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LM.C All Over the World
Posted on May 20, 2010 | No CommentsSome galleries and two videos of LM.C's overseas activities. The band will perform on this year's edition of FanimeCon in San Jose, California. -
Artist Recommendation: RUSHMORE
Posted on April 14, 2010 | No CommentsRUSHMORE sounds like a typical 80s heavy metal band. All the elements - fast rhythm, twin guitars and catchy keyboard riffs - are present, and they all still have the sweetness that metal used to have before... -
Artist Recommendation: Naotarou Moriyama
Posted on February 18, 2010 | No CommentsPop/folk singer-songwriter Naotarou Moriyama is a well-known artist in Japan, but unfortunately far less known amongst overseas listeners of Japanese music. -
J-pop on JaME
Posted on January 10, 2010 | 2 CommentsRecently we held a survey for the "Best of 2009" at JaME's UK and US versions, and we got a number of comments on the lack of J-pop choices in the survey. -
Japanese Music on Twitter
Posted on September 13, 2009 | 5 CommentsNot only JaME is available on Twitter, there are also various Japanese artists and companies related to Japanese music that can be followed through Twitter. We’ve made a small list of the artists and companies we’ve found so far. -
Artist Recommendation: Zitten
Posted on February 17, 2009 | 1 CommentZitten (짙은) is quite different from the typical Korean male act. Whereas boy bands, styled from top to toe storm the charts, the singer-songwriter duo Zitten are slowly making a name for themselves in the indie scene, with gentle, ethereal but very touching songs. They formed... -
LM.C European Tour Comment
Posted on January 30, 2009 | No CommentsAfter the colorful rock duo LM.C performed in the US and other Asian countries last year, as well as holding two shows in South America only about a week ago, they continue to take the world by storm with an extensive European tour. Just a few days... -
Happy 2009!
Posted on December 31, 2008 | 4 CommentsAt JaME, we're eagerly looking forward to see what the next year will bring us, but we are also particularly fond of looking back, by creating several articles and also listing our own Top 3's with "best of's". -
Artist Recommendation: Natccu
Posted on September 28, 2008 | No CommentsNatccu is a female, Tokyo-based singer-songwriter who creates pop sounding rock music. Her music shows obvious influence from US and UK music, but there’s a Japanese flavor to it which results in a very accessible and catchy style. Her vocals are incredibly powerful, and the... -
JaME Channel!
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsThe whole JaME team is happy to announce that recently, we've started our own JaME YouTube Channel! -
Artist Recommendation: Hirakawachi Icchome
Posted on September 21, 2008 | No CommentsRecently, with the annoucement of their disbandment, it was revealed that the two brothers and band members of Hirakawachi Icchome hadn’t started the band just because they enjoyed making music. Their second motive was that their mother had left their family when they were young... -
KoME’s First Anniversary Interview
Posted on September 9, 2008 | 2 CommentsOn September 3rd, 2007, KoME officially went online. As the ‘Korean version of JaME,’ KoME aims to bring Korean music to the European fans. It’s been a year since then and not all of it has been smooth sailing, but one thing is for sure:... -
miyavi’s First World Tour
Posted on August 14, 2008 | 5 CommentsIn 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. -
Mixtape: Japanese Summer
Posted on August 6, 2008 | No CommentsAugust 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. -
Artist Recommendation: Rockamenco
Posted on August 3, 2008 | 1 CommentRockamenco‘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... -
The Recycled Questions Interview with JaME
Posted on July 17, 2008 | No CommentsThe JaME team currently includes over 100 people, all with different backgrounds, cultures and interests. Seeing as we are represented in almost 30 countries, you can imagine that it’s a colorful bunch with a lot of interesting personalities. We wanted to give our readers a... -
X JAPAN in France: First Steps
Posted on July 11, 2008 | No CommentsX JAPAN on roller blade Let’s go back in time a bit. During the traditional roller blade run through Paris each Friday night, t-shirts that were printed with X JAPAN were handed to the participants attending that evening. They then made their run through the... -
lynch. Art Contest Entries
Posted on July 1, 2008 | No CommentsA few months ago, the band lynch. asked JaME to do a contest for them. They specifically asked us to do an art contest and have fans draw their portraits. Quite a lot of people contributed, and the band picked four winners, who all received... -
When Fans Hit the Fan
Posted on June 12, 2008 | 5 Comments“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... -
Artist Recommendation: Jinn
Posted on June 8, 2008 | No CommentsUpon 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...
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