Tag: rock
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The Class of 97: 3 Japanese Bands That Changed Japanese Rock
Satoru “Teshi” Teshima joins Japanese Alternative Magazine for it’s first guest feature. The Berlin based music nerd and connoisseur hosts Teshi’s Fine Hour and an Instagram page packed to the brim with musical oddities. Teshi offers a listening experience that can range from obscure anime soundtracks from the ’70s, electronica anomalies, Reiwa era gems to…
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FILM: POST-APOCALYPTIC PUNK: A look at Gakuryū Ishii’s Burst City (1982)
“The city is our ally and we are its warriors. Reject the darkness now and explode with the city!” If I ever owned a dive bar, the film Burst City is what would be constantly playing on the TV at any given moment. Released in 1982 and directed by Gakuryū Ishii (formerly Sogo Ishii), Burst…
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Tokyo Flashback: Remembering P.S.F. Records
In the early ‘80s, Hideo Ikeezumi (1949-2017), at this point a bulk buyer for a large record store chain, became increasingly frustrated with the limited and unadventurous selection found in most Japanese shops, and decided to open his own. At Modern Music in Tokyo, Ikeezumi specialized in carrying free jazz, psychedelic rock, avant garde and…