| 12:00pm | Japanator Radio 99 | | | | First off, thanks to everyone for loading up the comments last week with your lists of favorite Japanese songs! Together, we will make show number 100 (which I suppose is something of a two year anniversary as welljeepers) into so much awesome. Keep it up if you didn't get around to it last week. This... |
| 3:00pm | Videos of the Week 8/9/09 | | | | The Pillows "Ameagari ni Mita Maboroshi"Starting of this week's post, here's a new video from everybody's favorite, The Pillows! I can't really say too much about the video, as it's a pretty standard performance video. But the song is ok and has some nice bits sprinkled in here and there. I personally... |
| 12:00pm | From Outside the Blog: HearJapan's "Explore the Unexplored" | | | | I've got a new feature of sorts to share with the regular A-Z readers. I am now doing a bit of trend-spotting over at HearJapan.com!I'm writing a new weekly column for them called "Explore the Unexplored" in which I take a look at some recent releases and talk a bit about each one. There's a staggering... |
| 12:00pm | YMCK | | | | YMCK are arguably one of the more popular chip-tune bands in the world. Their songs are composed almost exclusively with the NES 8bit music chip. In fact, the group developed their very own software called Magical 8bit Plug that replicates the same sounds as the original Famicom system on modern-day... |
| 12:00pm | Yellow Magic Orchestra | | | | Yellow Magic Orchestra were (and still are) a massively influential electro band that formed in the late '70s. They played almost exclusively electronic instruments, including huge analog synths. They were also one of the first bands to recognize the appeal of video game music, incorporating it into... |
| 1:29am | October/November 2009 Calendar - Shonen Knife - US Tour | | | | October 16 - November 18Shonen KnifeUS Tour10-16 Fri - New York, NY - Santos Party House10-17 Sat - Ithaca, NY - Cornell University10-18 Sun - Toronto, Canada - Horseshoe Tavern10-19 Mon - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick10-20 Tue - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge10-21 Wed - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry10-23... |
| 12:00pm | Japanator Radio 98 | | | | Moving with bold, brash bravado toward the inevitable show number 100, it's time for another episode of Japanator Radio! Last time I asked what I should do to celebrate #100. Most people felt I should compile my favorite songs from the past 99 shows. Well, I sort of feel like that's what I do every... |
| 12:00pm | Videos of the Week 8/2/09 | | | | Another week, another videos of it. Let's go!Yuzu "Ichigo"After seeing the cover art [possibly NSFW] for the "Ichigo" single from Yuzu, I just had to see if there was a video. While not nearly as racy at the art, the video is nevertheless pretty crazy. The Busby Berkeley-style choreography is really... |
| 12:00pm | Red Sun | | | | From smooth, bossa-tinged, ultra fashionable tracks to dreamy yet solid electro pop, the duo of Maiko Mogi and Naoya Yuda navigate through all sorts of twee bedroom grooves as Red Sun.Formed around 2000, the duo has released a number of albums over the years. They mostly blend singer Maiko's mid-range,... |
| 12:00pm | ZB's News from outside the blog | | | | In case you've been wondering where all the daily content has been here on the A-Z, well, what can I say? Life is busy and Zac is lazy. But that doesn't mean that I've been totally dormant! Just in case you didn't already know, I am also a regular contributor to Japanator. A few of the recent Japanese... | | |
| 12:00pm | Japanator Radio 97 | | | | Ever wonder why the hell this show is called Japanator RADIO? I mean, really. What the hell is up with that? Anyway, whatever it is, here it is! This week, new music from Aira Mitsuki and Immi, some requested Viridian and Captain Straydum in the Artist Spotlight. Also, show 100 soon. Tell me what you... |
| 7:03pm | Videos of the Week - 7/26/09 | | | | I was originally going to post one of my favorite videos of all time, "Strobolights" by Supercar, when I ran across this. It's the entire song created using one KORG EMX-1, and it's pretty amazing! It might help if you're familiar with the song (or, like me, have listened to it at least a million times)... | | |
| 12:40am | Merzbow / Masami Akita | | | | There's that old saying as to how writing about music is like dancing about architecture. If ever that sentiment were true (and obviously I disagree to a certain extent) then there was never a better example than the music of Merzbow. Not that most people would dare call any of his hundreds of releases... |
| 2:57am | September / October 2009 Calendar - Mono - US Tour | | | | September 22 - October 17MonoUS TourSep 22 Houston,TX - Walters on Washington Sep 23 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon Sep 24 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Hell Stage) Sep 25 Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 Sep 26 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel Sep 27 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Sep 28 New... |
| 1:01am | September 2009 Calendar - Omodaka / Peelander-Z - Anime Weekend Atlanta | | | | September 18-20Omodaka and Peelander-ZSep 19 "Anime Weekend Atlanta" (AWA) - The Renaissance Waverly Hotel 2450 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339Sep 21 "Silverlake Lounge" (Free) 2906 Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90026Source: Anime Weekend Atlanta (Thanks to Phil for the tip!) |
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