Part 1: Idol Bodies, Idle Minds There was a time where musicians were like meticulous artists brushing paint onto a canvas: noble Bohemians living for their art; here, I lament musicians becoming more and more like the brush itself: a replaceable tool that can be used and disposed.
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Thoughts on the East Asian “Idol Culture” Part 1
Also posted in Analysis, Editorials, General Tagged criticism, idol culture, idolization, idols, japan, korea, moe, music industry, OP/ED, piracy, Random Thoughts, rants, snsd, wondergirls 22 Comments
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica’s Music – More Fan Arrangements Part 2
It wasn’t that long ago since Madoka ended, was it? A month ago, I had talked about the degree to which Madoka’s background music resonated with the anime community. All of a sudden, people were talking about how epic Yuki Kajiura’s music sounded and the fan response got to the point where we saw people [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts Tagged Arrangement, Jazz, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Piano, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Yuki Kajiura 4 Comments
Review Postscript: Kuragehime and a Makoto Yoshimori Concert
I really shouldn’t need to point out how different the experience is between listening to music in a live-concert setting and from the comfort of your own home. Even for a concert in which the set-list is made up entirely of instrumentals, I really love the way the music comes to life within the concert [...]
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica’s Music – The Fan Arrangements
It’s an understatement to say that Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica has delighted me in more ways than one. The show has met my lofty expectations of it being as enjoyable as My-HiME with its plot twists and turns. And, as I’m wont to say, the music as a whole has utterly captivated me, which is [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts Tagged Arrangement, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Puella Magi Modoka Magica, Yuki Kajiura 17 Comments
