As the title suggests, don’t expect a lot of news this week. It’s not that I don’t have any to post, I’m just crushed with massive amounts of homework again. In fact I have more recommendations to post than ever. You’ve probably noticed my sporadic posting; I’ll have upwards of 5 posts one day and nothing for the next week or weeks. So sit tight I guess. I know I have some other emails to answer but I have to finish up these papers for class first.
In the meantime, Happy Halloween!
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted about any J-rap (well ok I never have). Here is Shing02’s new video for “Ultimate High.” You may remember him from “Battlecry,” the Samurai Champloo theme song.
Versus the Night has posted two “new” old songs on their myspace player. “Peace Out Girl Scout” is from their final EP So This Is Goodbye and “Johnny Alpha Is Dead” from their album There Is No Such Place As Away. Versus the Night parted ways last year.
Pistol Valve’s Tsunamic Girls From Tokyo is now available through JapanFiles. They are a 10-member all-female brass band who made were seen at this year’s SXSW festival. Remember, you can still order the cd from CD Baby.
Here’s Cornelius’ confirmed 2008 US tour dates.
Jan. 17th – Disney Symphony Hall (LA)
Jan. 18th – Fillmore Auditorium (SF)
Jan. 23rd – Metro (CHI)
Jan. 25th – 9:30 Club (DC)
Jan. 26th – Webster Hall (NY)
Asakusa Jinta, a hardcore marching brass band, has joined JapanFiles with their latest album Sky Zero. I had the pleasure of listening to this album earlier in the year. Highly recommended.
Polysics debut album for Myspace Records comes out today! Polysics or Die!!!! Vista can be streamed in it’s entirity on their myspace.
Tracklist:
1. Electric Surfin’ Go Go
2. New Wave Jacket (Reform)
3. Baby Bias
4. Go Ahead Now!
5. Kaja Kaja Goo
6. I My Me Mine
7. You-You-You
8. Catch On Everywhere
9. Coelakanth Is Android
10. My Sharona
11. Black Out Fall Out
12. Shizuka Is A Machine Doctor
13. Tei! Tei! Tei!
14. Each Life Each End
15. New Wave Hotline
16. Peach Pie On The Beach
Omerta Group Records has added a new Noughts and Exes track on their myspace, “A Reason To Flee.” They have officially announced on myspace that they will be releasing Noughts and Exes debut album Act One Scene One early 2008.
Hoshina Anniversary, a solo electronic act from Tokyo, has made his new remix for “Can I Spend a Happy Night?” available for free download. You can also listen to it on his myspace player. His remix for “Alala” is also available for download.
1. Can I Spend a Happy Night? (original by The Propaganda Musicians)
2. Alala (original by CSS)
You can stream all 11 tracks off of Capsule’s remix album RMX off of their myspace for one week only.
J-Rock Explosion 