Articles posted in the ‘Japan’ category

Nov
10
Choke Sleeper’s self-titled success

Choke Sleeper’s multifarious influences have led them to produce music that isn’t very easy to classify. Their recent album is no exception.

The Yokohama-based quintet was originally …

Nov
9
localizer by plane

The music on plane’s new album localizer is good but the most impressive thing about the album is its super-cool cover art.

localizer is the second full-length …

Nov
8
SEAMO’s Round About

SEAMO’s latest album Round About has been runnin’ around the charts since its release on October 30th.
Round About is the Japanese rapper’s third album. It’s packed full of upbeat and thoughtful rhymes and definetly leads further into ‘hip-pop’ territory.

Nov
6
The Mass Missile’s new line up

A few months back, it was reported on The Mass Missile’s official website that three of the five members left the band. Not much else was known until recently, becasue The Mass Missile have a new website. It’s like they broke up and have now regrouped.

Oct
6
Be a Sushi Bar Tycoon with “Sushi Go Round”

If you’ve ever wanted to be a sushi bar tycoon, here’s your chance.

“Sushi Go Round” is a fun game on Miniclip.com that has you, the player …

Oct
3
“SUPER LOVE” Action by B’z

The best-selling Japanese musical act of all time is back with “SUPER LOVE SONG”.

The wonderous duo that is B’z (ビーズ) released their latest single, “SUPER LOVE …

Oct
1
Japanese-themed iPod skins

Of course iPods naturally look cool but if you feel the urge to trick one out, you can do so with some of these cool skins.

AudioCubes …

Sep
29
Facebank eats money for lunch

You can forget about your dad’s classic piggy bank because Facebank is here.

The Banpresto Facebank is a fun little innovation in moneybox technology. Yeah, leave it …

Sep
29
SOUL’d OUT’s “Tongue Te Tongue”

If someone ever kept track of the most times the word “tongue” (タン in this case) was said in a song, SOUL’d OUT should win. Beyond that, …

Sep
28
Still no boundaries for Yuzu

The popular Japanese folk duo Yuzu (ゆず) has been doing their thing since 1997. With the 10th anniversery of their first release approaching, how about a “best …