Tag Archives: Music Japan

Korean Is The New Japanese

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Toyama Times

By Christine Peng I’m going to hijack this space and talk about music from our neighbors across the pond (the ones without nukes). In a blow to Japan’s national J-pop cultural pride, the group whose picture on my PowerPoint met … Continue reading →

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Part of the weekend never dies…

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Sun

by Soleil Kellar 1. FLASHDANCE We all do it sometimes, some more than others but everyone nonetheless. Dancing in the street. Dancing in the office.  It’s spontaneous, ridiculous and often in synch with a legion of undead folks who also … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Out. Oct. Nov. 2009, Music, Reflections | Tagged | Leave a comment

Homegrown Album Release: Interview with Derek Hurst

Posted on February 2, 2010 by YomoYama Magazine

Shinano-machi’s Derek Hurst debuts his first CD How would you describe your music? Derek: Pop-piano rock, although my producer Kohki added a lot of really interesting touches to the CD.  The songs we did a lot of work on have … Continue reading →

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