Japanese radio broadcast radio sucks. 10 years ago I brought an American CD-radio-casette deck over, and didn't care that the frequencies didn't match Japanese commercial radio wavelenghts. Radio is just halfhearted and lame. Cable radio, with a broader range as well as the ability to select exclusively within a given genre, was all the rage 10 years ago. It's still in use extensively for background music in shops and restaurants throughout Japan.
At my desk at work, however, it's a different story. I've previously posted a number of interesting websites carrying free, alternative, indie, or mashup MP3's, but have neglected internet radio. Here are two picks of which I only learned today (via tokyopia forum):
At my desk at work, however, it's a different story. I've previously posted a number of interesting websites carrying free, alternative, indie, or mashup MP3's, but have neglected internet radio. Here are two picks of which I only learned today (via tokyopia forum):
- KCRW (MP3 stream-link)
- Netmusique Radio (MP3 stream-link), nicely provides meta-info for bands in the stream, so if you like what you hear, you can look it up pretty easily. Which makes things a little simpler than, say, trying to find out whence the Penis Song came.
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