Articles by Jimi

Aug
16
NICO Touches the Walls – “ホログラム”

Good news everyone! NICO Touches the Walls has finally released their new single “hologram”. The song’s been around for sometime now as it’s the opening song to …

Aug
13
half-life – “色彩”

From their debut single entitled “sympathy” released 2009/7/15. Apparently these guys’ used to reside in Vancouver, where they met while working in one of the cities top …

Aug
6
chaqq – “RUNNER”

From chaqq’s recently released TALK TO YOU mini album. …

Jul
29
tacica’s rockin’ releases of ’09 (thus far)

A mid-year retrospective on one of our favorite rockin’ trios!

Jul
29
cinema staff – “チェンジアップ”

From their 2nd mini album Symmetoronica released a bit over a month ago. These guys sure know how to rockout!…

Jul
14
Clammbon – “Re-Re-ã‚·ã‚«ã‚´”

Clammbon breathes new life into one of their classic pieces (for the second time apparently). “Re-Re-ã‚·ã‚«ã‚´” is heartfelt and serenely elegant; it’s the kind of song that …

Jul
10
SOUR / 日々の音色 (Hibi no Neiro)

From the Youtube Description: “This music video was shot for Sour’s ‘Hibi no Neiro’ (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album ‘Water Flavor EP’. The cast …

Apr
7
フジファブリック – “Sugar!!”

From Fujifabric’s new single. It’s a great song that welcomes the spring season nicely.
And the PV has their trademark ‘cute, emotionless girl doing a quirky dance’.…

Mar
29
THE NOVEMBERS – “Dnim”

Not exactly sure how this one slipped past us but here’s the PV for “Dnim” off of their Paraphilia album which was released March 18.

Not bad …

Mar
22
GOLLBETTY – 「99%」

Gollbetty is a seven-piece(!) ska band with strong pop and punk influences.
“99%” is just one of many peppy tracks from BETTY’S BUGGY album released last summer. …