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Major update underway....

So in case anyone hasn't already guessed, this radio show is now defunct. But that doesn't mean the blog for it has to be done as well. I'm going to begin posting up all of my past play-lists up to the very last show.

I will also be diggin' up my past interviews and what have you to post on here as well. And not to scare anyone away, but if I want to keep this site going, it needs to stay current, which means posting up reviews for new Japanese releases, along with music clips. I might just have to create a WordPress blog as well and might be moving but until then, stay tuned here for a sudden burst of backlogged Japanese music play-lists and interviews (written and in audio AND possibly video, if I can find my TsuShiMaMiRe tapes from long ago). Soooo...add my RSS feed and I'll do the rest! Domo Arigato Internets!

Playlist for March 2, 2009

Okay so this last show was pretty exciting as the calls kept coming and I'm surprised many times with what you listeners are requesting or asking about. Lawrence truly knows their music, no matter what the genre or where its from. Next week is the show before spring break, so be prepared for even more new music and also an updated spring concert calendar for spring! Yea!

Also, check out the 9:20 set below for a close-up look at some of the Japanese bands from the "Group Sounds" era of the 60s as well as the bands that they influenced. "Group Sound" was the term coined for the sudden influx of Japanese bands in the 60s that were heavily influenced from the British Invasion music scene that involved such artists as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. I'll be making a special post discussing this specific Japanese genre. Stay tuned til next week's show!

8pm
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs- "She is Inside, He is Outside" [World is Yours]
Towa Tei- "Mind Wall feat. Miho Hatori" [Big Fun]
Fantastic Plastic Machine- "L'aventure Fantastique" [s/t]

8:20pm
Peelander-Z - "Let's Go Karaoke Party!" [P-Pop High School]
Peelander-Z - "Beautiful Sundae" [P-Pop High School]
Zoo Bombs- "Mo' Dub" [Let it Bomb]
Zoo Bombs- "Gimme Some Money" [Let it Bomb]

8:40pm
PINE*am- "Cosmic Glider" [Pull the Rabbit Ears]
Hifana- "Uchi-Nan-Champroo" [Fresh Push Breakin'] (Requested)
Yoshida Brothers- "Kodo (Inside the Sun remix)" [II] (Requested)
Hifana- "Hitaro (feat. DJ Kentaro)" [Fresh Push Breakin'] (Requested)
DODDODO- "Black line Makes Me Mon" [DonomichiDODDODO]

9pm
DJ Sushi- "Underdog is Here (Featuring Otaku Scratch Crew)" [Lost Dub Plates]
Aaaaa- "untitled" [V/A- Tsunbosajiki]
The Pillows- "Sad Sad Kiddie" [FLCL, Vol. 3]
Supercar- "Drive" [16/50 1997~1999]
Shiina Ringo- "Meisai" [1999~2003 Singles Box]
Shiina Ringo- "Koufukuron" [Muzai Moratorium]

9:20pm
The Neatbeats- "Farmer John" [V/A- Japanese Groupsounds!] (Requested)
The 5,6,7,8s- "Three Cool Cats" [Bomb the Rocks]
Cougars- "Suki Nanda" [V/A- GS I Love You: Japanese Garage Bands of the '60s]
Out Cast- "Everything's Alright" [V/A- GS I Love You: Japanese Garage Bands of the '60s]
Brush- "Day Break (Bridge is Drumming)" [Brush!?]
Sadistic Mika Band- "Silver Child" [Black Ship] (requested)

9:40pm
Vanilla Beans- "Nostalgy" [Nostalgy EP] (Requested)
Lullatone- "Pajama Party Pop" [Plays Pajama Pop Pour Vous]
Miho Hatori- "Today is Like That" [Ecdysis]
Advantage Lucy- "Red Bicycle" [Have A Good Journey]

Playlist for February 23, 2009

Okay, okay...so I've been slacking a bit on posting my play lists and uploading content. However, as one who believes in using holidays and special events for turning-over-a-new-leaf opportunities, I plan on using my b-day this weekend as a time to renew my commitment to this blog amongst a host of other changes. But for now, here's the playlist from this week's show. If you have any bands or songs that you would like to hear on the next show, please post a comment and I'll try to get it on the following show...thanks!

