Shonen Knife For Free? Christmas Came Early
I’ve already mentioned Shonen Knife’s insistence upon spreading ho-ho-holiday cheer to every good, little girl and boy this year with their new Christmas single; Sweet Christmas. Well, you all must have dodged the naughty list because they’re giving part of … 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 »
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 »
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 »
Peelander Z Appears In Phoenix New Times!?
I did it again. I used subterfuge to convince the unwitting patsies at Phoenix New Times to let me review another Japanese band. That is to say, I asked if they’d be alright with me reviewing Peelander Z’s September 18 … 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 »
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