Engaging Commodities http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/japanatchicago Japan at Chicago 8 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:19:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Watch videos from Japan@Chicago http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/japanatchicago/2010/06/23/watch-videos-from-japanchicago/ http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/japanatchicago/2010/06/23/watch-videos-from-japanchicago/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:14:30 +0000 japanatchicago http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/japanatchicago/?p=125 Eddie Ban and Alan Merrill treated the audience to some impromptu songs. Watch the videos below.

Eddie Ban and Alan Merrill sing “Sweet Home Chicago”

Alan Merrill sings “Automatic Pilot”

Alan Merrill sings “I Love Rock n Roll”

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Golden Cups homepage (Japanese language)

Trailers for film “The Golden Cups:  One More Time” (Japanese language)

A 1968 TV appearance by The Golden Cups

Performances by The Golden Cups

At their 2003 reunion concert, Golden Cups perform “Ai suru kimi ni”

The Golden Cups’ version of “Hey Joe”

The Golden Cups, “Giniro no Glass”

The Golden Cups, “Honmoku Blues”

The Golden Cups, from 1969 Live album “The Golden Cups Recital”

About The Golden Cups

History of The Golden Cups

Another history of The Golden Cups

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Find out more about him by browsing the links below.

Alan Merrill’s homepage

Video of Alan with his 1970s UK band, The Arrows, performing the original version of his composition “I Love Rock and Roll”

Video of Alan performing in Japan in 1969

Interview with Alan

Another interview with Alan

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Golden Cups One More Time!

The Golden Cups:  One More Time! (2004, dir. San Ma Meng, 130 min.):  35mm. with English subtitles, was screened Friday, May 21st at 7:30pm. A roundtable discussion with members of the Golden Cups followed the screening.

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