Ever since I was a child, I’ve been a music nerd. It was an escape from a troubled life, both at home and at school. I started playing guitar and singing when I turned 15 and have played in various bands since then for almost 2 decades (gah, I’m old!) And one of my biggest... Continue Reading →
If K-On doesn’t make you smile, you’re dead inside. I love all the adorable moe girls and their band, Ho-kago Tea Time. But their songs are fairly simple, so there’s not much I could write about them besides “OMG so cute” and “Mio rocks!”. So I decided to write about their instruments instead! They are... Continue Reading →
Studio Ghibli films are my antidote to nihilism. They vary in tone and genre, but they all have the most breathtaking hand-drawn animation in history, deep themes about nature and humanity, strong female protagonists, and some of the best music ever put onto film. Joe Hisaishi has composed the soundtrack to nearly every Ghibli classic,... Continue Reading →
(Because I wanted to blog about things besides anime and manga for once!) Lots of people have an embarrassing thing they were into when they were teenagers, and one of the big ones for me was emo. I went to a jock school, and I got a lot of crap from the hip-hop and metal-heads... Continue Reading →
Maybe it's from playing classical piano as a kid, but I've always been fascinated by movie, TV and game soundtracks. A lot of artistry and craft goes into writing the perfect piece to stir and audience's heartstrings, and often these composers don't get the credit they're due. So today I wanted to talk about one... Continue Reading →
Symphogear is the best anime that you've probably never heard of. It is a magical girl/super robot/music anime where a bunch of adorable girls fight aliens in the most over-the-top action scenes imaginable (in a good way), using mech suits powered by J-Pop. If you took every anime ever made and threw it into a... Continue Reading →
I love music. I grew up playing piano and guitar from age 10, and since then I've played in tons of different bands and recorded some music of my own. I also love anime, and I especially love all the amazing music in that's in some of my favorite anime. There's so many great shows... Continue Reading →
Starting Life From Zero 