Archive for June, 2008

  • Artist Recommendation: MORRIE

    Artist Recommendation: MORRIE

    Although many J-music fans are aware of MORRIE in some way, his small collection of solo releases is quite often overlooked. The more old-school Japanese music fans will be familiar with his work with DEAD END, whereas the new-school fans will probably be more familiar with Creature Creature. Needless to say, MORRIE helps make both [...]

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  • When Fans Hit the Fan

    When Fans Hit the Fan

    “An enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.” is how dictionary.com describes the term fan. When it comes to the music business, an artist’s fans might be the most important part of their career. The math is easy: if there is no one to spend money on an artist, CDs are [...]

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  • Welcome to the New Weblog!

    Welcome to the New Weblog!

    The JaME weblog team proudly presents the new, improved weblog! As you can see, the blog has undergone major renovation works.  A lot of blood, sweat and tears has gone into the creation and design on this blog so we hope that you like it as much as we do.  The blog still works in the [...]

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  • Artist Recommendation: Jinn

    Artist Recommendation: Jinn

    Upon listening to rock band Jinn for the first time, the vocals will immediately catch your attention. Somehow, they seem to trick you into believing that it’s an angry young boy singing but, when listening more closely, it’ll become clear that it’s a female vocalist singing. The twenty-one year-old Hiitan is, however, nothing like any other [...]

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  • Artist Recommendation: Aira Mitsuki

    Artist Recommendation: Aira Mitsuki

    Aira Mitsuki is an up-and-coming electro artist. Despite being just 19 years of age, she has already made a name for herself as one of the premier trance and electro artist in Japan. This was helped, in part, by her winning the 2007 MEGA TRANCE Singer audition. Her music tends to have a sci-fi theme, [...]

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