Following Local Japanese Bands

Harvey

先輩

10 Jun 2002

466

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• 20 Dec 2004

• #1

Does anyone know of any websites that post information about amature bands in Japan available in English?

 

Harvey

先輩

10 Jun 2002

466

9

• 23 Dec 2004

• Thread starter
• #2

Wow is there really nothing out there about this? Tough subject.

Like if I wanted to say, see picutres or, get information about live acts going on, there is no one place I can go to get some information?

Hrm...

 

apunno

Highway Child

8 Mar 2004

52

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• 31 Dec 2004

• #3

Ken M's, Japan Live might help:
Japan Live

 

Harvey

先輩

10 Jun 2002

466

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• 1 Jan 2005

• Thread starter
• #4

Perfect.

Anything else like this out there? This is great.

 

apunno

Highway Child

8 Mar 2004

52

2

• 2 Jan 2005

• #5

You did specify amature bands, live, English, but I use the links here; http://www.keikaku.net/links.php
You may try searching Yahoo Japan: Yahoo! JAPAN for Live house and browse Smashing Mag: Smashing Mag. Even in Japanese you should be able to discern dates.

 

M

MeltdOwn_Akira

後輩

10 Dec 2004

13

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• 4 Jan 2005

• #6

try rock of japan.com & harmful.org
adios.

 

Harvey

先輩

10 Jun 2002

466

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• 15 Jan 2005

• Thread starter
• #7

Japan Live
rockofjapan.com
Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos (informative)
http://www.clearandrefreshing.jp/ (Professional Looking)
http://www.music.ne.jp/~taira/ (Random Links to Gigs)
http://smash-jpn.com/gig_guide.html (Gig Schedules)
rockofjapan.com
Smashing Mag
http://www.keikaku.net/links.php
http://www.harmful.org/homedespot/ADIARY.htm

Which ones do you guys like?

 

Harvey

先輩

10 Jun 2002

466

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• 29 Jan 2005

• Thread starter
• #8

It seems that most of the Japanese bands popular with people overseas are the visual typoe bands. Is this the case for most of you guys?

What kind of things do you like to see in magazines or websites that cover Japanese bands?

 

apunno

Highway Child

8 Mar 2004

52

2

• 19 Feb 2005

• #9

Music forums aren't really a good place to judge. VK fans dominate not in numbers but in their enthusiasm. I prefer Acidman, Analogfish, Jude, 10-Feet, etc. What I look for in a site, profiles, discographies, interviews, song samples. The later is a must if I'm going to buy an album.

All of the sites you listed are great. They each have something different to offer. Add The Japan Times, http://www.japantimes.co.jp/arts.htm and it would round out the list.

 

Grandpa Frank

Sempai

Admin

Twenty-year veteran

21 May 2003

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• 28 Aug 2006

• #10

Bump it up.

A lot of links here still work for getting info on Japanese music.

Uncle Frank