Fresh sushi oops I mean music from Japan!!

I was just in Japan so thought I would share some of what is currently pretty huge in over in the land of Hello Kitty:

The cute Kimura Kaela and her new album 5 Years :
This clip is the ad for it:

This is her live, with a previous big hit called 'Tree Climbers':



A bit more on the indie side, but popular within the indie scene is Texas Pandaa! They are a cool, quirky four-piece I checked out at Tokyo's indie spot O-West in Shibuya!
This is their track 'Days'




More soon, but have to dash- taking photos of American cool cats Jeffrey Lewis and The Junkyard tonight (Tuesday 9th)! Support act is Aussie band Dick Diver, I cant wait! If you're free come down!!
http://northcotesocialclub.com/

Triple J Hottest 100

It's that time of year again, time to place your votes for the hottest 100 songs of the year! Here are my top 10, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

The Middle East - Blood
Andrew Bird - Oh No
Animal Collective - In The Flowers
Flaming Lips - Silver Trembling Hands
Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over
Grizzly Bear - Fine For Now
Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
Phoenix - 1901
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Skeletons
Atlas Sound - Shelia

damn... looks like I forgot Bon Iver... he would be in there too!!
vote now: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/