Following our coverage of his excellent performance at SXSW 2017, Miyavi himself actually shared the pictures taken by Yaaaaaas and her recap. https://www.instagram.com/p/BR6m1rBgEqQ/ So not only is he awesome and …
Read More »SXSW 2017: Miyavi makes love to his guitar (and the audience) on his epic stage
Miyavi, the Japanese god of fantasies and guitar, decided to grace Austin, Texas with his presence this year at SXSW. He performed two shows at the festival, both to a …
Read More »SXSW 2017: MFBTY and friends steal the show at ‘K-Pop Night Out’
SXSW is most noted for bringing an eclectic showcase of music from not only around the world, but all across the genre spectrum. So when I heard that MFBTY would …
Read More »SXSW 2017: Indonesian band Lightcraft talks inspirations & expectations
This week marks the beginning of every indie artist’s dream festival, South By Southwest (SXSW), where up and coming performers will cater to industry professionals and die-hard music fans in …
Read More »[Event] Dumbfoundead, Year Of The Ox, and … special guest Jay Park sell out The Roxy in LA
Let me tell you a little story about last Sunday night. Ya know yo girl is a huge fan of Dumbfoundead, so when I was unfortunately denied press (I reached …
Read More »Please read the new Disclaimer page!
Hello everybody! I recently realized what this site needed was a Disclaimer page! Go read it! —– It has already proven its utility to me. https://twitter.com/asianjunkiecom/status/831437580994424832 https://twitter.com/asianjunkiecom/status/831438625917194241 I look forward …
Read More »[Event] Swings lets his flow and lyricism loose in LA … as well as his thirst
Swings live in Los Angeles was more than I was prepared for. I WAS NOT READY! No, really. And in reality, I don’t think anyone was. Way back on December …
Read More »Asian Junkie is now basically the premier site for music reviews thanks to Eric Nam
I took the day off yesterday to sleep, so I was surprised that I had so many mentions on Twitter. Quickly I found out that it was because of an …
Read More »Asian Junkie recognized as credible, reliable journalism by JoongAng Ilbo
Hello peasants and inferior media outlets, I am here to let you know that JoongAng Ilbo, one of the big three newspapers in Korea, has come to recognize the journalistic …
Read More »2017 is finally here … well, soon anyway
2017! I’ll be back tomorrow whenever I wake up. Or, uh … maybe a day later depending on how I feel*. *Assuming there’s no amazing drama that goes down, which …
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