Boris’ “Flare” Up For Grabs on Rolling Stone
Wading through a miasma of sub-genre classification and the preconceived notions such a thing inspires can hamper even the most earnest attempt to discover new music. So you really have to hand it to a band like Boris that not … Read More »
Shonen Knife Wishes You a Sweet Christmas
Bah humbug! Christmas is more than a month away, but I’ll be damned if the stores aren’t already parum-pa-pum-pumming on my last nerve with a full volume blast of holiday cheer. But fear not these ghosts of Christmases past. Salvation … Read More »
Okamoto’s Yokubō o Sakebe!!! and a Ninja Named Naruto
It was a unnaturally sweltering day in Austin Texas when the four, 19-year-old members of Okamoto’s took the makeshift stage next to a goat pen at The Typewriter Museum. Initial impressions of how young they were or wondering how they … Read More »
Perfume’s “Laser Beam” Prepares to Fire
Part of Perfume’s promotional video for their upcoming single “Laser Beam” (レーザービーム) released on May 10, 2011 by Tokuma Japan Communications. UPDATE on May 12, 2011: Perfume has officially announced that a finished version of the promotional video for “Laser … Read More »
Gackt’s 39th Single On the Way
Gackt 38th single, “Ever.” To say that Gackt is prolific is a bit of an understatement. He sang lead for now defunct Visual Kei band Malice Mizer. These days, he stars in films like Bunraku. He lends his vocal talents … Read More »
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Nihongaku Radio Episode 68: Aimer Sparks Again
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