Nihongaku Radio Episode 35: Invader Invading Your Ears
New tracks from Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, May’n and Kiyoshi Sugo round out the playlist for this, the 35th episode of Nihongaku Radio. Of course I’ve got a few other surprises in store as well. Buck Tick’s waiting for you in … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 31: Tricot’s Pi Reference
We’re barely two weeks into 2013 and things are already starting to get interesting. Boom Boom Satellites has released two new albums (one is a remix album). Dir en Grey is on the cusp of a new album. Matter of … Read More »
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 »
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 »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 18: Standing In Front of a Broken Mirror
Every once in a while your ears perceive a song so good you want to wear it out. It must be destroyed through multiple listens; your audio device permanently defaced with an indention where you’ve repeatedly skipped back to the … Read More »
Japan Nite 2012: Measuring the Impact of SXSW’s Annual Japanese Music Showcase
By quitting time on the last Friday of SXSW 2012, the influx of Austin’s employed barely registers a drop in the pulsating crowd already clogging her streets and bars. So as I double-time it over to Elysium, I hardly notice … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 10: Tokyo Ska Podcast Orchestra
We’re two weeks away from the annual Japan Nite showcase at SXSW and I couldn’t be more excited. Obviously I’ve got some tracks from the Japan Nite artists in episode 10, right? Wrong! Because I am a complete masochist, I’m … Read More »
Polysics to Release 15th Anniversary Album, Distribute More Music Digitally Outside of Japan
The iconic Polysics “P” affixed to the band’s jumpsuits and acting as an ever-evolving logo on their album covers, may very well stand for prolific. Since longtime keyboardist Kayo graduated from the band in 2010 (a phrase the band itself … Read More »
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