That's right. You can now pick up the December 2009 issue and read my review of the new Vola & the Oriental Machine album Sa Ka Na Electric Device in all its glory.
And that's all that I've got this time around, but there's more great music coverage to be had in the form of Brian Camp's huge interview with the members of Morning Musume. (Did you read my interview with group leader Ai Takahashi in August?) And there's also a special Cosplay Cafe interview with the Anime-Song Girl's Club.
Then of course there's the usual barrage of video game, film, anime, manga and general otaku spazoid greatness. Check it out!
Otaku USA Magazine recently ran an open poll asking otaku from around the world to list a bunch of their favorite shows, manga, games etc. The poll was going to be run in an issue of Japan's Famitsu Weekly. That issue, September 25th, is out now! The nice people at Umagaruma posted a translation of the poll results.
The staff at the magazine was also allowed to participate and lo and behold, they quoted me several times! According to the translation, they used my quotes three times. Under "Favorite Game Creator or Company" I said "Katamari Damacy, made by Keita Takahashi, is always my first choice when I want to play something really fun." For "What would you like to see sold in the US?" it was "Release Siren 2 in America!" Finally, for "Favorite Manga Artist or Publisher" I said "Junji Ito is just so amazing and produces deep, emotionally compelling illustrations."
Now obviously these aren't all my exact words since it's been translated back and forth a couple times. I don't think I have ever or will ever say that anything is "emotionally compelling." But you get the idea. And yes, I really do want an official version of Siren 2 to hit America! PSN maybe? Please??
Anyway, I just think it's pretty swell to have my name in such an awesome magazine several times. Hey, Famitsu! Feel free to fly me over to your offices if you want any more of my priceless nuggets of wisdom!
[UPDATE]
And here's a small look at my face in the magazine. This is from the lead-in (I believe) to the larger poll results. The staff of Otaku USA were also asked to answer a few questions, and I was picked! I share the pages with people who are a lot cooler than me, so it's a double honor to be included in the magazine!
If anyone out there can provide me with a copy of the magazine, send me an email so we can work out the details. (My email address can be found as the rollover text on the little envelope icon above.) I'm thinking this needs to be framed and put up on the wall...
It's time again for another look into the only otaku magazine that counts, Otaku USA Magazine!
In the October 2009 issue (which should be in stores now) I've got an exclusive interview with Kanon Wakeshima. I had the chance to talk with her before her appearance at Otakon this year. She talks a bit about he various musical and artistic inspirations, what it's like working with Mana and various other aspects of her seemingly storybook life. You can also read my review if her album Shinshoku Dolce on the website. And speaking of reviews, I take a look at the new Vamps album in the new issue.
Aside from my contributions, there's the usual amazing work from the usual cast of characters. Check out the awesome cover story on the first Evangelion movie from a few of the OUSA crew. There are also dozens of manga reviews, some hot looking video game stuff and some pretty great cosplay.
I hope you get a chance to check out the new issue and spread the otaku love!
I've got a new feature of sorts to share with the regular A-Z readers. I am now doing a bit of trend-spotting over at HearJapan.com!
I'm writing a new weekly column for them called "Explore the Unexplored" in which I take a look at some recent releases and talk a bit about each one. There's a staggering amount of material to wade though and so far I'm having a lot of fun with it. I hope some of that playful sense of discovery will spill over to you, the readers and that you are able to find a lot of new music to check out. Bookmark the HearJapan news page to keep an eye out for the new posts. There should be a new one every Wednesday.
I'll try to not overload the A-Z with tales of my outside conquests. Just wanted to let you all know that the ZB's empire is still growing strong. Thanks to everyone for continuing to read and respond!
In case you've been wondering where all the daily content has been here on the A-Z, well, what can I say? Life is busy and Zac is lazy.
But that doesn't mean that I've been totally dormant! Just in case you didn't already know, I am also a regular contributor to Japanator. A few of the recent Japanese music related things I've done over there include:
- A review of sorts of the newest Perfume album called Triangle. I don't exactly give it high marks for originality, and I think that raised the dander of some of the more hardcore fans...
