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The Aprils [エイプリルズ]

August 1, 2009

The Aprils [エイプリルズ]

by Denise • Interview • Tags: Aprils, electro pop, electronic, future pop, game, indie, Instrumental, Japan, nintendo, pop, techno, エイプリルズ

Catchy pop hooks, electronic and instrumental talents blend together to The Aprils produce a unique electro-pop sound. The Aprils hold nothing back in creating music that entertains and keeps you coming back for more. The Aprils members are Kentaro Imai [vocal, guitar, and more], Miho Iguchi [vocal, synthesizer] and Yuhki Shotokuji [drums]. I talked with [...]

The Court

July 15, 2009

The Court

by Denise • Explore, Recommend • Tags: indie, Japan, O-Front, rock, The Court

Formerly O-Front and now the The Court. This band’s rock instrumentals are both driven and retrospective melodies, sometimes all in one song. These apparent contradictions in tempo and melody, meld together under the deeply moving vocals of front-man Tokizaki Satoshi. The Court members are Tokizaki Satoshi [Vocal, Guitar], Watanabe Masaya [Bass] and Tanokuchi Shinkai [Drums]. [...]

Steve Laity (Guitar Vader)

July 1, 2009

Steve Laity (Guitar Vader)

by Denise • Interview • Tags: fanatical fan, Guitar Vader, indie, Japan, laity, rock

Have you ever thought that some dreams might be a impossibility? Dare to dream big my friends because sometimes even the seemingly impossible may be in your future. At no time was this more evident than when interviewing Steve Laity the newest member and keyboard player of the rock band Guitar Vader. Where are you [...]

Poets of the Fall

June 1, 2009

Poets of the Fall

by Denise • Interview • Tags: Finland, Independent, indie, industrial-machine-trance-man, jazz guitarist, max payne, Poets of the Fall, PoTF, rock, rock singer

Up and coming, and ready to take the world by rock storm Poets of the Fall are a rock band formed in Helsinki, Finland, in 2003. Known for their rock and rock-alternative style of music. Poets of the Fall are also known as a band with an eclectic member mix; a rock singer, a jazz [...]

COOL WISE MEN

May 15, 2009

COOL WISE MEN

by Denise • Explore, Recommend • Tags: COOL WISE MEN, indie, jamaica, Japan, reggae, ska

Formed in 1993, Cool Wise Men’s Ska style takes you back to the 60′s and that old Jamaica sound. Cool Wise Men will release their third album Salty Dinner, on June 10, 2006. Samples of the band’s music can be heard here. Cool Wise Men [C.W.M.] members are Makoto Takeuchi [Drums], Tomohito Shinoda [Bass], Yoshinori [...]

The Seven

May 1, 2009

The Seven

by Denise • Interview • Tags: anusaya, classical, gift, jazz, Kevin A. Smith, metal, progressive, rock, spiritual, The Seven, USA

The Seven is the brainchild of musician, songwriter and producer Kevin A. Smith. The Seven‘s eclectic sound takes inspiration from many artists who step outside of the box. Like them, Kevin Smith takes delight in all music, pushing at the boundaries of what is perceived to be possible. Breaking away from the expected, The Seven [...]

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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
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    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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