Japanese Music
Japanese Pop Music - Japanese Jpop Music - Band J-Rock
Back to: HomeJapanese music has never made a big impact on the World stage, perhaps due to the stereotypical view that Westerners have based on classic Japanese enka music or cheesy J-pop. However, the string of Live at Budokan albums recorded by various artists over the years show that audiences in Japan do have a great taste for Western styles of music. This has led to some good Japanese music in recent decades, not just in the form of Japanese pop music but also in Japanese rock music or J-Rock as it's better known.
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Japanese Music Search
What is the Japanese Music Search? Well, it's a collection of music videos (often known as music PVs - music promo videos - in Japan) and live performances by Japanese bands to give you an idea of the different types of music that are popular with Japanese youths. It's a mixture of JPop and JRock, designed to give you a good cross-section of the different musical styles that have a place in Japanese youth culture. Get Involved: If you have a favourite Japanese song, band, or artist that you'd like to see featured in The Crystal Buddha Japanese Music Search then email me and let me know. Also, if you are a Japanese band or artist and would like to see your video featured here then also email me with a link to one of your videos... read more... |
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Punkspring 2010 Music Festival - Tokyo
On Sunday 4th April, I caught the train from Shinjuku out to Kaihin Makuhari to rock out at the Tokyo leg of the Punkspring festival at the Makuhari Messe centre. From Shinjuku Station, I had to get the Chuo Line to Tokyo Station, which was good as I'd got that same line to Akihabara the day before and knew that the entrance to Shinjuku Station nearest to my hotel took me almost straight to those platforms. The journey was fairly quick but at Tokyo Station there was an extremely long walk to get to the platforms for the Keiyo Line that would take me to Kaihin Makuhari Station. The walk involved several escalators and travelling walkways. Eventually, I made it onto the train for Kaihin Makuhari... read more... |
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The Mad Capsule MarketsBefore announcing their split early in 2006, The Mad Capsule Markets were probably the most well known Japanese music act in the West. However, that's not saying a lot. Whereas they could fill huge venues in their native Japan, The Mad Capsule Markets' gigs in the UK were only in smaller venues to an audience of maybe a couple of thousand people. The thing that really made The Mad Capsule Markets stand out from the musical crowd was their fusion of different styles that was so typical of the Japanese approach to many aspects of life. Their music was a combination of electronica and hard rock that made their music appeal to both serious rock/metal fans and those who preferred electronic music. read more... |
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Japanese Music - A look at classic Japanese music, Japanese Jpop music and J-Rock bands