Monthly Archives: November 2011

Un-Go ED Single – Fantasy – Review

Album Title: Fantasy / Cupid Anime Title: Un-Go Artist: LAMA Catalog Number: KSCL-1874 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: October 26, 2011 Purchase at: CDJapan, Play-Asia

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5 Ways to be More Engaged with Your Music

It’s easy to see music as a one-way road. We may at times see listening to music as a disengaged activity, passive observation. It’s a final product presented to us, the end consumer, as a finished work for us to enjoy; is there any need to mentally invest ourselves?

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Working’!! OP/ED Single – Coolish Walk – Review

Album Title: Special CD Vol. 1 Anime Title: Working’!! Artist: Kana Asumi, Saki Fujita, Eri Kitamura, Jun Fukuyama, Daisuke Ono, Hiroshi Kamiya Catalog Number: ANZX-9961 (packaged with DVD) Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: Nov 2, 2011 Purchase at: CDJapan

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Anime Festival Asia 2011 – Day 3 – Concert Report

Before I start, let me just say that this was the first time I have ever been to a J-pop concert. While the bulk of my experiences had been symphonic performances or musicals where I can sit back and let the music wash gently over me, AFA’s concert was akin to being stuck in a [...]

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Animelo Summer Live 2011 – Part 3 – Second Concert, Sunday 28 August 2011

In my previous posts I covered getting to Japan for Animelo Summer Live 2011 – Rainbow and the first of the two concerts on Saturday 27 August 2011. Sunday was a bit more relaxed. The hotel was 20 minutes walk from Ueno station and closer to the hotel were the main museums and galleries in [...]

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