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Anusaya Updates 2013.05.01: Profile: Crossfaith, inspire:tion.
Recommended: Bone Machine, The Dawn. Anusaya staff are
going on a much deserved holiday. We will be back and ready
to rock on June 1st!

Jeepta

January 15, 2013

Jeepta

by Denise • Recommend • Tags: Japan, Jeepta, 日進月歩

Jeepta is an emo-rock foursome; Who’s alternative sound has drawn a lot of attention from critics and fans alike. Jeepta recently released their second album 花鏡 (Hana Kyo) on 2013.01.09. The band is comprised of Ishi Taku (vocals, guitar), Choro (guitar), Ogasawara Taigo (drums) and Sato Hiroyuki (bass). homepage youtube

Junky Waltz

January 15, 2013

Junky Waltz

by Denise • Recommend • Tags: black sabbath, hard rock, Japan, Junky Waltz, motorhead

Junky Waltz’s music has revived the spirit of the great acts of ’70s hard rock Black Sabbath & Motorhead — While, channeling it into a fresh and modern Junky Waltz style. Formed in Gifu, Japan, the band’s motto displayed proudly on their splash page is: Drink Beer, Fuck Fear since 2001. Junky Waltz members are: [...]

The Reign of Kindo

January 15, 2013

The Reign of Kindo

by Denise • Recommend • Tags: indie, jazz, progressive, Reign of Kindo, USA

Rare is it to find modern music that pinpoints the middle ground between a respect for past greats and a boldness to pave tomorrow. Citing influences from Dave Brubeck to Ben Folds to Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to John Mayer — The Reign of Kindo are Joseph Secchiaroli (vocals, guitar), Mike Carroll (guitar), Kelly Sciandra [...]

ジラフポット (Giraffe Pot)

January 1, 2013

ジラフポット (Giraffe Pot)

by Denise • Recommend • Tags: Giraffe Pot, ジラフポット

Formed in 2011, ジラフポット (Giraffe Pot) plays guitar driven emotional lyrical rock with a hard alternative edge. ジラフポット (Giraffe Pot) released their 1st mini album Blue Shelter on 2012.10.20 — Band members are Harada-san (Drums), Nakano Daisuke (Guitar, Vocal) and Cho Seki (Bass). homepage youtube twitter

KANA-BOON

January 1, 2013

KANA-BOON

by Denise • Recommend • Tags: KANA-BOON

Formed in Osaka, Japan while the members were still in high school. Kana-Boon is an indie rock and dance-punk four-piece that cites such influences as Asian Kung-Fu Generation to AKB48. Kana-Boon is: Taniguchi Maguro (Vocals, Guitar), Koga Hayabusato (Guitar), Ida Yuba (Bass) and Koizumi Takahiro (Drums). homepage youtube twitter

Eleki

January 1, 2013

Eleki

by Denise • Recommend • Tags: Eleki

Named after the 1960 pre-GS (Group Sounds) instrumental surf based movement “eleki” — But that is where Eleki the band’s comparison stops. This three piece’s sound is classic indie-pop with warm melodies, magical hooks, and lyrics filled with hope. Eleki members are Takahashi Daisuke (guitar, vocal), Miyazaki (guitar), Takuya Matsuura (drums) and support H. Takagi [...]

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Articles

  • Next Music From TOKYO Vol 4 (May 2012)
    May 01, 2012
    Canada’s premiere Japan underground music tour; Next Music From TOKYO will return again this May for its fourth showcase. Featuring indie rock legends ZAZEN BOYS, hip-hop/urban music two-piece group_inou, folk/gypsy duo CHARAN PO RANTAN and
  • Physical Digital
    Apr 01, 2010
    CDs are DEAD! Long live CDs! A paradox. A puzzle for consumers, for distributors, and especially artists. Music, use to be strictly a live social gathering. But, since the invention of the radio (and to some degree printed music)… music is
  • MusicBrainz part Deux
    Mar 15, 2010
    What is MusicBrainz? It is a user-maintained open community that collects, and makes available to the public, music metadata in the form of a relational database. If you don’t know what all that means, you should read the first tutorial; here.

Explore

  • April Fools
    Apr 01, 2013
    “In 80′s we trust!” From Toulouse, France — April Fools is a subjective melting pot of post-punk ’79, cold wave and new wave music. With the members of the band channeling the outrageous rock idols from the eighties,
  • Fooling April
    Apr 01, 2013
    Formed in 2002, Fooling April is a pop rock piano-driven quartet from Philadelphia, PA USA. Selected in 2007, to represent and launch American Idol Underground; the online version of the TV competition; landed the band on Fox TV and NBC TV in
  • The Calendar of Happy Days
    Mar 15, 2013
    Formed in 2007, The Calendar of Happy Days’ original “catchy-pop” sound has a frosty texture – which has lead to an alternative rock band sound in recent years. Their music has a sense of impatience, yet quirky, with
  • Asakusa Jinta
    Mar 15, 2013
    Calling themselves Asianica Hard March Band, Asakusa Jinta is a hardcore marching brass band from Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan. Asakusa Jinta accordions, saxophones and trombones play lightning fast happy melodies while tubas, stand-up bass and drums

Live Reports

  • Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass
    Nov 15, 2012
    Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass—that’s a mouthful—have been driving across the U.S., playing as many dates as they could, wherever they could. John Genzale saw them play at the SXSW festival earlier this year, and was so impressed, he
  • Metal Battle Japan 2012
    Nov 01, 2012
    Once a year one of the biggest heavy music fests Waken Open Air (W:O:P) takes place in Germany. This year it was held on 2nd-4th of August near small town called Waken thus the origin of the name of the fest. Every year in different countries take
  • Aiha Higurashi Returns to New York—or—Uhnellys and THE GIRL Take a Trip to New York
    Sep 01, 2012
    Aiha Higurashi had been announcing a desire to play New York again since before the formation of her new band, THE GIRL. They arrived here with a Japanese duo called Uhnellys, who are made up of Midi, a female drummer, and Kim, a male
  • From A to ZZZ’s
    Aug 01, 2012
    The other night I stopped in for a beer at Lone Wolf, a bar out in Bushwick, Brooklyn. There were only a few people there. The only other time I had been in Lone Wolf was to see ZZZ’s and some other bands. Then it was crowded. I took my beer and

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