Stereotypes about Japanese culture persist in the Western consciousness, in spite, or perhaps as a result of our increased exposure to it. Blogs, magazines, and TV shows love to say, “OH LOOK AT HOW WEIRD AND FUCKED UP JAPAN IS,” and that’s because people who don’t live in Japan only want to see only the […]
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Gaijinfest 2010: Domo Arigato, Mister J-Rocko
Posted by Scott on April 19, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/04/gaijinfest-2010-domo-arigato-mister-j-rocko/
Japan’s First Ladies of Pop
In an age when “Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah! Roma-Roma-ma-ah! Ga-ga-ooh-la-la!” has become an iconic watchword, you have no choice but to commence eyeroll sequence when some dunderhead flails his arms and cries, “I DON’T SPEAK JAPANESE AND AM INCAPABLE OF APPRECIATING SOLID MELODIES, IMPRESSIVE VISUALS, AND GENERAL KICK-ASSERY.” Now more than ever, pop is about the importance of […]
Posted by Rohin on April 14, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/04/japans-first-ladies-of-pop/
Roisin Murphy’s Lobster Dishes
Sometimes, the Acme Cake Company-scented winds are blowing just right near Girlpants’s Bushwick offices; on those days, it is possible to spot the multicolored scarves of media mogul Rohin Guha billowing down the avenue as he arrives bearing sweet, sweet Ritter Sport Butter Biscuit and pop tidings almost equally as sugary. Recently, Rohin showed up […]
Posted by Niina on March 12, 2010
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/03/roisin-murphys-lobster-dishes/
David W’s Top 20 Techno Traxxx of 2007 (Part Two: 01–10)
This is a much-delayed continuation of the previous post here on Girlpants. Sorry for the delay. I won’t waste any time getting to the tunes. –Ben 10. Carsten Jost — “Love” [Dial] “Carsten Jost actually co-runs the Dial label with Lawrence. To be honest, I wasn’t all that wise to this sound a few years […]
Posted by David W. on April 9, 2007
http://www.girlpants.org/2007/04/david-ws-top-20-techno-traxxx-of-2007-part-two-01-10/
David W’s Top 20 Techno Traxxx of 2007 (Part One: 11–20)
Though I know basically nothing about dance music, it seems that I’m the one who ends up posting about it most here at Gigglepants. Sure, most of it is indie-safe electronic (cf. Junior Boys, DJ Mehdi, Booka Shade) and ever-so-played out poppy IDM (Aarktica, Hrvatski). Sometimes we venture a little bit closer to the big, […]
Posted by David W. on March 11, 2007
http://www.girlpants.org/2007/03/megos-top-20-techno-traxxx-of-2007-part-one-11-20/
Halving The Compass
Helios
5d,5h and 14m ago
Bless This Morning Year
Helios
5d,5h and 20m ago
Endless Falls
Loscil
5d,5h and 28m ago
Prelude For Time Feelers
Eluvium
5d,5h and 34m ago
Suite For Violin And Piano: II.
Vivian Taylor
5d,5h and 39m ago
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