MLS #028: "Culturally Appropriate" w/ Patrick St. Michel

Yo This week were pleased to bring you a conversation with one of Japans most salient figures in music culture. Patrick St Michel is a writer, blogger and the creator of MakeBelieveMelodies dot com. Hes written for a large number of publications & websites such as The Japan Times, Pitchfork, Stereo Gum, Metropolis magazine, and Vice. Patrick has been writing about indie and mainstream Japanese music culture for almost a decade and his knowledge is VAST. Most recently he contributed to Bloomsbury's 33 1/3rd series about the sensational electro-pop band, Perfume, and their highly acclaimed album "Game." Patrick sat down and gave us some super interesting insight into the world of the Japanese music scene. We talk about everything from Pikotaro and vocaloid mumble rap to Idol group gang wars and Stezes dislike of SMAP. In fact, Patrick was so insightful that we had to make him our official J-pop field correspondent. There was too much to be contained into an hour long episode, so we kept it going for almost 2. Stick around for the whole conversation and find out what upcoming shows are in store for all of us in Tokyo. Check out at MakeBelieveMelodies.com Twitter @MBmelodies and maybe even try to find him on FB. Patrick St Michel WEATHER REPORTS: Late: ECD - Cutting Edge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5aesWfE31M Mega: Miku-hop - やし feat. Hatsune Miku https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0WQGsih02A Patrick St. Michel: SleepMage - ????? ( im working on it) Check out our upcoming shows on the calendar. Something interesting every week. Hit us up with your upcoming shows and anything dope going on that we might have missed. Make sure you check out our calendar to find out what's going down in Tokyo. Our Calendar is wild populated now, listing all types of shows and events happening in Tokyo. We keep it up to date and are always down to share and help promote your shows →→→ goo.gl/SmRW9u Also be sure to support MEGA LATE SHOW by going to Cal Combs dot com to check out Cals music and merch. Get 25% off all purchases over $30/3000¥ when you use the promo code "megalateshow" So hit us up, share us with your mom, ask questions, get answers, and check out our featured guests. MEGA LATE SHOW 2018