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How Meeting Howard Shapiro Led to Reissuing "Lead Me To The Garden" by Hawai‘i rock group ʻĀina

How Meeting Howard Shapiro Led to Reissuing "Le...

In 2014, four days before Howard Shapiro's birthday, I sent him an email through his website, Performing and Fine Artists for World Peace. I had no idea it was his...

How Meeting Howard Shapiro Led to Reissuing "Le...

In 2014, four days before Howard Shapiro's birthday, I sent him an email through his website, Performing and Fine Artists for World Peace. I had no idea it was his...

How Jah Gumby's "Humility" Album Came To Be

How Jah Gumby's "Humility" Album Came To Be

It was in 2013 when I first met Jah Gumby, or Ryan Murakami, while organizing an all-vinyl party with friends. Our headliner was Woosey, who went by Papa Woowu at...

How Jah Gumby's "Humility" Album Came To Be

It was in 2013 when I first met Jah Gumby, or Ryan Murakami, while organizing an all-vinyl party with friends. Our headliner was Woosey, who went by Papa Woowu at...

Interviews with 1970s disco bands from Hawaii: Power Point, Odyssey, and Peter Rivera of Rare Earth

Interviews with 1970s disco bands from Hawaii: ...

This has been a long time coming: audio interviews with local artists. I've been interviewing artists since this blog's inception, but never took the extra step to create podcast-like interviews...

Interviews with 1970s disco bands from Hawaii: ...

This has been a long time coming: audio interviews with local artists. I've been interviewing artists since this blog's inception, but never took the extra step to create podcast-like interviews...

"It's not where you're from, it's where you're at" — Interview: Ted de Oliveira (FRNT BZNZZ)

"It's not where you're from, it's where you're ...

We've got something special up for you. Today we dive into an enriching conversation with Ted de Oliveira, the multi-instrumentalist / producer behind the FRNT BZNZZ moniker. Oddly enough, this...

"It's not where you're from, it's where you're ...

We've got something special up for you. Today we dive into an enriching conversation with Ted de Oliveira, the multi-instrumentalist / producer behind the FRNT BZNZZ moniker. Oddly enough, this...

Going with the Flow in Tokyo (Gūzen, Part 2)

Going with the Flow in Tokyo (Gūzen, Part 2)

I started writing this post while Hideki Yamamoto was recording his show for Central Pacific Time, an online radio station that me and Lei started earlier this year. Hideki provided...

Going with the Flow in Tokyo (Gūzen, Part 2)

I started writing this post while Hideki Yamamoto was recording his show for Central Pacific Time, an online radio station that me and Lei started earlier this year. Hideki provided...

Under the Overpass: FRNT BZNZZ, aka Ted de Oliveira

Under the Overpass: FRNT BZNZZ, aka Ted de Oliv...

It was late one night at Bevy. Me, Oliver, and Hideki were wrapping up another Soul Time in Hawaii party, something we did every month (but recently scaled back to...

Under the Overpass: FRNT BZNZZ, aka Ted de Oliv...

It was late one night at Bevy. Me, Oliver, and Hideki were wrapping up another Soul Time in Hawaii party, something we did every month (but recently scaled back to...