Welcome to #NerdMusicMonday, where we feature some of the greatest geek-inspired music to start your week on the right note. We also review geek-inspired music things that we see floating around the Internet, for better or worse. Rina Sawayama: First Impressions I grew up in that salient age of the internet of the late 90s and…
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It's been 10 years since Hatsune Miku was released by Crypton Future Media. The Saki Fujita voiced Vocaloid has become a global phenomenon. Hatsune Miku's cyan pigtails and seifuku inspired garb are recognisable the world over as a symbol of the future of where pop music can go. To help celebrate this milestone, What's a…
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AKB48, arguably one of the most successful idol groups of the modern era have continued to expand their reach. Their concept of "idols you can meet" has led to a whole -48 empire - first with sister groups in Japan such as SKE48 in Nagoya, NMB48 in Namba and HKT48 in Hakata. Their first forays overseas…
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There was a piece recently on WAG on whether arcade culture was dead in The Philippines which raised questions on social media on their long term viability. Regardless, it seems as if our arcade scene was viable enough for Konami to test two of their newest series in the Bemani franchise. For those of you unfamiliar…
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Do Mannequins Dream of Electropop? Japan has always had an adventurous streak when it came to popular music and technology. In the 70s and 80s, Ryuichi Sakamoto and his band YMO gave the world much in the way of sampling, paving the way for bands such as Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran to incorporate electronic…
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With Cosplay Mania 2015 rapidly approaching and the JAM Concert being a huge part of it, there seems to be a dearth of information regarding one of its musical guests. Pile (pronounced like pile of clothes. She named herself after the textile used to make towels.), aka Eriko Hori has seen a meteoric rise in success…
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