Another year draws to a close, but 2011 wasn’t just another run-of-the-mill desk calendar for Japanese songs. The past 365 days saw an abundance of great tunes from Japan-based artists, ranging from shadowy electronic movers from Tokyo to dreamy pop numbers born in Osaka to space-tripped clackers via Kyoto. Just as exciting, though, were how…
Cute spazzballs MacDonald Duck Eclair have a new video for the Lite-Brite hop of “Tip Tap Mac.” The clip features a lot of lit-up items, some cubes and a fair helping of cuteness (not surprising considering that band name). Watch it below. [youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3pgjE3jDag”] Thanks to SparkPlugged for posting that first. I already wrote up my…
Two more articles in the Japan Times this week. One focuses on Maltine Records, which I’ve written about a bit ’round these parts. The other, though, touches on a group I’ve never written about on this blog – MacDonald Duck Eclair. Read that one, a review of their new album, here. I actually don’t have…