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 »
Last Time On Nihongaku Radio
Nihongaku Radio Episode 68: Aimer Sparks Again
[Read More...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download