Pure TokyoScope PODCAST #60: The JAPANESE MUSIC That Made Me - Patrick Macias Edition!

Matt Alt and Patrick Macias bring you pop culture from Japan

Matt Alt and Patrick Macias wrap up their two-part chat about their favorite JAPANESE MUSIC that made them, including song clips, personal anecdotes, pop cultural history, and even a cameo from Battletech era Jim Belushi! Listen below!

BONUS! Here’s Patrick’s Top Five, along with YouTube links if you’d like to watch along!

1. Rokudenashi - The Blue Hearts (1987)

2. A Men De Koi O Shite - Niagara Triangle Vol. 2 (1982)

3. The Last One - Les Rallizes Dénudés (Live, 1977)

4. Tokyo Jungle - Leopaldon (2001)

5. Kanashii Uta / Triste - Pizzicato Five (1996)

BONUS TRACK

Dokokara - Kokujin Tensai (2007)

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What is the PURE TOKYOSCOPE Podcast? Well… Author and fellow Substack writer Matt Alt and I have been recording together for about a year now. I still can’t believe we’ve made it all the way to episode 53.

Our show is a mix of Japanese pop culture news and features and some of our best episodes to date have been:

• An Interview with filmmaker Ryuhei Kitamura

• The Last Unicorn 40th Anniversary Celebration

• Our Favorite Books About Japan

PURE TOKYOSCOPE usually comes out every week on Wednesdays (US time), but we’re experimenting with early launches of the latest episode a few days early right here via this newsletter on Substack.

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