Nihongaku Radio Episode 6: Shonen Knife Is Coming to Town
Christmas music from Japan? You must be mad! Think again ye desirers of Yuletide songs from the Far East. Japan does crank out some good Christmas music and we’ve got three examples of on episode seven. Someone has to write … Read More »
Shonen Knife For Free? Christmas Came Early
I’ve already mentioned Shonen Knife’s insistence upon spreading ho-ho-holiday cheer to every good, little girl and boy this year with their new Christmas single; Sweet Christmas. Well, you all must have dodged the naughty list because they’re giving part of … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 5: The Rock Episode
That’s right! Welcome to the rock episode. As you might have gathered, it rocks particularly hard. Don’t worry, there’s an electro-dance section in there to balance things out. You know I like some bass. Let’s get to it, shall we? … Read More »
Boris’ “Flare” Up For Grabs on Rolling Stone
Wading through a miasma of sub-genre classification and the preconceived notions such a thing inspires can hamper even the most earnest attempt to discover new music. So you really have to hand it to a band like Boris that not … Read More »
Shonen Knife Wishes You a Sweet Christmas
Bah humbug! Christmas is more than a month away, but I’ll be damned if the stores aren’t already parum-pa-pum-pumming on my last nerve with a full volume blast of holiday cheer. But fear not these ghosts of Christmases past. Salvation … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 4: Shonen Knifed to Death
Ah! The gods of Japanese music have smiled upon us once more. Nihongaku Radio episode 4 lives! Are your ears ready for the audio ecstasy? Hell, I guess there’s only one way to find out. On to the episode! Something … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 3: FLiP It and Reverse It
How long does it take to drive a moving van from Tempe, Arizona to Austin, Texas? Try about 18 hours. That was the grim reality I faced less than a weekend ago. Of course, that reality was made even more … Read More »
Peelander Z Appears In Phoenix New Times!?
I did it again. I used subterfuge to convince the unwitting patsies at Phoenix New Times to let me review another Japanese band. That is to say, I asked if they’d be alright with me reviewing Peelander Z’s September 18 … Read More »
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