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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is Back with “Invader Invader,” Resistance is Futile
Remember when we said "Ninjari Ban Ban" was the awesomest/cutest Kyary Pamyu Pamyu vid yet? Well, J-pop's adorably-bizarre darling dropped in on YouTube with her new...
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WATAPACHI Take Trap to Japan
Name: WATAPACHI
Where They're From: Tokyo, Japan
When They Started: 2012
Genre: Trap, Electronic
For Fans Of: Bosstone, Yellow Claw, Flosstradamus,...
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The Best Videos of April 2013
This April we lived it up alongside some promising up-and-coming artists from around the world. We danced along with Denmark's Quadron, partied with Stockholm's...
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Josy Coos It Out and Then Cranks It Up
Name: Josy
Where They're From: Tokyo, Japan
When They Started: 2010
Genre: Psych rock meets art punk
For Fans Of: Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass, The...
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Zion.T Can Get It (Korea’s Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, That Is)
Name: Zion.T
Where He's From: Seoul, South Korea
When He Started: 2011
Genre: R&B, Funk
For Fans Of: Primary, Musiq Soulchild
Sounds Like: Shades of...
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Josy — “To the Light”
With a crazy vibe somewhere between The Go-Gos and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, the guitar-less quartet from Tokyo tends to leave a distinct impression on anyone who catches...
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Jesse McFaddin of RIZE Stands Up on His Own
Words and interview by Patrick St. Michel
The Togoshi-Ginza neighborhood of Tokyo is a calm residential area boasting one major street flanked by stores and...
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Yes, PSY’s “Gentleman” IS “Gangnam Style,” Part II
If you haven’t been living under that rock that everyone mentions, you might have noticed that a certain global phenomenon is back with another world-grabbing single....
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PSY Follows Up International Hit “Gangnam Style” With New Single “Gentleman”
After PSY debuted "Gangnam Style" things never went back to what one would call normal. The definition of a global hit had changed for ever and the bar for viral videos...
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Pirates Canoe: Americana from the Heart of Japan
Kyoto-based musicians Kanako, Reika, and Sara make roots music with mandolin and fiddle that sounds like it comes from the heartland of the United States. Even if it...
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Pirates Canoe — “Ballerina Meena Jane”
Kyoto Americana trio Pirates Canoe perform their soul tickling ballad “Ballerina Meena Jane” during the Brooklyn leg of their US tour.
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Pirates Canoe Tell Their Story
Reika, Kanako and Sara of Americana band Pirates Canoe tell us how they infuse their music with a Japanese sensibility, the strange way they met, and how they felt when...
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Zion.T — “Two Melodies ft. Crush”
His first solo track since debuting with "Click Me," vocalist Zion.T's "Two Melodies" single slows things down. Minimal piano, bass, and snare instrumentals accompany...
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“Ninja Ri Ban Ban”: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is a J-Pop Assassin
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, reigning princess of J-pop 2.0, has some pretty insane videos out there. The viral power of "Pon Pon Pon" aside, "Fashion Monster" was pretty nuts,...
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This Trombone Cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” Might Kill You
Oh, my god. We just died watching Morning Musuko cover "Somebody That I Used to Know." The New York City-based group specializes in big-band style jazz covers of J-pop...
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Catch PSY’s New Single Next Month, Livestream Style
Hallelujah, we can see the light at the end of the "Gangnam Style" tunnel. PSY finally dropped word that his big comeback — aka the new single everyone's been waiting...
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ICON: Yoko Ono’s Impermeable Instinct for Creativity
Words and Exclusive Interview by Stephen Greco.
Intense curiosity and a strong commitment to make life the best it can be—those are qualities that can unite human...
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Meet Pirates Canoe: Kyoto Bluegrass Exists, And It Is Divine
Name: Pirates Canoe
Where they're from: Kyoto, Japan
When They Started: 2009
Genre: Bluegrass, Americana
Most Similar: Oh Brother Where Art Thou?...
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“Gangnam Style” Remixed by 2 Chainz, Afrojack, Diplo and Tyga
It's the internet phenom that keeps on giving. Psy's "Gangnam Style" has finally resulted in an all-star remix EP starring Diplo, 2 Chainz, Afrojack and Tyga -- because...
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Cokiyu’s Our Dream Girl
Name: Cokiyu
Where She’s From: Ehime, Japan
When She Started: 2002
Genre: Ambient electro-pop
Most Similar: MMOTHS, Grimes
Sounds Like: Sugar, spice and...