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Serena Kim

Serena Kim
Senior Editor, Music
Vibe
NYC

Music: I'm forced to listen to a lot of garbage-ass music against my will. But sometimes I fall in love with music again. When that happens, I listen to the White Stripes' De Stijl, Cam'Ron's latest, Faith, Marc Anthony, and the new Nature. Also, don't bring any electronica anywhere near me. Or anything that references electronica. I'm allergic to drum&bass, jungle, techno, trance, dance, pance, all that bullshit.
All time faves: Nas, D.I.T.C., Big L, Big Pun, Biggie, the Beatnuts, Mobb Deep (especially "What's Your Poison" featuring Cormega), and Noreaga-- and that's just the hip hop. I also love Barrington Levy, Beres Hammond (the old stuff before he went crazy commercial), U-Roy, I-Roy, all the old reggae DJs from the 60s and 70s, Anita Baker, Donald Byrd (especially his mid-70s master piece Blackbyrd) and I can always cool out to John Coltrane's Ballads. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention the Latin: Hector Lavoe, Bobby Valentin, Willie Colon, and the list goes on...
Movies: Wonder Boys, Training Day, Ghost World, and Bully. But I always tell folks that my favorite movie of all time is Raging Bull with Deconstructing Harry a close second.
Actors: My favorite actors are Brad Renfro, Leo Fitzpatrick, Thora Birch, Scarlett Johannsen, Steve Buscemi, and I hate Cuba Gooding Jr. though I loved Snow Dogs.
Books: I'm just coming out of a hardcore Saul Bellow phase. I tried to read everything he's ever written, his interviews, essays, and criticism. I can't explain why I was so obsessed with this crotchety Jewish writer except that he is one of the few literary geniuses still living. I also read V.S. Naipaul, Jonathan Frantzen, Theodore Dreiser. But I haven't picked up a book in about 6 months. Burnt out, I guess.
Food: Bland comfort food is my first preference, like mac and cheese or mashed potatoes with some golden brown fried chicken or fish. But sometimes I get a taste for some spicy and potent Korean food like my mama used to make. There's nothing like a good Korean barbecue.
TV Shows: Sadly, I don't have cable, so I have to content myself with watching a lot of public television, like "Now with Bill Moyers." "King of the Hill" is my absolute favorite show on TV, and I always kick myself if I miss it. And I force myself to stay up late for Conan O'Brien.
Animals: It's all about dogs even though I have a cat. She kind of acts like a dog.
Vacation spot: St. Lucia and Miami.
Color: Yellow Power
Magazines: The New Yorker (even though we kicked their butts at the ASME awards), Harpers, Elle, The New York Review of Books, Granta.
People: The love of my life, Jeff. The kick ass crew of chicas that I work with: Lizz and Jazmin. My very fair and funny boss, Shani. They make it all worth while.
Sign offs: Peace to the gods and earths.

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COMMENT: AUTHOR: Stylfer daze EMAIL: URL: DATE: 06/03/2002 11:09:00 AM Serena has amazing taste in music and she's well-read! That Jeff is a lucky dude! -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: Dove EMAIL: tygereyz67@aol.com URL: DATE: 06/03/2002 11:44:00 AM Comfort food is the way to go! I feel for you on the cable - I can't live without HBO these days... -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: ganzeegirl EMAIL: URL: DATE: 06/06/2002 11:41:00 AM is she not the coolest, everyone?! -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: dellcan EMAIL: URL: DATE: 06/06/2002 4:28:00 PM Ganzeegirl-yep! that's wife material right there! -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: dellcan EMAIL: URL: DATE: 06/06/2002 4:30:00 PM ...and tell her that Ruth Miller wrote a brilliant biography on Saul Bellow, she should pick it up. -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: YZ EMAIL: info@reservoirrecords.com URL: DATE: 06/06/2002 7:23:00 PM It was nice reading you. -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: MattSonzala EMAIL: pushermat1@aol.com URL: DATE: 06/06/2002 9:40:00 PM Comfort food, shoo sounds like you like soul food girl! You need to come to Texas and get with us down here. PEACE! matt -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: Brian Gilmore EMAIL: briangilmore76@aol.com URL: DATE: 06/09/2002 11:37:00 PM I love Serena! She always look out for me when i'm pitching my acts!! She is one of the best in the publication world... -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: jmarbles EMAIL: URL: DATE: 07/04/2002 2:56:00 PM how the hell could Serena Kim give AZ's Aziatic 1 mic. She's obviously incompetant when rating good music -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: Ashley Teitel EMAIL: ashley_teitel@hotmail.com URL: DATE: 10/22/2002 6:01:00 PM Serena, I am a free-lance writer who is eager to do music reviews. Are you guys currently using any new writers, and if so, where can I send my submission to? Also, if you have any advice to offer on breaking into this field I would really appreciate it. Thanks and keep up the good work! :) -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: Dan Williams EMAIL: e_baah@yahoo.com URL: DATE: 01/07/2003 7:15:00 AM Hey Serena. its too bad We dont talk too much anymore. I am happy you are kickin ass and takin names in your feild. I had a wierd thing happen I met an old friend of jeff's from school. anyway hit me up if you can anymore - That Thai Guy who aint 21 -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: malcolm hoover EMAIL: iempire77@yahoo.com URL: DATE: 03/05/2003 6:16:00 PM Hey Serena, I just ran across a quote from you and I wanted to tell you how proud of you I am. You are out there soldiering for hip hop. I have watched you grow from a ground level trooper to a field commander. Be well sister, Malcolm S. Hoover aka KeyOne the Black Slug..... -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: Chicoman EMAIL: URL: DATE: 05/29/2003 1:44:00 PM hehehe...yellow power!! glad to see some things never change -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: KYLE MUHAMMAD EMAIL: sevenisblack@aol.com URL: DATE: 06/10/2003 2:43:00 AM Peace Serena, You have good taste in music culture,check out "jacob miller-who say jah no dread -the classic augustus pablo sessions 1974-75" and the dj beverly bond mix cd "word iz bond". PEACE -----COMMENT: AUTHOR: Gerry"baby gerry"Charles EMAIL: gerbearFF@aol.com URL: http://forcefulworld.com DATE: 07/13/2003 2:22:00 AM Just a big fan of your revues...honest and from the heart of a music lover.. Stay focused luv...who me?? just a throwback cat from production team full force(waaay b4 your time) ha... stay focused gerry -----

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