Nihongaku Radio Episode 7: I Think I’m Going to Be Polysick!
Holy hell! It’s the first podcast of 2012. My resolution for the new year: listen to more Japanese music. It’s important to make achievable goals for oneself. This time we’ve got a mix of new tracks and old favorites. And … Read More »
Japanese Soul Music: The Ton-Up Motors, The Tacosan and Zukuna Sisters
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame defines soul music in its biography for late, soul singer Otid Redding: “His [Otis Redding’s] name is synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through … Read More »
Polysics, Zukuna Sisters, X Japan and the Rest of the Bands I Mentioned at Ignite Phoenix 10
Two Fridays ago I jumped up and down like a howler monkey in front of 853 people seated in the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts during Ignite Phoenix 10; a presentation series that gives 18 presenters 5 minutes and … 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 »
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