My listening blog is here. :) http://www.chipple.net/mt/side/ Patrick http://www.chipple.net/ http://www.tokyorecohan.com/...

Hello, From some blogs that I have been reading lately, I believe Shibuya is a city in Japan or a neighbourhood in Tokyo. I am somewhat unclear about that. I...

The "kei" in Shibuya-kei means "style", so Shibuya-kei is "Shibuya style". Shibuya is one of Tokyo's wards, and Shibuya station is located in a trendy location...

Thanks very much for the explanation. Looking forward to planning my vacation to Japan. ... - Sam...

I agree with Patrick's info, though I'll add a couple things ... I don't really see it that way though I agree that we are talking about something that was the...

Hey! It's the annual whatshallwecallit discussion ;-) There's a Dutch saying: "(it doesn't matter:) as long as the little creature *has* a name". You can call...

erik, I really like your site!!! Im no good with words, but I really like the paths, do you mean to show that some albums influenced or are connected to other...

As to the prior "what's in a name" thing - the problem with saying "J-Pop" is everything is J-Pop in Japan. The Visual-kei bands with the makeup and big hair,...

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... That's definitely a solid article though keep in mind that it's well over 5 years old. I thought his later date mentions of Naka-Meguro(-kei) have to be...