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Jin Akanishi in NYC (Segment 4 — “Yellow Gold”)
Why is Jin Akanishi Japan's biggest pop star? This is why. Standing alone onstage,Jin unleashed the full power of his charisma in this intense and thrilling performance...
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Jin Akanishi in NYC (Segment 3 — Fan Questions)
If you could meet Jin Akanishi, what would you say? What questions would you ask him? When Japanese pop superstar visited the US for a sold-out 5-show tour, he performed...
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Jin Akanishi in NYC (Segment 2 — “Oowah”)
Japanese pop superstar Jin Akanishi visited the US in November 2010 for his solo Yellow Gold Tour 3010, performing only 5 shows across the country. But there was a 6th...
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Jin Akanishi in NYC (Segment 1 — “Bass Go Boom”)
Think you've seen Jin Akanishi behind the scenes? What about all the way to Jin's hotel room? That's right, join MTV Iggy host Thao Nguyen as she meets Jin at his hotel...
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Go Chic @ SXSW 2011: Taiwan Bad Girls Ready to Spank
Go Chic is intimidating. The three girl/one guy band from Taiwan write confrontational electro punk tracks with Peaches-style cajones.
Their lyrics diss, among many...
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X Japan、Yoshikiインタビュー 「Music is My Heart, Music is My Flesh」
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。
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Yoshiki Of X Japan To Host SiriusXM Radio Show
As Japanese super star Yoshiki told us in our recent Q&A with him, he's involved in a lot of projects. In addition to reuniting his legendary metal band X Japan and...
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Galaxy Express Live: Blitzkreig Korean Punk
Punk rock is over 30 years old now, its essence diluted and desecrated by pale impostors sporting plastic spikes and expensive hair products. But while the West has yet...
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Bands We Like: Korea’s Galaxy Express are Noise on Fire
At this year's SXSW, Korean punk rockers Galaxy Express powered through their set so hard that they literally blew a fuse. Luckily, the tech just pulled the circuit...
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Krussia — “For You” f/ Blitz The Ambassador & Iam
Russia born and New York-based rapper Krussia does it for the people, baby. "For You" from his album I'm Not White - I'm Russian is filled with pieced-together comic...
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China’s Queen Sea Big Shark Rides Waves Of Electro Surf
Beijing rockers Queen Sea Big Shark are one of the most interesting groups on the rise in China's rock scene. More established bands like Carsick Cars play noisy indie...
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6 Days Left to Win Yoshiki’s X Japan Crystal Piano!
A lot of bands are putting together albums for the cause in Japan, but rock juggernauts X Japan are making the ultimate sacrifice -- Yoshiki's "crystal" piano.
Glam...
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Mike Gao’s Glitchy, Bass-Heavy Sun Shadows Out Today
If you're in LA today, you might notice strange Sun Shadows cast on the sidewalk and odd noises echoing through the streets. Mike Gao's new album drops today, and it's...
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Q&A with Mike Gao: Nerding It Up With LA’s Doctor of Beatmaking
Mike Gao wears many hats. And all of those hats are intimidating.
He's a producer of stuttering electronic hip hop beats fit for the finest MCs. He's a music...
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Artist of the Week: LA Electro Inventor Mike Gao
All the votes are in, and Mike Gao i is MTV Iggy's Artist of the Week!
Mike is equal parts is equal parts musician and inventor. When he's not busy dropping stuttery...
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Bands We Like: DJ, Producer, Maker of Digital Instruments Mike Gao
Builder of machines.
Mike Gao is equal parts musician and inventor. Seriously, he's like the freaking Thomas Edison of experimental hip hop.
Aside from releasing...
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Jin Akanishi, AKB48, And Other Japanese Musicians Tweet About The Quake
It appears -- knock on wood -- that all of our favorite musicians from Japan are safe, despite the recent record earthquake.
Just to be sure, we hit up some of their...
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Japanese Producer Kan Sano Releases a Tribute to Northern Japan
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...
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Party at SXSW with South Korea’s Idiotape
If Cut Copy (not from Zonoscope but from Lights & Colours) , Daft Punk, and Chromeo had a South Korean baby, they would beget the SXSW-bound, funkatastic, celebratory...
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Warm Indie Rock From Italy’s The Vickers
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...