January 2013 archive
Jan 28 2013
URBANGARDE – Geiger Counter Culture (Review)
URBANGARDE Geiger Counter Culture Review by David Cirone URBANGARDE’s albums have always struck me as mad scientist creations — vocally and musically, there’s an assemblage of parts that shouldn’t work together, but somehow manage to create a machine that produces magnificent, unique results. Yokotan’s soft, coquettish vocals are the spotlight of much of Geiger Counter …
Jan 23 2013
101A – Forbidden Sky preview
New track by Japanese alternative/noise band 101A. “Forbidden Sky” Listen to the 2:30 preview: https://101a.bandpage.com
Jan 22 2013
URBANGARDE – Interview (2013) Pt. 1
URBANGARDE Interview by David Cirone January 22, 2013 (read Part 2 here) URBANGARDE might be the strangest, coolest band you’ll ever see, and considering Japan’s penchant for constantly raising the bar on the Weird Scale, that’s no easy feat. Creating their self-styled genre of “Trauma Techno Pop,” the band first caught my attention years ago …
Jan 19 2013
Tommy february6 & Tommy heavenly6 – HALLOWEEN ADDICTION (Review)
Tommy february6 & Tommy heavenly6 HALLOWEEN ADDICTION Review by David Cirone As much as I loved “I’m Your Devil (Halloween Remix)” from Tommy’s 2012 release, February and Heavenly, this collection of Halloween-theme-related songs and skits is a sequel that just didn’t need to happen. HALLOWEEN ADDICTION is a mess, and the expanded narrative presence of …
Jan 18 2013
Budo Grape Radio – Vol. 90-99
BUDO GRAPE “HIMITSU GALLERY” RADIO Fun music and conversation with Japanese New Wave band from Nagoya — Budo Grape! # # # EPISODE #90
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