Nestled between some awkward electro-dance covers of “Sweet Child Of Mine” and “Walk This Way” (with a passing take on KT Tunstall) lies one of the most subversive cover songs I’ve heard from any artist this year. I’m thinking it’s totally unintentional: the it-always-has-to-be-this-way-doesn’t-it, boy-producing-girl-singing duo Sweet Vacation sing Ne-Yo’s “Because Of You” in a…
I wish I could spend more time on this subject at the moment, but I have to pack for a trip to America tonight and will instead just leave you all with a video of a trend that’s really old but I just stumbled across it. Read about Vocaloid software here. And check out the…
Keisuke Kuwata – “君にサヨナラを”: So, Southern All Stars are apparently famous in Japan. They pretty much boast a top-notch J-Pop resume. Not to mention they’ve been a fixture in Japan’s music scene since the late 70s. One member of the steadfast Southern All Stars, Keisuke Kuwata, recently released a single and will be on the…
Ahh, the lights are up, the trees are out and rapid material consumption is in the air. You know what that means…time for big celebrity-group songs. A group apparently dubbed the “anime all-star singers” have released a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine.” It’s for a good cause (though I don’t know what said cause is)…
Living in Japan offers a lot of perks yes, but also a handful of drawbacks. Chief among them, no Thanksgiving. That means no obnoxiously large amount of turkey, stuffing, corn bread or pie (oh how I miss it!), a trip to McDonald’s serving as a substitute for “American food.” No lazily sitting around watching football,…