Nihongaku Radio Episode 26: Good Screams
I heard you were looking for a new episode of Nihongaku Radio. Sorry I’m late. Hopefully a fistful of new music from the likes of Cinema Staff, Do As Infinity, and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu will make up for it. Welcome … Read More »
Mono Fills Austin’s Mohawk With Beautiful Melodies and Introspection
The four members of Mono were more than halfway through their set at Austin’s Mohawk on Saturday when I observed a curious behavior from one of the audience members. It happened during a transition from one epic, sweeping composition to … Read More »
Peelander Yellow Leaves His Mark on Austin’s East Side King Restaurant and Food Trucks
Peelander Yellow is a Japanese rock god. Backed up by his band of action-punk miscreants known as Peelander-Z, his mere stage presence is enough to transform the most jaded, semi-hip 20-to-30 somethings into giggling children. He wails on a yellow … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 25: Drop Your Urbangarde
Toiling in the dank and dark podcasting mines, it seriously did not so much as occur to me that I’ve been doing Nihongaku Radio for more than a year. Here we are, miraculously at episode 25. Call it a milestone. … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 24: French Things I Can’t Pronounce
I’m a few days late, but here we are with a brand new episode of Nihongaku Radio. And what an episode! Gear up for a ton of brand new music from the likes of Cinema Staff, Spyair, Scandal and 2side1BRAIN. … Read More »
Peelander Red to Bid Peelander-Z Goodbye After U.S. Tour This Fall
The last couple of years have been extremely good for Peelander-Z, the Brooklyn-based, self-described “Japanese action comic punk band” famous for getting the entire audience involved in their onstage antics. Last year the color-coded members of Peelander-Z toured extensively, hitting … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 23: Art-School Confidential
There is but one appropriate way to celebrate Labor Day if you’re a J music-obsessed podcast constructionist like myself. A lot of beer and a new episode of Nihongaku Radio! There’s a ton of new music on this one including … Read More »
LAGITAGIDA Celebrates Summer With A Free Download of “Blastica”
You remember our friends Lagitagida, don’t you? Earlier in 2012, this four-piece instrumental rock band with a sound like Frank Zappa force-feeding King Crimson bottles of tepid sake, invaded the U.S. for a tour centered around a few SXSW performances … Read More »
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