Nihongaku Heads to Ignite Phoenix
Photo by virtualwayfarer. You’re standing on a stage with hundreds in the audience. You’ve got five minutes and twenty Power Point slides to tell the world about your particular passion. Maybe your want to espouse the gospel of brewing the … Read More »
Lady Gaga Confirmed for Video Music Aid Japan
MTV Japan reports that Pop Idol Lady Gaga is confirmed to play a charity show benefitting victims of the Tohoku Earthquake and tsunami (Nihongaku caught word from Billboard which mercifully translated the MTV report to English). MTV will hold the … Read More »
Yoshiki, Lady Gaga, Pink Martini and Other Musicians Aid Japan
Earthquakes, tsunamis, after shocks, and radiation; if you’ve looked at a TV in the last month, you’ve seen them all live from Japan. Last time I looked up, CNN was asking Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano if the Fukushima … Read More »
Japanator Radio’s Zac Bentz Talks Podcasts, Polysics, and Making It In The States
For those of us with an insatiable urge to rock the latest Japanese music the constant problem boils down to pretty much one thing: exposure to new bands. We need it. We crave it like our backs are burdened by … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: SXSW’s Annual Japanese Showcase Leaves Austin Screaming Banzai
It’s after four on Friday in Austin, Texas. The booming of bands playing day shows at clubs up and down Sixth Street rumble in the distance. People are everywhere, stumbling out of bars with smiles and giggles and checking their … Read More »
Still Alive at SXSW
Sorry for the radio silence, ladies and gents. There is this thing going down in Austin, Texas called SXSW and it has swallowed me whole. Since arriving here on Wednesday, I’ve enjoyed a steady diet of caffeine and quick bites … Read More »
Help Japan! How to Spend Your Donation Dollars
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or in one of the places in Japan currently experiencing rolling black outs, the chances are good that you’ve heard about the earthquakes, the tsunamis, fires and destruction currently plaguing Japan. Good news. … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: Hystoic Vein
An unfortunate bridge that must be crossed, whether you’re writing up bands on your own Japanese music blog or simply trying to get a friend or two interested in a new band, is the Western band comparison. If you like … Read More »
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Nihongaku Radio Episode 68: Aimer Sparks Again
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