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Self-Promotion Plus: Writing About Post-Earthquake Music In The Atlantic And Reviewing Twinkle Twinkles For The Japan Times

ByPatrick St. Michel

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF12h19h5uo”] March 11 is coming up, marking the one-year anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami. I wrote an article for The Atlantic about music after these disasters, and it features all sorts of names you might know – EXILE, Neon Cloud, Goth-Trad, Rankin’ Taxi…list goes on. Read it here, and make sure to watch all the videos…because…

Self-Promotion Plus: Writing About K-Pop In America For The Atlantic

ByPatrick St. Michel

I’ve mostly moved my discussions about Korean pop to my Tumblr, but the latest article I wrote for The Atlantic touches on both K-Pop and J-Pop. I wrote mostly about Wonder Girls and Girls’ Generations’ imminent American debuts, but I also touch on the likes of Pink Lady, Hikaru Utada and Puffy AmiYumi. If you…

Self-Promotion Plus: Talking To Seiho And Reviewing The Creams For The Japan Times

ByPatrick St. Michel

This week, I talked to the founder of Day Tripper Records and INNIT member Seiho about his debut album Mercury for The Japan Times. It’s only January so take this next bit with a little caution, but Mercury is my favorite album of the year so far, a madcap mash of jazz and electronic dance…