Posted on the KUCI.org archive, please check out my review of The Camp, an opera about life in the 1942 internment camps, showing at the Little Tokyo Aratani Theater in February and March, 2025. https://kuci.org/wp/02/28/music-reviews/the-camp-n-opera-in-two-acts/
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Episode 106: Celeste
Whoo buddy, it felt fantastic to be back in the station this evening. Thanks so much to everyone who tuned in! I felt like I had a bigger audience than ever with all the love coming in. Hope you enjoyed the retrospective on Celeste. It was a blast playing through this one. It's definitely worth … Continue reading Episode 106: Celeste
Episode 55: GuitarFreaks/DrumMania V
Yo yo yo, hello everyone and welcome back to the site. It's been a little bit, so let's try and get caught up on our playlists, shall we? Episode 55 brought a playlist imported straight from the Motherland, glorious Japan. I grew up playing these music-rhythm games, released ages before even the idea of Guitar … Continue reading Episode 55: GuitarFreaks/DrumMania V
Episode 42: Pop’n Music Lapistoria
Hey all! This week on the show, we covered another one of my all-time favorite music-rhythm games. Straight from the company that basically pioneered the genre, Bemani (from Konami), Pop'n Music is a game that you use 9 palm-sized buttons you press in time with music. It looks deceptively cutesy and tame, but once you … Continue reading Episode 42: Pop’n Music Lapistoria
Episode 40: Yakuza 0
Naturally I would play a soundtrack fitting for the last show I'd host before visiting Japan. Have any of you played the Yakuza games before and/or visited Japan? I have really been enjoying my time spent just wandering the alleyways of the city, both in-person and in-game. It makes you feel like you could come … Continue reading Episode 40: Yakuza 0
