Tag: Japan
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Japanese Gaycation
Fascinating look at Japan’s LGBTQ culture with Ellen Page and Ian Daniels. Makes me even more want to go there! Glad they covered Yaoi which I find problematic for several reasons – 1) it’s ‘Boy’s Love’ and tends to focus on what we would say in the UK is ‘Barely Legal’ or underage and 2)…
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The Wild, The Beautiful And The Damned
On an early Ultravox kick since a friend reminded me that they recorded their sixth album with George Martin (6 albums in 5 years – puts the navel-gazing of current artist release schedules to shame doesn’t it?). I know the “happy fed” Midge Ure Vox, but didn’t know the critically acclaimed but couldn’t get a…
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ENRA – Dancing with light
Always been fascinated with interactive projections ever since seeing the Wrecking Crew do interactive breakdancing earlier in the year. And here with Japanese performing arts company enra it goes into a new different world. From dancing with stars with Pleiades to a dance computer game crossover in Fuma-Kai. Amazing stuff…some of which isn’t actually using…
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LadyBaby
Oh look out BabyMetal, here’s LadyBaby which takes the J-Pop metal sound to a new level, with wrestler and Australian death metal singer Ladybeard, channelling something rather Aphex meets Grayson Perry in his performance, both evil and cute at the same time. Here’s their track ‘Nippon Manju’ with an album released soon. This is gonna…
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DROP THE BASS JESUS
Proof if anything that Iceland is becoming the Japan of the North, DJ MuscleBoy’s ‘MUSCLEBELLS’ is one bar bell short of a lift, like some Icelandic Muscle-obsessed version Scooter with synchronised pec dancing. It’s the strangest Xmas song released this year so far, anyway. I’m really hoping this is a spoof otherwise, damn son. o.O…
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RC 271: Pop Is Dead #6 – Dead Pod Stars
This will be my monument This will be a beacon when I’m gone… So that when the moment comes, I can say I did it all with love A bumper self-indulgent 10th anniversary show – 2 shows in one! If you listen at the 1:30 mark you’ll realise why it’s so long 😉 First half…