JaME Archive

  • 2010

    JaME’s Best of 2010

    Now that 2010 is nearly over - and what a tumultuous year it's been, with many bands going on hiatus or disbanding and the unfortunate bereavements - JaME team members would like to present the things that really stood out for them over the year.

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    JaME Comics – Season 01 – Episode 01

    Read the first cartoon!

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  • JaMEMain

    J-pop on JaME

    Recently 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.

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    Happy New Year 2010!

    2010 is now here and we at JaME hope that you had a happy and safe holiday! 2009 was a year where we saw a lot happening within the Japanese music industry.

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    Happy 2009!

    At 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".

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    JaME Offices!

    Ever wondered what the "JaME office" looked like?

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    JaME Channel!

    The whole JaME team is happy to announce that recently, we've started our own JaME YouTube Channel!

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  • JaMEMain

    The Recycled Questions Interview with JaME

    The 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...

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  • JaME Blog

    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...

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  • JaMEMain

    Question & Answer session with JaME!

    Quite some time ago already, we put up a post in which we asked our readers to submit questions for JaME. It took quite some time (we were secretly waiting for more questions!) but here are the answers, answered by various members of the team:...

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    hide Memorial: JaME member comments

    Kay: To be honest, when we started this hide memorial project, I was very skeptical about it. My first thought was: why do we do this for hide, and not for the countless other Japanese musicians that have also passed away? And does hide really...

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  • JaMEMain

    Embarrassing Moments During JaME Interviews

    Occasionally, the JaME team members do interviews, but not everything always goes right. From being told that there would be a translator but not having one show up, band members in bad moods giving off the “hurry, I want to leave as soon as possible!”...

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    Prospective Artists for the Site, We Need Your Help

    Despite JaME’s current situation, the teams are remaining active and we are hoping that our readers will do the same! As our readers are so important to us, we are hoping that you will help us with suggestions that will make the site even better,...

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    JaME Crash

    Today, JaME crashed again. Some of you might have noticed that it has also happened two days ago, but we were able to fix that within a few minutes. However, this time it’s not a case of ten minutes, but a much bigger problem which...

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    X JAPAN Concert Tickets for Sale at JaME

    On December 31st, 1997, X JAPAN held their Last Live in Japan before they went on hiatus. The break would last for ten years, and the joy of the many fans as the legendary rock band recently announced they would be active again, opening with...

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  • Concert Memorabilia: The Results

    Concert Memorabilia: The Results

    A while ago, we made a post on the weblog in which we asked people to post pictures of their concert memorabilia, i.e. guitar/bass picks and drumsticks that they caught at concerts. We got quite a few replies to that, so many thanks to everyone...

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    Ask JaME a Question!

    Maybe you’ve wondered why the sun lightens our hair but darkens our skin, or why women can’t put on mascara with their mouths closed. But have you ever wondered how things are done on JaME? Maybe you’ve asked yourself why JaME has a file on...

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  • Post Your Concert Memorabilia!

    Post Your Concert Memorabilia!

    During concerts, band members tend to throw guitar picks into the audience, and of course, drumsticks at the end of the concert. Sometimes, you get lucky and catch one of the items thrown into the audience. Some people are extremely lucky and manage to catch...

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    Happy New Year!

    When the clock strikes twelve on December 31st, people all over the world cheer and wish each other a Happy New Year. It seems that for some people, this event is no more then a change of a calendar while for others, the New Year...

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  • JaMEXMas

    Have Yourself a Merry Japanese Christmas

    Christmas is just around the corner: it’s a holiday filled (hopefully) with presents, family members, lots of food, sometimes a visit to church and of course, the inevitable Christmas songs. Now, Christmas songs aren’t always horrible, but aren’t we all getting a little sick of...

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