Dan Grunebaum
Dan has written about music and produced Japanese music events in Tokyo and NYC for two decades.
Best Japanese Songs
Metropolis asked 16 local writers and musicians to describe a formative encounter with a Japanese song. The resulting mix—from folk to noise to metal and enka—represents a half-century of sounds from one of the most diverse music scenes on the planet
Kishidan
The yanki imposters walk a risky line between homage and parody
Hudson Mohawke
Straight outta Glasgow—the creator of 'aquacrunk' is on his way
Open Reel Ensemble
With wit and a USB switch, Ei Wada conjures new music from an outmoded technology
David Morales
The NYC house legend shows his underground side
Yo La Tengo
James McNew is back to big up a new album—and do some shopping
DJ Wada
The veteran techno hound explores parallel worlds on his new One
Minilogue
Sebastian Mullaert brings his techno duo to Womb