8:00pm
Cornelius- “2010” [Fantasma]
Takako Minekawa- “Klaxon!” [Roomic Cube]
Yu Miyake- “Katamari March Damacy” [Katamari Fortissimo Damacy]
The Polysics- “Lookin' Lookin' Gaa” [Polysics or Die!]
Budo Grape- “Doki Doki Wireless Life” [5 Hits and Dust]

8:20pm
Yura Yura Teikoku- "Ohayo Mada Yaro" [Hollow Me]
Metalchicks- Queen of Bees [Metalchicks] (Requested)
Jude- "Cherio Meari" [Charming Bloody Tuesday]

8:40pm
Southern All Stars- "C-Chou Kotoba" [Yeah!!!]
Blankey Jet City- "Punky Bad Hip" [Blankey Jet City 1991-1995] (Requested)
Zoobombs- "South Central Rock" [Bomb You Live]

9:00pm
Melt Banana- "IN x OUT = BUG" [Speak Squeak Creak]
Tailor Made for a Small Room- "Pleasant Hill" [V/A- TADA Volume 4]
Lullatone- "Good Morning Melody" [Plays Pajama Pop Pour Vous]
Noodles- "Silent Apple" [God Cable]
Pop Chocolat- "Hikouki" [Niji iro falsetto]

9:20pm
Tenniscoats- "Donna Donna" [Totemo Aimasho] (Requested)
Marihiko Hara- "Modena" [V/A- TADA Volume 4]
Mono- "Gone" [Gone: A Collection of EPs]
Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her- "If I Happen To Fall (Into Your Arms)"
[Dying for Seagulls] (Dedicated to Sydney Chang)

9:40pm
Yu Miyake, Katamari Company Jr- "Cherry Blossom Color Season"
[Katamari Fortissimo Damacy]
Soda Fountains- "Kinmokusei" [Kinmokusei (single)]
Baghdad Cafe the Trench Town- "Get It Together" [Up Right and Smiley]
Kazumi Nikaido- "5 x 9 = 45" [Tane I]
Kazumi Nikaido- "tane I" [Tane I]

Acid Mothers Temple return to the States for upcoming spring tour

That's right boys and girls. Your favorite psychedelic huffing, trippin' the moon rock group/commune from Japan is returning to the States this spring with shows in the major hubs across the States and Canada as well. Now, they usually don't bring out the entire crew while on the road so its always a treat to see which revolving door members will be coming along this time. If you have not caught them before live, I can't highly recommend correcting this as soon as possible. They aren't going to be around forever even though something tells me their spirit will live in future generations of their psych-rock cult.

Below are the dates and venues as posted on their official website. You have been forewarned so I don't want to hear any whining later on when you miss them at a venue near you.

Apr. 2009
3 (fri) @ Echo LOS ANGELES CA (http://www.attheecho.com)
4 (sat) @ Bottom Of The Hill SAN FRANCISCO CA (http://www.bottomofthehill.com)
5 (sun) @ Holocene PORTLAND OR (http://www.holocene.org)
6 (mon) @ Sunset Tavern SEATTLE WA (http://www.sunsettavern.com)
7 (tue) @ Biltmore Cabaret VANCOUVER BC (http://www.biltmorecabaret.com)
10 (fri) @ 7th Street Entry MINNEAPOLIS MN (http://www.first-avenue.com)
11 (sat) @ Empty Bottle CHICAGO IL (http://www.emptybottle.com)
12 (sun) @ Grog Shop CLEVELAND OH (http://www.grogshop.gs)
13 (mon) @ Magic Stick DETROIT MI (http://www.majesticdetroit.com/stick.asp)
14 (tue) @ El Mocambo TORONTO ON (http://www.elmocambo.ca)
15 (wed) @ La Sala Rossa MONTREAL PQ (http://www.casadelpopolo.com/contents/lasalarossa)
16 (thu) @ Middle East Upstairs CAMBRIDGE MA (http://www.mideastclub.com)
17 (fri) @ Mercury Lounge NEW YORK NY (http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com)
18 (sat) @ Johnny Brendas PHILADELPHIA PA (http://www.johnnybrendas.com)
19 (sun) @ DC9 WASHINGTON DC (http://www.dcnine.com)
20 (mon) @ Ottobar BALTIMORE MD (http://www.theottobar.com)
21 (tue) @ Local 506 CHAPEL HILL NC (http://www.local506.com)
22 (wed) @ The Earl ATLANTA GA (http://www.badearl.com)
23 (thu) @ Hi-Tone Cafe MEMPHIS TN (http://www.hitonememphis.com)
24 (fri) @ Hailey's DENTON TX (http://www.haileysclub.com)
25 (sat) @ Emos Alternative Lounge AUSTIN TX (http://www.emosaustin.comnet/)
27 (mon) @ Plush TUCSON AZ (http://www.plushtucson.com)
28 (tue) @ Casbah SAN DIEGO CA (http://www.casbahmusic.com)

the supprot band of This tour is SONIC SUICIDE SQUAD
http://www.myspace.com/sonicsuicidesquad


