NEW YORK – What would a U.S.A. Day look like in Japan? There would need to be American food, like hamburgers, and some kind of technological wonder, like monster trucks! Now imagine Kate Bush shows up ...

Taylor Mac's 1830s concert on Monday, Nov 5th has been changed (due to Sandy) to an updated version of his solo, "The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac", which will incorporate election eve mayhem, the Hurricane, ...

Ai Ga Nakucha Ne came at an important time for Akiko Yano. The Tokyo-born songwriter—who debuted in 1976 with the arresting Japanese Girl—had, by the early '80s, more than established herself as one ...

She released her acclaimed debut album 32 years ago at the age of 21, but Akiko Yano still refuses to rest on her laurels. Even with a 27th solo album on the way, the pianist, vocalist, lyricist and ...

"YANOTAN," a pop-up shop created in collaboration between Isetan, celebrating its 130th anniversary, and singer-songwriter Akiko Yano, an avid Isetan fan, will open from November 30th to December 6th ...

Reissue label WeWantSounds will next repress a cult album by Japanese musician Akiko Yano. Dating back to 1981, Tadaima was co-produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto, and features all three members of Yellow ...

An enduring fixture on the Japanese music scene for over three decades, jazz pianist and singer Akiko Yano has most recently been plying her trade in a trio with bassist Will Lee and drummer Chris ...

Isetan has produced a promotional video for the store's official song, "ISETAN-TAN-TAN," by singer Akiko Yano. A 15-second trailer will be available on YouTube from March 5, with the full song (3 ...

French reissue label We Want Sounds is charting a course to release the early catalogue of Japanese singer Akiko Yano. The imprint is following up last year's release of Tadaima (originally released ...

Originally released in 1980, Akiko Yano's double LP Gohan Ga Dekitayo comes from a busy period of her career: she was actively collaborating and touring with Yellow Magic Orchestra and they backed her ...

A 1981 album by Akiko Yano, co-produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto, is to be reissued If you’ve read something you love on our site today, please consider becoming a monthly or annual tQ subscriber – our ...