In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (September 7, 2025)
PREVIOUS RECAPS: Episode One // Episode Two // Episode Three // Episode Four // Episode Five // Episode Six // Episode Seven // Episode Eight // Episode Nine We’ve hit another ranking announcement episode, which means I will forgo a longer recap in favor of… Read More »BOYS II PLANET: Episode Ten Recap
I listened to DAY6’s new album yesterday and thought — as I often do with their albums — that almost every b-side was stronger than the title track. Luckily, the guys are promoting double titles this time and have quickly followed up yesterday’s Inside Out… Read More »Song Review: DAY6 – Dream Bus
Progressive Hippie Metal The Making of Psychotic Waltz’s A Social Grace It took some time before folks started to label those technically proficient bands popping up during the 1980s as “progressive metal,” but once that umbrella term became widely accepted, it was easier to see… Read More »Psychotic Waltz – A Social Grace
Haraball are sharing “Pink Tiles” from their new album Fear of the Plow, dropping September 19 via Fysik Format. Listen here first. Fear of the plow by HARABALL “‘Pink Tiles’ is about being 900 years old, waking up dead every morning, and how living that way offers… Read More »Track Premiere: Haraball – “Pink Tiles”