Music
Musical Polymorphism
Shuta Hasunuma discusses Japan’s avant-garde arts
Revamping the Vaselines
Indie legends bring a new album and new lineup to Japan
Think Local, Rock Global
John Butler’s roots rock branches worldwide
Mighty Celts of YouTube
Skinny Lister craft folk for the digital age
Call and Response Records
Cutting-edge J-indies label turns 10
Friendly Fires
The UK dance unit finds a fleeting paradise on Pala
Fishbone
With a new rock doc and album, is it finally the LA warhorse’s moment?
Turtle Island
The roots-punk collective heads up Radical Music Network’s 10th anniversary
Quake Aid
Banding together to support quake victims
Roy Ayers
The jazz-funk icon tours with the producer who sampled him