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Anusaya world music webzine, including Japanese artists.
Barks Video and Music samples (Japanese)
Cucumber Surrender independent rock music forum with personality
Culture Universal Urban (Hip-hop, Reggae, R&B, etc.)
Girly Rock Girl Rock, discographies, profiles, lyrics.
Improvised Music from Japan Comprehensive information on avant-garde and improvisational musicians
Indiesmusic.com
IndiesNews.com Indies news (Japanese)
Instant Music English language fan site for the Pillows with an active forum.
J-Music Ignited Reviews, bios, translationions.
J-Music.com Various Japanese musicians homepage
Japan Live Journal about Tokyo's independent rock music scene.
Japan Onchi Profiles on little known Japanese acts.
Japanese Hip-Hop written by an MIT professor
jrocker.com Japanese rock music web-ring
Juice Music Magazine Monthly bilingual music magazine from Tokyo, with interviews, reviews, previews
Junk Magnet Artist Profiles
Loft Project
Metal Inside [New] Japanese Metal links
MogNet Translations, Links
Music Whore Reviews, Profiles, News
Neojaponisme Blog on Japanese culture, with occasional focus on music.
Nippon Rock Up to date news, album and concert reviews.
Nippop In depth artist profiles, and articles on all sorts of Japanese music.
Project J Profiles, Translations
Punk & Dokyuso Oi in Japan Japanese Punk Magazine, English translations.
Rock In Japan News, Live Reports
Rock Of Japan Artist, CD, Live Reviews
Rock Rabbit English language fan site - GO!GO!7188
Roger's J-Rock Page Russian language fan site
Smashing Mag Interviews, Reviews, Live Reports (excellent photography)
Tokyo Gig Guide Live event calendar for Tokyo area
UK Project
US-JP Underground Alliance underground news & reviews
Usagi Chang Japan's premiere electro-pop record label
Uta-Net Lyrics (Japanese)
Shopping for Japanese Music
Site Comments
Amazon Japan Selection second only to tower records. Their basic shipping is very cheap but a little slow, frequent buyer rewards (International Shipping and English pages available)
CD Japan Limited selection, English version of NeoWing website (very user-friendly), higher prices (International Shipping)
HMV Good selection, carries the hard to find, frequent buyer rewards, fast shipping, English version of site, expensive shipping.
Tower Records Japan Wide Selection, English language customer service, very high base shipping cost, but becomes more reasonable the more items you order at once.
YesAsia Small selection (good selection of international versions), fast shipping (free shipping with minimum purchase level) (International Shipping and English pages available)
eBay Cheap prices, limited selection, shipping varies, bootlegs and fraud could be a problem
Tokyo Recohan
Resources
Site Comments
Audioleaf Purevolume Japan.
Babelfish Language Translation
Japanese for Beginners Language Tutorial
Japanzine Magazine Zine about life in Japan
Japanzone Japanese Entertainment News
Kanji Converter Language Romanization
Last.fm Personal music habit tracking
Rsst.tv Promotional videos.
SocketTV Promotional Videos
Sound-tv Promotional videos.
