Daniel Robson
Charisma.com: This Japanese Electro-rap Duo Will Make Your Life Better
Female Japanese artists aren't all super-cute, rainbow-loving J-pop puppets. Charisma.com are dryly humorous and write flinty rhymes that are critical about society while being catchy and cool too.
Mike Watt Loves Japanese Math Rockers Lite and So Do We
We met up with Lite at their Tokyo rehearsal space to talk bowel malfunctions, Mike Watt's special sauce, and tips for eating curried rice.
The Top 10 Most Insanely Awesome Looking Japanese Artists Ever
Japanese musicians have a finely honed sense of sartorial crazy. Lion-shaped hair? A Nintendo-accented lampshade hat? Why have two eyes when you can have eight. Popstars the world over: take note.