Shonen Knife Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Osaka Ramones
For those of us with short memories and those of us who were not around to actually remember, I present a few facts that may help illustrate just how long ago 1981 was. In 1981, MTV started broadcasting for the … Read More »
GaGaGa SP, Andrew W.K. and Scandal Steal “My First Kiss”
On Monday, documentary filmmaker Kirby Ferguson released the third episode in his four-part documentary Everything is a Remix. If you haven’t been keeping up with this extremely well-produced series that takes a look at…well, just about everything to understand where … Read More »
Who Is GaGaGa SP?
“Senkou Hanabi” by GaGaGa Sp Four years ago, Shonen Knife had just finished playing their set and I had half a mind to leave. Over the weekend, I saw Shonen Knife play for the very first time at venue called … Read More »
X Japan to Release “Jade” on June 28
Once again, Japan’s biggest rock band has graced the digital pages of Phoenix New Times. At the behest of the Music department I wrote a short piece today announcing the June 28 release of “Jade,” the first single from X … Read More »
SM Town Invades Paris and a K-Pop Crash Course
“Go Away” by 2NE1 “What’s up first?” I sat on my couch next to (get this) a girl completely obsessed with Korean music. Silently quelling any inherently competitive urges to proclaim our respective sides the pinnacle of Asian music achievement, … Read More »
Pontiacs’ New Single And What May Surprise You About Chiaki Kuriyama
Pontiacs’ new single “Cold Finger Girl” Today, I test-drove Pontiacs’ new single “Cold Finger Girl.” From the intentionally aged filter full of noise and grain applied to the music video to the throwback, roots sound of of the band’s rock … Read More »
Kylee Saunders: The Japanese Pop Idol Phoenix Didn’t Know It Had
On May 13, Saunders performed a few songs during the channel 12 KPNX news broadcast from a make-shift performance space right outside the studios.
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Nihongaku Radio Episode 68: Aimer Sparks Again
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