Orientation: A Taste Of Asian Music
A Slice of Sugoi from Shonen Knife March 22, 2010 The female group started out as a tribute band to the Ramones, fueled by vocalist Naoko’s passion for punk rock. It’s remarkable how their rise to cult status in the 80s influenced much of the alternative... Fresh for the Picking: Top New Singles in Asian Popdom for 2010 February 2, 2010 We're officially saying goodbye to the boy band troubles and plagiarism woes that plagued Asian acts in 2009, and happily raising a bubbly to the new music that will hopefully make this year... Top 12 Albums of 2009 by Music Junkie Thor Balanon December 31, 2009 Music should have the power to haunt in all the old familiar places, in the corners of your mind. And what a year of obsessively catchy albums it has been... JYP's Sad Freedom December 29, 2009 You can blame Park Jin Young for that inescapable bubblegum ditty stuck in your head, and the dancing frenzy that goes with it. The Korean singer-songwriter, also known as JYP, is the force ... SHINee Happy People Dancing Orientation, November 20, 2009 Korean R&B just got quirkier and a lot more fun in SHINee’s new mini-album, Year of Us ... Hwanhee Bares H Soul Orientation, November 13, 2009 Hwanhee is no longer the other half of high-flying Kpop duo Fly to the Sky, but his mini-album ‘H Soul’ shows he’s comfortable taking the solo flight. A darn good singer and ... Clazziquai: A Much-awaited Comeback Orientation, November 8, 2009 Clazziquai keeps its finger on the pulse of electronica with the new album Mucho Punk. They’re far removed from their days as a Korean indie band, having found a place in a music scene ... Scrubb Behind Your Ears Orientation, October 31, 2009 Thai power-pop and rock group Scrubb highlight their softer side on the brilliant ‘Best of’ album ... Super Junior finally earns the ‘Super’ title Orientation, October 18, 2009 Sorry, Sorry, the third album from K-pop super boy band Super Junior (nicknamed by fans as SJ or SuJu), has conquered Asia with its more mature sound, sleek production, and insistent ...
Arashi Storms into the Decade Orientation, October 18, 2009 Arashi is thankful. For one phenomenal group in Jpop entertainment, it's been a stormy yet fortuitous ride through ten years of maddening boy band existence ...
Tears of a Little Fox Orientation, October 18, 2009 Mahasmut Bunyaraksh: So On Dry Flower Music, 2007. Little Fox exposes the softer, more vulnerable side of Thai performer Gene Mahasmut. His latest role as folk musician perhaps ...
Allow Him to be  'Prank' Orientation, October 7, 2009 I thought my earphones were broken. The pair cost me a thousand flat, and yet I wasn’t getting that crisp hi-fidelity sound I’m so accustomed to.  Perhaps my discman is suspect ...
Did Ayumi Hamasaki Rule? Orientation, October 7, 2009 Jpop icon Ayumi Hamasaki is no stickler for convention. Her single ‘Rule’, which was the theme song of Dragonball Evolution, showcases her unperturbed dominance in the music scene ...
Addictive Shock Therapy from an Electronic Rock Band Orientation, October 7, 2009 Thai band Nologo mixes post-punk riffs and bleeping electronica with dizzying infectiousness. Nologo’s third album, aptly titled Gravity,’ shows the band armed with heavier guitars ...
Hikaru Utada: The One That Got Away Orientation, September 23, 2009 When Japanese American singer-songwriter Hikaru made her US debut in 2004, her album ‘Exodus’ didn’t lead to the promised land of fame and stardom. A few years passed, she’s back ...
The World Needs More Intolerant Music Orientation, September 23, 2009 As the longhaired juggernauts of heavy music retreat to the fringes of mainstream, the genre of churning guitar riffs and skull-pounding drumbeats predictably takes a backseat. Once again, ...
Swing Boys A-ha! A-ha! Orientation, September 9, 2009 Thai pop upstarts August Band swing their way through teen love and heartaches with giddy horns and youthful abandon...