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Keiji Haino at 65: 'I want to be a bad boy, right until the end'

Music Jul 18, 2017

Keiji Haino at 65: 'I want to be a bad boy, right until the end'

by James Hadfield

"I don't want people to treat me like a god," says Keiji Haino, chuckling. "I want to be a bad boy, right until the end." An audience with the 65-year-old iconoclast, a towering figure on Japan's underground music scene, is always memorable. When I meet ...

Keiji Haino, Jim O'Rourke to join event paying tribute to 'disruptive' artist Tony Conrad

Music Nov 6, 2016

Keiji Haino, Jim O'Rourke to join event paying tribute to 'disruptive' artist Tony Conrad

by James Hadfield

Of the many words used by friends and collaborators to describe Tony Conrad, who died last April at the age of 76, one of the most frequently heard is "disruptive." In a career that straddled experimental music, film, visual art and education, Conrad vigorously ...

Review: Wails to Whispers at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo

Music Oct 20, 2014

Review: Wails to Whispers at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo

by James Hadfield

Visitors to Roppongi's SuperDeluxe last Friday arrived to find the basement venue decked out with tatami mats and a polite sign at the door asking them to remove their shoes on the way in. This was the setting for Wails to Whispers, one of ...

Ryoji Ikeda, DJ Krush are among the many guests at this fall's Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo

Music Aug 4, 2014

Ryoji Ikeda, DJ Krush are among the many guests at this fall's Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo

by Shaun Mckenna

Red Bull Music Academy (RBMA) announced a series of performances Monday that will take place during a month of activities this fall. Among the many established artists taking part in the monthlong electronic music event are Ryoji Ikeda, who will bring his world-renowned test pattern ...

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