- Another somewhat snarky review of the new album from the crazy vis-kei band Mix Speaker's Inc. called Monsters Junk in My Pocket. While I don't really find anything interesting about the music, you really need to check out their totally over-the-top (even for vis-kei!) style.
- An exclusive interview with American songwriter and performer Becca. She's managing to make a name for herself in Japan. She also just recently played at Otakon 2009.
Something else that I had nothing to do with but that I know readers will be interested in is the coverage of Kanon Wakeshima's recent stop over in LA for a live show and autograph session. Ace0fClub5 once again managed to get some amazing photos of the event.
So, things may be a little quiet here from time to time, but I'm certainly not slowing down. (Oh yeah, there's all that new stuff for Otaku USA Magazine too...) Maybe just choosing my battles a little more carefully. But never fear! More is on the way.
The new issue of Otaku USA Magazine just hit my mailbox, so I thought I'd give you a bit of a run-down to hopefully entice you to check it out when you see it in your favorite local otaku hideout.
First up, the big feature (at least as far as ZB's world is concerned) is my interview with Morning Musume group leader Ai Takahashi. We talk a bit about her rise to stardom and what it's like to be a Musume. I also review the new Morning Musume album Platinum 9 Disc. And speaking of reviews, I take a look at the debut album from Cellythm, a band signed to Nobuo Uematsu's own record label Dog Ear Records.
Aside from music, I review Noby Noby Boy, a game for the PS3. If you haven't played it, well, maybe my review will help you understand it. Maybe. Finally, as part of the big Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood cover story, I take a listen to the opening and ending themes to the show, from Yui and SID.
Then there's also everything from everyone else! There's a Utada Hikaru story from Mike Dent, A look at MadWorld for the Wii from Joseph Luster, an eye-popping interview with manga master Hitoshi Iwaaki, a billion manga, anime and film reviews and way too much other stuff to go into here. I mean, you'd need 122 pages!
I really hope you can pick up a copy as soon as you see it. As always, Otaku USA Magazine is the best (and only!) magazine for the hardcore otaku!
Just a quick reminder, the May Poll ends in less than a week! You still have time to let the world know where it is you buy your Japanese music. Right now CDJapan has a strong lead over second place YesAsia. Also, just in case it's not obvious, you can select more than one option, so make sure to check all the places your regularly use. The poll is located on the top right of the blog.
While you're doing that, check out this video from Polysics for their new single "Young Oh! Oh!" Awesome!
Kalafina is going to be playing at Anime Boston later this month. I'll have a chance to talk with them while they are at the con for Japanator.com. In addition, we are also giving away some signed stuff from the group, and you could win it!
All you have to do is post a question for the group in the comments of this post. A winner will be chosen at random, and the best questions will also be added to the main list for the interview.
You have until May 20th to submit your best question, so start thinking and get posting. Good luck!
This month's poll is a simple one. Where do you buy your Japanese music? Do you buy physical CDs and DVDs, or do you prefer digital downloads? Personally, I'm a liner-notes nerd, not to mention a huge fan of album art and design, so I need to have a physical object to go along with my music. I've picked up a few things from iTunes, but I shop at CDJapan for the vast majority of my music.
What about you? Feel free to mark a few different stores if you like to shop around, but I'm really just looking to see where you go most of the time. Oh, and if you don't see a store listed that you use a lot, then by all means share your links in the comments. I'd also love to hear any personal anecdotes you'd like to share about your experiences with any music outlets, both good and bad. Anything we should avoid at all costs? Had someone go above and beyond to help with an order? Let the world know. Thanks!
(And oh yeah, the poll is located at the top right-hand side of the blog.)
Just now, just as I was about to start on this, I realized that it has officially been one year since I started writing for Otaku USA Magazine. What? It also turns out that with the June 2009 issue, Otaku USA itself is two years old. Sure, that probably doesn't amount to a hill of beans in your world, but to me it's pretty alright.
Anyway, the new issue is out, and it's also pretty alright. I've got an exclusive interview with the founder of Japan Nite, Audry Kimura. Did you know that the tour was eleven years old this year? I think it's safe to say that Audry is the hardest working woman in the already daunting business of bringing bands from Japan to the US.
