Welp, officially a trend. The past few weeks have seen a sudden increase in electronic artists in the Kansai region (the area around Osaka and Kyoto) pumping out great stuff, ranging from the hometown sun-splosion Tokuma let loose to the spaced-out blips of MADEGG. Looks like there is at least one community trying to foster…
Did ya know MTV turned 30 this week? A little bit of pointless trivia as we introduce two music videos that premiered this week. First up, indie-poppers andymori decided to go hippie, hopping in a van and flailing balloons around for the “Sunrise & Sunset” clip. Watch below. It’s nothing special – at least do…
Been a lot of electronic-leaning posts on this here blog lately, and probably more to come. So let’s take a small breather from all those synths and bloops for pretty straightforward (but great!) rock and roll courtesy of Tokyo’s AAFAI. The band has a pair of songs that you can listen to here, and it’s…
Rock group Riddim Saunter announced on their website they will be calling it quits. They posted a hand-written note to their official site earlier today announcing their break up. The band will hold a farewell party on Saturday, September 3 at Nakano Sun Plaza. The group, who formed during their high-school years, released their debut…
Tough to call any song Michiyo Honda puts out in 2011 ambitious when she’s already got that adjective ticked off by deciding to release a single a month this year. Yet latest offering “Wasurenai” turns out to be, well, just that. Whereas all of her other songs in the past seven months have clocked in…