Album Album December 8, 2023 by Diego Olivas Yoshimi Iwasaki (岩崎良美): 月夜にGOOD LUCK (月夜にグッド・ラック) (1989) Vibe with me for just a bit longer. As you can surmise, lately, I’ve been touching on a more universal kind of… December 8, 2023
Album Album of the Month December 1, 2023 by Diego Olivas Rie Miyazawa (宮沢りえ): Chepop (チポップ) (1990) Do you know who I don’t envy? Pop stars. Out of all the careers or aspirations one can hold in the music… December 1, 2023
Album Album of the Month May 12, 2023 by Diego Olivas Minako Honda (本田 美奈子): Oversea (オーヴァーシー) (1987) While I was writing about “Korea’s Madonna”, mentally, my mind going elsewhere, as well, thinking about that other Madonna: the late, great,… May 12, 2023
Album Album January 10, 2020 by Diego Olivas Yuki Saito (斉藤 由貴): Love (1991) I have a confession to make. I have a distinct aversion to “girl” singers. I like my male singers to sound like… January 10, 2020
Album 音 Album October 4, 2019 by Giacomo Lee Haruo Kubota, Yasuharu Konishi, Tetsutaro Sakurai: The Historic Recordings From The “Girl Girl Girl” Radio Show Volume 3 (1995) Guest post by Giacomo Lee. You’d think being in one of the biggest cult Japanese bands of the ’90s would make one… October 4, 2019
Mix 音 Mix May 9, 2018 by Diego Olivas Mix: 11. Many Songs About Love “Why are there so many songs about love?” that’s the heavy question posited by one Terry Day in “Luv, Luv, Luv”. As… May 9, 2018
Album 音 Album March 17, 2017 by Diego Olivas Mioko Yamaguchi: Moon-Light Princess (1983) Do you know what I love about Mioko Yamaguchi? That no matter what she attempts, she finds a way to actually do… March 17, 2017
Album 音 Album December 5, 2016 by Diego Olivas Mari Iijima: Rosé (1983) Sometimes it’s wise not to outpace the group. An album, or at least a collection of tracks, I love to recommend (whenever I… December 5, 2016