I've also got a couple albums reviews: The VORC compilation Squarewave Surfers: memory of 8bit, and the incredible Moralist S.S. EP from Lillies and Remains.
But that's just the music section. There's also a massive feature on the new Street Fighter IV game, tons of film and anime coverage, way more manga stuff than you can handle, cosplay, toys, news...the list goes on and on for 128 pages. I'm sure you're sick of me saying it, but Otaku USA Magazine really is the best, most diverse and most open minded otaku-lifestyle magazine around. (Oh yeah, and also the only one around.) I really hope you check it out!
It's time again for another fantastic issue of Otaku USA Magazine to stomp its way into better magazine sellers everywhere!
This time around, I've got a nice interview with my heroes Polysics. I managed to catch them in the phone just before they kicked off their latest US tour.
Of course, that's just my own personal neck of the woods. There's a ass-ton of the usual great content, from games reviews, interviews, manga and anime talk, figures and much more. Plus, in case you didn't notice last time, the cover price is almost half of what it used to be! You can't lose. I hope you get a chance to pick it up soon. There's much more to come, so stay strong, true believers!
Only one day left before the February poll wraps up! Other than band profiles, what kind of posts would you most like to see on the blog? Right now it looks like you constant readers out there would very much like to see more album reviews. A distant second are the calendar posts, with a sprinkling of new video posts.
Have you voted yet? If not, time is very quickly running out. The poll will close March 1st, so make your voice heard! Thanks!
Finally, the results are in! The readers have voted, letting the world (well, just me, really) know what genre of music they (meaning you) would like to see more of on the blog.
The biggest vote was for keeping things "as-is," meaning just allowing me to go about my usual totally random path, letting my whim be my guide. While I'm very happy to see that result (I mean, that should be part of why you're reading the blog regularly in the first place, right?) I'd still prefer to at least try and find things that people want to read.
With that out of the way, the next most popular choice was a tie between indie rock and vis-kei. This is also a pretty nice result. Since we know that vis-kei is pretty popular right now, it's good to see that old-fashioned indie rock is just as important to readers.
After that, it was electro, then punk. I know I haven't been really heavy on the punk coverage, so I'll see what I can do about that. Everything else came in distant places after that, with pop being dead last. Again, not entirely surprising since I don't think most readers are coming here looking for coverage of the latest idols. (^_^)
Overall, the results fell just about where I was expecting, and secretly hoping. It's good to know I'm hitting all the right notes with my readers, or that I'm at least getting close to the mark. As always, I'd love to hear anything you have to say about what you see here.
Finally, the new February poll is up! This month I'm looking to hear about what other kinds of posts you want to see on the blog. Do you like the calendar posts? Want more album reviews? Single reviews? Like to hear about new PVs? How about just any old music video that's cool in some way? General music news? Or should I just skip all that and focus only on the band profiles? Again, you can only pick just one, so choose wisely. You have until March 1st.
Thanks for taking the time to help make ZB's A-Z a little bit better for everyone. Make sure to pass the word on to anyone else you know that's into the Japanese scene. Thanks!
Just a quick note, the current poll running on the blog ends later this week! The poll asks "What genre would you like to see more of on the blog?" There are already a nice cross section of votes, with "Keep it as it is!" in the lead over second place "Vis-kei/Goth." Really? Well, nice to know I'm doing a good job! Or am I?
Have you voted? If not, what would you like to see more of? Hit up the poll (doesn't that sound dirty to anyone else?) and make your voice heard. Something new will take it's place on February 1st, so don't delay!
Just a quick note for those of you who are reading this through RSS and probably don't see the front page very often.
I've added a new poll to the right sidebar. I'd like to know what genre of music you'd like to see more of. Whatever it is you like most, or whatever it is you think is underrepresented on the blog. I obviously have my own favorite genres, but I'd also like to make sure to cover the stuff people want to see (of course.) So hop on over and vote. The poll will run until the end of the month when I'll add a new question. I hope to use that space to get a better feel for what all you wonderful constant readers are thinking.
