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| | Anton Maiden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | He got famous as a phenomenon of geek and DIY culture. | | | Anton Maiden, real name Anton Gustafsson (February 24, 1980 in Sweden – November 1, 2003) achieved minor Internet fame around 1999 by singing over MIDI and MOD-versions of Iron Maiden songs. | | | Anton Maiden Found Dead (News about his death, also provides link to two of his performances on Mp3) |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Maiden
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| | Culture Bandits Profile |
| | Shortly after this peak, the band was hobbled by the guitarist and bassist departures for Japan and Minnesota. | | | Another break for the band that same year was being a finalist in the national Snickers New Music search which saw them being including on a compilation (on vinyl!) distributed to college radio nationwide. | | | A fan of pop and punk, he dug bands with dual drummers like Adam and the Ants (but not.38 Special). |
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http://www.staticrecords.com/cultband_profile.htm
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| | Irish Folk Band wanting weekend gigs in Tokio - Japan-101 Community |
| | The comparison between the music of Bothy Band, Planxty, Chieftains, Altan, Solas or Lunasa (i.e.) and the real music of the celtic culture is not possible, no way.. | | | But if we talk about what people understand today as "celtic music" the aformentioned bands are superb examples -just a few- of this kind of music. | | | The music from kabuki theatre always was mesmerizing for me and when I watched the anime movie AKIRA I fell in love with the power/softness of the music. |
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http://www.japan-101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8&page=2&pp=10
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| | Hempen Culture In Japan |
| | Papermaking became an essential part of Japanese culture and was used for writing material, fans, garments, dolls, and as an important component of houses. | | | To many young Japanese who feel stifled by the rigors of their society, Vancouver is known for good bud, snowboard and music. | | | Even some government workers are owning up to Hemp's heritage, as a Health and Welfare spokesperson points out, "In the first half of the century, cannabis was a prescription drug for treating asthma and other respitory diseases, but Japan was forced to adopt stricter controls due to international pressure. |
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http://www.uncleweed.net/words/essays/hempjapan
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| | Venezuela-Japan Culture Week: major concerts under Yoshikatsu Fukumura |
| | Japanese Culture Week in Venezuela sees two major concerts, on Thursday and Sunday (2/15), at the Jose Felix Ribas Salon and the Caracas Municipal Theater in another great opportunity for Japan to strengthen bilateral cultural relations with Venezuela, according to Japanese director of music, Yoshikatsu Fukumura. | | | Venezuela-Japan Culture Week: major concerts under Yoshikatsu Fukumura | | | The Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra (OSV) is considering a tour of Japan, admittedly on the heels of larger ensembles from places like Vienna, Berlin, New York and Chicago, but Fukumura says the OSV already has contact with the government of Japan and plans could be got off the ground very rapidly. |
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http://www.vheadline.com/printer_news.asp?id=14886
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| | Whole Earth Review: Cassette culture - home recording of original music on cassettes |
| | Cassette culture - home recording of original music on cassettes | | | To many others, working outside established categories, cassettes are a medium unto themselves, lovingly packaged and sold to active cassette collectors who might be as far away as Belgium or Japan, two hotbeds of home recording. | | | In the mainstream music business, a homemade cassette is generally regarded as a rough draft, an audition tape or a demo tape. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1510/is_n57/ai_6204095
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| | TheJapanesePage.com - Japanese for FREE -- How to Wow! with language, culture, kanji, and grammar |
| | REAL LIFE IN JAPAN - Hironobu Akabuchi looks at bits of Japanese culture that are usually not discussed in textbooks about Japan. | | | Discover the culture of Japan, the picturesque districts of Tokyo and the treasures of Kyoto.(A bilingual site: English/French.) | | | - This site features lessons on all aspects of Japanese language and culture |
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http://www.thejapanesepage.com/booklink.htm
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| | Music of Japan Today 2003 |
| | The music is reflective of a variety of aspects of contemporary Japanese and Western societies, while at the same time deeply rooted in a traditional culture that has evolved over many years. | | | Concerned with reflecting philosophical and musical elements from their own culture, they began to discover and develop their “own music.” The music of these artists reflects a new global confluence of multiple cultures - a powerful cross-fertilization of aesthetics and musical characteristics from both East and West. | | | Tokuhide Niimi, who has received international recognition for works that span musical genres from ballet, to choral, to orchestral and chamber music, to music for traditional Japanese instruments. |
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http://home.sprintmail.com/~emrichards/MFJ2003.html
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Japan - Rough Guide to the Music of Japan: Music |
| | This introduction to japanese music is both varied and an amazing insight to the culture of japanese music. | | | Among the Japanese music proper featured is Oki's mixture of Japanese and Ainu culture, the jazz-rock of Takio Ito & Takio Band and Yukihiro Goto's biwa (a teardrop-shaped lute). | | | It is a must for anyone that is thinking of going to japan and although it only gives a sample of what is really out there, it is rewarding to listen to. |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000IJQM
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| | UW Wind Ensemble in Japan, A&S Perspectives newsletter, Summer 04 |
