Neo Wave Nastros
The newest release from The Modernist Recordings collects 4 of the finest from the neo wave of Tokyo punk. Free mp3s from nanoX, The Climax, Joystax, and ex-Boy

Nikkei Sindex
From the depths of Tokyo fighting through sleazy alleys of wayward schoolgirls and outmoded banking systems comes The Nikkei Sindex, bringing you the finest in Japanese punk with 2 cute foreign hosts, band interviews, and live clips.
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Even A Daughter Is Better Than Nothing
Notorious Maximumrocknroll columnist and general provocatuer Mykel Board spent a year living in Outer Mongolia, then wrote a book about it.
Interview by Edgar Barrintgon

Warmed Over Band
Interview by Edgar Barrington
The Modernist launches its sonic auxiliary with Tokyo's power pop phenomenoms. Debut CD on The Modernist Recordings.

Marg bar Bowden?
Mark Bowden has described his new book as "revenge", L.P. Omid asks, "against whom?"

Furniture and Naked People Photography by Henrik Purienne
Working hard?