The success of popular anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya proved to be an equally enormous boost for seiyuu and musician Aya Hirano, who provided the voice for title character Haruhi. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya follows the story of … Read More
Classic J-Pop duo get the covers treatment With a new single due this week, Puffy fans are also in for a treat when a new covers album of Puffy songs gets released in July. The album Puffy Covers will feature … Read More
A phrase such as ‘idol group’ will conjure up particular images and ideas in your average J-Pop fan that are not going to be that dissimilar from the many acts dominating the contemporary Japanese charts. So it’s a refreshing surprise … Read More
Rock trio release new video With the forthcoming release of SHONEN KNIFE’s new album POP TUNE, here’s their new video of the title track. POP TUNE is due for release on 6th June 2012. http://www.shonenknife.net http://www.damnably.com/
Multi-talented electropop artist Sputniko! has won an Honorary Mention Award at Ars Electronica 2012 in Linz, Austria. The Award was for Sputniko!’s ‘Menstruation Machine’ video which was originally unveiled in 2010. “What does Menstruation mean, biologically, culturally and historically, to … Read More
During our K-ON! WEEK we ran a competition to win a copy of the K-ON! Complete Series DVD. The comp featured the following question: What keyboard does Mugi usually play in the series? The answer was, of course, that Mugi … Read More