Nihongaku Radio Episode 30: Merry Christmas to All and to All Oyasuminasai
The holiday season comes but once a year, so why am I eternally sick of all the so-called classic Christmas music? Sorry, Bing Crosby, but we’re shaking up Christmas time with an entire episode devoted to holiday music from Japan. … Read More »
Shonen Knife Gets Sharp at Red 7 With Bobby Jealousy and Gal Pals
I’m falling. There’s no stopping it though my brain throttles through options that would keep me upright. There are none. Not now. I’m not ancient, but compared to most of the other moshing maniacs in the pit, I’m well beyond … Read More »
. Nihongaku Radio Episode 22: Silly Mathcore Bands
I spend a lot of time talking about the new music on Nihongaku Radio. Well, this episode’s got a fistful of old tracks as well. Tracks you might describe as “groovy.” Tracks with horn sections. Tracks that make you want … Read More »
Nihongaku Radio Episode 20: My Sex Machine Gun Fires Russian Bullets
A weekend full of Peelander-Z left me pretty beat when it came time to put the finishing touches on this episode. Somehow I muddled through and made it to number 20! It may not be much of a milestone, but … 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 »
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 »
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 »
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