Ah, My Listening Habits (An Ongoing Series of Musical Self-Analysis)
I’ve had a Last.fm account since around the late summer of 2004, around which time I had a nice Apple PowerBook, no iPod to speak of then (although I did have iTunes and was burning mix CD’s like a...
View ArticleHappy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to Naoko Yamano of Shonen Knife! Naoko turned 49 today, which no doubt makes her a MILF for both the punk and the J-pop set! She doesn’t look 49. It sucks that I had to miss out on their...
View ArticleBEST ALBUMS OF 2009: #2: SHONEN KNIFE “Super Group”
SHONEN KNIFE Super Group (Good Charamel) Available on CD, iTunes, AmazonMP3 and eMusic Back at full strength (officially) for the first time in years (the previous few albums were mainly duo...
View ArticleThis Next Year Is Going To Be Crazy…
2010 is barely two days old, and already there’s new music to look forward to. Nothing on the Western music front yet, as far as I know. But by the time this post is less than a week old, a new Shonen...
View ArticleJapanFiles Drops The Ball
JapanFiles.com sent a newsletter notice this morning to their customers, stating that they were “suspend[ing] digital sales of some of the major label artists in our digital store” after September 30....
View ArticleJAPAN EARTHQUAKE 3.11.11: Your Favorite Artists And Their Status
The following is a list of artists in Japan and their known condition since the earthquake. The list will be updated throughout the day. J-Pop Artists Confirmed to Be Safe AAA Abe Natsumi Ai Cherie...
View ArticleREVIEW: SHONEN KNIFE “Osaka Ramones”
SHONEN KNIFE Osaka Ramones: Tribute to The Ramones (Good Charamel) Available on CD, iTunes, AmazonMP3 and eMusic Rating: 5 out of 5 stars [AUTHOR'S NOTE: This review was originally intended for what I...
View ArticleREVIEW: SHONEN KNIFE “Sweet Christmas” single / FEAR “Have Yourself A Merry...
SHONEN KNIFE “Sweet Christmas” single (Good Charamel) Available on 7″ single, iTunes, AmazonMP3 and eMusic Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars FEAR “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” single (The End...
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