Tag: interview
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‘I had no idea about the resurgence of Sunset Road’: An Interview With Reiko Takahashi
One of City Pop’s greatest mysteries has finally come to an end. After the 2018 release of Victor Records’ City Pop compilation album, DJ Notoya Presents: Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition, which included the seminal track ‘Sunset Road’, artist Reiko Takahashi has racked up a new generation of fans online. A defining track of the 2020s…
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INTERVIEW: MITSURU TABATA -The Final Tabata
Photos by Alex Zucco From Boredoms to Acid Mother’s Temple, Mitsuru Tabata has an impressive and influential decades-long career of solo, band and collaborative projects, working alongside notable and renowned figures in Japanese and English music. Combining traditional Japanese folk-music and early post-punk in Noizunzuri, post-hardcore noise rock in his 20 years with Zeni Geva,…
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“My Character is That I Do Not Want to Be On The Side With Power”:In Conversation With Botsu of Dos Monos
“My character is that I do not want to be on the side with power.”
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Meet Awai: Into the world of Japan’s Foreign ‘Kaigai’ Idols
“I want you to open your third eye, I want to give you spiritual enlightenment.”