Last night I recorded a 1.5 minute promo at the request of the BBC. It might be on the next installment of The Music Biz. Who knows, it might start getting a little more crowded here. In all honesty, I prefer a small audience, but I know that’s just fear talking.
HFJ might be on BBC’s Music Biz Program Programme
Its nice to now HFJ is hitting the big time with the BBC! 🙂
You are a pretty good podcaster. 😉
Excellent – well done!
Great News ! Are you a expert in jpop ? My favorite jpop band was the now defunct Brilliant Green, the singer is now called Tommy February.
I’m J-Pop intolerant, but I can understand why people who are studying Japanese might like it. When I was studying Spanish, I would listen to absolutely horrid stuff I’d never be able to stomach if it were in English. I listen to so little Japanese pop that I can’t remember most of the names of the artists I like.
If you are not that familiar with Jpop, maybe talk about the role of music within the culture today? I was always amazed the use of songs that would never be licensed for a commercial being used for them in Japan.
Music and its role in modern Japanese culture? Dude, I’m not going for a Ph.D. here. I just switch on the mics and pull stuff out of my ass.
It’s not just songs that appear in commercials, but celebrities too. For enough money, big name Hollywood movie stars will swallow their pride, stick their finger down their throat and eat it again while it’s still warm and steamy, all the while grinning a big shit eating grin. I’d love to videocast some of the worst commercials, but I’d probably get sued.