Author: Martin Wong

Editorial

Nov 05, 2013

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In this blog, I typically share cool stuff that friends are doing. So please humor me this time as I blab about a project that my wife Wendy Lau and I are starting. In August, our daughter Eloise began attending kindergarten at Castelar Elementary School in Chinatown. It is neither a magnet nor a charter but...

8 Questions

Nov 04, 2013

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Many artists call themselves indie musicians but I've never met any as independent as Goh Nakamura. Not only does he self-release his own music (which is a lovely mix of The Beatles, Elvis Costello, and Elliot Smith) but he'll perform anywhere because he loves it. I've seen him play clubs, bars, and large gatherings of...

Editorial

Oct 29, 2013

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Will it be good? That was my initial response when I was asked to moderate last weekend's panel featuring filmmakers and actors from the upcoming feature, Revenge of the Green Dragons. Then I did a little research and discovered that the gangster movie based on actual events in New York City's Chinatown is being executive...

Editorial

Oct 22, 2013

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Maybe you've already read my recap of last week's David Choe talk on the interTrend blog. Or perhaps you were present at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and witnessed it yourself. Whether you missed the event or are wondering if Imprint Presents: David Choe was just a bizarre dream, here are some...

Editorial

Oct 08, 2013

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Of course, David Choe's upcoming talk at the Center for the Preservation of Democracy reminds me of when I edited Giant Robot mag and he was a contributor. The first time I met him was at the San Diego Comic-Con in 1997. I don't recall if he was a student or recent dropout of CCAC,...

Editorial, ICL

Oct 01, 2013

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After it was announced last week that artist David Choe would be the next speaker at Imprint Presents, it was hard not to recall last year's Q&A with him at the Art Theatre in Long Beach. Imprint/interTrend leader Julia Huang had arranged for him as well as his documentary filmmaker/Thumbs Up! sidekick/longtime friend Harry Kim...

Editorial

Sep 17, 2013

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On Friday, September 6, I flew up to Portland, OR to attend my old friend Tae Won Yu's art opening at Land Gallery. In addition to his graphic design work--which can be seen on Built to Spill and Versus album covers, not to mention the children's books that he handles for his day gig--Tae has...

Editorial

Sep 11, 2013

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I attend in-stores at Amoeba Hollywood fairly often but Thursday was the first time I've seen a Los Angeles City Council member present declarations in honor of the performers. Mitch O'Farrell (center), who represents the city's 13th district, introduced The MC5's Wayne Kramer (left) and Cockney folk singer Billy Bragg (right) not only as influential...