Collaborations

East to Southwest: Previews of SXSW 2025 Showcases Featuring Acts from East Asia

Joined by Michael from Mando Gap, we highlight our picks of artists from Japan, China and Taiwan playing this year's SXSW

Mar 6 •

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Friends Recommends #3: Emergency Calls and a Grand Sense of Hope

Our guest writers highlight the year's new drops of battle weary rock, epic chamber pop, ska-inflected punk-pop and friendship R&B

Feb 26 •

Friends Recommends #2: Emotional Balance and Post-Rock Catharsis

Our guest writers here to recommend you great new drops of classic rock, indie rock and emo

May 2, 2024 •

New Song/New Resonance: Anime as Gateways into New Music and Perspectives

Welcome to a special issue of This Side of Japan dedicated to music in anime

Apr 17, 2024 •

Friends Recommends #1: Bad Days and 20 Million Yen

A new column for This Side of Japan invites friends to recommend new Japanese releases to our readers

Feb 21, 2024 •

Idol Watch #18: May/June 2023

It's the boy group edition of the idol music column!

Jul 7, 2023 •

Up Up Girls Pro Wrestling Take on America

A report on Up Up Girls Pro Wres's match in Los Angeles during WWE weekend

Apr 28, 2023 •

Nanda Kanda: A 5 Song Intro to Fujii Takashi

Guest writer Leika Keys guides us through the music side of the star and his 30-plus-year career in media

Apr 19, 2023 •

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