Ep 27 ComicPop Visits with Simon (Tam) Young, Founder and Bass Player of The Slants

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Ep 27 ComicPop Visits with Simon (Tam) Young, Founder and Bass Player, of The Slants

In this episode the ComicPop Crew visit with Simon (Tam) Young, the founder and bass player of the first all Asian Dance Rock Band, The Slants.  April and Luis were able to meet Simon and the rest of the band at Anime Festival Wichita this year, where The Slants were featured artists and played the Festival’s concert.  We want to thank Simon for taking the time to visit with April and both of them coordinating this visit.  Enjoy!

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Music clips used in this episode:

1) “Misery”, The Yellow Album, The Slants, The Slants, 2012.

2) “Let the Right One In”, The Yellow Album, The Slants, The Slants, 2012.

3) “Yellow”, The Yellow Album, The Slants, The Slants, 2012.

Links:

http://www.theslants.com/ – The Slants’ Website

https://www.facebook.com/theslants – The Slant’s Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ComicPop-Library/135675669828474?ref=ts&fref=ts – ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page.

 

 

The Slants and Trademarking Their Band Name

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Something a little extra about The Slants that didn’t come out in our visit with Simon.  The visit will be posted next, but Simon’s attempts to get The Slants name trademark have been stymied by the government.  Watch the video below, from “The Slants” YouTube channel, to get a little extra information set to their song “Let the Right One In”: