Chattanooga’s very own weekly Anime, Game Music, J-Pop, J-Rock (and now K-Pop) radio show Tokyo Tower FM, hosted by Zippy and The Cay, will have their 100th Episode on October 28th. It’s been two years since the show began. For WAWL vets and Chattanooga Otaku, it’s the predecessor of the original “Sushi Bar” Anime radio [...]

Photo Credit: Jalapeño It’s been a while since I posted the last Ni-Ongaku Spotlight feature. In this post, let’s take a look at the upcoming all-girl J-Rock group, ORESKABAND (オレスカバンド). The 6-member band, who got their start during middle school in 2003, first preformed at Anime Expo in 2007 with their hit song, “20 Tips” [...]

Next, there’s the J-Rock group that helped make Fullmetal Alchemist a legendary anime. L’arc~en~Ciel’s “Ready Steady GO!” is the second opening to the series. L’arc has been around for a long time–since 1994, to be exact. Older hits include “Fourth Avenue Cafe”, “Spirit Dreams Inside” (as heard in the Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within movie), [...]

For those who have yet to watch Fullmetal Alchemist have a reason to check it out. The next video in the Ni-Oangaku Spotlight series is “MELISSA” from Porno Graffiti. The song is the first opening theme to the anime, “Fullmetal Alchemist”. When I first heard this song, I had no idea it was a theme [...]

Just in time for the holidays, is the latest release from J-rock fan favorite, L’arc~En~Ciel, “Hurry Xmas”. This is one of my favorite Christmas songs of the year, especially from L’arc~En~Ciel, who made a comeback since the AWAKE album in 2005 this year with “Daybreak’s Bell” for Mobile Suit Gundam 00 opening.