SPECIAL
Special articles by the NiEW editorial staff
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Tokyo Festival2023: Yasutake Shimaji and Tamaki ROY ON Their New Work “Ai-no-te”
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Review: Karuizawa’s New Festival EPOCHS Day 1
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nico, a former Sawagi member who runs three izakayas in Shimokitazawa, finds common ground with live music
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Kazumasa Tanaka × Isao Takano: The Aesthetics of GRAPEVINE’s Enduring Alternativity
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JP THE WAVY and Lexie Liu: A Dialogue Between Global Trailblazers
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BRING MINYO BACK: unearthing the soul of Minyo music with Minyo Crusaders
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Meme Tokyo NENE, who also writes lyrics, dreams of a global scale
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Using Complexity as a Weapon. Sibling pop-rap unit Peropero Kyandee talks about their “gyaru mindset.”
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What changes an artist’s life. Yukako Yajima’s thoughts on the interview.
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Non-stop applause at musician Hiroshi Sumikura’s 50th birthday show
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ROMY on her solo debut album cemented by the club culture that saved her
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How bar owner and organizer Chikara Choshu became a behind-the-scenes member of the “Dumb Beaver” and “Gaga Morio”.
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Who is Tinkerbell Hatsuno, the mysterious artist who also competes in the M-1 Grand Prix?
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The Profound World of Buddha Machines. Hao Hao Hao, who continues to collect, explains
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Kankuro Kudo and Yoshihide Otomo: An Extraordinary Life with an End in “A Town Without Seasons”
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Introduction to the indie music scene in Thailand and Fukuoka and the unexpected effect of the massive redevelopments
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What’s going on in the Bangkok live music venues and festivals?
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