskey Green Tea
October 2nd, 2007
The boys from FM are having a party this Thursday and they’re introducing us to a special drink straight from Asia! Whiskey Green Tea. Hmm…sounds kinda good to me. You can sign up for the guestlist here: www.openanimalhouse.com.
Trailer for Kurt Cobain About A Son
September 21st, 2007
From barsukrecords on YouTube:
Based on more than 25 hours of never-before-heard audiotaped interviews conducted by noted journalist Michael Azerrad, the movie KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON is an intimate and moving portrait of the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain, told entirely in his own voice  without celebrity soundbites, news clips, sensational or tabloid angles. It’s who he was from the man himself, with cinematic imagery shot on film of the three cities in Washington State that played a major role in his life (Aberdeen, Olympia and Seattle) and set to an evocative score by noted Northwest musician and producer Steve Fisk and Death Cab for Cutie frontman Benjamin Gibbard, as well as the music of more than 20 artists who influenced or touched Cobain during his life. Kurt Cobain About A Son opens in select markets in October.
Poser?
September 6th, 2007Just learned about this artist today who gained a lot of attention on YouTube, but then got exposed by Wall Street Journal as a “fake amateur.” [WSJ article here] *shrugs* whatever, I think it’s a clever way to market + she’s talented and not a poser in that sense. Haters need to stop hatin’!
