Japan Live

I organized a music event in Tokyo and, without intending to, seemed to have transported the spirit of an American gig into a Japanese club....

My Little Airport is a great Hong Kong indie band I've discovered recently. But rather than talk about their music (which is minimalist...

Most Tokyo live music shows feature only music acts, but some are more multi-disciplinary. Yunn & Yuyake Lamp’s event on August 30 was ...

Tokyo residents: Mark your calendars for a music event produced by Japan Live , on Saturday, September 23 --Japan Live Presents Volume 1! ...

I've started writing a monthly column about Japan's pop music scene for the San Francisco-based indie music info website rightround...

What’s the difference between mainstream and avant-garde music? That’s a question I’ve been thinking about recently, especially after I saw ...

While I was in Taipei for the Formoz festival , I bought a bunch of CDs of local musicians. I mostly chose the disks by their covers, figuri...

I have mixed feeling about NHK , Japan’s public television station. On the one hand, it does great documentaries, history programs, and the ...

Two great Japanese ‘guitar pop’* albums just came out: One is Guitar Pop Grand Prix by Spaghetti Vabune . This strangely named sextet from ...

Japan Live Radio has been updated, this time featuring lots of mellow songs by artists such as Kuki Kodan , Nikaido Kazumi (thanks for the...

I think it’s about time for a Frequently Asked Questions post. Q. Who are you? A. I’m an American guy from LA who has spent more than a doze...

Loo-shee. 'Lucy'. That’s what everyone calls advantage Lucy for short. When the Japanese say it, it sounds like ‘Loo-shee’. Friends...

After Supersnazz crashed into my life like a hell-flaming meteor at the Loft , I went out and bought all of the band’s CDs I could find: I ...

* Spangle call Lilli line , who I've interviewed , is releasing a new album on September 6 called Since . The trio hasn't officially...

For several years now I’ve felt that Yunn and Yuyake Lamp’s Yumi, formerly of Orange Plankton , is one of the most expressive Japanese sing...

Aiko and Mineko At Sunday night's Club 440 show, advantage Lucy singer Aiko said her band has been recording new music day and night so...

The Caraway is a Tokyo pop band led by Osamu Shimada , Swinging Popsicle’s guitarist, and they just released their first album, The Caraway...

Here's an amazing account of Japanese bad boy rockers Ging Nang Boyz making a punk rock pilgrimage to Berkeley's 924 Gilman Street...

I’ve been going to Tokyo rock shows for years but somehow never made it to the Jam in Shinjuku, one of the oldest live houses in the city. ...

Japan Live Radio has been updated, this time with a focus on good pop tunes including those from Hideki Kaji's new album and the debut...