It truly is always a treat when Acid Mothers Temple swings by the States as their performances are like snowflakes inn that no two are ever remotely close to being the same and the experience you get is always worth more than the measly ticket fee. Check it out!

MASSIVE UPDATE UNDERWAY, STAY TUNED!

Hey everyone out there with your radio chillin' by your side, I am currently in the process of throwing up music reviews, concert updates and more in an attempt to resuscitate this poor site back to life! Yay! Stay tuned as I throw up my adventures in New York City hanging out with Peelander-Z at their studio, grabbing drinks and even crashing a private art showing with Peelander-Yellow showing off some of his personal artwork. Wah?!

Until then, all I have to say is keep checking back (why not follow on my RSS feed?) and be sure to also check out the links section below as I've listed a wealth of sites dedicated to Japanese music so you can stay up on your knowledge...

Playlist for May 3, 2008- LATE START

So here's the playlist for this past weekend's show. I started the show late or as put best by my girlfriend,"How do you show up late for your own show?" What can I say? I was at a BBQ earlier that day with friends and was having too much fun...Alas, there always needs to be a first time for everything and this is mine. Never again...

4:20pm
Bloodthirsty Butchers - "Riyuu" [Guitarist wo Korosanaide]
GO!GO!7188 - "Kunoichi" [FIRST BEST-OF: BEST OF GO! GO!]
Tokyo Jihen - "Ringo no Uta" [Kyouiku]
Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re- "Air Control, Remote Control" [Brain-A-La-Mode EP]

4:40pm
Buffalo Daughter- "Daisy" [The Legend of the Yellow Buffalo]
Advantage Lucy- "Noon" [Noon]
Shonen Knife- "Little Tree (Vivaldi Groove)" [The Birds and the B-Sides]
Supercar- "Drive" [16/50 1997~1999]
Sugar Plant - "Cloudy " [Cloudy]

5pm
Kahimi Karie - "Zoom Up!" [The Best on Trattoria]
Flipper's Guitar - "Groove Tube" [Doctor Head's World Tour]
Guitar Wolf - "SF Tokyo" [Loverock]
Electric Eel Shock - "Japanese Meets Chinese in USA " [Go USA!]

5:20pm
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant - "Russian Huskey" [Chicken Zombies]
Zoobombs - "Black Ink Jive" [Welcome Back, Zoobombs]
Polysics- "XCT " [Polysics or Die]
Ex-Girl- "Puyo " [The Revenge of Kero Kero]
Afrirampo- "Artbreakou" [Urusa]

5:40pm
Cibo Matto- "Sugar Water" [Super Relax EP]
World's End Girlfriend- "Garden in the Ceiling" [The Lie Lay Land]
Boredoms - "Hoy" [Pop Tatori]


See you all next week for the last show of this semester. Expect surprise interview spots and rare recordings to be thrown on...sugoi!

Peelander-Z invades KJHK for rare acoustic in-studio set

Japanese garage rock band Peelander-Z stopped by the KJHK shack last Friday afternoon over spring break to perform a rare acoustic set. Based out of New York City, the self-proclaimed "Japanese Action Comic Punk" band came by for their third appearance at KJHK. The group is well lknown in hte underground music scene for their animated on-stage demeanor, their colorful DIY power ranger meets pro wrestling costumes, and their ability to connect with their audiences, demanding nothing less than full interaction with the crowds at each show. Below is a snippet from their live set inside the KJHK shack. Peelander Yellow is on acoustic guitar (courtesy of Program Director Zach White) with P-Red, Blue and Green backing up on clanging pots.


(From left: Peelander Blue, Peelander Green, Peelander Yellow and Peelander Red)

Later on that night, Peelander-Z performed at the Jackpot in front of an energetic crowd that took to their antics like airplane glue to a third-grader.

