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WHIT-09-21-2006

Length: 37 min. 35 sec.
File size: 30.1 MB
 

EEE


 

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GENX of 'Da Project'

The 51st WHIT podcast

Today is September 21st. The show is one day early this time and it's because I couldn't wait to get this music to you. WHIT's most downloaded show was the
WHIT-07-14-2006 podcast. So, on today's show we feature one of the JIndies groups from that podcast - "EEE".  We also feature another JIndies group that has never been on WHIT before. So stay plugged in for the great music.

And make sure you listen to the very end of today's show because WHIT has some special news that will be interesting to fellow podcasters.

The Band, Bar, and Event listings are 29 minutes in. And there is something new in today's show, and you can hear it 18 minutes in.

The tunes in order

All of today's tunes were downloaded from Japanese music website mF247.

EEE's tunes are now on the Podsafe Music Network

Mentioned in the podcast
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WHIT-09-15-2006

Length: 48 min. 16 sec.
File size: 38.6 MB

Daiki


Las Fieras
Balia

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Polito Y Sus Amigos
Polito Y Sus Amigos

Buy at iTunes

The 50th WHIT podcast

Today is September 15th. The theme is 'The End Of Summer',  and because this is WHIT's 50th, it has it all: Listener feedback, sound seeing tours of a Japanese festival and the Asakusa Samba festival.

And WHIT has a special surprise for you - a world premier on a podcast. And WHIT listeners will be the first to hear it.  Get ready to jam!

The tunes in order

  • 'Balia' by 'Las Fieras' was downloaded from iodaPROMONET.
  • 'Caballito' by 'Polito Y Sus Amigos' was downloaded from iodaPROMONET.
  • The world podcast premiere song is 'Loser' by 'Daiki'.  ('Loser' is now on the Podsafe Music Network.)

To hear more of Daiki, visit his pages on the following websites:

Daiki wrote and performed the theme song for 'What's Happening In Tokyo'.
Daiki wrote and performed the background tune for Show intro; and Band, Bar & Event listings.

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WHIT-Q2-009

Length: 24 min. 46 sec.
File size: 19.8 MB

Free Trans Ensemble
'In Life' CD

The 49.5th WHIT podcast

It's September 7th and this was going to be my my 50th, and  special "End of Summer" show for this personal milestone. But out of deference to the lives lost on September 11th, 2001, I'm going to hold-off releasing my 50th podcast until Friday September 15th. So let's just call this the 49.5th podcast or Q2-009. Great music by the Free Trans Ensemble.

The tunes in order

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WHIT-08-25-2006

Length: 26 min. 45 sec.
File size: 21.4 MB
 

Steve Gardner

The 49th WHIT podcast

It's August 25th and today we have a lot of variety. That's because I did a lot of recording at Inokashira park and at other places so that I could bring you some music, interspersed with some traditional Japanese sounds of summer. Also, WHIT had some audio feedback to the '8 Questions MP3 Player Giveaway'. And since this was the first person to answer the '8 Questions', he will receive an MP3 player. The answers are about 12 minutes into the podcast.

About eighteen and a half minutes in, Stan and Jim are back at Frustration Station after a long vacation. Stan has a funny story about a screw-up at a wedding ceremony. So stay plugged-in.

The band, bar and Event listings are about 21 minutes in.

The tunes in order

'Route 66'. A live recording in Inokashira Park of bluesman Fujinawa Tetsuya.

'Bottle It up & Go',  from Steve Gardner's 'Big Delta Crossing' CD. Downloaded from the Podsafe Music Network.

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WHIT-08-10-2006

Length: 30 min. 36 sec.
File size: 24.5 MB

Hayashi Takuo

Click to buy Takuo's 'Lucky' CD


Keison

Click to buy Keison's 'Hyoryu' CD

The 48th WHIT podcast

Today is August 10 and I releasing this show one day early because there are some events coming very soon that I want to tell you about. 28 minutes in I'll tell you more about them. 

Two 'Swing Pop' tunes from Hayashi Takuo's 'Lucky' CD are featured.
And as I promised, I'm featuring some tunes  from Keison's new 'Hyoryu' CD. Keison is the artist that played live at Chikyuya on my last podcast.

