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1. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Explore one of Tokyo's most indie neighborhoods at Shimokitazawa Sound Cruising
May 23, 2013
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2. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
Momoiro Clover Z "5th Dimension"
May 16, 2013
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3. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Extruders have a rock epiphany
April 18, 2013
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4. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means to indie's new talent
March 28, 2013
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5. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
MBV inspires Japan to keep staring at its feet
Feb. 28, 2013
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6. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
AKB48 member's 'penance' shows flaws in idol culture
Feb. 2, 2013
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7. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Diamond cries 'murder' on the dancefloor
Jan. 31, 2013
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8. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Pop embraced conservatism in 2012
Dec. 27, 2012
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9. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
The coming influx of an idol workforce
Nov. 29, 2012
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10. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
No problems with Nisennenmondai's contradictions
Nov. 8, 2012
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11. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Western stereotypes may explain Japan's Psy-lence
Oct. 25, 2012
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12. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Writers and bands get CAUGHT in a war of wording
Sept. 27, 2012
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13. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
The customer is always right, but that's what's wrong in Japan's live-house scene
Aug. 30, 2012
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14. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Teen Runnings rewrite their Tokyo story
Aug. 16, 2012
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15. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Fuji's Rookie A Go-Go stage holds an antidote for the same-old rockers
July 26, 2012
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16. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
Various Artists
July 12, 2012
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17. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Japanese acts still find wonder in Can's 'Lost Tapes'
June 28, 2012
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18. LISTENING POST: LIVE - IAN MARTIN
Kiwa Kiwa Festival
June 21, 2012
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19. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Perfume needs to walk a fine line on its path overseas
May 31, 2012
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20. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
2NE1 "Collection"
April 26, 2012
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21. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Three seminal albums hit the 10-year mark
April 26, 2012
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22. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
Hikashu "Uragoe"
April 5, 2012
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23. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Otori, Jesse Ruins can learn from each other
A tale of two paths to indie success
March 29, 2012
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24. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
capsule "Stereo Worxxx"
March 15, 2012
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25. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
The not-so-odd coupling between noise acts and J-pop
Feb. 23, 2012
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26. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Shibuya style with an Akihabara twist?
Jan. 26, 2012
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27. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Five freshman acts to watch out for in 2012
Dec. 22, 2011
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28. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Natural disasters rock year in music
Dec. 22, 2011
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29. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
Perfume "JPN"
Dec. 8, 2011
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30. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Late-night dancing should not be a crime in Japan
Nov. 24, 2011
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31. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Must-see indie groups coming out of Aichi
Nov. 3, 2011
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32. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Record stores fuel Nagoya's scene
Nov. 3, 2011
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33. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Cruel to be kind: Does noruma work in bands' favor?
Oct. 27, 2011
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34. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
The Human League know you still want them
Oct. 13, 2011
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35. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
The cute 'n' kooky world of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japan's newest pop idol
Sept. 29, 2011
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36. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
(M)otocompo's theater challenges stale indie scene
Sept. 8, 2011
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37. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Avoid the sins of playing live in the grimy clubs of Japan
Aug. 25, 2011
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38. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Tis the season for some girl-pop classics
July 28, 2011
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39. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
She Talks Silence aim for live experience on new mini-album
July 7, 2011
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40. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Every day we're schaffeling: What Girls Generation are doing right
June 30, 2011
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41. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
AKB48 "Koko ni Ita Koto"
June 16, 2011
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42. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Decade of fine tuning yields gold for capsule
June 3, 2011
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43. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
Nisennenmondai "Nisennenmondai Live!!!"
June 2, 2011
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44. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
'Golden age' of kayoukyoku holds lessons for modern J-pop
May 26, 2011
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45. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
CD REVIEW
Tetsuya Komuro "Digitalian is Eating Breakfast 2"
May 19, 2011
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46. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Japanese music fans need the shows to go on
April 22, 2011
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47. LISTENING POST - IAN MARTIN
LIVE
The Monochrome Set
April 8, 2011
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48. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Altz, Hotel Mexico to play weekend bash
March 25, 2011
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49. STRANGE BOUTIQUE - IAN MARTIN
Nationally themed gigs make no sense in a post-Web world
Feb. 25, 2011
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50. MUSIC - IAN MARTIN
Miila and the Geeks take Tokyo 'riot grrrl' sound international
Feb. 11, 2011
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