Japan Beat
Eric Jacobsen Band

The celebrated kids’ entertainer turns to adult matters

Eric Jacobsen is best known in Japan as the English-singing, guitar-playing children's entertainer on NHK's evergreen morning Eigo de Asobo segment. But Massachusetts-born Jacobsen has also long written and performed psychedelic folk-infused "grown up" music. We caught up with Jacobsen ahead of the release of his new adult album Kind Awakening to hear how he...

Jun 9, 2013 | No Comments | 338 views
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David Lee Roth

The Van Halen icon is hot for sensei

Jun 4, 2013 | One Comment | 3,861 views
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Yuki Futami

Jazz piano phenom heads to New York

May 1, 2013 | No Comments | 664 views
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Takako Minekawa & Dustin Wong

The indietronic pair’s “Party on a Floating Cake”

Apr 26, 2013 | No Comments | 608 views
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NSDP

Out of the box, into the live house

Apr 19, 2013 | No Comments | 624 views
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Kirilola

Post-eX-Girl mysticism

Apr 2, 2013 | No Comments | 633 views
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Peter Barakan

InterFM’s new director seeks Western music revival

Apr 1, 2013 | One Comment | 468 views
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Chara

Breaking the mold, then and now

Feb 14, 2013 | No Comments | 1,208 views
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King Brothers

Rock ’n’ roll, demolished, and not put back together again

Feb 3, 2013 | No Comments | 849 views
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Zazen Boys

Meditation, guitars and… potato salad

Dec 7, 2012 | No Comments | 852 views
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Siamese Cats

Tokyo indie hepcats drop their new Takarajima

Nov 30, 2012 | No Comments | 556 views
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Neutralnation 2012

Wire heads up a day of “not rubbish” bands

Nov 5, 2012 | No Comments | 507 views
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