The One about Moritaka Chisato’s “Rock’n Omelette” (1994)

The new mature Chisato Moritaka. Breaking away from her idol roots, Chisato Moritaka returns with a wonderful, but sad ballad. “Kaze ni Fukarete” is an awesome single worth owning if you are a fan of Chisato! ARTIST: Moritaka Chisato CD SINGLE: ロックン・オムレツ (Rock’n Omelette) LABEL: Read More …

The One about Janet Jackson’s “Design of a Decade 1986/1996” (1995)

For Janet Jackson fans, to have a large number of her hit songs was just amazing.  My favorite Janet Jackson album release from 1986-1996. ARTIST: Janet Jackson ALBUM: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 LABEL: A&M DURATION: 1:15:20 RELEASE DATE: October 10, 1995 Runaway What Have Read More …

The One about Amuro Namie’s “Don’t wanna cry” (1996)

Fantastic!  “Don’t Wanna Cry” is another musical home run by the Amuro and TK team! ARTIST: 安室奈美恵 (Amuro Namie) CD SINGLE: Don’t Wanna Cry LABEL: avex trax CATALOG #: AVDD-20119 DURATION: 18:36 RELEASE DATE: March 13, 1996 Don’t wanna cry Present Don’t wanna cry (Original Read More …

The One about my interview with Aoi Eir and Luna Haruna (2013)

For many anime fans, Aoi Eir is a name that many remember for her songs featured on “Mobile Suit Gundam AGE”, “Fate/Zero” and most recently with “Sword Art Online”. But what is fascinating is how Aoi became a music star. Originally hailing from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Read More …

The One about Fred Astaire’s “The Early Years at RKO” (2013)

“The Early Years at RKO” features wonderful collaborations between Astaire with the Gerswhin brothers, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and Jerome Kern. Songs that are considered not only as classics but masterpieces and for those who loved these RKO Astaire/Rogers films, these Fred Astaire songs will Read More …

The One about Blancmange – “The Platinum Collection” (2006)

Back in 1979, an English synth-pop band known as Blancmange featuring vocalist Neil Arthur and keyboardist Stephen Luscombe made their debut. In the ’80s, with the synth-driven melodies of New Wave music, Blancmange (named after the dessert) would be introduced to the masses courtesy of Read More …

The One about The Sunday Manoa’s “Guava Jam”

As part of the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance of the 70s, a band that was well-known was The Sunday Manoa. Featuring ukulele and slack-key guitarist Peter Moon, Palani Vaughn, Albert “Baby” Kalima Jr. and singer/slack-key guitarist Cyril Pahinui (son of Gabby Pahinui). But as Palani, Albert Read More …

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 46 – Upcoming releases, model train sales ranking and more!

The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 46 – Upcoming releases, model train sales ranking and more! KATO: https://www.katomodels.com/ TOMIX: https://www.tomytec.co.jp/tomix/ PLARAIL: https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/plarail/index.htm#categoryb TRAIN SIM WORLD 4: https://www.youtube.com/@TrainSimWorld ユート放送局【活動終了しました】: https://www.youtube.com/@YokomoMark2 * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese Read More …