And please forgive me, but I'm also going to do some long, overdue plugging, which I don't often do.

The tunes in order

The clubs and bands featured in today's show

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WHIT-Q2-008

Length: 40 min. 43 sec.
File size: 32.6 MB
 

Chikyuya in Kunitachi

The 47th WHIT podcast

It's July 28th. On Tuesday the 25th I had a really great night at a club called Chikyuya in the Hitotsubashi University town of Kunitachi. The club was great, the staff was great. The customers were great. But most of all - the music was great!

The clubs and bands featured in today's show

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WHIT-Q2-007

Length: 29 min. 06 sec.
File size: 23.3 MB

 

Click to buy Steve Gardner's CDs

 

The 46th WHIT podcast

It's July 22nd. This is the 7th Q2-Cast which I just threw together because I got the blues for various reasons.  So of course that means a lot of blues music this time.  I also talk to Stan, of Frustration Station, about the state of Eikiawa (English conversation) teaching jobs here in Japan.

The blues music is fantastic and all of it is by local bluesman extraordinaire, Steve Gardner.

The tunes in order

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WHIT-07-14-2006

Length: 18 min. 54 sec.
File size: 15.1 MB

Riy

Snoop

EEE

The 45th WHIT podcast

It's July 14th. Today's podcast is shorter than usual. But we bring you three really nice podsafe tunes by female JIndies artists that I found on the Japanese website 'mF247'.

The Band, Bar, and Event listings are about 15 minutes in.

Also, towards the end of the show I tell you how you can get a free MP3 player. So keep your headphones on.

The tunes in order

Mentioned in the podcast

Check out What's Happening In Tokyo's new podcast at Digital World Tokyo.
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WHIT-07-01-2006

Length: 25 min. 52 sec.
File size: 20.7 MB

Mogura

The 44th WHIT podcast

Last Thursday I went to Shimokitazawa where an acoustic night was held at a bar called 'Big Mouth'. Altogether, five acts performed.

The level of the musicians was very high, but I really liked the music of solo artist, 'Mogura'. Three tunes from his 'Mogura no Hadaka' CD are featured on today's podcast.

About fourteen and a half minutes in, Stan and Jim are at Frustration Station, talking about their pet peeves. The Band, Bar, and Event listings are about 21 and a half minutes in.

The tunes from Mogura's 'Mogura no Hadaka' CD in order

  • Hadaka
  • Mayonaka
  • Work Man

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WHIT-06-23-2006

Length: 36 min. 49 sec.
File size: 29.5 MB
 

The 43rd WHIT podcast

It's June 23rd, and today's show is long, but special, and that's because Tim called me on SKYPE, and we had such a good connection that we decided to do an impromptu interview, of me, about the changes that WHIT has been through over the previous year.

Do to the length of today's show, the Band, Bar, and Event listings are short, and are about 30 minutes in.

The tunes in order

The above tunes are available on the Podsafe Music Network

The What's Happening In Tokyo theme song is by Daiki.
The back ground tune for the Band,  Bar & Event listings is 'Friday Park' is by Daiki.

Mentioned in the podcast

Tom, from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA., and a fan
of WHIT & Daiki, emailed me this picture of his
really cute children, and their pet dog. 

Notice that Tom's little girl is holding Daiki's CD, Kaza Uta.

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WHIT-06-11-2006

Length: 30 min. 56 sec.
File size: 24.7 MB

 

The 42nd WHIT podcast

It's June 11th and WHIT is coming at you with a Latin beat again..

I talk about some new developments in my life.br> I also talk about a new podcast that WHIT is doing for Digital World Tokyo.

Jim & Stan are at Frustration Station, about 18 minutes in.
The Band, Bar, and Event listings are 25 and a half minutes in.

The tunes in order

All the tunes are available on the Podsafe Music Network

Mentioned in the podcast
WHIT-06-02-2006

Length: 30 min. 50 sec.
File size: 24.7 MB

Daiki & Little Wings
'Kazauta' CD


Free Trans Ensemble
'In Life' CD

Hirotsugu Mochida

The 41st WHIT podcast

It's June 2nd and this is the 1st podcast using our own What's Happening In Tokyo theme song which was created by 'Daiki' of 'Daiki & Little Wings' band.

