World Watch: Band-Maid

Japanese metal/pop-punk group may wear maid outfits, but their songs are no kitschy joke

World Watch: After Squall

Japanese pop-punk band After Squall shows a pristine mastery of the genre, and a fearlessness as they experiment outside of it

Japanese rocker pushes the boundaries of post-punk guitar rock into dance, pop and electronica

Japanese punk band rocks hard, but sadly has little presence in the U.S.

Heading to Japan for two weeks, so signing off for now with Apparat’s “Goodbye”. Enjoy this beautiful, haunting track from Netflis’s “Dark”