Playlist for 10.24.07

10.24.07 Playlist for Dodododo!!

10pm

Towa Tei- CHATR feat. CHATR [Last Century Modern]

Fantastic Plastic Machine- Pura Saudade (Optiganally Mix) [Self-Titled]

Ryuichi Sakamoto- Tango (Version Castellano) [Smoochy]

Takako Minekawa- Spin Spider Spin [Fun 9]

Cornelius- Drop [Point ]

10:20pm

Gito Gito Hustler- Silent Man [Love & Roll]

Red Bacteria Vacuum- Sign of Love [Red Bacteria Vacuum EP]

Falsies on Heat- FAT [meaTone]

Chitan Go Kins- Shanghai [Benten Punk Bentoh]

Lolita No. 18- Lolita Channel TV Show [Toriningen- Angel of the North]

10:40pm

Mono- Memorie Del Futuro [Gone]

DJ Krush- Dig This Vibe [Strictly Turntablized]

11pm

Ozrosaurus- Kaze Fuku Douyou [Rhyme and Blues]

Hyena- To Be Crazy

Nujabes- Kumomi [Metaphorical Music]

Kami- Black Film [Megaton Punch]

11:20pm

Shugo Tokumaru- Typewriter [L.S.T.]

Maher Shalal Hash Baz- Joab [Maher on Water]

Pop Chocolat- Hikouki [Visitor]

11:40pm

65 Syndicate- Oshibai no Oshimai [Underground]

World's End Girlfriend- Birthday Resistance [Hurtbreak Wonderland]

Afrirampo- Want You [Kore Ga Mayakuda]

DODDODO- Bold Men [DonomichiDODDODO]

CMJ 2007

The number of Japanese bands showing up for this year's CMJ was small enough to count on one hand, heck even those missing fingers could still accurately represent the few "nippon" artists there. Lets' count them off: Ruins, Bleach 03, and PRE, who actually are an American band with only have a Japanese lead singer so I really wouldn't even count them. Of these three I managed to catch the Ruins at a small show put on by the wonderful people at Death by Audio, a small art space located in Brooklyn. The good news, however, is that this show also had other noise rock bands on the list such as AIDSWolf (Montreal), HEALTH (San Francisco), and other artists that kept my ears constantly destroyed. Anyways, here's some pics below of the Ruins:

Yoshida on the drums (he is what we call a virtuoso)

Yoshida singing

(or rather SCREEEEEAMING and HOWLING
in short, spastic yelps and accented cries........)

Actually what would really help illustrate just what the hell I'm trying to explain about a Ruins show can easily be seen in a short live clip. Enjoy. (P.S. hope you can already guess the sound quality will not be up to Hi-Def standards...and.......how should i put this...tilt your head to the left might help as I haven't installed my movie editor just yet, thanks.)



Okay so by this point you are noticing that Ruins consists of only one guy on drums. Well, the truth is that the Ruins used to be a bassist and a drummer but since the two some how ended up on bad terms, they don't tour together so Yoshida (the drummer and creator of the band) tours with a sampler that has all the bass lines from the songs and drums over them to recreate their songs live. Still, this performance was sick and truly ridiculous in trying to watch Yoshida's arms go all over the place. Definitely check this band out if you have not yet heard them.

the Ruins- __________ (from Tzomborgha)

What did end up saving the CMJ Music Marathon this year was the non-associated Japan Girl Nite show that followed the night after everything was coming to end. This show I'll cover in a separate post with plenty of pics and live clips....Go Japanese girl punk bands, Go...

Playlist for 10.10.07

Dodododo!! Playlist 10.10.07

10pm

Gito Gito Hustler- No Money [Happy Today]

Buffalo Daughter- Silver Turkey [Captain Vapour Athletes]

Polysics- Plus Chicker (981018 mix) [Hey Bob, My Friend]

ni-hao!- Surfin' Rockin' Summer girl [Blue]

Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her- A Shotgun and Me [Red Talk]

10:20pm

Cibo Matto- I Know My Chicken [Viva! La Woman]

Yuko Nexus6- N.S.K.K.

Takako Minekawa- Fantastic Voyage [Fun 9]

Psycho Baba (Mjayo Gharana Group)- Raga Gurijhari Todi [Shock City Shoppers]

Cornelius- Magoo Opening [Fantasma]

10:40pm

Gito Gito Hustler- Life Goes On [What's My...!?]

