Sorry devoted readers (all three of you), I can’t do my weekly report on Music Station as I’ve got places to be on a Friday night. Since I can’t catch the five performances lost among a sea of old Music Station clips, I’m doing the next best thing – listening to the artists featured on…
Love And Hates get a lot of play around these parts, but I’ve failed to mention the twee-crunk duo isn’t either members primary gig. Both have solo gigs, one of them playing as Miila and the other as HNC. The latter has a new album, Cult, out on Dec. 2 and a good number of…
Here’s a reason I love doing this blog business – it leads to personal musical discoveries I never would have made if I weren’t constantly trying to learn more about Japanese music. Latest unearthing – Hair Cut Valentine. This artist (group?) doesn’t have much of an Internet presence, just a MySpace page with a few…
You know who really likes excessive-member idol group AKB48? Some dude who tricked the post office into sending him their fan mail. Full report below, Japanese speakers of the world. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uE0p_4RZW8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] (Or, English, via Japan Probe)
Not much commentary on this one – Toss And Volley make schizophrenic electro music that’s both kind of danceable but also really strange. Imagine Black Dice reducing the volume about 60 percent and trying to play a dance club. Just listen to the songs on their MySpace page. The tracks range from the skipping madness…