Nihongaku Radio Episode 7: I Think I’m Going to Be Polysick!
Holy hell! It’s the first podcast of 2012. My resolution for the new year: listen to more Japanese music. It’s important to make achievable goals for oneself. This time we’ve got a mix of new tracks and old favorites. And … Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 2: Does this Clench & Blistah Look Infected?
Man! Two weeks has gone by in a flash! When I put together the playlist for this week’s episode, I tried to vary up the genres as much as possible. For example, I don’t listen to a lot of hip-hop. … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 1: Podcast This!
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to interview Zac Bentz. Mr. Bentz is a critically-acclaimed writer, a musician and a true Japanese music aficionado. None of those are the reason I wanted to talk to him. I interviewed Mr. … Read More »
Nihongaku On My So Called 8bit Life Podcast
A few weeks ago, I mentioned a peculiar character by the name of Robert Villegas in my summary of Japan Nite at SXSW. You may remember him as the guy standing first in line for Japan Nite several hours before … Read More »