The second new feature is the ranking system at the bottom of every entry. This will allow you to rank the band from 1 to 5, with 1 being "hate it!" and 5 being "love it!" This is an easy way to comment without actually commenting, simply letting everyone know what you think. Don't let the stop you from commenting as well, though! Feel free to plumb the depths of the blog and rate every band, if you'd like. These rankings appear regardless of whether or not the post is about a band, so just ignore all the non-band posts. There aren't many.
As always, thanks a lot for reading! The more feedback I get, the more I am inspired to write, so please make your voice heard in every way possible. I recently profiled my 250th band. There are many, many more to come, so I hope you stick around. Thanks!
It's time again for another issue of the best Japanese pop-culture magazine in the West, Otaku USA Magazine!
Issue #10 (February 2009) is out now. In it I have a review of the very very cool anime series Ghost Hound. If you're into anime that's very far away from moe and cute, squeeky magical schoolgirls, then Ghost Hound is the show for you. It's very slow, atmospheric and very creepy.
The really big news is my exclusive interview with the amazing electro master OMODAKA! We even have a photo (possibly the first ever?) of the man behind the machines (and the mask!) I had the chance to talk to him at length and learn more about Soichi Terada's past and just what exactly Omodaka means to him. If you've been entranced by his music and the videos, then you will not want to miss the interview. I'm a huge fan, and it was an honor to have the chance to talk with him.
If that's not enough, I also have reviews of Omodaka's albums, and the chip-tune Christmas album Holy 8-Bit Night + compilation on the website.
Of course there is much more than a few pages of music. There is a huge feature on Gurren Lagann, a ton of manga reviews, an interview with Yoko Ishida (not by me) and, gasp!, a positive review of Dead Space!
Otaku USA really is the best collection of all thing pop/Japan/otaku out there. Oh! They just dropped the price as well! Now it's only $5.99 per issue! You can't go wrong, people! I really hope you can check it out. If you do, please, by all means let me and the staff know what you think. We really do listen to you.
I do my best to keep this blog focused only on Japanese bands, avoiding regular news bits (other than live reports) and other noise. I hope you'll allow me the occasional diversion, although this certainly is related to Japanese music!
Right now Shinichi Osawa is running a contest for a band to win a remix. The winner will be remixed by Osawa, and the song will be released on his UK label Southern Fried Records.
I've entered my own band The Surfactants into the fray. It would be super excellent if you would take a few seconds at vote for us. All you have to do is go to the site, enter an email address (they do not send confirmation emails so...do what you've got to do), then click on "Listen & Vote" on the top right, then find "The One, The Wayward" by The Surfactants in the list of songs. Right now it's on the first page, but that will certainly change over time, so you might have to scroll through a few pages. Don't worry, it is there! Then, hit "10" in the pull-down menu next to the "Submit" button, then hit "submit." That's it!
Thanks for your help. Maybe some day soon you'll see The Surfactants in Japan!
You can get them here in many different styles and colors. Make sure to click on "select a different shirt style" to see them all.
I'll be adding more items and more options in the future (stickers!), but for now I thought I'd start with something simple and bold. Please check it out, add it to your Christmas list and please tell a friend!
Thanks to all the constant readers out there for a very great year! Don't worry, I won't be taking any breaks for the holidays, so stay tuned!
Look. I'm old. Well OK, getting old. With ever increasing frequency, I find myself eschewing the outside world in favor of getting all my entertainments through a series of tubes, intravenously pumping directly into my system while I sit firmly planted in my ass-groove. Perfectly temperature controlled, no smoking, free drinks and no sweaty dudes. Well, no uninvited sweaty dudes, at least. It takes a lot to pry me from my hikikomori revelry. Something that can break through my dread for human contact and foreign lands.
I drove 1000 miles, through three states, emptying my pitiful bank account in the process, all to see a band from Japan play in a small club on the outskirts of Chicago for about an hour. That's not hyperbole, that's fact. Actually, I've done it twice now, and I'll probably do it again, because...
I love Polysics. [Note: Top photo by me, all the rest by AceofClub5, originally posted and used with permission by Japantor.com. Check out the full post for many more incredible Polysics photos!]
