I may be marking myself out as a bit of a nerd here, but I have a guilty pleasure in listening to the poppiest of pop music from the Far … Read more

Legendary in the Japanese music scene of the 70s, the folk-rock band Happy End was virtually unknown (and probably still is) to the Western world until Sofia Coppola included their … Read more

Layla Lane are one of my favorite new Japanese pop bands. Perhapds they are better described as international pop, since they are a Japanese/Western duo. There’s a happy, bounciness to … Read more

Err, I have absolutely no idea what’s going here. But I so badly want to be a part of it! Yes, yes. Japanese dance-pop owns.

This is a video for the song ‘Fake It’ by Japanese electro band Denki Groove. What makes it truly disturbing are the little black bars on the divers’ eyes.

Welcome to our latest musical obsession: all girl Japanese band, The Suzan, featuring the rather ample talents of sisters Rie [keyboards and vocals] and Saori [guitar and vocals]. [audio:http://www.box.net/shared/static/z84r1sh50t.mp3]