Kero Kero Bonito, despite the Japanese name, operates out of London which usually would mean they wouldn’t be appearing on a blog devoted to music in Japan. Yet Bonito have one ear turned to this side of the world, and not just as a way to come up with a good moniker. Last month, they…
Berkely’s The Morning Bender’s planned to play their first show ever in Japan last week. The recent disasters in the country, though, stopped that from happening and prompted the group to release the Japan Echo EP on their website. Listeners can download the album by choosing an amount of money that will then be donated…
Electro-duo Fizzy Dino Pop doesn’t technically hail from Japan (they come from Austin, Texas), but MySpace indicates one of them at least hails from Kyoto and their sound definitely shares a lot of similarities with the Land of the Rising Sun’s pop scene, specifically one teched-out group of girls. A listen over the group’s music…