In my last entry I promised you more random links, but I've decided to get a little less random this time and focus completely on two great resources for downloading Asian sixties grooves.

Tofu Magazine

The first comes from yet another great magazine that found it much easier to push pixels than print: Tofu Magazine was a Hong Kong experiment that debuted a couple of years after the HK handover. Describing that heady era in the territory, publisher Benoit Dupuis says "It was a time of great expectations, from which little has emerged beyond the consolidation of cultural uniformity." Alas, only three issues of intelligent, stylish and bilingual Tofu came out.

Lucky for us, Benoit and co. kept the faith and went virtual. Most important to our purposes, they have put together the best permanent collection of 60s pop mp3s from the Chinese diaspora that I've found yet. Be sure to scroll horizontally or you might miss free downloads by the Quests, Mystics, Zoundcrackers, Lotus, Reynettes, Rita Chao and other pushers of instrumental and vocal a go go sounds.

My Video A Go Go

Aren't we sick to death of the overhyped YouTube by now? Hell no. For your viewing pleasure, I've put together a list of my favorite East and Southeast Asian 60s pop clips. Get your fill of Japanese surf and Khmer oldies. I'll be adding to this over the coming months, so check back often.