WE OFFER AN UNPRECEDENTED SHOW TODAY! Globe-trotting music producer John Ferreira popped up in Manila for 3 days, and Blues Asia Network was able to grab him for the show. John is also good friends with harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy. Ah ha, we said. Let’s also feature the work of Howard on the show, we [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Lots of news and some video about blues festivals in Asia. Unfortunately, since recording this segment, the Bangkok Blues Festival has been cancelled due to the floods. WE DEDICATE THIS SHOW TO OUR BLUES BROTHERS IN THAILAND. We also share some very recently created videos emanating from recording studios. Musicians can learn from these two [...]
Thanks for the amazing reception our first episode of on-demand TV received last week. We’ve met new friends and have obtained new, very up-to-date video to share with you. Our first segment this week takes us from Sydney’s corporate center at Martin Place to a traditional theater in Vietnam in search of the blues. We [...]
In this segment, we introduce our young co-host, Arvin Austria. Arvin is a fine young blues guitarist, who honed his blues skills in the privacy of his home, before venturing out to a weekly Open Mic night where he gained his self-confidence. Now he, and a couple other friends, have formed a new blues band, [...]
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