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

Where can I find a good source of audio samples from Japanese monster movies? [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 4 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

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

How can I, an American, get money to travel to Japan? - Ideally I'd like to go through arts & humanities grants, cultural exchange programs, or visiting artist/musician programs, but other forms of travel funding assistance would be great too. Bonus mefi: how can an American musician (electronic, pop, club) find venues, promoters, DJ's, clubnights, etc, that can lead to a performance while visiting Japan/Tokyo.? [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 4 answers

Japanese music. I like Polysics and Plus-Tech Squeezebox. What else would I like? Are there any good English-language blogs about music of the Orient?
posted on Jun 19, 2007 - 13 answers

must.find.more. where can i find more music that sounds like the track in this movie? more inside... [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2007 - 3 answers

Asking for a friend: Here is a music mystery I need help to solve: There is a band from Japan called Buffalo Daughter that, in 2003, released an album called Pshychic, which consists of 5 tracks: [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2007 - 27 answers

Can anyone point me to an MP3/CD to download/purchase of the song that plays over the "theme song" that plays over the speakers in Japan's Don Quijote stores?
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 4 answers

The professor and his students break into drunken song in Madadayo. Are those traditional songs? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2006 - 5 answers

Where can I find pachinko music? [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2006 - 16 answers

I'd like some J-pop recommendations, please. [more inside]
posted on Sep 18, 2005 - 30 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

Where can I find online audio samples of onkyo movement music?
posted on Apr 4, 2005 - 5 answers

Can anyone translate these Japanese lyrics for me?
posted on Feb 19, 2005 - 2 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

What's the stereotypically Asian music called? You know, the music you hear in the background of Asian stores in movies? I'd like to buy some. Even better, is there a streaming station of it somewhere?
posted on Mar 24, 2004 - 13 answers