In my senior year of high school, I really got into Japanese music. One of the first tracks I attached myself to and learned every word of was a song called Miss You by a geeky DJ and his Korean-Japanese rapping partner. And after five years since their last original album, hip hop duo and in house favorite m-flo are back with their new record SQUARE ONE.
The Music is Moving
Music Musings Vol. 1
The now famous saying is, ‘No Music, No Life,’ and I couldn’t agree more. While I think my cohort boykun is more suited to writing up music, I do try my best to get my opinions out there as well. So I’m embarking on a new recurring column here on nandake..? with my music musings. Yeah, corny titles are all the rage. And first off, I want to talk about So Nyeo Shi Dae.
March 4th, 2012 by tenkei
Bright Music from a Land with No Light
moumoon's No Light Land
In a music industry dominated by armies of bubbly girls and boys with overstyled hair, moumoon dares to make a stand and put out their own brand of pop music. While Idols may rule in Japan, there’s still plenty of room for plain old good music. So hot off the presses in Japan, the duo has just released their third full length album No Light Land.
February 8th, 2012 by tenkei
chatmonchy is Barking at the Moon
chatmonchy's Mangetsu ni Hoero
Towards the end of 2011, something terrible happened. Takahashi Kumiko, drummer for premier girl rock trio chatmonchy, decided she no longer wanted to make music. Being a music lover, I found it just plain sad for someone so talented to simply lose their drive to create music. And as a chatmonchy fan, I worried for the state of the band. But luckily, Kumiko’s band mates have just released their first single as a couple.
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February 2nd, 2012 by tenkei
Camping with Childish Gambino
Childish Gambino's Camp
Childish Gambino, better known as Donald Glover, better known as the black kid from Community, released his major label debut album Camp a couple of months ago. At first I listened to it because one track had caught my attention. But after excessive spins, the album has grown to be a pretty normal fixture on my mp3 player. (more…)
February 1st, 2012 by tenkei
Set Adrift in an Idol Sea
Idols in 2011
Even though I’ve already went on and on about the music I’ve enjoyed this year, I had to reserve a special article about the Idol scene in 2011. As far as I’m concerned, 2011 was really the year of the Idol. The wave may have started back in 2010, but it didn’t reach its full potential until this year.