The show starts off with two of Daiki's hits: 'Sparkling Woman', a great reggae song, followed by 'Dear friend', a great R&B tune. Both tunes are from his 'Kazauta' CD.

Jim & Stan are back at Frustration Station, about 14 minutes in. They talk about some experiences they've had; speaking English with the Japanese.

After Frustration Station, you'll hear two more tunes. The first is 'Itaikurai' by the 'Free Trans Ensemble', taken from their 'In Life' CD. The second tune is 'Love Bomb' by 'Hirotsugi Mochida', and taken from his 'Mieruyo' CD.

The Band, Bar, and Event listings are 26 minutes in.

Notes:

The tunes by 'Daiki' and 'Free Trans Ensemble' are available on the Podsafe Music Network,

The CDs by 'Daiki', 'Free Trans Ensemble', and 'Mochida Hirotsugu' are available at their respective websites.

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WHIT-05-28-2006

Length: 26 min. 21 sec.
File size: 21.1 MB
 

The 40th WHIT podcast

It's May 28th and this is the last in a series of podcasts featuring some of the artists that performed during the Kichijoji Music festival.

During today's show, Michie & l stop by the Mishima Cafe. Mishima Cafe has some of the tenderest yakitori I've eaten. They also have a happy hour from 5 to 6pm with a large glass of Ebisu beer for 210 yen.

The spotlighted artist today, is Yoko Kose. The live performance in this show was recorded on May 4th in front of the Seiyu department store during the Kichijoji Music festival.

The second tune by Yoko Kose is titled 'Yume wa Yume no mama de' and was taken from her CD of the same name.

At the end of the show, we end up in a very special club (and now my favorite) that I discovered during the Kichijoji Music Festival.

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WHIT-05-19-2006

Length: 43 min. 03 sec.
File size: 34.5 MB

'Suiren' means
'Water Lotus'


'Suiren' live



'Cappa Sight' &
'Hirotsugu Mochida'

The 39th WHIT podcast

It's May 19th and this is the second in a series of podcasts featuring some of the artists that performed during the Kichijoji Music festival.

The spotlighted artist is a group called 'Suiren'. Suiren means 'water lotus'. The lead guitar player, and lead male vocalist is Hirotsugu Mochida. The female vocalist is 'Cappa Sight'.

Also during today's show, I'll take you to a Kichijoji diner that serves great hamburgers,  world beer, and Hawaiian Coffee.

Towards the end of the show, the first tune from Suiren's demo CD was 'Attention Please', and the second tune was 'Umi wo Mi ni Yukou'. Both of these tunes are now available on the Podsafe Music Network

The intro tune was 'Suki Suki Kichijoji' by the 'Sound Checkers'. The outro tune was, 'Singers of Soul', by the 'Kichijoji Young All Stars' which is made up many of the great local musicians. Among them are Hirotsugu Mochida, Momoko - a great R&B and jazz singer, and last but not least, Kyoko Okada from the Plastic Soul Band.

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WHIT-05-10-2006

Length: 40 min. 43 sec.
File size: 32.6 MB

'Reddyo'

The 38th WHIT podcast and the 1st Year Anniversary

It's may 10th, and Golden Week and the Kichijoji Music Festival have come and gone. But for the next few podcasts, WHIT will be featuring various kinds of live music recorded during the festival. And each show will spotlight one or two of the artists by featuring a couple of songs from the CDs that they gave me. Also, in the upcoming WHIT shows, you'll find out about some of the places that I either intentionally visited or stumbled upon.

Today's show spotlights the 'ChaCha House', and the world-class, house band, "Soul Express".  The female vocalist and keyboard player is Reddyo, pronounced 'Ray de yo'. And she is the featured artist on today's podcast.

The background tune for the intro is: 'Suki, Suki Kichijoji' Instrumental by the Soundcheckers

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The tunes from Reddyo's 'Acknowledgement' CD were:

Groups that played the short excerpts at the beginning of the podcast:

* Will be featured on upcoming podcasts.
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