Interviews
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Interview
Hatsune Miku is… PUNK
Vocaloid sensation Hatsune Miku would be singing a different tune if she were around to see Japan in the 1970s. Student riots paralyzed universities, pollution ...
May 14, 2013
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Interview
Psychic Lover Says that Ani-songs are Forever
Who’s to say that being marketed towards children makes you kid’s stuff? Psychic Lover have been writing rock n’ roll anthems to anime and costumed ...
May 10, 2013
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Taking Otaku Culture Out of the Bedroom and Into the Mainstream
Tucked away on a side street in Tokyo’s swanky Aoyama neighborhood, the first floor of the Tokyo Otaku Mode office. A nondescript table rests in the ...
May 9, 2013
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AK-69 on Swag and the Ups and Downs of the Music Biz
Watch any of AK-69′s music videos, and you can’t miss the rapper and singer’s swag. After his single “Public Enemy” won the Best Hip Hop ...
May 6, 2013
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Trends and Trendsetters at KAWAii!! MATSURi
MTV 81 met up with four chic gals at the recent KAWAii!! MATSURi to ask them about their looks, because let’s face it, they’re all kawaii. ...
May 2, 2013
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Borderless Beats with DJ Kentaro
In the world of dance music, you have your DJs, and your beatmakers – then you have your turntablists. Although Japan has a lot in ...
April 26, 2013
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Anime Director Yamakan Wants Tohoku to “Blossom” Once More
Japanese artist + world-renowned musicians = good things for children. A simple equation at the heart of Zapuni, a charity project collecting aid for the ...
April 22, 2013
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WORLD ORDER Bring Sun, Suits and Spectacles to IOMM 2013
It’s not the most normal thing to see a group of chiseled men with slicked back hair and wearing suits on the beach. The members ...
April 12, 2013
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Eat, Drink and Have Fun with SuiseiNoBoaz
Combining musical genres that straddle funk, blues, alt-rock, folk and hip hop, Tokyo’s SuiseiNoboAz are leading figures in a generation of independent-minded Japanese indie rock ...
March 15, 2013
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Believe it or Not, Kana Nishino is a Normal Girl
It’s easy for people to picture the glitz and glamor that their favorite artist must be living, and the ego that their, uh, less-favored acts must ...
March 11, 2013