SPECIAL
Special articles by the NiEW editorial staff


nico, a former Sawagi member who runs three izakayas in Shimokitazawa, finds common ground with live music

Kazumasa Tanaka × Isao Takano: The Aesthetics of GRAPEVINE’s Enduring Alternativity

JP THE WAVY and Lexie Liu: A Dialogue Between Global Trailblazers

BRING MINYO BACK: unearthing the soul of Minyo music with Minyo Crusaders

Meme Tokyo NENE, who also writes lyrics, dreams of a global scale

Using Complexity as a Weapon. Sibling pop-rap unit Peropero Kyandee talks about their “gyaru mindset.”

What changes an artist’s life. Yukako Yajima’s thoughts on the interview.

Non-stop applause at musician Hiroshi Sumikura’s 50th birthday show

ROMY on her solo debut album cemented by the club culture that saved her

How bar owner and organizer Chikara Choshu became a behind-the-scenes member of the “Dumb Beaver” and “Gaga Morio”.

Who is Tinkerbell Hatsuno, the mysterious artist who also competes in the M-1 Grand Prix?

The Profound World of Buddha Machines. Hao Hao Hao, who continues to collect, explains

Kankuro Kudo and Yoshihide Otomo: An Extraordinary Life with an End in “A Town Without Seasons”

Introduction to the indie music scene in Thailand and Fukuoka and the unexpected effect of the massive redevelopments

What’s going on in the Bangkok live music venues and festivals?

DEAN FUJIOKA × SKY-HI × Morley Robertson

Childhood friends Miran x Ayaka Kutsuna (DAW 90000)’s unexpected reunion
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