Japan

Fusion jazz Rock 

Yosuke Shimonaka Shares ‘Private Jet’

July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Fusion, Japan, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever, Space Shower Music, Tokyo, Weather Report, Yosuke Shimonaka

New album from Japanese fusion maverick out Aug. 19

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Classical 

The Day Yoshiki Rocked Carnegie Hall

January 7, 2024February 19, 2024 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Carnegie Hall, Classical, Japan, piano, X-Japan, Yoshiki

Inside the relationship between the Japanese composer and his fans

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Experimental Progressive Rock Psychedelics Rock 

Pink Floyd to Release Special Edition of Atom Heart Mother

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1970, 1971, Atom Heart Mother, Atom Heart Mother: Special Edition, David Gilmour, Hakone Aphrodite Festival, Japan, Meddle, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Roger Waters, Sony Music

Special two-disc package includes rare Japan 1971 concert footage

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Dream Pop Electronic Electronics New Wave Pop Remembrance Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Out of Noise: Remembering Ryuichi Sakamoto

April 4, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments David Bowie, David Sylvian, Iggy Pop, Japan, Kazumi Watanabe, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, RIP, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Youssou N’Dour, Yukihiro Takahashi

The Japanese giant’s career ranged from electronic to orchestral and beyond

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Pop Punk 

Girl’s Rock: Shonen Knife Returns!

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Atsuko Yamano, Good Charamel, Japan, Michie Nakatani, Naoko Yamano, Osaka, Our Best Place, Punk, Shonen Knife

The legendary Japanese punk band’s new album, Our Best Place, out now

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Experimental Fusion jazz Rock 

Japanese Art Pop Greats Koenjihyakkei Revamp Classic Album

February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Japan, Koenjihyakkei, Mark Fischer, Nivraym, SKiN GRAFT Records, Tatsuya Yoshida

Nivraym will be available on vinyl for the first time

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Electronics New Wave Pop Remembrance 

Song of the Neuromancer: Remembering Yukihiro Takahashi

February 3, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments Japan, Japanese, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Soul Train, Synthesizers, Synthpop, Yellow Magic Orchestra, YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi

Saluting the synth-pop pioneer who slipped away too soon

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Country and/or Western 

When Willie Nelson Played Budokan

January 2, 2023 Henry Carrigan 1 Comment 1984, ABBA, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Nelson, Budokan, Frank Sinatra, Hoagy Carmichael, Japan, Kris Kristofferson, Legacy Recordings, Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson

A new archival release chronicles a fascinating 1984 show at the famed Tokyo arena

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Indie Rock New Wave 

Paul Darrah and the Power of “Poof Pop”

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 1 Comment Bryan Ferry, David Sylvain, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Japan, LGBTQ, New Wave, Poof Pop, Roxy Music, Tenant From Zero, The Thompson Twins

The sole proprietor of Brooklyn New New Romantic act Tenant From Zero on the sounds that define his being

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Art Pop Remembrance 

LISTEN: Five Years Without Bowie

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments Adrian Belew, Ben Monder, Bjork, Blackstar, Brian Eno, CAN, Cluster, David Bowie, David Sanborn, Donny McCaslin, Durutti Column, Echo and the Bunnymen, Iggy Pop, Japan, Jason Lindner, Kraftwerk, Lester Bowie, Mark Guiliana, Mott the Hoople, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nile Rodgers, Pat Metheny, Philip Glass, Pulp, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T.Rex, The Smiths, Tim Lefebvre

Celebrating the Thin White Duke on his death day with an exclusive new mix

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New Wave Pop Reggae Video 

MTV Killed the VIDEOSTAR

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Carey Allan 2 Comments 999, AC/DC, Bad Manners, Barbara Jones, Body Talk, Buggles, Can’t Get Enough Of You, Depeche Mode, Dire Straits, Donna Summer, Duran Duran, Eddy Grant, Elvis Costello, Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime, Feels Like I’m In Love, Genesis, Hanging Around, Hazel O’Connor, Human League, Imagination, In And Out Of Love, In The Air Tonight, Intuition, Japan, Johnny And Mary, Just Can’t Get Enough, Just When I Need You Most, Kelly Marie, Kiki Dee, Kim Wilde, Korgis, Leo Sayer, Linx, My Simple Heart, No Reply At All, Obsessed, Olivia Newton-John, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Queen, Quiet Life, Robert Palmer, Sky, Star, Stevie Nicks, The Three Degrees, Thunder In My Heart, Tina Turner, Toccata, Tunnel Of Love, Video Killed The Radio Star, VIDEOSTARS, Walking In The Sunshine, Whitney Houston

An inside look at the world’s very first music compilation for video cassette

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Progressive Rock 

Prepare Yourself: Porcupine Tree’s ‘The Sky Moves Sideways’ at 25

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1995, Dark Side of the Moon, David Gilmour, Delirium Records, Fear of a Blank Planet, Japan, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Richard Barbieri, Steven Wilson, The Incident, The Orb, The Sky Moves Sideways

In 1995, the band released its third official album, an exemplar of the kind of ethereal space rock that would win over fans of Pink Floyd’s post-Syd Barrett and pre-The Dark Side of the Moon period

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Experimental Pop 

ALBUMS: OOIOO’s Nijimusi Explodes With Joy

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Jennfer Kelly 0 Comments 2020, Boredoms, Japan, Nijimusi, OOIOO, Thrill Jockey, Yoshimi P-We

Yoshimi P-We’s Boredoms offshoot makes intricate ecstatic chaos from traditional rock instruments

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