Music Jul 1, 2021
Foodman escapes the city for ‘Yasuragi Land’
by Russell Thomas
Music producer Foodman’s new album is an ode to the places and objects that make up the landscape of everyday life beyond the dense cities of Osaka and Tokyo.
Music Aug 12, 2014
Crzkny unites artists against nuclear power
by Patrick St. Michel
Electronic-music producer Kenji Takikawa's work took a major detour following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. "Like many Japanese people, I feel angry about the way March 11 and the consequent events that followed regarding nuclear power was handled," says the Hiroshima native who ...
Music Nov 19, 2013
Japan's juke scene gears up to go foot to foot with Chicago
by Arni Kristjansson
I am at Battle Train Tokyo, the first official footwork dance tournament in Japan. It's being held at Kata, a gallery in the capital's Ebisu district. Sixteen dancers have signed up in the hope of becoming Japan's footwork champion, which comes with a ¥50,000 ...