... I forgot to add Nellie McKay to my short 2004 list, who has generated decent sales and a lot of buzz with an album that is all over the map musically, but...
... Well, one day after that statement I log onto... http://www.utada.com/ ...and find they have the lead single "Devil Inside" for downloading and/or...
Hi again, S::L ... FYI/FYD, here's some recent CDs i've checked out, mostly in the context of this group, with occasional lapses when there's something i feel...
... Success in the States?!?!? How in the world do you define success? There are quite a few of us who really like or love them, but that doesn't define ...
... Edmund, you can't be serious. You are trying to say that the only way to make it in the States is to be successful in Japan?!?!? There is very little ...
I know how you feel. I found a Cd that I really wanted on a Japanese website. I called every store using my best Japaense only to find out that they list...
All good, all arranged. Thanks. Mataji. ... From: mataji [mailto:mataji@...] Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 7:58 AM To: soundlounge@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
... Actually, when it comes to Japanese acts such as Puffy, could in a relative way "success" be defined as making enough of an impression with a cult of fans...
Hi S::L... I was looking around at some online stores and found some new releases of note: Bird / VACATION due 09-23-2004 notes: new full-length album ...
Ah, many apologies for not making myself clearer in my previous post. But of course, I am not so silly and deluded to think that WHOOHOOO! PUFFY IS SUCCESSFUL...
I agree with the comments. the question would be - if man other international (i.e. europe, south america, australia, etc.) acts have made serious attempts to...
... all ... huge ... Here's what I'm seeing happening with this Utada LP. From the first sneak they released, I thought, wow, Hikaru and her team seem to have...
Hi S::L ... I was starting to write up a new "Music NP" and found myself rambling on quite a bit about the new hiro/Coco d'Or CD, to the point where I was...
Hi S::L ... There's been a lot of discussion about Asian musical acts breaking in the USA ... or perhaps more accurately, NOT breaking in the USA. I have yet...
Having viewed them at their first concert (UCLA's Royce Hall) and at their press conference, the content of the LA Times review is definitely accurate. It is...
Oh yeah! This was huge when I was back in Japan at the beginning of the year. Your excerpt leaves out the thing that really sells them: that they are very ...
... Hi S::L and Mark... Interesting comments, although I personally think the word "porn" is a bit strong in this instance. However, I get your point. It did...
... Yeah, but it is kind of a different pornography in that if you think of the stereotypical classical person they probably are not into porn by any stretch...
... Yeah, but it is kind of a different pornography in that if you think of the stereotypical classical person they probably are not into porn by any stretch...
MION will be making her first performance in Southern California at one of America's premier events that features artists of Asian descent from throughout the...
... Thanks for introducing Mion to the S::L group. I hadn't previously heard of her but the description of Mion's music sounds an awful lot like what i want...
Contact her and share with your thoughts regarding her music. If you can make it to the Sept 17 event, one will also hear Joe Flizzow from Malaysia's "Too...
Joe Flizzow from Malaysian Superstar Rap Group "Too Phat" Invades the U.S. in Historic First Performances http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/8/prweb150611.php....
Having heard the group at UCLA's Royce Hall and at their Press Conference, these girls can actually play - though the arrangements does leave something to be...
i didn't even want to say anything about the 12 Girl's Band & recognize their existence. They are a mo___F__ing travesty & a SHAME to the Motherland. The...
... I was able to pull the 08/14/2004 L.A. Times review out of my recycling pile at the last minute so I've just read it (the article I referred to was an...
... Well, from an "outsider's" perspective I do find things to like about their music (see my review). However, it does seem obvious to me that 12GB are a pop...