Japanator Radio’s Zac Bentz Talks Podcasts, Polysics, and Making It In The States
For those of us with an insatiable urge to rock the latest Japanese music the constant problem boils down to pretty much one thing: exposure to new bands. We need it. We crave it like our backs are burdened by … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: SXSW’s Annual Japanese Showcase Leaves Austin Screaming Banzai
It’s after four on Friday in Austin, Texas. The booming of bands playing day shows at clubs up and down Sixth Street rumble in the distance. People are everywhere, stumbling out of bars with smiles and giggles and checking their … Read More »
Still Alive at SXSW
Sorry for the radio silence, ladies and gents. There is this thing going down in Austin, Texas called SXSW and it has swallowed me whole. Since arriving here on Wednesday, I’ve enjoyed a steady diet of caffeine and quick bites … Read More »
Help Japan! How to Spend Your Donation Dollars
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or in one of the places in Japan currently experiencing rolling black outs, the chances are good that you’ve heard about the earthquakes, the tsunamis, fires and destruction currently plaguing Japan. Good news. … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: Hystoic Vein
An unfortunate bridge that must be crossed, whether you’re writing up bands on your own Japanese music blog or simply trying to get a friend or two interested in a new band, is the Western band comparison. If you like … Read More »
Free Album: Japan Nite 2011 Preview
The beautiful union of the words “free” and “Japanese music” have once again been bestowed upon us. Hear Japan, a Japanese music MP3 store based in Yokohama, is once again offering up a free compilation previewing this year’s Japan Nite … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: Lolita No.18
Take equal parts Ramones fan girl and cartoon violence. Beat the shit out of it with a Stratocaster and let it congeal in an amp cranked up all the way to eleven. Congrats! You’ve just baked up a perfectly good … Read More »
Playing Catch Up With X Japan’s Yoshiki
Months ago, after X Japan’s first U.S. performance, I asked if America was ready for its first, mainstream Japanese band. The answer, if one can be reached, is still a long way off. What I can say with certainty is … Read More »
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