There are visual kei bands and then there are visual kei legends. D'espairsRay is the latter. I know I've had a fair share of Saturday Timewaster posts about bands I enjoy, but only once have I made a full post about one … [Read more...]
Lots of people outside of Japan want to get their hands on Japanese music. Whether it's Japanese learners who just want more passive learning materials, or just people who love Japanese music, it’s in high demand across … [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...]
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...]
In late July, fellow Tofugu writer John posted this funny K-pop video on Facebook. I liked it, shared it with a few friends, and went on with my day. I thought it might get the same kind of cult following that quirky Asian … [Read more...]
DJs today get a bad rap. People seem to think that being a DJ nowadays means simply pressing play and letting the music ride. That's not always the case though. A lot of DJs around the world still work hard at their … [Read more...]