Nihongaku On My So Called 8bit Life Podcast
A few weeks ago, I mentioned a peculiar character by the name of Robert Villegas in my summary of Japan Nite at SXSW. You may remember him as the guy standing first in line for Japan Nite several hours before … 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 »
Free Album: Japan Nite 2011 Preview
The beautiful union of the words “free” and “Japanese music” have once again been bestowed upon us. Hear Japan, a Japanese music MP3 store based in Yokohama, is once again offering up a free compilation previewing this year’s Japan Nite … Read More »
Japan Preview Day Show Brings Eight More Japanese Bands to SXSW
I’ve mentioned before that during SXSW one can’t hardly walk the streets of Austin without tripping over all the bands. Those of you who are hip to all things musically Japanese will be pleased to hear that there are more … Read More »
Japan Nite 2011: White White Sisters
My friends, as we sit reading this at our computers and on our smart phones, we are less than three weeks away from the musical meeting of two cultures known as Japan Nite. It’s high time to start taking a … Read More »
Yoshiki Reveals Probable Date for X Japan’s 2011 World Tour
After learning last week that X Japan is mistakenly listed on the SXSW Music schedule (and the resultant emotional roller coaster that followed) I could use some good news from Japan’s biggest rock band. X Japan band leader Yoshiki Hayashi … Read More »
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