Boom Boom Satellites Bring Audio Arsenal To U.S.A.
Boom Boom Satellites Bring Audio Arsenal To U.S.A.
Interview Conducted in November 2008, Tokyo To Brooklyn
by Sam Frank
Over the last decade America has been binging on Japanese pop culture. Judging by the Pokemon craze of the late 90s to the more recent video game wars between the Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, it appears that pop culture is evenly exchanged between both countries. Unfortunately that is not the case; you see, while America embraces Japanese baseball players (Hideki Matsui), food (sushi), anime (Dragon Ball Z), and horror films (The Ring) it has yet to properly acknowledge Japan's bustling music industry. On the flip side of the coin, Japan is obsessed American music; and if you don't believe me, watch how fast a Metallica show sells out in Tokyo at $150 per person. Japan is the second largest music market in the world, just under America, and up to this point no Japanese artists have enjoyed success in the U.S. like import bands from Australia (Wolfmother) and Europe (Radiohead).
Read the full story at UnRatedMagazine.com
Interview Conducted in November 2008, Tokyo To Brooklyn
by Sam Frank
Over the last decade America has been binging on Japanese pop culture. Judging by the Pokemon craze of the late 90s to the more recent video game wars between the Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, it appears that pop culture is evenly exchanged between both countries. Unfortunately that is not the case; you see, while America embraces Japanese baseball players (Hideki Matsui), food (sushi), anime (Dragon Ball Z), and horror films (The Ring) it has yet to properly acknowledge Japan's bustling music industry. On the flip side of the coin, Japan is obsessed American music; and if you don't believe me, watch how fast a Metallica show sells out in Tokyo at $150 per person. Japan is the second largest music market in the world, just under America, and up to this point no Japanese artists have enjoyed success in the U.S. like import bands from Australia (Wolfmother) and Europe (Radiohead).
Read the full story at UnRatedMagazine.com
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