Station To Station: Music Station For April 30, 2010 Featuring Perfume, KAT-TUN And Zebra Queen

KAT-TUN “Going!” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyu8GtG3G6U&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Oh this one isn’t easy. Usually when I see a Johnny’s band on the list, I’m 99 percent sure I’ll be writing a scathing review. Considering the pop-idol factory produces male idols first and music as a secondary concern, it’s not that ridiculous an expectation. So here we have KAT-TUN’s latest “Going!”…

Review: Perfume’s “Fushizen na Girl/Natural ni Koishite” Single

One important fact must be addressed when talking about Perfume, whether in discussion of the trio’s music, the group’s commercial ventures or Ayaka Nishiwaki’s hair – every Perfume song generally sounds the same. The pop-outfit aren’t artistically bankrupt so much as they have stuck to a winning template…wall-to-wall electro-sweetness, digitized vocals and an insanely good…

Station To Staion: Music Station Artists For April 16, 2010 Featuring Perfume, NYC And Lady Gaga

The Music Station web site started posting what songs the artists will be performing again. Rejoice! Let’s get into it… NYC “Yuuki 100%” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCVObkaCpl8&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Be wary of any musical group cobbled together for the sole purpose of performing the theme song to a volleyball tournament. Last year, Johnny’s Entertainment took two members of tween-heartthrobs Hey!…

The Troubling Side Of Perfume’s Excellent New Single “Natural no Koi Shite”

The idea of a musician “selling out” seemed to be laid to rest in the Oughts. As bands gained steam courtesy Toyota commercials and Natalie Portman shout-outs, the once-scruffy music obsessives poised to blast a lesser-known group for such crimes as appearing on The Late Show calmed down. Seeing once-obscure outfits like The Shins and…