2015: Living Through Inexorable Change / W. David MARX| neojaponisme.com
Maybe websites are not the answer. In the old age of our second decade (website years are like dog years), print may be a better match.| Néojaponisme
The time has been right for a new mix that showcases, celebrates, and reintroduces the best tracks from Shibuya-kei’s peak years: dj david, mon amour - “The Best of Shibuya-kei, Volume One”| Néojaponisme
We are not doing an annual look back piece this year, because nothing really happened in Japan. But maybe that is what makes Japan so great right now.| Néojaponisme
Ametora author W. David Marx listened to every single major release from legendary Shibuya-kei band, Pizzicato Five, so you don't have to. Here are his thoughts over a five-part series. This is Part Five.| Néojaponisme
Ametora author W. David Marx listened to every single major release from legendary Shibuya-kei band, Pizzicato Five, so you don't have to. Here are his thoughts over a five-part series. This is Part Four.| Néojaponisme
Ametora author W. David Marx listened to every single major release from legendary Shibuya-kei band, Pizzicato Five, so you don't have to. Here is Part Three.| Néojaponisme
Ametora author W. David Marx listened to every single major release from legendary Shibuya-kei band, Pizzicato Five, so you don't have to. Here are his thoughts over a five-part series. This is Part Two.| Néojaponisme
Ametora author W. David Marx listened to every single major release from legendary Shibuya-kei band, Pizzicato Five, so you don't have to. Here are his thoughts over a five-part series.| Néojaponisme
W. David Marx looks at the rise of the Japanese New Wave band, The Plastics, and how anxiety about Japanese copying of Western culture inspired their sound and lyrics.| Néojaponisme
2015: Living Through Inexorable Change / W. David MARX| Néojaponisme
This is an excerpt from our first print issue, NJP#1: Shōwa Tokyo.| neojaponisme.com
In Part Two of “Otaku Research,” Nakamori Akio breaks down (or reinforces, depending on your view) stereotypes involving the mating habits of the otaku. Even more bombastic than his original missive, this column is an intriguing window into contemporary views of the subculture during the early 1980s.| neojaponisme.com