Nihongaku Radio Episode 41: Sweet Violet and the Foxy Machines
New stuff from Peelander-Z? Yes, please! And be sure to stick around for the ’90s revivalist band Taffy.
Nihongaku Radio: Best of 2012 Special
As it turns out, Mayan prophecies of our impending doom were greatly exaggerated. And it’s a good thing to. 2013 is already shaping up to be a big year for Japanese music. Boom Boom Satellites have a new album out … Read More »
Q&A: Molice on Blade Runner, Touring Abroad and Their Latest Album Neugravity
If at first listen, Molice comes off as nonchalant, even apathetic, it’s a rouse. A siren song to lure you in. Don’t fight it and you’ll be rewarded with fuzzy, melancholic jams that speak to your inner being. It doesn’t … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 14: Keep It Metal, Baby
You’d better pray to whatever deity you hold dear because on this episode, we’ve got Baby Metal. I don’t know what sick, Akiba-frequenting, J-Pop-obsessed mind cooked up the idea to start a grade school girl dance troupe backed by heavy … Read More »
Good Charamel Releases I Love J-Rock Compilation
Four thousand people in the audience, and I get stuck sitting in front of the woman packing heat. No, not the kind you load with bullets. Much worse. Balled up into some sort of cotton torpedo and wedged into the … Read More »