Just browsing for info about the new Takahashi album and re-issues of his EMI years material, I notice that the new album includes a track called 'Valerie" -...
Just noticed and I can't really draw any conclusions but the Ultravox B-side "Passionate Reply" from their famous Conny Plank produced single "Vienna" (1980)...
... The song is also on the highly recommended UltravoxRare CD set, Volume 1. ... =================== Derek Currie derekcurrie@... =================== ...
I had read that David Byrne occasionally performs Psychedelic Afternoon during his shows. (I think he cowrote that.) Does anyone know if a recording of that...
... Yes, Byrne did cowrite it. Byrne did not sing on the original. Once in a while on the net you see the co-writing credited to Sylvian, which is incorrect. ...
In today's newsletter we learn: 1) There is an exhibition of photos by RAMA dedicated to YMO and Sakamoto in Tokyo. It is called: "Audi Forum Tokyo presents...
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I have now set up an info page for the party. Keep the link below bookmarked for updates and please email me any questions as I am putting together a FAQ for...
Hello. We have spoke to Paul about the party and he has offered some suggestions on hotels to stay at in the Kings Cross region. This is because we will be...
In today's Japanlish we learn details regarding Professor Sakamoto's tour in Japan. All the tour dates through April are listed. The tour is focusing on green...
While the "Warhol Live" exhibit at the de Young museum in San Francisco was sadly more about the artist than the artwork, there was a gem in the collection - a...
My recent trip around Planet Japan, pointed the way to the importance of having a mobile version of a website. So here's our first draft. Point your phone...
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt0P6H5kSqg&feature=related Can't really draw any conclusions though it is kind of interesting to ...
http://www.nhk.or.jp/j-melo/english/broadcast/world.html Yukihiro is the in studio guest on J-Melo, the pop show that aims to bring Japanese music to the...
How long has NHK World TV been free-to-air here? How did I not notice that. Should have got one of those Lidl satellite kits when I had the chance :(...
It's been on air in the UK since October but I only started watching when someone here (?) mentioned it around Christmas time. J-Melo has featured Sheena & The...
This has been out a couple years but I ran into a posting of it on Youtube and figured someone here might find it amusing if you haven't heard it already "Shiz...
Thanks for that, never heard of this particular "band" before. Sounds like a development of his Analord phase if it is Richard D. James. I wonder if he is a...
... HOHO!! :-) was this, like, set up by, like, Valley Girls? (who suddenly burst forth with Japanese?) "Like, oh my God, that YU-KI-HI-RO-SAN, he's so...
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the new box set coming out with Hosono's compositions for other artists - 6 discs - including lots of 1980s material. Full...
... Indeed! It is a lot like some stuff on his CM album. But there is a Takahashi element in the instrumentation as well. ... I am grabbing the snippet to toss...
GREAT NEWS! YMO will be playing together at 'World Happiness 2009', August 9, 2009. It will take place in Tokyo at the Yumenoshima Park Stadium. The...
Just a quick mention in case anyone is interested, Thomas Dolby has a new best of CD/DVD set out on May 4th called "The Singular Thomas Dolby", which includes...
Just watched J-Melo on NHK World (Sky, UK) which featured Yukihiro Takahashi. Steve Jansen was shown when it was mentioned that YT had worked with several...
The programmes seem to be shown as per your local shedule on the main page of the NHK World website (in a tiny box in the top right). I just missed it there as...