JAPAN WUT? Podcast

In the latest episode of Japan WUT? Podcast with Matt Bigelow & Tom Melesky #22 Tom and Matt have had just about enough of this pandemic. Food deliveries are up. Travel is down. Is a second wave coming? If so, how can we save our favorite music dive bars (and other venues like Rosso 198). We discuss how to galvanize a musical community with Mickey Acorn as well as his fundraising project for L...

Episode #21 of Japan Wut? has just dropped so check it out now! After listening to some tracks By the Syamisenist and the Molice, we discuss our show’s first major shout-out. Then we speak to Mike Rogers about what goes on behind the scenes with his immensely successful Mike Rogers show and new Color Red Radio. Plus, new COVID19 acronyms, opinions on celebrity prank shows, guilty pleasure snacking...

The 20th episode of Japan WUT? “AbeNoMaskeraid” is now available for listening and/or download. We’re both a bit talked out on COVID19 so, after some great music by Icon Girl Pistols and RedBedRock, we instead turn to the local music scene and focus on the efforts to save some music establishments (Livehouse Anga) while lamenting the closure of others (Gamuso) We then speak to New Jersey music pro...

Just because we are podcasting remotely does not mean we are merely "phoning it in"! Far from it -- we revamped the studio and made it Corona Compatible, friends! Jingles? Check. Music? Check. Call-in Guest Taylor Mignon from Tokyo Poetry Journal? Big Check! We talk about how Tokyo is faring with the Corona Lockdowns, Spies on Social Media, play music by Badger Line, Taylor Mignon, and Matt Bigelo...

We begin by playing songs by "Slow Wolves Club" and "LifeGarden", then discuss alternative terminology to "Social Distancing". We then review contaminated Corona testing kits in the supply chain. Justin Sachs ( http://morethanmusic.jp/) from More than Music calls in to discuss pivoting his business plan during a lockdown on fun. We then play music by Tokyo Sapiens, and discuss an AI to predict Cor...

Cherry Blossoms Canceled! Is the Corona Virus Part of the Flat Earth Movement with the Big Discus Corporations Acting as Rogue Agents to Cancel the Olympics?!?!?! Guest Jon Heese (https://www.turning-japanese.info/2017/11/hashiru.html) calls in to discuss his Political Career as a Foreigner in Japanese Government and how the Government is Dealing with COVID-19/Wuhan Flu. We end the show by discuss...

Boomers and their lamps, is the Wuhan Flu a Psy-Op? Japanese Olympics Representatives Gett COVID-19 in Amsterdam (wink wink), Cherry Blossoms CANCELLED AFTER being DECLARED, A new song by Ryan Boiselle, Using Coronavirus Downtime to study new music promotion on social platforms, and improv commercials. PLUS A HOT AIR BALLOON! DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/japanwut DONATE: bitcoincash:qzks8qlxrdd3u...

Intro: Self-Quarantining and Day Drinking by yourself are the same thing, right? Making Fake News and Believing Fake News is OK, right? Guest: Sean Anderson, part of the Crystal Hunters Manga team ( https://crystalhuntersmanga.com ), calls in to discuss disrupting English Education with Kick-Ass Manga. Tech etc: We also talk about AI Computer Vision in the Ocean, and a Woman Who Stuffed Her Bra Wi...

Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Keeping Corona Free, Indeed! Like, Subscribe, and Leave a Comment お願いします。 Matt talks about making money while not working, Tom plays a Molice song with a big hangover. Andrew Holtby of "Off Beat Photography" calls in to talk about hosting music sessions in Tokyo. So what is made in Wuhan, China, the center of the CoronaVirus rock...

Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss how the Corona Virus is impacting the music scene and logistics. Professional Pianist Evan Wish (  https://twitter.com/EvanWishPianist ) calls in from Los Angelas to talk about going from Canadian dirtbiker to being an LA pro musician, as well as how the Coron...

Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. What to do with passive aggressive pedestrians peddling power moves? What about establishing a Circuit of Clubs for gaijins to tour? What is the band "Tibetan Sky" (call in from Alex from "Tibetan Sky")? What are some of the hottest upcoming shows? What did Professor Kentaro Iwata have to say about the Diamond Princess? How did the gove...

Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. (HOST: Tom @boringgaijin / HOST: Matt @MRBigelow) 1. What is Valentine's Day like in Tokyo when you are married? 2. Listen to Indie Music. 3. YouTube Algorithm Creates Indie Hit. 3. Cameron Lee from Bitcoin.com joins live in studio. 4. Corona Virus, Where is the reality? 5. Drugs Plus Censorship Creates Scarcity Resulting in Sales. We w...

Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss one-lunger blues musicians of 2020, Markets as Interface, What do Music Venues Expect of Musicians, Japan Society 5.0 and AI News, Foreign Crime in Japan, and follow up with a singer getting her first band together. DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/japanwut Tom @boringgaijin Matt @MRBigelow

Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Tom returns from MAGA country to find Asia cloaked in the Corona Virus. Matt drinks a Corona and talks about Tokyo Architecture. We interview Sei about playing Dobro/Delta Blues in clubs in Japan. We play music by Sawas Phool and Sei.

The Corona Virus Rages, The Drive of Youth vs. The Process of the Aged, an Insider on 5G, And Why You Should not forge "Military" Documents. Featured Song: “Rise and Fight” by Takeshi Umemiya and the Comrades (https://www.facebook.com/takashiumemiya/) Get Petteri Here: https://www.facebook.com/PetteriPee Get Matt Here: @MRBigelow DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/japanwut

Foreign Perspectives in Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. We discuss indie music promotion, Generative Adversarial Network Art, the Tuna Industry, and Mike Hannah of the Goood Things calls in to discuss the meaning of singing. DONATE: paypal.me/japanwut

We talk about the inner workings of Japan from a foreigner’s perspective with zero insight guaranteed. We review Wagyu Beef and the genetic laws to protect it. Plus the ups and downs of Government mandated fun, the band The Molice get played, Takashi Umemiya gets played, and AIVA.ai, an AI music creator gets played. Finally, we discuss Carlos Ghosn -- fool or mastermind? www.matthewpmbigelow.com M...

We talk about the inner-workings of Japan from a Foreigner's Perspective with Zero Insight. Matt and Tom discuss the Christmas and the Year End in Japan. Then Utkarsh from Lil Uttu Skype's in to talk about working in an Indian startup while trying to promote his music in Japan. After that, a Conference for those that want to be left alone, and we end the show with some music news. Remember: The we...

Foreigner Perspective on Japan with Zero Insight. Guaranteed. Mike Rogers of the World Famous "Mike Rogers Show" Calls in to talk about digital vs. terrestrial radio, sourcing talent, and the never-ending battle between management and talent. Mike Rogers is @MRS897 Tom is @boringgaijin Matt is @MRBigelow

Matt and Tom discuss Year End Parties, Free Money, How Music Projects Start, Music Videos in 2019, and Foolish Foreign Crime. Like, Subscribe, and Tell a Friend. RSS: http://www.matthewpmbigelow.com/?format=rss The Japan WUT? Podcast is based in Japan. We like it here.

Are sun-dried towels batteries containing sun power? Why would a religion build a publishing house in 2019? Is hyper-normal the new boring? Matt and Tom try to unravel Japan as it enters its new Era: The Reiwa Era! Petteri of "Takashi Umemiya and the Comrades" call in to help out the answers!