In this infrequent feature, I’ll write about older Japanese albums I’ve come across whether through finding them lodged underneath my bed, on sale for 100 Yen at a local swap meet or discarded in the forest . Today we look at Masaki Ueda’s Hold You Tonight A glance at Masaki Ueda’s official discography reveals him…
Ask any foreigner in Japan who operates a blog where he/she pretends to be a junior Japan sociologist (I do this!) about humor in Japan. I’m willing to wager a large chunk of them will note how slapstick and situational comedy in this country is opposed to the place they hail from where, for the…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ageg7psn9Cs&hl=en_US&fs=1] I’ll leave it to you, dear reader, to decide whether Luck-End managed to make “Do The Hustle” infinitely cooler by rapping over it or infinitely lamer by rapping over it. Whichever option, it’s a hell of an accomplishment, one worthy of being placed in some sort of time capsule. Preferably, one thousands of miles…
At the sundae bar we call music, irony takes the role of the extra-sugar sprinkles at the end of the table. A few spoonfuls aren’t bad and could even add some flavor, but too much ruins a perfectly good treat. This year has seen an epidemic of artists loading up on irony and absolutely shooting…