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  • Marxy and the Beikoku

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    I haven’t picked up an issue of BEIKOKU ONGAKU in years, but I’m glad to hear that Marxy has a song (“Neoplasticism vs. de Stilj,” a song I’ve played on one of the Radio OK Fred shows) on the CD that comes with the latest issue (23). The magazine is distributed in North America through…

  • Blogging with Maki

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    Pizzicatomaniacs will be happy to learn that Maki Nomiya is blogging regularly now (Japanese-only). Her latest post mentions that she’s off to Moscow for a gig with her OuiOui DJ unit. Link via Patrick.

  • Kiiiiiii CD/DVD

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    Great to finally get a release date on the upcoming Kiiiiiii CD/DVD! More info from Marxy: Big news: Kiiiiiii will be releasing their debut CD/DVD in the Fall. They filmed three live shows in May for the DVD, plus a whole reel of ridiculous exterior shots in the mountains of Gunma-ken (check their blog for…

  • Radio OK Fred 06

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    The 6th Radio OK Fred show is finally up! Enjoy! And remember that you can subscribe to the podcast feed, and email us if you want the show’s playlist.

  • PINE*am on TV

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    I watch G4’s ATTACK OF THE SHOW regularly, and yesterday’s show (Friday) featured a live performance by PINE*am! It was my first time seeing them perform live, and I loved their stage routines (they have some choreographed moves). If you find the show, they perform towards the very end (and unfortunately cut to a commercial…

  • The Dancing DJ

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    Spotted in the current issue of RELAX (“Visit Tokyo, Accept Tokyo”): a profile on the dancing DJ GEDO SUPER MEGA BITCH GM KAICHANMAN 4 (all-caps were used in the magazine), who you can catch at Tokyo super-clubs like Womb. They also mention her email address: gedosupermegabitchgmkaichanman4@hotmail.co.jp

  • Radio OK Fred Update

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    I moblogged last week about recording a new show, and the reason the show hasn’t been released yet is because it ends up that there was a problem with the recording, and so we’ll have to do it again. Looks like we’ll try to record early next week, and so hopefully the show will be…

  • Mlshop

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    Trevor, of the Music Related label — you’ve all ordered the Shugo Tokumaru album, right? — has recently launched a mail order website, mlshop, with lots of hard-to-find Japanese indie stuff.

  • YMCK in Harajuku

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    Need some outing suggestions for the Golden Week? Looks like something interesting is finally happening at the KDDI Designing Studio — a live performance by YMCK tomorrow. It’s free, and you can get your tickets earlier in the day (the show starts at 18:30). Check out Patrick’s Agenda for more info. There’s also a big…

  • MeroMero Podcast

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    Jens Petersen has been doing his online MeroMero radio show — for lovers of Japanese music — for a few months now, and I’m very happy to report that the show, previously only available through a stream, is now podcast ready. I got him to use the Libsyn site (what we use for Radio OK…