GITO GITO HUSTLER INTERVIEW

Gito Gito Hustler- Bye Bye Bye [What's My...!?]

Gito Gito Hustler- Ambition [Gito Gito Galore]

P-Model- Kameari Pop [In A Model Room]

11pm

DJ Krush- Dub-ble time [Krush]

Ken Momotarou- Chigendayo [Excalibur]

Ozrosaurus- Its One Day [Hysterical]

65 Syndicate- When the First Cry [My Way Only Way]

11:20pm

Hifana & Kotobuki- Session Champroo [Hifana Presents Nampooh Cable]

DJ Scotch Egg- Scotch Sundance [Scotch Hausen]

Prof. Chinnen- Tanglang [Hifana Presents Nampooh Cable]

DJ Scotch Egg- Scotch Egg [Scotch Hausen]

11:40pm

Cappablack- Evil Clap [Facades & Skeletons]

DODDODO- track no07 [greatereat]

Kiiiiiii- Dance cader Biber hill pop [Kiiiiiii]

YMCK- sakana no mabataki [Family Racing]

Melt Banana- We Will Rock You [Dynamite with a Laserbeam]

Playlist for 10.3.07

Playlist for 10.3.07

10pm

Melt Banana- Crow's Paint Brush (Color Repair) [Bambi's Dilemma]

GO!GO!7188- Ukifane [Japan Nite Sound Sampler 2007]

AIR- 24 Years Old [AIR]

Standing Earth & Touching Air Lotusful [Shock City Shoppers]

Zoo Bombs- Jumbo [Welcome Back, Zoobombs]

10:20pm

Flower Travelin' Band- Louisiana Blues [Anywhere]

10:40pm

Nobukazu Takemura- Proverb [Reich Remixed]

Ex-Girl- Disco 3030 [The Revenge of Kero Kero]

Boris with Michio Kurihara- Starship Narrator [Rainbow]

11pm

Mousouzoku- Project Mou [Project Mou]

Ozrosaurus- Area, Area [Rollin' 045]

Hannya- Sign [Nekosogi]

DJ Ryuuki- Safe Crackin' feat. Hyena & 65 Syndicate [My Way, Only Way]

11:20pm

KEN- Momotaro [Hydropanic Excalibur]

Nujabes- Final View [Metaphorical Music]

Takona X- Where's My Hood feat. Maccho from Ozrosaurus [Where's My Hood?]

DS455- Keep it Movin' feat. Big Frost

Ozrosaurus- Star Killer [Juice]

11:40pm

DODDODO- Monzoku Akamaru [DonomichiDODDODO]

DJ Sushi- Pigeon Head Scratch [The Lost Dub Plates]

Polysics- Plus Checker (New Recording) [Polysics or Die]

DJ Scotch Egg- Scotch Attack [KFC-core]

Aaaaa- Untitled [Tsunbosajiki]

KA4U- Weedows XP (Short Edit) [Midi_Sai Hit Parade]

Check out the picture gallery

I've been updating the photo gallery which is on the bottom right toolbar...hope to get the Melt Banana Interview up soon...stay tuned

Upcoming Melt Banana Interview + massive blog construction

Hey everyone, there's going to be an in-studio Melt Banana interview coming up on June 27th. They'll be playing later that nite at the Bottleneck and it should be absolute madness for the entire town. Also, there will be HUGE updates to this site in the next few days, including picture galleries of past concerts, album reviews and a past playlists archive! I'm extremely excited to kickstart this site into gear. Stay tuned for more updates....peace.

Introduction

Okay, so for everyone out there who is reading this, let me welcome you to this very special blog. It's dedicated to the college radio show "Dodododo!!" which I host every Saturday 2-4pm, on KJHK 90.7FM in Lawrence,KS. The show itself is nearing the one year benchmark in June and there's so many more interviews to be done and more new and exciting music to discover in Japan these days.
Let me take this opportunity to point out that I dedicate my show to all genres of the Japanese music scene, not just J-pop or J-rock. This means that I play punk, hip hop, noise/experimental, electronica, jazz, rockabilly, hell even ska (as long as it's good, which there are a few bands in this area). This means that each show is going to be showcasing everything coming out of Japan with still tons of music more leftover for the next show and so forth. Whew....I'm getting a little tired now so I'll sign off at this point. For any extra info as well as a live radio feed, goto www.kjhk.org
Okay then, be back later on with more info to post. Peace!