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Category Archives: Music
Aerosmith, Tokyo Dome, March 1998
I recently realized that almost all of the music reviews I wrote for the Japan Times in the 90s and the movie reviews I wrote for the Asahi Shimbun during the same decade are not available on the Internet, so … Continue reading
June 2016 albums
Here are the album reviews I wrote for the June issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on May 25. Hopelessness -Anohni (Rough Trade/Hostess) Beautiful Lies -Birdy (Atlantic/Warner) In her past pop incarnation as Antony Hegarty, Anohni sang … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Toussaint, Anohni, Ariana Grande, Beth Orton, Birdy, Bombino, Brian Eno, Gold Panda, Kendrick Lamar, Parquet Courts, Pvris, trashcan sinatras
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May 2016 albums
Here are the album reviews I wrote for the May issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on April 25. This Unruly Mess I’ve Made -Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Warner) Man About Town -Mayer Hawthorne (Victor) Reportedly, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheap Trick, Eddi Front, Fetty Wap, John Grant, Lumineers, Macklemore, Mayer Hawthorne, PJ Harvey, Sam Beam, shonen knife, Underworld, Yeasayer
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March 2016 albums
Here are the album reviews I wrote for the March-April issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo Feb. 25. The Catastrophist -Tortoise (Thrill Jockey/P-Vine) Songs For Our Mothers -Fat White Family (Without Consent/Hostess) It’s become a thing to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fat White Family, Halsey, Rihanna, Savages, Sia, The Corrs, Tinariwen, Tortoise, Wild Nothing
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January 2016 albums
Here are the album reviews I wrote for the January issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Christmas Day. Product -Sophie (Numbers/Beat) Communion -Years & Years (Interscope/Universal) Pop music continues to evolve despite isolated gripes about how … Continue reading
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Tagged Angie Stone, Coldplay, Destroyer, Enya, Grimes, Sophie, The Innocence Mission, The Zombies, Thundercat, Years & Years
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