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Ok! Now I have to do one of my "Mr. Salaryman endorses" things again! Because May will be a very interesting month in terms of music since two of the current best bands are releasing new records. First we have the great band Tiamat releasing a new record... ...full story at Adventures of a Salaryman

from Adventures of a Salaryman on Sat, Apr 26 2008

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02 Jan 08 visit kuma_gari  »  YouTube videoA very rare band from Japan playing Klezmer (Jewish) and Gypsy (Roma) music. The band formed in 1999. Not using any electrical instruments at all, the band's sound reminds one of nostalgic circus music and old jass bands. With all the different...
30 Oct 09 visit Alice Russell-Let Us Be Loving  »  Kyklops Last month I had a few words to say about the very excellent band Brownout, and about an email I received from their record company, Six Degrees Records. If you haven't already, I urge you to give Brownout a listen...Anyway, this week I received another...
21 Feb 09 visit World › Myanmar junta begins releasing 6,300 prisoners  »  Japan Today Myanmar's military government began releasing inmates from prisons on the outskirts of Yangon on Saturday as part of a general amnesty to free more than…
04 Jul 08 visit Top in Category › New Lonely Planet books released  »  Japan Today This month Lonely Planet is releasing the 4th edition of the Kyoto guide. In addition to the current Kyoto guide book, 13 new phrasebooks will…
22 Oct 07 visit My name is Mr. Salaryman and I have a problem...  »  Adventures of a Salaryman Hi everyone, my name is Mr. Salaryman and I have a problem. It is my first time here and it is a bit difficult for me to talk about it, but I hope you all can listen to my story. I am a God-Jesus addict, I just bought another one because my old comrade...
28 May 09 visit It's a small Internet!  »  Adventures of a Salaryman My blog has now been up and running for a little more than two years (the birthday was celebrated here) and there have been some interesting results from that:1. Google "Tokyo" and "Salaryman" and I come up in the top 5, only "Salaryman" still gives me a...

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