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Music: Gackt’s catalog available at iTunes Store
Whoa. 39 listings of albums, EPs and singles from one of J-rock’s top musicians, Gackt is available at the iTunes Store. Personally, I’d recommend checking out “The Seventh Night – Unplugged” and his singles “Returner” and “Redemption.” Learn more about Gackt at gekka_no_nekko’s wonderful blog over here.
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Music: Teresa Bright’s ‘Hawaiinawa’ a fusion of island music from Hawaii and Okinawa
With yours truly being from Hawaii with ties to Okinawa (Japan and China too), it’s really great to see an album that brings both cultures together and Teresa Bright’s latest album “Hawaiinawa” does just that. From a Honolulu Advertiser interview with the singer (by Derek Paiva): At the beginning of the project, Bright chose to…
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Music: Claudia Oshiro’s debut album ‘Claudia’
Argentina-born folk singer Claudia Oshiro’s debut album “Claudia” (FVCD-1004) will be released in Japan on September 8, 2007. The ¥1,600 CD album contains eight songs (see below) and was produced by THE BOOM’s Kazufumi Miyazawa. Track List: 片思い (Kataumui) 美しい島 (Utsukushii Kuni) 二見情話 (Futami Jouwa) — a duet with Kazufumi Miyazawa 我した琉球 (Washita Uchinaa) てぃんさぐぬ花…
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Music: Toru Yonaha’s 3rd album near completion
Most of you who know me IRL know that I’m a fan of Toru Yonaha’s music so it’s no surprise that I’m going to hype his upcoming 3rd album to death until its release. The recording part is finished and they’re adding the finishing touches for the CD’s booklet. All that’s left is the mix…
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Yui Aragaki to debut at Budokan – Tokyograph
Details of Yui Aragaki’s new music career were announced on Monday. On December 5, she will release her first album, titled ‘Sora.’ Then on December 21, she will give her first live performance in front of 10,000 fans at the Nippon Budokan. Aragaki is only the third artist (and first female idol) to debut at…
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Video: Cocco’s ‘Fuuka Fuusou’ DVD release
Cocco’s VHS+CD single “Fuuka Fuusou”, available only in Okinawa (also check out her “Jugon no Mieru Oka” single), will be extending its life with a DVD release on November 21, 2007. While the VHS+CD can still be found in Okinawa (I picked up a copy at Tower Records [or was it Takara Records?] in March…
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Music: ‘Sanshin punk rock band’ Yamato
Yamato is a three-piece band from mainland Japan who are labeling themselves as a “sanshin punk rock band.” Lead vocalist, Hitoshi Tawaratsumida from Kagoshima Prefecture, plays sanshin and guitar (albeit not at the same time 😛 ) for the trio. The band’s second album, “Tabi no waraji no tsume wo kiru” (11/7/07 release), will feature…
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Music: Kariyushi58 to release their 1st full album
Mark your calendars, Kariyushi58, a three-piece band from Okinawa, will release their first full album “Soro soro, kariyushi” on October 23, 2007. The 13-track album, featuring the hit singles “Anmaa” and “Te to Te”, will be an indie music release from LD&K Records. Check out the group’s PVs on YouTube. [Via bounce.com.]
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Music: New Rimi Natsukawa single is an iTunes Store exclusive
The iTunes Store (Japan) has an exclusive J-pop new single from Rimi Natsukawa, “Jidai/Wasurete Ikenai Mono”, the singer’s first release from her “Uta Sagashi 2007-2008” project. There’s a bunch of other stuff of Rimi’s available at the Japan iTunes Store but sadly, none to be found outside of that store. 😦 Come on iTunes Store,…
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Music: Japan Sanshin Melodies
While searching for new stuff on eBay I decided to take a little detour and did a search under “sanshin” in the hopes of finding something interesting. The search turned up a CD (among other items of course) with an image that caught my eye because pictured is a shamisen, not a sanshin. So I…
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