[OGvsCOVER] Nunchucks雙節棍 – Jay Chou 周杰倫

I was really excited when I first found out Hua Chen Yu 華晨宇 was performing Nunchucks雙節棍 (originally by the king, Jay Chou 周杰倫) on ‘Singer歌手’ earlier this year. Hua Hua singing Jay Chou’s music is basically one of my favorite artists singing the song of my absolute favorite artist. Hua Hua didn’t disappoint. The original has…

[OG vs Cover] 讓我留在你身邊 Let Me Stay by Your Side – Eason Chan陳奕迅

First I want to establish that I know Eason Chan陳奕迅 is like a god. I’ve always thought of him to be an amazing musician. I didn’t expect to like renditions of his music more than the original but Zhu Yi Long朱一龍’s version of ‘讓我留在你身邊 Let Me Stay by Your Side’ in the show, PhantaCity幻樂之城, was…

[OG vs COVER] 來自天堂的魔鬼 The Demon from Heaven

I know it’s natural for people to always love the original more than the covers. People feel a sense of superiority when they attach themselves to the OG. But in this case, I will shamelessly say that the performance version of ‘The Demon from Heaven來自天堂的魔鬼’ by (supposedly) Sam Lee李聖傑 is better than the original by…

[NEW RELEASES] 自由引力 Nine Point Eight – 盤旋Circling

Good morning Monday! I know Mondays are particularly hellish so we will be starting the day off ‘Circling盤旋’ about with 自由引力 Nine Point Eight and their upbeat spirit. Most of you have probably never heard of them. They are a Taiwanese pop/electronic band that debuted in 2015.

[BROWN SUGAR THOUGHTS] 02.06.18 Why I Share Music from Lesser Known Artists

You may be wondering why I share a lot of lesser known artists on this blog. The truth is I feel like a lot of lesser known musicians in Taiwan create more unique music, 原子邦妮Astro Bunny, 小男孩樂團Men Envy Children, Vast & Hazy, to name a few. They’re actually a little more ballsy and aren’t afraid to have…

[BROWN SUGAR PICKS] Khalil Fong feat. Zion.T & Crush – 味道 Flavor

  Good morning! Have you gotten a taste of Khali Fong and Zion. T & Crush’s ‘味道 Flavor’ (from a couple years ago)? It’s always nice seeing artists from different countries and languages collaborate. I forgot Zion.T and Crush were

[BROWN SUGAR FEATURE] 方大同Khali Fong

Hello! American born, Hong Kong singer, 方大同Khali Fong is our featured artist for the week! I’m not the most avid listener of Khali Fong but I was always impressed when I did listen to his music. His music is very different from the mandopop you would come across more often. He is not afraid to…

[BROWN SUGAR PICKS] 熊梓淇Dylan Xiong – 冠名幫兇 Accomplice Titled

I was absolutely shocked when I came across 熊梓淇 Dylan Xiong’s music videos. I had no idea he was a singer from the Taiwanese group Spexial; I had only been watching his dramas and thought he was completely an actor. His voice is actually pretty good, it’s got a nice deep, thick, tone that’s evident…

[NEW RELEASES] 甜約翰Sweet John – 留給你的我從未 Those Things I Kept

Good Sunday! Let 甜約翰Sweet John lull you to peace with ‘留給你的我從未 Those Things I Kept’ in the heat of all the Super Bowl energy today. Sweet John is a Taiwanese band that debuted a couple years ago. While they are relatively unknown, they do