Tokyo Damage Report's list of shows and venues has sold me on going to see bands play while I'm in Japan, are there any resources like this for cities besides Tokyo? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2008 - 6 answers

Hopefully this won't be too obscure... There was a pretty popular Japanese rock band that had a song which was basically a rocked out heavy metal version of Dies Irae from Verdi's requiem. I think the CD is from the early 90's or so. What's the name of the band? (and no, it's not from the Battle Royale soundtrack. That was a purely orchestral version)
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 10 answers

Can you point me to traditional Japanese music on the web? Looking for free downloads. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 2 answers

MusicFilter: In the long version of the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" (available on the 12") there is a female voice saying something in what I believe is Japanese. Can anyone translate that for me? Thanks. [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 27 answers

Can you identify this Japanese song? [more inside]
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 0 answers

Covers of Beatles songs with Japanese Instruments, mostly koto and shakuhachi. [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 2 answers

Can anyone help me locate the poem that is read on By Akira Sakata on the DJ Krush album Jaku? (The track name is "Slit of Cloud") [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 6 answers

What do you call these Japanese percussive ball-on-a-string things? [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2007 - 7 answers

Looking for large websites where I can download Japanese mpgs or podcasts, in any language. [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2006 - 1 answers

Japanese music recommendations: if I love stuff by the Boredoms, OOIOO and Rovo, what else might I like? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2006 - 24 answers

Can anyone help me find a copy of Kokoo's 'Super-Nova' album on CD or even mp3? My Google-fu has failed me, and I would *love* to hear some of my favourite tracks (especially 'Tarkus' by Emerson, Lake and Palmer) played on traditional Japanese instruments...
posted on Jun 14, 2005 - 2 answers

What is this music keyboard? [warning: flash w/ sound, resizes browser window] The keys on it look like those on an accordion. The site's in Japanese, so I can't get anything out of it. [music theory inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2005 - 7 answers

Why do the Japanese versions of albulms always seem to have bonus tracks not available in North America?
posted on Jun 16, 2004 - 15 answers