MUSIC

This series by the writer Ryoichi Niimoto living in Brooklyn, who digs deep into the thoughts that musicians put into the songs. He chose pioneer musician Taylor Swift’s latest work “exile” from her latest album “folklore”.

Rina Sayama, Vaundy, and Kaze Fujii were also selected for the global program, “RADAR”.

In this series, Tsuya-chan writes about contemporary music with a focus on Japanese hip hop. He breaks down the relationship between music and fashion, as well as fashion trends and youth culture.

Rapper Akko Gorilla released a zine project called “#SayHello” during the pandemic. The zine’s comprised of artwork collected from participants who voluntarily sent in their work. What sort of thoughts and feelings went into the project? What’s the strength of “Gyaru” according to Akko Gorilla?

Keiichiro Shibuya, an extraordinary musician, has released a solo piano album for the first time in 11 years. We asked him about the feelings he poured into the project, along with other topics such as the album-making process, his musical inspirations, and so on.

Virtual live shows have been on the rise during the coronavirus pandemic. What does kZm think of the present and future of the music scene through the lens of “Virtual Distortion”

The production company, WACK, which hosts such Idol groups as BiSH and Mameshiba No Taigun is putting on an exhibition titled ‘SCHOOL OF WACK’ at Shibuya’s Parco ‘Parco Museum Tokyo’ that will run until August 31. Here we will cover the state of affairs at the exhibition.

Berlin’s club culture has been hit hard by the COVID-19. Unravels the story of a free live video streaming service by a club commission that is breaking the status quo.

Ryoichi Niimoto, an author living in Brooklyn, explores thoughts of musicians put into their songs. The first of the series takes the latest Phoebe Bridgers’ song. She is becoming a popular newcomer not only in the US but also in Japan.

I always hated the sound of Shibuya, confessed composer and sound engineer, Seigen Ono to composer and artist, Shuta Hasunuma. What did Shibuya sound like during the state of emergency? Let’s listen to their recordings of the empty city.