Shoegazers Texas Pandaa offer the world a (very tiny) peek at a new tune in this YouTube video. Check out the band between the 5:15 and 7:35 marks. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqKzJp_fcbQ&hl=en&fs=1&]
This Afflac ad starring the apparently famous all over the world Afflac duck and a cat has been running on Japanese TV a bunch since about mid August. It’s got cute music, cute dancing animals and I’m sure great information about insurance. Watch it, it’s charming. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j15ZDcXz3Ds&hl=en&fs=1&] Turns out the “cute music” in the ad…
80Kidz plan on releasing a collection of their remix work titled This Is My Works out on December 16. Here’s hoping the trio’s remix of Metric’s “Help I’m Alive” sneaks onto the tracklist. Their mix stretches the song out to six minutes but never once lags. Take a listen below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FosO6Qi8LN0&hl=en&fs=1&]
This blog is currently so young (and I’m still so new to life in Japan) that trying to carve out an identity proves to be tougher than originally imagined. Should I strictly write about contemporary artists, or should I take a broader look at Japanese music, including older acts? And how does mainstream Japanese music…
I’m all for un-Googleable band names, from Women to Girls to Spoon. But boy, trying to find a band when they have a super general name and also happen to be in Japan…near impossible. Case in point: I’ve been trying to find Osaka trio Wednesday online ever since I saw their live set at the…