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Posts Tagged ‘J-POP’

One-On-One: SAWAS PHOOL

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Japanese band SAWAS PHOOL joins King Baby Duck for another rendition of One-On-One.

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"Live From Tokyo" Offers Taste Of Underground Music Movement

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

The Japanese underground music movement is hard to both describe and showcase, let alone the J-POP scene itself. Director Lewis Rapkin can only try, and in Live From Tokyo he and his film crew seeks through every crevice of the Japanese capital to capture its true essence. What we get out of it is a very unique look of a thriving and awe-inspiring music community.

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No Borders No Race: The 2011 SXSW Edition

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

King Baby Duck presents a very special South by Southwest Festival edition of the world's J-POP/Alternative hot spot!

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No Borders No Race: Episode Nana

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

After a two month hiatus the King returns with a brand-new episode of tasty musical goodness.

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SpecialThanks's "SEVEN LOVERS" Happy, Misguided First LP

Friday, January 28th, 2011

There's merit in trying to sing in a language you're not familiar with; a lot of musicians have tried it, with mixed results. Many Japanese artists have also given it a try with English, ranging from excellent (Electric Eel Shock on just about all their albums) and pretty good (Aya Hirano's "Maybe I can't goodbye") to just plain awful (so many bad anime theme songs). SpecialThanks falls somewhere in-between the good and the bad on their first full-length LP SEVEN LOVERS, which is odd considering that their last two EPs seemed much better in regards to vocalist/guitarist Misaki's English articulation. However the album makes up for it thanks to its catchy melodies and the fun atmosphere it creates.

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No Borders No Race Holiday Spectacular IV

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

The King has arrived to spread some musical holiday cheer!

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monobright's Latest A Sad Excuse For An "Adventure"

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

What the hell happened to you, monobright? Your first two albums -- aptly named monobright one and monobright two -- were works of rock 'n' roll genius. The sound that came off those dual discs was unlike anything I've ever heard in the rock realm, conjuring up a sort of true originality in a business that looked as if everything had been done before. Now you've returned with your third album Adventure, in which somewhere between monobright two and this some guy told you to go "experimental." Whoever it was that suggested this route should be shot out of a cannon right into a brick wall!

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No Borders No Race: Episode Go

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

With the B3 crew taking a small, well-deserved break, we present another rockin' episode of No Borders No Race!

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No Borders No Race: Episode Yon

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

It's time for another slice of musical cake, compliments of King Baby Duck.

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No Borders No Race: Episode San

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

King Baby Duck brings you another kick-ass music show featuring the hottest music from each side of the Pacific!

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