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• LIVE REPORT NAEBA SHOKUDO

  

  MOROHA

  Moroha was one of the most gripping and real performances at Fuji Rock this year. Slated to play the Naeba Shokudo stage late in the evening when the ...

• LIVE REPORT NAEBA SHOKUDO

  

  Smart Soul Connection

  If the devil played a harmonica, it might sound like this

  Wearing a pinstripe suit with a red silk neck scarf, Kohara Smart is kind of like a Japanese Peewee Herman, except that he could also bet his soul aga...

• LIVE REPORT FIELD OF HEAVEN

  

  KAMASI WASHINGTON

  Jazz's new guard on display

  Everyone has their favorite bands that drive them to a attend a music festival. For many at this year's anniversary edition of Fuji Rock it may have b...

• LIVE REPORT WHITE STAGE

  

  BATTLES

  Intricate songs lead to simple, pure pleasure

  Saying that Battles live show is "simple" initially reads as gross an understatement as possible -- the trio's music relies on intricate loops, precis...

• LIVE REPORT RED MARQUEE

  

  DJ HARVEY

• LIVE REPORT RED MARQUEE

  

  SOICHI TERADA

• LIVE REPORT ROOKIE A GO-GO

  

  HERO COMPLEX

  Punk Superheroes Rescue the Rookie Stage

  "We are very cool band," said Hero Complex bassist Shimpei to a post-Red Hot Chilli Peppers crowd.  I suspect he had spotted the large number of overs...

• LIVE REPORT GYPSY AVALON

  

  Kodäma

• LIVE REPORT RED MARQUEE

  

  VIDEOTAPEMUSIC × cero

  An audiovisual mashup

  “Sunday Sessions” in the Red Marquee happen every year on the last night of the festival from around 11pm. It’s a showcase for interesting or experime...

• LIVE REPORT FIELD OF HEAVEN

  

  ERNEST RANGLIN & FRIENDS

  Bidding a fond farewell to musical great

  To say that Ernest Ranglin is simply the inventor of ska guitar would be inaccurate. First and foremost he is a jazz artist, who as Lee Scratch Perry ...