| | Meeting the people, hearing the Japanese bands, and getting to see the past and present culture of Japan in such an intimate way was a life-changing experience that has left me with a broader perspective on humanity and music.” | | | indication of Japan’s passion for wind ensembles is the All Japan Band Association’s annual band contest, in which nearly 14,000 bands compete each year. | | | Clarinetist Andrew Chang remembers “a literal horde of Japanese honor band students” waiting to meet and obtain autographs from the UW musicians after a concert. |
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http://www.artsci.washington.edu/newsletter/Summer04/WindEnsemble.htm
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| | Music of Japan Today: Tradition & Innovation |
| | This new Japanese music is reflective of a variety of aspects of contemporary Japanese society, all of which are deeply rooted in a national aesthetic, psychology, and culture that has evolved over many years. | | | It is only in the last forty years that some Japanese composers have become more individualistic; concerned with reflecting philosophical and musical elements from their own culture, they have begun to discover and develop their own music. | | | The Resource Center for Japanese Music [Music From Japan, NY] holds a database on about 400 composers and over 2300 musical works. |
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http://home.sprintmail.com/~emrichards/musjapan.html
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| | A Virtual Travel to Japan - Nippon Country Profile, Travel and Tourism |
| | While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | | | Streets of Tokyo, faces of Japan, planet manga. | | | The site referes to pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art - Bijinga. |
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http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/japan.htm
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| | [ compilation / split ] titles at Aquarius Records |
| | Included are classics like Culture's "Two Sevens Clash", Junior Murvin's "Cool Out Son", oddballs like the Joe Gibbs & The Professionals sound effects laden dub "Massive Fire" and the troll like vocal track "Dreader Mafia" by Snuffy And Wally. | | | The Freak Scene also indulges in dated but amusing free-form sound-collage experiments like "...When In The Course of Human Events (Draft Beer, Not Students)" which tries to make a statement about the whole sixties counterculture vibe. | | | With contributions from many experts from various continents, including Tokyo resident Alan Cummings and Ongaku Otaku editor/AQ pal Mason Jones, as well as many artists themselves, we finally have a Trouser Press for a musical culture which tends to be frustratingly mysterious to Westerners. |
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http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/compilationsplit3.html
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| | Music in Japan |
| | Ele-Bugi: Japanese Hip Hop culture (Rap Music, DJing, Graffiti, Street Dance Culture etc.) | | | College Chart Top 10: Non-Japanese Music by Mnet (Japanese) | | | College Chart Top 10: Japanese Music by Mnet (Japanese) |
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http://www.library.pitt.edu/subject_guides/eastasian/ealib/html/jmusic.htm
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| | Japan and Okinawa on RootsWorld |
| | They are the ABBA of Japan in some ways, heavily produced and synthesized, covering many different genres from show band to folk rock. | | | Music Of Japanese People (King Records, Japan) is another series from the seemingly bottomless well that is the King Record catalog that continues to find its way to America via Koch International. | | | Takio Itoh is a famed minyo singer from the folk scene of Hokkaido, one of the northern islands of Japan. |
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http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/feature/japan.html
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| | japanese folk music |
| | The origins of Japanese music begin at around 3000 BC during the Jomon Culture, when, according to evidence found at archeological digs, music was first used in ceremonies.... | | | Seventh-century Japanese diligently studied Asian music and in 701 an office of music... | | | instrumental music in the history of Japanese music. |
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http://www.spectrumunited.ca/japanese-folk-music.html
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| | Japan on 43 Places |
| | I’m going to Japan this summer as part of a tour that I’m doing and I get to stay in Tokyo for a couple of days. | | | anime architecture art asia culture food history japan tokyo travel | | | Keep track of the albums you're listening to on our new site, All Consuming! |
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http://www.43places.com/places/view/102960
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| | In Music We Trust - Culture Shock Punk Rock |
| | Pop-punk, ska-punk, and everything in between, Culture Shock Punk Rock travels the globe, from California to Japan, bringing you a flavor of the international pop-punk culture. | | | In Music We Trust - Culture Shock Punk Rock | | | Digger kicks things off with a super poppy, charged punk ditty by the name of "Pieces," Alkaline Trio pushes forward with more bouncy pop-punk on "Good Bye Forever," and "Slightly Stoopid," by Luckie Strike gives you some aggressive, female-fronted pop-punk speed to chew on. |
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http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/31p27.html
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| | Japan Travel Guide, Japanese Popular Culture, History and Japanese Etiquette |
| | CULTURE: Aromatherapy may be all the rage these days, but kodo, the art of incense, has been around for centuries and is one of the three major Japanese traditional arts. | | | Spring is one of the most beautiful times to see Japan, when hanami - cherry blossom viewing - takes over the whole country. | | | TOURS: Try our selection of half-day and one-day tours in Japan's most popular destinations |
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http://www.japan-zone.com
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| | Ambient Visions Presents an Interview with Vir Unis |
| | VU: I come from a background of playing in bands that though they have been a bit on the unconventional side still created musical forms from the well of popular culture. | | | Other than that, James Johnson and I have been talking about releasing a live CD that would consist of tracks collected from our Fall 2001 shows that we're in the middle of right now. | | | AV: Have you ever been tempted to try and break into the mainstream music charts by releasing a commercial "pop" piece of music? |
