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The entertainment industry is ready for change. Whoever can bridge the gap between tech and the music world is going to find a plethora of opportunities.

m-flo has been holding it down on the Japanese popular hip-hop scene since the turn of the century. Since 1999, the iconic group has released 5 full-length…

Who isn’t a fan of Rush Hour? Better yet, who isn’t a fan of Jackie Chan? Everybody likes Jackie Chan! It’s like a prerequisite for being normal.

Rush…

Johnny’s has been supplying Japan with gooey bubblegum pop music for years now. One of the acts under Johnny’s Entertainment, Tackey & Tsubasa have tried to make…

One of the most poignant stories that I’ve read recently was the short story, On seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful April morning by the great Japanese author Haruki Murakami. 1500 words (approx.) have never moved me so much. The story about lost love [...]

The English language has an interesting place in Japanese society. Roman characters show up all over the place — in the form of English words or romanized Japanese. English is prevelent in Japanese music as well. Whether it’s in lyrics, song titles, or band names [...]

Following the successful December release of RADWIMPS’ 4th album “Okazuno Gohan” (“おかずのごはん”), the band is back with some semi-new coolness.

Almost exactly 2 months after “Okazuno Gohan” hit…

It seems like many pianists who are good musicians, songwriters, and vocalists can often find much success in the realm of popular music. Suemitsu Atsushi (末光篤), aka:…

There’s going to be a double (or triple, quadruple, depending) review of the album later up on the site, but not till Shay gets his copy of…