Less than 30 people came out for this show on October 10 at Osaka’s intimate Knave music hall. It ranked mighty high on my all-time “small audience” concert list, and there were a few moments where an impromptu beer run could leave more people on stage than on the floor. As far as I’m concerned,…
Electro-duo Fizzy Dino Pop doesn’t technically hail from Japan (they come from Austin, Texas), but MySpace indicates one of them at least hails from Kyoto and their sound definitely shares a lot of similarities with the Land of the Rising Sun’s pop scene, specifically one teched-out group of girls. A listen over the group’s music…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKzvZtIPhkU&hl=en&fs=1&] Boris will soon release three 7″ singles, titled the Japanese Heavy Rock Hits series<, and I just found this sweet trailer for the singles from Southern Lord. Maybe a little late, but kick-ass all the same. Buy these things.
Well this was a nice Google surprise. While researching bands (“research” meaning “clicking random pages on MySpace and hoping for the best”), I ended up finding this incredibly useful guide to live houses in Osaka. This revealed about ten new venues to see shows, and I am eternally grateful to whoever created this page. A…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTolFsb2H1Y&hl=en&fs=1&] So, I guess every college girl’s favorite pop group Backstreet Boys recently played some shows in Japan and appeared on a Japanese TV show. In this clip they talk about how much they love sushi and reveal which cities they thought deserved the Olympics. If Obama was counting on the crucial Backstreet backing for…