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The Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass: Fresh Blood From Tokyo
Name: Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass
Where They’re From: Tokyo, Japan
When They Started: 2005
Genre: goth-tinged punk blues
Most Similar: The Gossip, The...
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Konshens: Dancehall In Translation
Konshens is heavy as a lead weight. When he walks in you can feel the gravity in the room getting stronger like we’re suddenly on a bigger planet. The internationally...
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Cray Pop: The Kawaii Genius of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is living, singing, dancing proof that taking risks with your personal style can take you far in life. She’s a model, a blogger, and a next-generation...
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Global Garage: 10 Bands Making Old Rock ‘N’ Roll Sound New
The United States might be the birthplace of rock 'n' roll, but no sooner had the strange beast reared its head than it was everywhere else too. It caught on fast...
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Shintaro Sakamoto’s Psych-Pop Phantom Comes to Life
Name: Shintaro Sakamoto
Where he's from: Tokyo, Japan
Genre: psych-pop
Most Like: Ariel Pink, Pizzicato Five, Broadcast
Sounds like: The findings of a secret...
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Crystal Kay’s Dance R&B Is Taking Japan (And Korea) By Storm
The true K-pop fans among us will already be familiar with Crystal Kay, the J-pop phenom who's been hitting the Japanese charts with number ones since she debuted as a...
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The Next Generation of Guitar Heroes: 10 Players Who Shred the Past
Every "Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list we've ever read is depressingly predictable. Eric Clapton, blah, blah, Jack White, blah, blah, blah. They all name great...
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Kyoto’s Tricot Resuscitates Post-Rock With a Whisper and a Howl
Name: Tricot
Where They’re From: Kyoto, Japan
Genre: post-rock
When They Started: 2010
Most Similar: Electrelane, Explosions in the Sky
The Sound: Mathy...
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Japan’s Doom Rockers Church of Misery Love the Bad Boys
Officially, Church of Misery plays doom metal. In the Japanese quartet's case, this means they dig deep into the bluesy roots of metal for raw material to build into...
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Molice — Neugravity
Moddish Tokyo rockers Molice say they drew inspiration from the android-centric cult film Blade Runner for their third album Neugravity. Luckily, the music doesn't sound...
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Japan’s Sigh Weaves The Metal Nightmare of Your Dreams
In addition to making the best case in decades for the saxophone as a rock instrument, Japanese experimentalists Sigh can boast respect in the metal scene and a...
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Impress L’Arc~en~Ciel’s Hyde with Chocolate
Is love easier if you're a legendary rockstar? We turn to J-rockers L'Arc~en~Ciel for an answer.
On the heels of their 12th album release and on the verge of a...
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The Trippple Nippples’ Guide to Wooing a Boy
The ladies of Tokyo electropop trio Trippple Nippples start our Valentine's Day Confessions series with the bang of a burst condom.
We love their mix of sonic anarchy...
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Beat Sculpting With Tokyo’s Himuro Yoshiteru
Instrumental beatmaking is a universal language these days, with MPC technology now accessible on basically any mobile device. But true eggheads like Toyko's Himuro...
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The Supernumerary Electro of Japan’s Trippple Nippples
Everybody knew at least one kid growing up who had an extra nipple. The trait is really very common, but it's more common in men than women. And yet the members of Tokyo...
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X Japan’s Yoshiki on Composing for The Golden Globe Awards
Words by Kenny Herzog
Like Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy, Yoshiki is kind of a big deal. It was only a matter of time until Hollywood summoned the X Japan maestro and...
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Anarchy in Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan -- known for its shrines and breathtaking scenery -- harbors a few secrets. Behind the tourist traps lie standard urban problems: poverty, broken homes,...
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Coolest Non-English Tracks of 2011
Yes, it's the language that I'm writing in. But I'm over it.
Music lovers around the world must be agreeing with me, because from our view at MTV Iggy, 2011 marked...
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Anarchy Reps for Kyoto’s Lost Kids
The versatility of the gangster rapper trope will never stop amazing me. Anarchy, an underground Japanese rapper who's spent the past few years rising into global hip...
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L’Arc~en~Ciel 20th L’Anniversary Live
The movie theater at Union Square was a quarter full with a mix of Japanese young people and other New Yorkers. What drew this group together -- one of many around the...