Dan Grunebaum
Dan has written about music and produced Japanese music events in Tokyo and NYC for two decades.
Qomolangma Tomato
The indie rockers may seem dark and introspective—but they point to the light
Garam 13th Anniversary
The reggae beat rolls on in Kabukicho
Lil Louis
The house pioneer is back from his book-writing hiatus
Delphic
The Manchester trio isn’t afraid of a good melody
Sven Vath
The veteran techno butterfly builds his Cocoon in Shibuya
Takamasa Aoki
The electronic music wizard puts his proceeds into cold fusion
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Mexican acoustic guitar duo bring rock swagger to their act
Jeff Mills: Sleeper Wakes
The techno innovator doesn't just push the envelope - he takes it to the edge of the galaxy
Louie Vega
The house maestro loves Japan—and the feeling’s mutual
Rumi
The female MC injects some pop into underground hip-hop
From the Archive: 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