Beasts From The East/touyou Kanon Podcast

This is a special edition of Beasts, hosted by Mr. Tom Melesky. If you've been with Beasts for a while, he's a familiar name.He's a promoter for acts in Japan (MOLICE, SAWA/SAWAS PHOOL, K-Syndrome), a patron of terrestrial and online radio (this show, SRQVAMPS in Sarasota, Florida, the sorely missed NIPPON MUSIC CHAMP out of WRAS 88.5fm Atlanta hosted by b-chan), a stuntman and schoolteacher, as well as the occasional backup dancer and stuntman.Tom is a co-organizer of the IRO IRO concert series based in Tokyo (featuring local and international acts sharing the stage) and is the owner of the Underground Terrarium---a virtual forum for up and coming artists. Prepare to hear the alluring sounds bubbling under the surface of Japan in this episode!He's a storyteller and a self-deprecating humorist, and with his charm, you'll hear about a number of Nippon performers, as well as IRO IRO and his performer friends and peers.Tom's been a massive contributor to the musical expansion that Touyou Kanon has had through

This official hat trick mark of our podcast is a fresh new mix of styles, incorporating classical orchestras (covering video game music, no less), sprinklings of salsa and latino flavor, electro-pop, underground livehouse rock (courtesy of some performers from the IRO IRO bi-monthly event in Tokyo--hosted by our good promoter pal Tom Melesky), hip-hop, and remixed dance jams.The closer tune for today's show is from Murkdaddyflex, who's a trained instrumentalist, and a creative crate digger who offered up his tune "Java."  There's some koto playing in the background near the 1:20 mark, and it's a sweet tune.  All of his work is free for your downloading pleasure.  His site is murkdaddy.flex.bandcamp.comSpecial thanks go out to T.O. Lawrence at Cinephiles Anon (cinephilesanon.com, http://www.flickr.com/photos/cinephilesanon/) for the cosplay pictures he took at Anime Weekend Atlanta back in September, and our roving reporter Zach Collins for the interview with Akabane Vulgars on Strong Bypass at the J-Pop Summi

Hey Beastsiders, this is an interview that our roving reporter Zach did with J-rock trio Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass at the 2012 J-Pop Summit Festival in San Francisco, CA. Please enjoy, and spread the word on this.  Our thanks go to the Vulgars for the time, John Genzale for the consideration, and Zach for getting the Touyou Kanon road hustle in bi-coastal mode!

This is a Beasts' interview with Sean Holland, the owner of Tyche's Games, a hobby/game shop in Athens, Georgia.Tyche's specializes in equipment, playing decks and kits for table top role playing games (or RPGs). He also features gaming sessions for campaigns at the store. He goes into a good detail laying out the various titles available.As far as the Beastly interest, Tyche's is an anime lover's haven. At one time the store had an anime DVD rental service which was very popular (particularly with the folks at UGAnime, the anime club at the neighboring University of Georgia). Now the anime series DVDs (in excellent condition) are being sold in their original boxsets, at just $3 a disc!In addition, Tyche's sports a formidable music selection of anime soundtracks, as well as J-Pop and Rock releases from artists such as Versailles and Megumi Hayashibara (Slayes/Blue Seed). There are domestic and import releases available for a great price.Anime apparel is also available.You'll hear about Japanese snacks (

In this, the 2nd installment of our podcast, you'll get some promos we've worked on (remixed by DJ FF of FFGreen Moosic--you can hear more of his work on www.soundcloud.com/ffgreen), a UK dubstep remix of a Kingdom Hearts tune by the Her Royal Songstress Utada (Hikaru), a high power J-Pop injection, vintage dancefloor strut material, blazing J-rock bands, a brand new "I Can't Believe They Went There" Segement with an ingenue comedic pop duo (The Shadeaux Bros, with a twist on a familiar video game tune), and a marriage of hip-hop and crisp jazz.  Dig in, and thanks for tuning in!You'll hear more from our team of artists, including singer Jamie Charoen, and Tokyo based rock quartet Inside Neon.  The former has been touring through the Southeast and we've interviewed her her on the tour, while the latter is pushing their debut "If You're Not With Us You're Against Us" which came out in March.  Prepare to hear more from them here at Beasts Central, along the group The Planets.  Freshgalaxy is a wicked mind on th

Welcome to the Beasts/Touyou Kanon podcast!  I'm Sean, the multi-monikered host (DJ S.O.S., The Grand Polizzle).  This is the reincarnation of a radio show about Japanese music in all varieties, as well as other regions of the Far East. If you know about the WUOG show, thanks for your patronage and welcome to Chapter 2 of the Awesome Diety Power Level Music saga. You can learn and listen to the radio show at the archive at http://shows.wuog.org/risingsun/If you're new to it, thanks for giving us a gander and take pleasure in getting to know what makes this experience for the folks who've kept up with us for two years (including fans, venues, music and visual artists from all over the world, and the people who get thrown by the language barrier)Beasts From the East is part of the Vividly Visions Productions family and is sponsored by Norminella Studios (formerly Norminella Recordings)WELCOME TO TOUYOU KANON!Tracklist:OGG BEATS: Tokyo CipherDJ Tonk ft. Zooco: Intro ReincarnationGagle: Afternoon DazeDenki Groove

With the approval of the UK soul singer/songwriter Conner Reeves (Joss Stone, "Best Friend" w/Mark "Return of the Mack" Morrison), a touch of class adds a new layer of strut to the Beastly Medley series. Please enjoy!Our thanks to Mr. Reeves for the okay. And check out "Earthbound," his "Welcome to the Future" EP (now on iTunes), and anything he touches!

Back to do it again, here's a fresh new take on the 3rd Beastly Medley. A Nippon tunetastic buffet of epic proportions!

The 3rd chapter of the Beastly Medley series.

The 2nd megamix for Beasts From the East (Touyou Kanon)!

The Beastly Medley is a promotional mix that showcases the many styles and artists of the Japanese music scene that that we feature on the show.  Beasts From the East (Touyou Kanon) also has a SoundCloud page.We will posting some more episodes here on Podomatic very shortly.Enjoy the Medley!

Ths is the preview of what would become the "Beasts From the East" (Touyou Kanon) radio show.  It's roughly a 2 hour set of Japanese music to set off the series.  You'll hear movie themes, video game songs, anime tunes, pop gems, rock anthems, hip-hop tracks, and a touch of old school Nippon tunes.  This is hosted by Sean a.k.a. DJ S.O.S./The Grand Polizzle.  Shot outs to our hub WUOG 90.5fm, who's kindly given Beasts Central home since January 2010. If you want to hear more of the episodes from our original WUOG radio show run, go to http://shows.wuog.org/risingsun/Enjoy! TRACKLISTAkira Ifukube Godzilla (Main Theme) A Tribute to the Original "Beast From the East"Masaru Sato Yojimbo Opening Theme***** BREAK *****UNICORN WAO!X/Japan KurenaiPeelander-Z S.T.E.A.K. P-Bone SteakDir En Grey Cleaver Sleazoid***** BREAK *****capsule Portable kuukou80-pan I Don't Wanna GoFantastic Plastic Machine L'Aventure FantastiqueSuzuki Ami joins Nakata Yasutaka FREE FREE***** BREAK *****Heartsdales Body RockHALCALI Girigiri S