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Controlled Karaoke: Japanese Duo Do Best Simon & Garfunkel Impression

ByPatrick St. Michel October 1, 2009

They also try out some tunes by The Stylistics and The Gypsy Kings. Dudes got the Garfunkel hair down, though.

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The Satanic Verses Honor For Most Sinister J-Pop Cover/Best Reimagining Of The Year: Zana Caroline’s “Schokoladige Disko”
ByPatrick St. Michel December 15, 2011

Perfume’s “Chocolate Disco” describes Valentine’s Day through the eyes of a high school student, the narrator observing how her classroom turns into a dance floor on the 14th. The music, appropriately, is a confectionery bop capped by a adorable chorus. Zana Caroline takes the chorus of “Chocolate Disco” and transforms it into “Schokoladige Disko,” a…

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New Cuushe Music Video: “Do You Know The Way To Sleep”
ByPatrick St. Michel August 23, 2012August 23, 2012

Flau’s Cuushe has a new video for her song “Do You Know The Way To Sleep” off of this year’s Girl You Know That I Am Here But The Dream, and it matches up well with the slow-motion feel of the song. The clip slows down found footage of ballerinas to emphasize the beauty and…

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New Shiggy Jr. Video: “Listen To The Music”
ByPatrick St. Michel July 16, 2014

I’ve moved away a bit from writing about music videos…unless they are REALLY good…but let’s make an exception for “Listen To The Music.” I already wrote at length about the song itself, but shortly after the SoundCloud player was taken down, leaving what should be blaring out of cars and at beach parties across Japan…

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Release Feast: DRUGONDRAGON’s “○ Tsuki X Hi”
ByPatrick St. Michel July 9, 2019

Sometimes you really need a little extra time to make the emotional explosion count. DRUGONDRAGON’s latest song “○ Tsuki X Hi” offers up a great example of how much better catharsis — even seemingly nonsense catharsis — feels when the build up to it takes its sweet time. DRUGONDRAGON is a relatively new project releasing…

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Busy Week Catch-Up Post: LLLL, Boys Age, Annie The Clumsy and DJ NHK Guy
ByPatrick St. Michel June 24, 2015June 24, 2015

It has been a busy last few days around these parts, not helped by me finally downloading a certain wonderful cat game, and this blog has fallen behind a bit. That’s no good! Here is a catch-up post of a few notable releases from this week. – Tokyo’s LLLL posted the free-to-download “Times Can Be…

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Drive On In: Luby Sparks “Pop. 1979”
ByPatrick St. Michel June 19, 2016

Why not start the new week…the last full one of June, yikes!…with some driving indie-pop? Miles Apart Records has a knack for locating really talented groups creating fuzzy numbers featuring lots of distortion but sweetly sung hooks. Tokyo’s Luby Sparks are the latest to debut via the label, with the driving “Pop. 1979,” which features…

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