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http://www.ambientvisions.com/virunis.htm
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| | Various Artists: Japan For Sale, Volume 3 - PopMatters Music Review |
| | Firstly, Japan for Sale is a loaded title that carries with it implications of generalization and oversimplification, both of a culture and, in this case, of musical style. | | | Presenting a slice of current musical endeavors in Japan, this series is a delectable tasting platter for curious ears, covering the spectrum of current Western musical styles from pop rock to hip-hop to electronica, all with an idiosyncratic Japanese-born entertainment flavor. | | | There is some internal sense of track categorization by musical style, but since the only common theme linking the tracks is "Japan", the wide-array of styles designed to show off what is contemporary Japanese music makes it almost impossible to settle into the mood to listen. |
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http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/various/various-japanforsale3.shtml
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| | NME.COM - News - BIG IN JAPAN! |
| | Following in the footsteps of Brit acts like Shampoo, the Britpack band's debut album 'Over The Counter Culture' has topped the country's international Chart - knocking Keane's 'Hopes And Fears' from the top. | | | The Ordinary Boys' debut album has stormed to Number One - in JAPAN. | | | The band topple Keane from the summit in the most unusual of places... |
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http://www.nme.com/news/109141.htm
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| | Big In Japan |
| | I was guilty of expecting traditional Japan last year, and in reality, I got a good healthy dose of what can only be considered pop-culture. | | | I remember being quite proud of my work --thinking I had shed some light on such a big component of US culture. | | | So, back in the Edo period of Japan, there was a law written into existence that no school shall turn on their Air Conditioner until the sun crests over the highest precipice of Mt. Fuji on the first budding day of shichigatsu - July. |
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| | Tempo Restaraunt and Bar |
| | E-Zine on Japanese Street Fashion and Street Culture ----- Follow the Fashion Trends of Japan's Trendy Youths - 150% Cool | | | an oasis in Toronto for underground and dance music culture, servicing some of the worlds top DJs and artists | | | J-List is a wonderful place where you can find hundreds of cool products from Japan. |
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http://www.tempotoronto.com/links.html
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| | Boston Consulate General of Japan |
| | Japan Brief is a handy report which aims at giving up-to-the-minute background information, in plain and concise form, on news covering Japanese economy, politics, society, culture, and other matters of interest.... | | | Learning from the world's vast collection of wisdom and methods of interaction with nature found around the globe, we hope to bring the world together for the creation of a global society allowing the multitude of cultures and civilizations to coexist together.... | | | The JLPT is jointly sponsored by the Japan Foundation and the Association of International Education, Japan. |
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http://www.boston.us.emb-japan.go.jp
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| | J-Fan - Miscellaneous:Fashion |
| | Japanese Streets - Covers Japanese street fashion and street culture. | | | jpassion.net - Dynamic street fashion & Japanese culture from photographer Pat Lyttle. | | | Fashion In Japan - Shows the latest fashion of Japan. |
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http://www.j-fan.com/dir/Miscellaneous/Fashion
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| | popular culture/assignments |
| | Analyze aspects of popular culture (taishu bunka)-- in Japan and discuss how these are reflected in Idoru. | | | You could explore the canonization of 1960s rock music with its rebellious insurgence and the incorporation of the culture industry in the 1970s. | | | In effect, you are studying the capacity of a mainstream form of popular culture to articulate alternative plural cultural identities of groups belonging to the margins of national or dominant cultures. |
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http://web.pdx.edu/~dillong/assign.html
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| | Japan |
| | While in Japan, I was able to learn a great deal about the Japanese educational system and about some of Japan's culture and traditions. | | | Part of the time, I was in Tokyo attending seminars about Japan's educational system and its culture. | | | I spent 18 days in Japan as a guest of the Japanese Government thanks to the Fullbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program. |
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http://www.k111.k12.il.us/king/japan1.htm
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| | [ compilation / split ] titles at Aquarius Records |
| | Reviews, interviews and essays by and about the likes of Otomo Yoshihide, Seiichi Yamamoto, Ami Yoshida, Uchihashi Kzuhisa, Phew, Aki Onda, Taku Sugimoto, Sachiko M, Toshimaru Nakamura, Utah Kawasaki, and many others make for fasinating reading if you're the sort of avant-garde music fan at all curious about the underground Japanese improvising scene. | | | The entity that released the phenomenal and weighty 10-cd wooden box set known as "Improvised Music From Japan" (box, label, website) is now also a magazine. | | | Like their debut album from last year, they have injected a greater dose of conspiracy theory and musical chops into the music of Wino's previous outfits Spirit Caravan and The Obsessed, resulting in what we might term "advanced stoner rock". |
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| | culture of jamaica |
| | Ministry of Education and Cultural Development Guyana J Ministry of Education, Youth, and Culture Jamaica Ministry of Education, Japan M Ministerio de Educacion Publica de Mexico N Ministry of... | | | Jamaica Books - Reggae Bloodlines :In Search of the Music and Culture of Jamaica | | | edit Culture Main articles: Culture of Jamaica, Music of Jamaica... |
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