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The internet, as I’m sure you don’t need me telling you, warps our worldview pretty fiercely. If you follow a bunch of people on a social media site who share a common interest, it probably looks like any news about said interest is a big deal that practically stops time. In reality, most people are…
So I stayed up way past my bedtime on a Sunday night to watch the Women’s World Cup Final and not only was treated to the best game of soccer I’ve ever seen…and that’s not some weird jab at the sport, it genuinely was the most thrilling match I’ve ever seen, albeit that’s a small…
A stricter law against illegal downloading of media went into affect this week in Japan, meaning harsh punishments for those caught uploading OR downloading music, movies, TV shows, whatever. It will be interesting to see what the first big punishment to come out of this will be – a lot of people I know are…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMSNdSZJv9Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I realize “Manekineko Duck No Uta” is nothing more than a way for an insurance company to peddle product, but that small fact isn’t going to stop me from writing even more about the left-field hit of Japan for 2009. To keep the song fresh heading into the holiday season, the folks behind this…
That’s the face I made when I realized I have all of August as a vacation (though not from blogging, don’t worry!). Kobukuro “Yell E ~ Ru” Looks like more and more older Japanese bands are wising up to the economic benefits of either putting together comeback tours or at least placing an emphasis on…
The idea of a musician “selling out” seemed to be laid to rest in the Oughts. As bands gained steam courtesy Toyota commercials and Natalie Portman shout-outs, the once-scruffy music obsessives poised to blast a lesser-known group for such crimes as appearing on The Late Show calmed down. Seeing once-obscure outfits like The Shins and…