I'll spare you the boring details of our (I dragged my [admittedly willing] wife along with me) oh-so bland trip through Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. Suffice it to say that it was flat, tan and full of many ideal places that one could bury all sorts of bloody deeds. Not that I was making plans or anything.
We made it to the Abbey Pub right on time. As someone who always expects everything that can go wrong to most certainly follow though, if not twice or three times, I was very happy to find our names were indeed on the guest list as promised, thanks to my peoples at Sony and MySpace. (Kisses!) Of course, I did have to guide the ticket dude's eyes to our name, writ large on the left of the list, after his own attempts failed...repeatedly. This is what novelists call “foreshadowing.” Are you taking notes?
We had just enough time to spend all kinds of money on t-shirts, sweatbands and buttons, all handed to us by Hiroyuki Hayashi, front man and Polysics mastermind, himself. Having met and talked to him on their last trip though Milwaukee, I was all cool and calm and totally didn't get my geek juice all over him. I knew that the band always took time after their show to come back out and talk to fans, signing everything shoved under their noses (this is not a metaphor, but in fact an accurate description of their height ratio to us comically tall Anglos,) and posing for blurry cell phone pics. Plus, I wanted to talk to the entire band, and didn't want to burn Hiro out with too much ZB time. I'd just wait around afterward, kidnap them all, toss 'em in our trunk, then hug them and squeeze them and call them George forever. This is what literary-types call the reiteration of the hero's tragic delusion of grandeur.
We found a place to sit, drink some Windex, and silently heckle the two opening bands via text messages and whispered snickers. Both bands had their high points, most notably in the area of not blatantly punching us in the groin or killing puppies, but also did have their share of faults. Since I wish to keep this light, positive and to-the-point (too late!) I'll just say that I won't mind never hearing either of them again. It's a win-win, really.
One of the ample cool things about Polysics is that even their set-up music is great. They played all sorts of great stuff from the '80s and '90s, like Yellow Magic Orchestra, Devo, The B-52s, Ah-Ha (the crowd participation on this one was something special,) even “Thieves” by Ministry, a very present surprise. During all of this, once again, the band themselves was setting up their gear. Much like last time, this sort of blew me away. Here's a band that plays to tens of thousands in Japan, yet here they are schlepping their gear around in front of everyone. Both cute and sad at the same time.
Eventually they cleared the stage. I should mention that by now the Abbey was just about packed. Not like sardines in a crushed tin box by any means, but presently full with room to move around. It was obvious that just about everyone was here for Polysics, the band that was opening their last MySpace sponsored tour and was now the headliner. A lesson learned? Hey, anything is possible.
It wasn't long before they were re-introduced to, as they say, thunderous applause and much rejoicing. It is at that point that the rest of the night becomes something of a blur. You see, while I may be more at home, well, at home, surveying all the lay before me with critical and general off handed scorn, when I get into certain situations I go sort of crazy. Not clinically so, and not obnoxiously so, but I do “move” and “jump around” and “flail around like a totally un-cool, not to mention awkward, scarecrow with his ass on fire.” I remember they opened with “Buggy Techinica,” played crowd favorites like “Rocket,” “I My Me Mine” and “Baby BIAS.” I remember Hiro sticking his ass out into the audience several times, the final time running back a bit, rubbing the offended area with what looked like at least a little concern for its well being. I remember Kayo, the keyboard player, doing her (I must admit, rather Nazi-like) salute, later jumping around with pom-poms and playing a for-real recorder. I remember Fumi, on bass, playing like a rock, nay, a mountain. I remember thinking that Yano need to get one of those insane drum risers like Tommy Lee had. You know, the one that elevated, motored out over the crowd, then turned upside down, all while he was pretending to know how to play the drums? I simply couldn't see Yano the entire night. Even being one of the taller members of the crowd, he was just too too wee for me to see. Nevertheless, he was the pulsing heart at the center of Fumi's mountain of bass.
