Let me tell you about the time I felt the worst in regards to music writing. I’m a junior in college and working for campus website. I run a music blog that I’m determined to update once a day. Sometime in late winter, it’s announced that Counting Crows will headline the annual Spring concert. Full…
As the rainy season of Japan approaches and we say goodbye to such things as sunshine and going outside, the thoughts of an individual stuck indoors for the immediate future turns to one hopeful thought – summer music festivals! Japan boasts two giant concertpaloozas, the Fuji Rock Festival and the Summer Sonic Festival, happening around…
I’m hesitant to review club nights because the dynamics of the live event change, moving from watching an artist to having fun, something reviewers often can’t touch without sounding like a jerk. Thankfully, Saturday night’s Brainfeeder Session featuring three of the labels brightest stars, resembled a traditional concert thanks to the mosh-pit atmosphere created by…
I ventured out to Osaka’s Fandango live house on a warm Saturday afternoon to see an opening band. The risks involved in going to a concert just for the undercard go deep – chance of wasting money, hating the other bands slotted above the one you actually wanted to see, in the case of Fandango…
“How many of you saw saw us in Osaka in the ’90s?” Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich asked between songs during the group’s April 10th show at Zepp Osaka. He was greeted with a decent-sized wave of cheers. I, along with the majority of the crowd, did not “woo.” Though I’m hesitant to make blanket statements about…