Nihongaku Radio Episode 17: The Base Ball Bear Plays Any Position It Wants
There’s a ton of new music in this episode! Enjoy new tracks from 99 Radio Service, T-ARA, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Glay. Are you stoked? I’m stoked! In this episode, I give shout-outs to Tyler Abstract of the Abstract Japan … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 16: FLiP, Urbangarde and Shitty Chinese Food
Ready for your next dose of Japanese music goodness? I’ve got new music from FLiP, Sheena Ringo and Urbangarde. Hop to it! Want more Nihongaku Radio? Check out previous episodes right here on Nihongaku. You can also find the show … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 15: This Chocolate Disco Smells Delightful
In this episode, we’ll hear new music from Piko, Plastic Girl In Closet, and Nisshoku Natsuko. So let’s get to it! Want more Nihongaku Radio? Check out previous episodes right here on Nihongaku. You can also find the show on … Read More »
Q&A: Molice on Blade Runner, Touring Abroad and Their Latest Album Neugravity
If at first listen, Molice comes off as nonchalant, even apathetic, it’s a rouse. A siren song to lure you in. Don’t fight it and you’ll be rewarded with fuzzy, melancholic jams that speak to your inner being. It doesn’t … Read More »
Boom Boom Satellites to Release New Single, “Broken Mirror,” In June
It’s been entirely too long since the world has had a new single from the Japanese, electronic rock duo that is Boom Boom Satellites. The band released their seventh album, To the Loveless, more than two years ago. Since then … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 14: Keep It Metal, Baby
You’d better pray to whatever deity you hold dear because on this episode, we’ve got Baby Metal. I don’t know what sick, Akiba-frequenting, J-Pop-obsessed mind cooked up the idea to start a grade school girl dance troupe backed by heavy … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 13: Take a Few Capsules and Call Me In the Morning, Hondalady
There’s a lot of brand new music in this show. We’ll hear the latest from Capsule, T-ARA and Hondalady. Also, prepare yourselves for a real throw back in our third set from Miyoko Yoshimoto. A few things I mentioned in … Read More »
Japan Nite 2012: Measuring the Impact of SXSW’s Annual Japanese Music Showcase
By quitting time on the last Friday of SXSW 2012, the influx of Austin’s employed barely registers a drop in the pulsating crowd already clogging her streets and bars. So as I double-time it over to Elysium, I hardly notice … Read More »