SPOTLIGHT on JAPAN, plus a glimpse into the Himalayan Blues Festival. Again, we feature some video shot only within the past few weeks. And we’ve made yet more new friends. I particularly enjoyed online communication with “Weeping Harp” Senoh of Japan, who has been a major figure in the Japanese blues scene for over 40 [...]
IN OUR FIRST EIGHT MINUTES, we discuss blues news from Bangkok, Jakarta, India, Singapore and the Philippines. Blues is thriving. We put the spotlight on AUSTRALIA in this segment, particularly featuring videos contributed by Matt “Harpdog” Dunn, our newest content partner. And in our YOUTH SPOTLIGHT, we watch a 12-year-old Aussie boy bang out the [...]
YouTube videos of live band gigs flood the internet. But are they good advertising for bands? Mostly, the poor quality does not show off a band in a good light. BLUES ASIA TV addresses this problem in Episode 4.2. Dom Turner of Australia’s Backsliders plans a drop-in appearance at Crazy Elephant in Singapore. Brendan Power, [...]
Adhere the 13th Blues Bar, owned by musician Pong, is one of Bangkok’s blues secrets. Our correspondent Ron McMillan rather brashly declares it “the best blues bar in the world.” Ron has graciously provided us with directions on how to find the obscure music gem. ***** Address: 13 Samsen Rd., Banglumpoo (opposite Samsen Soi 2; tell [...]
The mother-ship of blues, the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee, is currently running on the front page of its website a very nice article about blues in the Philippines, including a paragraph about Blues Asia TV. Here it is: BLUES IN THE PHILIPPINES The Philippine Blues Society is sponsoring an act for the Youth Showcase. [...]
Did you know that you can jump around easily within our TV show, moving instantly to any portion that you wish to see. Bet you can’t do that easily with cable TV. Just open this post to see the video contents, with timings. Then hover your mouse over the bottom of the video, right click [...]
Last night we recorded the next two segments of our TV show, featuring in Episode 4.1 a tribute to our BLUES BROTHERS IN THAILAND. As part of our coverage, we passed on a report from our correspondent Ron McMillan that the Tokyo Joe’s blues bar has re-opened, after being dark for a couple of years. [...]
Thanks again for all the positive feedback we are getting. We would like especially to thank the BLUES FOUNDATION in Memphis, Tennessee, which honored us with a front page article about Blues Asia TV and the general blues scene in the Philippines. Take a look right away, before the article is pushed off the front page by more recent [...]
Now that we have gone “international” with BLUES ASIA TV, it is time for us to do a major redesign of our website and blog. The design will be rolling out during the next few days. We hope that you like it. As you will quickly discover, the emphasis of our website turns to our [...]
Since you are watching this video, YOU are part of THE FUTURE. Yes, TV is changing — and increasingly you will be able to find just that niche of info you want to delve into, and you’ll be able to see it whenever and wherever you are. Again, just after our second week, we are [...]
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