Archives for the ‘music’ Category

Kids and businessmen alike rock out to No Brain

By Shay • Nov 13th, 2007 • Category: Features, Korea, indie, music, rock3 comments

No Brain’s latest album is big news but it’s their humorously cool, new music video that’s really rockin’.

Korean punk rockers No Brain released their 6th studio album titled 그것이 � �음 (Geugeosi Jeolum, It is Youth) Vol. 5 in September. Their lead single off of the LP goes by the same title and its music [...]


Choke Sleeper’s self-titled success

By Shay • Nov 10th, 2007 • Category: Features, Japan, music, rock6 comments

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 formed in 1997 and have since released 5 mini albums and 2 LPs. Chu (vocals), Shige (guitar & vocals), Toru (guitar), Azumi (bass), and Kenken (drums) have taken their [...]


localizer by plane

By Shay • Nov 9th, 2007 • Category: Features, Japan, indie, music, rock5 comments

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 studio album from Japanese indie rock band plane. plane (プレーン) consists of Kikuchi Yusuke (菊地佑介, vocals & guitar), Hisamitsu Masaaki (久光正昭, guitar), Kida Yoshifumi (木田佳文, bass), and Kamimoto Keisuke [...]


SEAMO’s Round About

By Shay • Nov 8th, 2007 • Category: Japan, Reviews, hip-hop, music, pop2 comments

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.


The Mass Missile’s new line up

By Shay • Nov 6th, 2007 • Category: Japan, music, news, rock3 comments

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.


Outsider - speed rap extraordinaire

By Shay • Oct 17th, 2007 • Category: Features, Korea, hip-hop, music20 comments

Saying that Outsider can rap fast is an understatement. I’ve almost never heard syllables spouted off so rapidly.
Outsider (아웃사이) may be Korea’s fastest rapper and he may very well be capable of taking the world title one day. Signed with MC Sniper’s Sniper Sound label, he is currently working on new material.
The current Guinness record [...]


“SUPER LOVE” Action by B’z

By Shay • Oct 3rd, 2007 • Category: Japan, Videos, music, rock3 comments

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 SONG” on Oct. 3. B’z, which consists of Tak Matsumoto (guitar) and Koshi Inaba (vocals), have sold some 75 million records in Japan according to Oricon.
“SUPER LOVE SONG” is [...]


SOUL’d OUT’s “Tongue Te Tongue”

By Shay • Sep 29th, 2007 • Category: Japan, Videos, hip-hop, music, pop5 comments

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, the hip-hop trio’s latest single is cool, catchy, and the PV is a visual treat. Tasty I say.
SOUL’d OUT’s “Tongue Te Tongue” is the 2nd of a 3-month/3-single [...]


Still no boundaries for Yuzu

By Shay • Sep 28th, 2007 • Category: Japan, Videos, music, pop3 comments

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 of” release?

Yuzu, which consists of Kitagawa Yujin (北川悠仁) and Iwasawa Kouji (岩沢厚治) has been very popular over the years. They found great success since their humble roots as [...]


m-flo’s electriCOLOR: ‘complete’ means complete

By Shay • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Japan, hip-hop, music, pop3 comments

Japanese hip-hop duo m-flo just released their latest remix album, electriCOLOR.

electriCOLOR is the remix release of COSMICOLOR, their latest original album released earlier this year. The album’s formal title is electriCOLOR: Complete Remix.
When they say ‘complete’ they mean complete. electriCOLOR features a 2-disc set and 44 total tracks!
Disc 1 is the actual COSMICOLOR remix [...]