A weekend full of Peelander-Z left me pretty beat when it came time to put the finishing touches on this episode. Somehow I muddled through and made it to number 20! It may not be much of a milestone, but I’ll take it!

In this episode we’ve got new music from alt-pop Bugy Craxone and long-time rockers Buck-Tick. There’s also a brand new track from Chatmonchy produced by Asian Kung-Fu Generation’s Masafumi Goto in the featured artist set.

A few things I mentioned in the show: Bugy Craxone’s excellent promotional video for their song “Hallelujah” can be found on their official site. If you want to know about Peelander Yellow’s art or Peelander-Z’s kick-off show in Austin last Saturday, you’d better click these links.

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Nihongaku Radio Episode 20

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Intro: “Last Train” – French Kiss (Buy It!)

“Russian Bullet” – Snake Bite Snake (No Longer Available!)
“Tekken Ii” – Sex Machineguns (Buy It!)
“X” – X Japan (Buy It!)

Break: “One Time” Mihimaru GT (Buy It!)

“I’m Not Funny” – Bugy Craxone (Buy It!)
“Miss Take – Boku wa Misuteiku” – Buck-Tick (Buy It!)
“Taiyo Scandalous” – Scandal (Buy It!)

Break: “願い” – Perfume (Buy It!)

“Under Zero Gravity” – Peelander-Z (Buy It!)
“Ghost Train” – Shonen Knife (Buy It!)
“Bottle In Absinthe” – The Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass (Hear More!)

Break: “Monkeyturn” – Omodaka (Buy It!)

“Kira Kira Hikare” – Chatmonchy (Buy It!)
“Shangrila” – Chatmonchy (Buy It!)
“Hira Hira Hiraku Himitsu no Tobira” – Chatmonchy (Buy It!)

Break: “Bisraam” – Omodaka (Buy It!)

“Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis 2009 VERSION” – Takahashi Youko (Buy It!)