Interesting things that I find on the web. Visit the AArising Home Page. _uacct = "UA-412863-1"; urchinTracker(); Tumblr (3.0; @aarising)http://blog.aarising.com/Starting on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, I’ll be at the San Diego Comic Con and will hopefully...http://blog.aarising.com/post/43021153http://blog.aarising.com/post/43021153Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:29:00 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/DoxuTOnhTbouc164zKs2Rx4k_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Nelson Wong interviews Brooke Taylor, a soulful R&B vocalist who has been launched into the public eye thanks to a college audition with Steve Harvey. Find out more about this up-and-coming vocalist and how she’s been able to break the stereotypes, what she has planned for the future, and what she enjoys when she isn’t making music.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/brooketaylor.htm" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/brooketaylor.htm">http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/brooketaylor.htm</a></a><br/> Previous profiles: <a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/">http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/</a></a>http://blog.aarising.com/post/43020739http://blog.aarising.com/post/43020739Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:26:40 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/DoxuTOnhTboub210QB05DnfW_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Ray Lam interviews Yên, a soulful R&B vocalist who has surprised many people with his vocal prowess. Find out more about Yên, what his parents reaction was when he told them he wanted to be a musician, who his favorite Vietnamese vocalist is, and where he will go next.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/yen.htm" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/yen.htm">http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/yen.htm</a></a><br/> Previous profiles: <a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/">http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/</a></a>http://blog.aarising.com/post/43020659http://blog.aarising.com/post/43020659Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:25:54 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/DoxuTOnhTa9aq6fnl7GHy4ke_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Marlon Dane is the latest A-Profiled artist on AArisings.  Check out Ray Lam’s interview with Dane at <a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/marlondane.htm">http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/marlondane.htm</a>http://blog.aarising.com/post/38503319http://blog.aarising.com/post/38503319Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:42:42 -0700Sorry for the lack of updates.  Been on vacation, dealing with sick kids, sick wife, and trying not...http://blog.aarising.com/post/38503229http://blog.aarising.com/post/38503229Sun, 15 Jun 2008 07:41:23 -0700Anybody have a resource for finding old books?  I’m looking for a book referenced in...http://blog.aarising.com/post/32049133http://blog.aarising.com/post/32049133Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:25:23 -0700<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/DoxuTOnhT6uenqixJduOHRfK_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>I’ve posted the latest A-Profiler interview with Kimee Balmilero, perhaps best known for being one of the five members of the television show Hi-5. We find out what it was like to audition for Hi-5, what she has been doing during the show’s hiatus, and what we can expect from her in the future. We also discover she likes to introduce people to Filipino and Hawaiian food! Yum!<br/><br/> A-Profiler is a regular series profiling up-and-coming and established artists in an informal questions-and-answers format. If you would like to find out about past profiles or would like to be profiled, visit <a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/">http://www.aarising.com/aprofiler/</a></a> for more information.<br/>http://blog.aarising.com/post/29474847http://blog.aarising.com/post/29474847Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:40:55 -0700A few nights ago my 4 year old son wanted to play on the computer so he started up the laptop and I...http://blog.aarising.com/post/28230537http://blog.aarising.com/post/28230537Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:05:31 -0800<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/DoxuTOnhT6alrohrjh1L4w80_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>What do you think the word is?http://blog.aarising.com/post/28230516http://blog.aarising.com/post/28230516Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:05:04 -0800Of course, it turns out that the word isn’t quite what you may initially think it is from...http://blog.aarising.com/post/28230448http://blog.aarising.com/post/28230448Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:04:00 -0800<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/DoxuTOnhT6alq68mpo6vpjzR_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://blog.aarising.com/post/28230419http://blog.aarising.com/post/28230419Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:03:54 -0800I’ve just posted the A-Profiler interview with Dani Miura an actress, model, vocalist who may...http://blog.aarising.com/post/27559786http://blog.aarising.com/post/27559786Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:03:34 -0800KevJumba: The YouTube sensation, KevJumba, has launched his own site now as well.  Check him out. ...http://blog.aarising.com/post/26919655http://blog.aarising.com/post/26919655Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:29:57 -0800II Stix: Welcome back to our friends at II Stix.  After 4 years away from their online presence,...http://blog.aarising.com/post/26919441http://blog.aarising.com/post/26919441Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:27:00 -0800I’m working on a new addition to AArisings which hopefully will be out by the end of the month...http://blog.aarising.com/post/26152494http://blog.aarising.com/post/26152494Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:50:36 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xR8EyPH4cP0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xR8EyPH4cP0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Marie Digby is another singer to keep your eye out for.  Her album should be coming out soon.http://blog.aarising.com/post/25923058http://blog.aarising.com/post/25923058Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:47:03 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A_tU3V38JWY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A_tU3V38JWY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Who is Kina Grannis?<br/>http://blog.aarising.com/post/25618505http://blog.aarising.com/post/25618505Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:37:50 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/u3ppHezRkvc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/u3ppHezRkvc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/>Kina Grannis expresses her excitement and thanks to everybody for making her the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” contest winner.http://blog.aarising.com/post/25566661http://blog.aarising.com/post/25566661Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:48:08 -0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sNzqZV-_0xQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sNzqZV-_0xQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Congratulations to Kina Grannis on being the grand prize winner of the Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” contest!  Her music video was aired during the Super Bowl and she goes on to bright things with Interscope Records and beyond!</p> <p>We were lucky enough to be able to interview her for an A-Profiler during the contest and she was so gracious.  We’ll be sure to keep updated on this fast rising star! </p>http://blog.aarising.com/post/25424871http://blog.aarising.com/post/25424871Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:10:31 -0800Now we wait for one of the three finalists in the Dorito’s Crash the Super Bowl contest to be...http://blog.aarising.com/post/24908096http://blog.aarising.com/post/24908096Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:58:23 -0800