Love And Hates get a lot of play around these parts, but I’ve failed to mention the twee-crunk duo isn’t either members primary gig. Both have solo gigs, one of them playing as Miila and the other as HNC. The latter has a new album, Cult, out on Dec. 2 and a good number of…
Here’s a reason I love doing this blog business – it leads to personal musical discoveries I never would have made if I weren’t constantly trying to learn more about Japanese music. Latest unearthing – Hair Cut Valentine. This artist (group?) doesn’t have much of an Internet presence, just a MySpace page with a few…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMSNdSZJv9Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&] I realize “Manekineko Duck No Uta” is nothing more than a way for an insurance company to peddle product, but that small fact isn’t going to stop me from writing even more about the left-field hit of Japan for 2009. To keep the song fresh heading into the holiday season, the folks behind this…
To take you into the weekend, here is a new Love And Hates remix. The Pixie Stick snorting duo work their twee-club magic on Desmond & The Tutus’ “Peter.” They take the power pop of the original and absolutely gut it, turning the track into a goofy quasi-rap joint complete with the Love And Hates…
Told you this was getting popular – the Afflac jingle “Manekineko Duck No Uta” has gone from 30-second spot to twee-tastic music video to an actual live experience. Japan Probe has got the video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7_nhovG3Vk&hl=en&fs=1&] Most startling of all is this performance seems to be happening on Music Station, probably the biggest weekly music show…