music features/Good Night: Interview with Chochukmo
posted Monday, July 2nd, 2012
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Chochukmo’s guitar-keyboardist Mike Orange answers some questions about the band’s sound, their current activities in Shanghai, what we could expect for their upcoming album and the end of the world!

music features/Muse’s Survival for the Olympics: A Gold-Deserving Theme Song …?
posted Friday, June 29th, 2012
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Survival, a track from the Brit prog rock band Muse’s upcoming album The Second Law, has been selected as the official theme song for the Games. Why would Adrienne describe this as “a prophecy fulfilled on her part, yet not at all thrilling on a personal level”? Read on.

music features/Top 5 LGBT Artists that Changed My Life
posted Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
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When no one in my world could tell me how to accept myself, these artists taught me to trust my heart and let love go where it will.

music features/The Banana Guide to Asian Entertainment: It’s All About Japan: Part IV
posted Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
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The one in which we talk about Japanese music.

music features/Top10 MTV Unplugged Latino Duets
posted Sunday, May 27th, 2012
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In honor of this week’s Juanes MTV Unplugged Latino show, which includes a pretty darn awesome duet of Juanes with Brazil’s Paula Fernandes and their song Hoy Me Voy, Rodrigo and I picked our Top10 Favorite MTV Unplugged Latino Duets… for like, EVER.

music features/Interview with Lara Szabo Greisman – Coordinator of Make Musik Stockholm 2012
posted Monday, May 21st, 2012
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We at YAM love everything that helps open the borders between cultures as well as helping people discover new things to love. That is why I was pleasantly surprised to find out about Make Musik Stockholm – a one-day festival that aims to take over the streets with music and lets artists be heard.

music features/Hustlerz Ambition: Interview with Young Jeezy
posted Friday, May 18th, 2012
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Hip-Hop legend Young Jeezy was in town to promote his latest album TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition. YAM got a chance to meet him for a couple of questions after the show.

music features/Double Standard: Dancing in Kpop
posted Thursday, May 17th, 2012
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Competition in the Kpop world becomes a veritable battle of the sexes when you take into consideration the preparation and standard to which certain idols are held.

music features/How R&B Has Lost Its Soul
posted Monday, May 7th, 2012
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How is it that a form of music so integral to the individualization of Black Americans becomes something of a farce in their hands? While it’s a debate that’s been beaten like the proverbial dead horse, it’s one that still bears consideration.

music features/Interview with Michael Kiwanuka
posted Monday, April 30th, 2012
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The new rising soul legend, Michael Kiwanuka, is currently on tour promoting his new album Home Again. Critics all around the world have been amazed by the talent this 24-year-old has. YAM got a chance to see him as he played in Stockholm on this sunny spring day.