Calendars - JPOP & JROCK - Top 25 at JBOX.com

1. iTunes Japan Music Card

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:19 -0400

Apple's iTunes Music Store is incredibly popular in Japan, with hundreds of thousands of tracks of great music from Japan available for 150 or 200 yen per song. For fans of Japanese music around the world it doesn't seem possible to buy through the Japan iTMS, without a Japanese address and credit card. There is a way, however -- using the Japanese iTunes Music Card from Apple! A prepaid card that's charged with money for music purchases, this is a great way for J-POP/J-ROCK fans all over the...

2. Cure Reserve Subscription

Wed, 16 May 2007 12:56:22 -0400

A perfect supplement to Shoxx magazine, this is Cure, an ultra hip, oversized J-rock magazine dedicated to avid fans of Japanese punk and gothic culture. Coining itself as a "Japaneseque Rock and Visual Styling Magazine," it's a wonderful trip to a rare underground youth culture with dark themes, rebelliously wild fashion, and a vibrant energy that can only be recreated by attending the concerts these bands perform in. Each issue dedicates itself to an unheard of 20-30 pages for a band of the...

3. Fresh Cuts From Japan - Music CD

Mon, 21 May 2007 08:26:47 -0400

Fresh Cuts from Japan is a compliation CD of 16 of the hottest independent bands in Japan. With music styles ranging from J-pop to Hip-Hop to Punk, Fresh Cuts from Japan is a great introduction to the underground Japanese music scene. Another great product from the group at YesJapan, creators of Best of Yes Japan DVD and Japanese from Zero. The list of cool tracks on this CD are below: 01 - Satisfy (Guitar Vader) 02 - F.C.Hyakki-Yakou (Drunkers Shuffle Night) 03 - Mega Brain (Poplar) 04...

4. YOKO ISHIDA "Sweets"

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:59:41 -0400

Yoko Ishida is one of the reigning queens of anime pop having, performed theme songs for a number of anime shows from Ai Yori Aoshi, Sailor Moon, and Ah! My Goddess. Employed by the Hypervoice, she continues till this day, touching the hearts of many fans who may or may not know the face behind the music. For fans of anime music, here's a collection of her works in the "Sweets" album which features: Spring Field Believing White Destiny TV Anime "Pretear" Opening Theme Song Proof of Life "Anime...