The band, in a word, slayed. Not only do they have some very complex tunes for, essentially, a poppy new-wave band, but live they tend to wear their metal roots on their sleeve. They are heavy, loud, fast and inhumanly precise. Hiro never once stopd moving, jerking bank 'n' forth like a man possessed by gods of lightening, and must release that magical blue fire through his voice and his guitar and his feet. The band behind him worked in telepathic unity, obviously honed through relentless touring and pure-bred dedication to their cause. When they busted out “We Ate the Machine,” they transformed into a four headed heavy-metal dragon, Yano breathing fire with his double bass rush, Fumi and Hiro giving themselves long-term brain damage through some of the most fully rotational head banging I've ever seen (and I've listened to Slayer for a very long time). Their cover of “My Sharona” saw them back in pure new-wave form, ice cold and robotic. “Baby BIAS” turned the room into a rave. “Electric Surfin' Go Go” ended the show with the best of all worlds, rock, pop, new-wave and simple feel-good fun.
Through it all, the crowd was a mix of slack-jawed onlookers, curious bystanders slowly finding themselves won over by the jump-suited band, and furiously devoted maniacs shouting along with as much Engrish as they could. While I could have done without the one guy shouting “su-geeeeeiii!” behind me all night and the other guy in front of me who had either just run away from home or was smuggling a team of midget jugglers in his backpack, the crowd was otherwise stellar. There wasn't a single cigarette butt crammed into my eye, no couple copulating on my leg, even “Too Tall” Jones the man-bear-pig stayed at home. It was very nearly the perfect crowd, with the perfect crowd being, of course, no crowd at all.
Afterward the crowd dispersed almost immediately. It was sort of shocking. Yet I knew better. I knew that if we waited around for awhile that the band would slowly creep out and we dedicated true-believers would have a few all-too-brief moments to chat them up and have them write cute things on our stuff. I had big plans. Not only did I have their new album ready to go, but I had also brought Kayo's solo album. Last time I had impressed them with four Polysics edition Mr. Monster figures. I wouldn't be able to top that, but I figured I'd get some sort of adorable reaction from my favorite keyboard player whenI whipped it out. The CD! You perverts...
Suddenly, mister I Can't Read More Than One Letter At A Time ticket dude and his friend Slightly Bigger Lunkhead started braying something about everyone having to get the hell out. Now, I don't doubt that these two princesses were worried about turning back into pumpkins before they could get back home to their step-sisters, but this struck me as odd. I had even asked the merch babe and Hiro himself if they were coming out later for autographs, and they both said yes. We resisted for a bit, wandering back over the the merch table, pretending to browse, but Dee and Dumb were rather insistent. Being the bold man full of backbone and black stuff with a wife made of hardened steel, we naturally stood our ground, taunting the size of their man parts and pointing out the dubious state of their lineage. No, of course we just left.
That's it. That's my tale. Anti-climactic? Yes, but it wasn't what I had (only potentially, in my fevered imagination) lost that I found myself dwelling on (after a couple hours of bring really depressed about it.) It was what I had gained, what I had just experienced that I came back to. I had just seen my favorite band in the world deliver a performance worthy of the Tokyo Dome, of Wembley, of Times Square. They did it all full of passion and energy, never once missing a beat or relenting one iota. This was what I drove 1000 miles for. Hopefully, next time they will be able to visit a bit closer to my icy confines, but if not, I'd do it all over and over and over again.
It turns out that they used my English bio of Omodaka on the site, and have now given me a direct shout-out on the main page. This is very cool!
I have some even more awesome Omodaka news, but it will have to wait for a bit. Rest assured that you'll be the first to hear about it here on ZB's A-Z, so stay tuned!
Thanks to Rody and Terada-san for all of the great music and support!
J-Pop and J-Rock are only the beginning. The modern Japanese music scene is just as vibrant and varied as any other music scene in the world. I'm Zac Bentz, writer, musician, designer and all around Japanese music fanatic. Here I hope to share with you a comprehensive (!!) list of Japanese artists and bands (with a strong focus on underground and indie acts) that you may or may not have heard of, in the hopes of expanding our mutual awareness of Japanese music.
I don't mean to suggest that everything I listen to is great. Quite the contrary, I hope that you will take the time to recommend your own favorite artists in the comments so that we can all learn a bit more about the huge range of Japanese music that's out there.
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