Controlled Karaoke: Watch A Scene From Cars 2 Featuring Perfume
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op2MEWNS3fQ”]
Title says it all…watch above.
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op2MEWNS3fQ”]
Title says it all…watch above.
Right above this line of text is the reason I’m missing Music Station this week. For a bad Steven Seagal-DMX (redundant, I know) flick. Then I’m following that up with a Jersey Shore marathon. I’m total trash, I wouldn’t blame you if you never read this blog again. Anyway, lets listen to the artists featured…
I’ll preface everything I write by saying…I’m not a sociologist, so I’ll try to avoid sweeping generalizations best I can. That said…Japan doesn’t strike me as a place where taking stands on controversial issues earns one any points. Every book I’ve read that mentions politics, for example, notes that the Japanese usually avoid political discussions…
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…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV7SMFwgs3k&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Try not to be hypnotized by this video. I think I’d be OK if YouTube stopped allowing new videos, because none will ever top the power of Al Bundy groovin’ to Major Lazer. Transcendent. Anywho, onto the J-Pop. Ikimono-gakari “Arigato” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeySj-pyvlk&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Despite having a run time of just six minutes, Ikimono-gakari’s “Arigato” feels like…
MTV Iggy interviewed 2012`s most interesting J-Pop star, and you should read the interview right now. Personally, the biggest highlight is that she listens to K-Pop acts Big Bang and 2NE1…that and she doesn`t seemed particularly pumped to listen to J-Pop. Related – this Japan Times inteview with her. She mentions the K-Pop thing there…
With her Tokyo Jihen project officially at an end, Shiina Ringo can focus once again on her solo work. Here is the first glimpse of her post-Jihen life, “Jiyuu E Michizure” which will be serving as the theme song for some TV drama called Ataru. The song is a pretty straight-forward rock number, at times…