The All Tomorrow’s Parties concert series will come to Japan for the first time early next year. The “I’ll Be Your Mirror” event curated by ATP happens at Tokyo’s Studio Coast on February 27. Headlining will be recently reactivated gloom-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor. They’ll be joined on the bill by several noisy Japanese artists,…
Sometimes I play a Jeopardy-like game with my English students, asking them about America facts and quizzing them on grammar. For kicks, I also throw in a few personal questions like “what’s my dog named” or “how old am I?” The big finale, usually, is “what is my favorite Japanese band?” Since none of my…
This band’s Wikipedia page sums it up – Bloodthirsty Butchers get nearly no attention in Western music circles, but are a big deal amongst the rock circles in Japan. Having never heard from this Sapporo group that’s been together since 1987, I’ve been giving them a listen a lot lately. All you need to know…