Any day now, you can expect a nice countdown of my favorite Japanese songs of 2010. Hopefully. Until then, though, let’s look at a few tracks that didn’t make the cut. This isn’t an honorable mentions deal…sorry, that could take all day if we have to tally up runner-ups…but rather five songs I heard in…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbZ2q1DmvJY&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Reviewing the music of LANDS is tantamount to reviewing the music of Marty McFly and the Pinheads. The group exists to serve as the “featured band” in the recently released Japanese movie Bandage, a film about the early ‘90s indie rock scene of the country and the life of budding rock stars off-stage. LANDS…
I declared LANDS “Bandage” the best song featured on the an episode of Music Station I didn’t watch, but only found a measly minute-or-so long clip of the song to judge. The full clip just made it online, clocking in at nearly six minutes. Shockingly, though, the song doesn’t lose anything despite a very risky…
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…