[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bujFLdJ2FGQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&] One of the cutest twee-pop songs of the year gets one of the most “ahhhhhhh!” inducing videos of the year. I couldn’t explain what’s going on, but those frogs sure look adorable.
Dear Your Gold, My Pink, I hope this letter finds you well. I won’t waste space on formalities – you were one of the first bands to really get me excited about Japan’s music scene when I first came to these shores. You’re catchy melodies and sudden outbursts of pure joy sounded like an evolutionary…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peGDktz-bNY&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Japan shocked Cameroon 1-0 in the World Cup the other day, pushing the country’s World Cup fever from “lukewarm” to “HOT HOT HOT.” As numerous friends have told me, not many folks here were very excited for the Japanese National Team’s trip to South Africa because they seemed to not stand much of a…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-etQjPbzFY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Spoiler alert: I got my hands on Predawn’s new mini-album A Bird In The Hand and will most likely have review of it in the near future. Further revelations – it’s a good and minimalist album, nothing but pretty singing and guitars save for the rare piano appearance. It’s a nice little album but…
I swear I haven’t sold out and become a secret Kentucky Fried Chicken hawker. It’s just Friday and I want to make one more post before I zone out for two days. And nothing says “phoned in” like posting some wacky Japanese commercials the afternoon before Saturday! Both feature some of the bros from Arashi…