Finally, we get a taste of CHiAKi KURiYAMA’s debut single “Ryusei No Namida.” When she granted us this interview we felt so humbled -- I mean, it’s not every day you get to meet a J-horror star up close. As you’ll see, there’s more to CHiAKi than good looks and acting talent. Just listen...

マドンナ、シェール、BoA、またはRobynなど、シングルネームだけで名前が通るアーティストはかなり限られている。しかし、この例に当てはまるであろうX Japanのドラマーでありプログレッシブメタルのマスターマインド Yoshiki は、アジアではもちろん、アメリカ全土でもその名を広めている。...

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

In the world of music, the word “cover” invokes thoughts of bad singing and a fuzzy webcam. Yuna, a folk popper from Malaysia, changed our minds with her smooth,...

Insults! Accusations! Tempers! Rabid homicidal anger! Why, it's just another MTV Iggy Artist of the Week competition. This week, Russian electro producer Pixelord won, beating Scottish rockers Cha Cha Heels by the narrowest of margins. Of course, this was after days of fluctuating and nasty

Pairs is couple of cute kids who live in Shanghai and make an awful lot of noise. F provides the grinding, splintered guitar noise. Rhys, AKA Xiao Zhong, keeps the beat most of the time and yells like he just drank acid and doesn't have long to live. He's originally from Australia and met...

Shanghai-based Australian-Chinese duo Pairs have been assaulting the streets and clubs of their city with their inspired approach to making noise for almost a year now. With only guitar and drums, they have quickly bashed their way into the hearts of Chinese rock fans and found a welcome for their

We've written about Charice's foray into the Glee cast, which premiered last night. I have yet to see it, but it’s on my to-do list for this weekend. Meanwhile I came across this interview clip with Charice, where she discusses her experiences on the show It’s funny to see how she’s still a fan

One for Northern Japan We recently introduced you to Japanese producer Kan Sano, who we found through his work with Project: Mooncircle. A fan of jazz samples, Kan composes his tracks with diced up cuts of the good old stuff, but he's dopping into a different crate for his tribute to the victims of

マドンナ、シェール、BoA、またはRobynなど、シングルネームだけで名前が通るアーティストはかなり限られている。しかし、この例に当てはまるであろうX Japanのドラマーでありプログレッシブメタルのマスターマインド Yoshiki は、アジアではもちろん、アメリカ全土でもその名を広めている。...

Super fun Tokyo-based rockers The Suzan started as a bedroom project between sisters Rie and Saori who never really planned to play shows or be a band. But their awesomeness was recognized and they found themselves with a record contract. Faced with the necessity of playing shows, the...

Niki & The Dove are singer Malin Dahlstromm and multi-instrumentalist Gustav Karlof. They popped out of seemingly nowhere in 2010 with just one single and a b-side, which the U.K. Guardian called possibly the two greatest alt-pop songs of the year. Why the mad love based on such small output?

I’ve already expressed my disappointment with the original Grand Theft Auto IV. When I saw that they were releasing expansion packs, I was skeptical but hopeful -- thinking maybe they re-engineered the gameplay to be less frustrating and more fun. Sadly, my hopes were poorly placed. The game still

FM and Bruno have worked together in the past, both on stage and in the studio and it looks like a case of good talent recognizing good talent because both have been featured in Entertainment Weekly’s feature The Next Big Hits Are … The magazine surveyed various radio programmers on who they think

They don't seem like nice kids judging by the cover of their sophomore LP Fine For Now, but The Vickers' sound is warm as a sunny Tuesday mornin. They're also not a guy/girl duo, nor are they as British as those underpants. The Vickers is a dude quartet living in Florence, where it's just about

Your artwork has a distinct aesthetic that seems like a mix of Maxfield Parrish, Frank Kozik and maybe Frank “Dark Knight” Miller … the videos (“Wanderlust” say or “A Horse Called Golgotha”) also seem to deal with recurring images of pre-modern craziness. What’s the relationship between the music

マドンナ、シェール、BoA、またはRobynなど、シングルネームだけで名前が通るアーティストはかなり限られている。しかし、この例に当てはまるであろうX Japanのドラマーでありプログレッシブメタルのマスターマインド Yoshiki は、アジアではもちろん、アメリカ全土でもその名を広めている。...

Tokyo-based beatmaker Bugseed is rapidly making a name for himself as a master of jazzy hip hop tracks with seemingly infinite groove. His smooth, instrumental Bohemian Beatnik LP is the perfect soundtrack for long smokey nights and the fomenting of mystic hip hop visions. The free album garnered

Wanna know why?? Trust Japan to combine the most disparate genres into a new form of music, and then feed that new form a bunch of acid. Ryoma Maeda, aka Milky Chu, aka Milch of Source is the younger brother of Katsuhiko Maeda, aka World's End Girlfriend. The brothers have been prolific producers

You have to admit, video game music just hasn't been the same since the early days of Nintendo. That's why a whole host of programmers/producers recently started converting their junky game systems into musical instruments. Thus came the birth of the glorious chiptune. Russias' Pixelord takes the

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