GREEN BUBBLE TEA
Season 1
by Isa Bufano
Halloween songs from various genres, including K-Pop, J-Pop, new wave, punk, jazz, and hip-hop.
It is Halloween season, and during this time we celebrate the dark, scary, and spooky. HOUR ONE: 70s, 80s, and 90s heavy metal from AC/DC, Van Halen, Motley Crue, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, etc. HOUR TWO: Music from various films and anime, including Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, Hocus Pocus, etc.
It is close to the end of #HispanicHeritageMonth, which occurs every year between September 15 to October 15. #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth was established in 1988 to celebrate the contributions, culture and history of Americans of Hispanic heritage. Hispanic refers to people that descend from Spanish-speaking populations. National Hispanic Heritage Month starts in the middle of the month because it coincides with national independence days in several Latin American countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate theirs on Sept. 15, followed by Mexico on Sept. 16, Chile on Sept. 18 and Belize on Sept 21. We’ll listen to music of various Hispanic artists this week, from crossover pop stars (Pitbull, Shakira, Gloria Estefan, the late Selena [R.I.P.], Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin); salsa music legends (Hector Lavoe, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Willie Colon, Ray Barretto); reggaeton (Natti Natasha, Ozuna, Daddy Yankee, Bad Bunny), etc. #representationmatters #bipoc #HispanicHeritageMonth #LatinxHeritageMonth #selena
Halloween season is here. This week's episode is the first of a three part series of Halloween-themed shows. We listen to spooky and scary music together, and celebrate various horror and dark fantasy shows and films.
September 21 is The International Day of Peace. Founded by the United Nations in 1981, it is a day devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace. This week's playlist is an eclectic set of pro-peace / anti-war songs, from Michael Jackson, Prince, Public Enemy, Aretha Franklin, Edwin Starr, H.E.R., Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Woody Guthrie, Cat Stevens, Rise Against, Anti-Flag, Dead Kennedys, Rage Against The Machine, Black Sabbath, Metallica, etc.
On this week's show, we start with new K-pop tracks from BTS, MONSTA X, LISA, CL, SunMi, HyunA, SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids. Music from Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film with an Asian cast. During the second hour, Japanese punk music and City Pop.
This week, an eclectic mix of pop, electronic, R&B, hip-hop, indie, and jazz music from Asian and Asian-American artists. Music from Perfume, CHAI, Yoasobi, BABYMETAL, beabadoobee, Yuna, The Linda Lindas, Mitski [pictured], Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, Nujabes, H.E.R., Epik High, 박혜진 Park Hye Jin, Connie Han, etc.
HOUR ONE: New pop, R&B, rock music by Asian artists: CL, Jessi, Hayley Kiyoko, NIKI, AUDREY NUNA, Jackson Wang, TOKiMONSTA, Afgan, CHAI, The Linda Lindas, Japanese Breakfast, etc. HOUR TWO: Labor Day inspired set spotlighting songs celebrating the working class, from Dolly Parton to Dead Kennedys to Marvin Gaye to Pete Seeger.
New K-Pop tracks, including from SUNMI's latest EP "One Sixth" Mandarin Chinese pop and Bhangra music sets, plus a look at the 1984 Hayao Miyazaki film "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" #representationmatters #AAPI #StopAsianHate #bipoc #asianamerican
Music from BLACKPINK, BTS, iu, Olivia Rodrigo, H.E.R., Hayley Kiyoko, AUDREY NUNA, The Linda Lindas, etc. The second hour will be dedicated to Japanese rock, punk, and metal, including 'kawaii metal' band BABYMETAL