X Japan in Phoenix New Times
If you’re in the Phoenix area, go pick up a copy of New Times in which you’ll find my music feature on X Japan; the significance of their Lollapalooza gig and what it might mean for their future.
Good Charamel Releases I Love J-Rock Compilation
Four thousand people in the audience, and I get stuck sitting in front of the woman packing heat. No, not the kind you load with bullets. Much worse. Balled up into some sort of cotton torpedo and wedged into the … Read More »
X Japan: How I met Yoshiki
It’s confession time. Some of you may have already read the about page and, as a result, know that in addition to updating Nihongaku, I work as a (sometimes) journalist for Phoenix New Times in Phoenix, AZ. Why bring this … Read More »
X Japan's Yoshiki as Interviewed by Lollapalooza Producer Perry Ferrell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6jaYJQUqBg Perry Ferrell may not be the world’s best interviewer, but we can let him pass for continuing to produce Lollapalooza and, you know, that whole Jane’s Addiction thing. In the above video, Ferrell walks the American audience through questions … Read More »
X Japan: Bootlegged Beginnings
It was the winter of 2006 and the blistering cold stabbed right through my coat even after I walked into Shin-Osaka station. I’d just witnessed my first Yo La Tengo concert with a good friend of mine and, in an … Read More »
New York Times on Japanese Reggae
The New York Times claims that Japanese Reggae has evolved from its imported roots and turned into something nihonjin can claim as their own.
Anamanaguchi Single Airbrushed Up for Download
Anamanaguchi, the band that blends sequenced, 8-bit magic with guitars and drums, launches “Anamanaguchi Summer 2010” with a free download of “Airbrushed.”
X Japan: How Japan's Biggest Rock Band is Poised to Achieve American Success
Reading a list of X Japan’s accomplishments on a press release issued by their American promoter’s Web site is like checking off a wish list for every Japanese band hoping to make it big on American soil. “They are the … Read More »
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Nihongaku Radio Episode 68: Aimer Sparks Again
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