Harry "Haruomi" Hosono

Any tempo but generally fast (ie 130-180bpm), the sound of 8-bit and 16-bit micr-chips from classic arcade games from the late 70s and early 80s, hand-held computer games from Nintendo and other home computers. Read More

Yellow Magic Orchestra headlines the Hollywood Bowl's 'Big in Japan' concert, which included Yoko Ono, Cibo Matto, Buffalo Daughter and DJ Towa Tei. From Pokémon to whimsical techno-pop, Japanese culture has a genius for breeding mutant art forms. Read More

The biggest names in Japanese pop music have come together for a once-in-a-lifetime concert spanning genres and generations at Big In Japan. Read More

Since our previous guest, Das Moth (as fantastically interviewed in depth here ) mentioned a few of his influences, I thought I would just touch on one key artist. Read More

Lady GaGa continued her "Monster Ball" tour in Vancouver at Rogers Arena. Read More