The Japan Times Newspaper
Wikipedia Wikipedia entry for Japanese Music
Band Links
Bands
Site Comments
10-FEET profiled
100s profiled
Acidman profiled
Advantage Lucy
Afrirampo
Aggressive Dogs
Airport
Ajico
Akatsuki [アカツキ]
All Tomorrow's Party interview, profiled
Analogfish [アナログフィッシュ] profiled
Anatakikou
Angry Nerd
Apartment interview, recommended 2005-01-23
Aphasia
Art-School
Bagdad Cafe The Trench Town recommended 2005-09-28
Balloons recommended 2005.06.08
Bazra
Blankey Jet City English language fan site
Blankey Jet City
Bleach
Bloodthirsty Butchers
Blue Beat Players
Bonobos
Boom Boom Satellites profiled
Brahman
Bugy Craxone interview
Bump of Chicken
cali≠gari
Clingon
Coaltar of the Deepers
Cobra
Coke Head Hipsters
Condor44
Couch profiled
Cowpers
Detroit7
DMBQ recommended 2005.11.11
DOA
Doberman
Domino88
Doping Panda
Dorlis profiled
Downy
Drumkan interview
Dry & Heavy profiled, recommended 2005.05.25
Eastern Youth profiled
Elephant Kashimashi
F.C.Hyakki-Yakou [F.C.百鬼夜吼] recommended 2005-10-12
FC FiVE profiled
Fishmans
Fra-Foa interview, profiled
Frontier Backyard
Fujifabric [フジファブリック] profiled
Garlic Boys interview
Gastunk
Ging Nang Boyz
GitoGito Hustler
GO!GO!7188 interview 2007-03-11
Going Underground
Gorilla Attack recommended 2005.12.15
Guitar Vader interview
Guitar Wolf recommended 2005.03.30
Hanaregumi profiled
Head Phones President
Hermann H. and the Pacemakers
Hi-5
Hi-Standard recommended 2005-09-14
Highway61
Holstein
Hoover's Ooover
Husking Bee profiled
HY
Inushiki (a.k.a.Dogggystyle) interview, recommended 2005.04.27
Journal Spy Effort recommended 2005.05.04
Jude profiled
Judy And Mary
K Dub Shine
Kamaboira recommended 2005-02-27
Kemuri
Kicell [キセル] profiled
Last Target
Losalios profiled
Lost in Time profiled
Lostage
Loudness
Luminous Orange
Macdonald Duck Eclair
Mad3
Magokoro Brothers
Marguerite Drawers
Maximum The Hormone interview
Mean Machine
Mummy the Peepshow
Nananine
Nitro Microphone Underground unofficial
Nongrow Chairs interview, recommended 2005-03-09
Noodles interview
Number Girl profiled
Nylon
Ogre You Asshole recommended 2006-09-20
Oi-Skall Mates
Okuda Tamio
Onsoku Line
Otomo Yoshihide profiled
Paunch Wheel
Pe'z recommended 2005-10-26
Penpals English language fan site
Penpals
Perfect Piano Lesson recommended 2005.06.15
PINE*am
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
PolyABC
Polysics profiled
Quesera Spunky Roars recommended 2006-02-01
Quruli [くるり]
R-P interview, profiled
Red Bacteria Vacuum
Rhymester
Rosso
Rovo profiled
Rude Bones
Sambomaster
Samurai Delicatessen Band recommended 2005-04-23
Scafull King
Scoobie Do profiled
Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her interview [unofficial site]
Sekaiichi
Shachi profiled
Sherbets profiled
Shiina Ringo
Ska Ska Club
Soil & “Pimp” Sessions recommended 2005.08.10
Sokabe Keiichi [曽我部恵一]
Spangle call Lilli line interview, profiled
Sparta Locals interview, profiled
Squeeze!!
Straightener [ストレイテナー]
Sugarhill Downtown Orchestra interview, recommended 2005-09-07
Syrup16g profiled, recommended 2004.12.29
Takemura Nobukazu profiled
Tha Blue Herb
The 5.6.7.8's
The Acoustics interview, recommended 2005.01.05
The Aprils profiled, interview, recommended 2004.12.15
The Arrows
The Babys recommended 2005.11.24
The Back Horn interview, profiled
The Band Apart interview, profiled
The Boogie Jack
The Brilliant Green English language fan site
The Captains interview, profiled
The Dudoos
The Emeralds recommended 2005.07.27
The Gimmies recommended 2005-10-05
The Jerry recommended 2005.06.29
The Jerry Lee Phantom interview, recommended 2004.12.22
The Local Art profiled
The Pillows
The Sideburns
The Surf Coasters
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Titan Go-Kings interview
Toddle profiled
Tokyo 60 Watts
Tokyo Jihen
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Tornado Tatsumaki
Traveling Panda
Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re interview
Tsubaki
Tsubakiya Shijuusou profiled
U10
Unchain recommended 2005.03.16
Unicorn
Vinyl interview [see Yura Maira]
Withmyfoot recommended 2006.01.04
Wrong Scale
Yellow Machinegun
YMCK
YOGURT-pooh
Yura Maira [formerly Vinyl, interview]
Yura Yura Teikoku profiled
Zazen Boys interview, profiled
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