Archive for August, 2008

  • Which Japanese Artist Could Make it Big Overseas?

    Which Japanese Artist Could Make it Big Overseas?

    As rock bands in the Japanese music scene grow more and more popular, many of them have started to expand their fan base out towards other regions of the world, such as Europe, America and other parts of Asia. But not every band has the...

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  • miyaviWorldTour

    miyavi’s First World Tour

    In June, miyavi embarked on his very first world tour. Needless to say, over the whole world, his fans were going crazy with the prospective of seeing the multitalented artist live.

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    Mixtape: Japanese Summer

    August has just started, and nothing is better than accompanying these hot summer days with a mixtape of summery songs! Here's a selection of songs that will serve excellently as the soundtrack for this season.

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    Artist Recommendation: Rockamenco

    Rockamenco‘s name already gives it away: this band’s music is a mix between rock and flamenco. When flamenco vocalist KSK Arita met blues rock guitarist Ichiro in 2004, they decided to create a unit to fuse these music styles together. The following year was spent writing...

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