Tokai is another one of the best Japanese brands that is associated with the “lawsuit era” of guitars. However, Tokai’s build quality was so good that Martin Guitars contracted with them to produce their Sigma line of acoustic guitars. Tokai was always transparent about their intentions to ...
Joe Perry’s riff for “Walk This Way” is still frequently imitated by young guitarists hoping to master the instrument. Perry came up with it during a soundcheck in Honolulu when he decided to do something more adventurous than a “normal boring chord progression”. One of the best guitar...
The son of the Japanese wrestler turned Benihana restaurant entrepreneur Rocky Aoki, Steve gives more than a hint that his entire propulsive career has been a rebuke to his father’s lackluster parenting skills. But the lulls between the chaos come few and far between — much like Aoki's lif...
Beéle and Kany García join forces for a sweet pop track that narrates an unlikely relationship that actually turns into a risk worth taking. “Me Arriesgo Contigo” starts off with a sparse guitar note that serves as a canvas for Beéle’s delicate yet commanding vocals. Then, it’s ...
55. japanese breakfast, ‘jubilee’ (2021) image credit: courtesy photo there’s a bit of magritte flavoring to the droll cover art of japanese breakfast’s third album, which features frontperson michelle zauner holding a persimmon in front of her left eye as 10 or so other pieces of the...
"When producing these 1950smono to stereomasters, I tried to make the mixes consistent with how they would have been mixed at the time, had they been originally recorded in stereo. I hope these four discs will take you on a journey through Elvis's 1950s era and that you will enjoy ...
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“La Vie en Rose” is the best example of a great song being, first and foremost, the most important aspect to a successful K-pop debut. After IZ*ONE formed on the popularProduce 48singing competition, the odds still felt stacked against the Korean-Japanese girl group. They faced lower-...
This band of German instrumentalists quietly changed the course of avant-rock in the ’70s after the addition of Japanese singer Damo Suzuki, but on Can’s 1969 debutMonster Movie— presided over by mumbling-then-manic American vocalist Malcolm Mooney — at least one song exemplifies the mesmer...
” With its different color-coded themes, the LP explored Balvin’s inner workings all while sticking to his pop-perreo signature sound. He also tapped Japanese visual artist Takashi Murakami for the song’s videos and the album’s cover art, which overlaid lush flowers to provide a perfect...