Welcome to another edition of Media Releases, your one-stop shop for the latest CD and DVD releases featuring Asian Americans. Clicking an image goes to its Amazon.com page for easy sampling and purchasing. And if we’ve missed anything, let us know in the comments. You’ll receive full credit, and we’ll update the site accordingly.
MUSIC
Veil of Maya is a metal band from Illinois featuring Marc Okubo on guitar. The album features a wild ride of vocal shouting and guitar strumming marathons. Check out some of Okubo’s fancy finger work in the YouTube video below.
FILM
The Myth of the American Sleepover, MPI Home Video
Featuring several Asian-Americans in minor if fleating roles, Myth looks at summer love, first love, young love and other semblances of the epiphany of love shared between teenage sweeties.