I love AKBINGO! It's one of my all time favorite Japanese variety shows, right on up there with Gaki no Tsukai. (P.S. if you haven't already heard of Gaki no Tsukai, do yourself a huge favor and check that out as well.) … [Read more...]
Behold! Another musical timewaster for your listening pleasure (hopefully). This time we've got two bands again, WEAVER and Avengers in Sci-Fi. They're both pretty good, and one of the bands really knows how to rock out on … [Read more...]
People around the world are mystified by Japanese advertising. We've written quite a few posts about Japanese commercials in the past, but it doesn't stop with TV ads; the commercials, the packaging, the branding are all … [Read more...]
When photographer Miyoko Ihara decided to start documenting the life of her 87 year-old grandmother, Misao, for a photography book, you would think that the results would be pretty boring. Fortunately, Misao finds a … [Read more...]
Comedy in the US is a pretty lonely business. When you think of major comedians, you think of solo acts like Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., or Chris Rock. True comedy duos haven't been around since the days of Abbott and … [Read more...]
So, it's been a while since we visited the world of Japanese pop-rock/hardcore fusion, so to make up for lost time we're going to cover two bands today. These two bands are kind of similar to Fear, and Loathing in Las … [Read more...]