Finally, a way to enjoy the theme song to My Neighbor Totoro without surrendering any masculinity if your the type who obsess about that. Something called IMAGINARY FLYING MACHINES have put together something called Princess Ghibli which takes classic songs from Studio Ghibli and adds, primarily, two things: – power chords – guttural howling So…
[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XVdsa0PtKA”] The above ad seems harmless enough, just a cutesy Japanese ad complete with a little twinkly jingle thrown in. It’s the sort of thing that would pass by to most people, and might leave even less of an impression to Western viewers exposed to weirder 30-second fare like Hulk Hogan singing about the days…
Weekly reminder that Japan still needs lots of help and it’s super easy for you (yes, you!) to contribute. Time Out Tokyo recently ran an article showcasing several artists’ efforts to raise money for the recent disasters in northeastern Japan via musical releases. So not only can you do something good for those who need…
I’m going to assume that if you are reading this blog…and didn’t stumble hear by total accident, but if so thanks for the ego-boostin’ hit!…you like Japanese music. If not, well, give it a shot. Surely you buy music sometimes, even if it’s just a sometime thing. And few places online offer more Japanese releases…
Well my day has featured a whole lot of origami. First I read Tiny Mix Tapes excellent Japan The Beats feature which covers rap in the country, this article featuring a bit on an outfit called Origami. Later I tried to do research on another musical project featuring “origami” in the title. And somehow Googling…