And so went Atlanta United's inaugural season. It's been a week since the loss,and with wounds beginning to heal, Ethan and Alex are ready to break down what went wrong against the Crew. We also recap the season, highlighting key moments and discussing surprises and disappointments. Plus, a new face could be on the way, and Ethan believes in mystic…

The playoffs are upon us. Alex calls in while soaking up the sun, and Ethan handles it with minimal resentment. We breakdown Atlanta's draw against Toronto, tell you what you need to know about tonight's game against the Crew, and discuss last night's action. Plus, the rebirth of Spanish imperialism???…

The end of the season is nigh. Atlanta United is in 4th after a hard-fought draw and face record-breakers Toronto FC this Saturday. A first-round bye is on the line. Ethan and Alex take a look at playoff scenarios, analyze the Toronto attack, and tell you all you need to know about the Colombus Crew controversy. Plus, Marco Goalo takes us across th…

Time to beat the dead horse. The U.S. is out of the World Cup. Alex tries to calm the storm, while Ethan lauds the raging tempest. After regaining composure, we look ahead to Sunday's match against the New York Red Bulls and discuss the importance of moving up to second. Plus, Tim Cahill sells out, and something's in the water in Niger.…

In this one, Atlanta United is a wallflower at the Boston Tea Party, winter came after a Loony night at the Benz, the future of American imperialism is at stake in Friday’s Banana War, and Ethan might have to leave the show early after finding out coffee is a diuretic.EDIT: Grogginess got to us, and we mistakenly stated Liverpool will play Manchest…

It's a well-known paradigm than in every great duo, there's always the hero and the idiot. In this episode, Ethan firmly cements himself as the latter, but Alex is too groggy to be the hero. We also recap the past week's action, make some French forecasts for Montreal, and question whether or not Neymar needs a babysitter when his parents aren't ho…

Hello Beastsiders!! In our June edition of the Beastscast,we feature some jams influenced by the sway of summer (a jazzy opening by Yokohama's COSTA DE PALMA, and some streetcore anthems from DS455 and DJ Ryuuki). Earlier this Spring, the U.S. was rocked by the Japan Nite Festival, including the New Earth Music Hall in Athens, GA which was covered …

Hello Beastsiders!! Today's episode is a grand return to our ongoing theme show series, THEMATIC For The People. The theme here is music from the Street Fighter video game series by CAPCOM. At the beginning of each set, you'll hear a remix of an SF composition---a lot of them covered in an interesting new musical style. These fanmade remixes do gre…

Happy New Year Beastsiders!! Our first 2014 podcast is a streamlined sojourn through the sounds of Japan and the surrounding Far East as usual, and it kicks off with a track from Ms. Mari Iijima's recent "Eternal Forest" EP. New performers on our rotational roster include pop/soul sibling quartet bless4, fresh off a video interview they did with th…

Listeners and denizens of North Georgia, the Chinese performance art group Shen Yun (http://www.shenyun.com) will be performing next weekend (12/25-12/27) at the Cobb Energy Centre in Atlanta (www.cobbenergycentre.com)! This is an interview with Mary Silver, one of Shen Yun's hardworking volunteers. Mary educates and entertains about the history of…

This is the final part of the Beasts From the East interview with rapper/journalist/marketer-promoter/entrepreneur DAMU PENDA. -How people can get in touch with him -The meaning of his Damu Penda name -His thoughts on radio promotion -His views on selling albums via the Internet -His approach to street promotion -What to do if you're in Osaka for t…

This is the 2nd part of the 3-part interview that Beasts From the East did with Damu Penda of INTERNATIONAL PARTY ROCKERS/First International Playaz. Here's what we talk with Damu about: -How Damu keeps in touch with his people in L.A. -Sending kites to his incarcerated friends -His poetry book project -The importance of writing letters -Working wi…

DISCLAIMER: Harsh Language, Unfiltered Knowledge This is the first of a three part interview with Osaka, Japan based entrepreneur/promoter/journalist/urban musician DAMU PENDA a.k.a. DOPE DADDY on Beasts From the East. Damu in his own words is a "self-educated" man, his learning taking him from the volatile streets of his native Los Angeles to Japa…

Beastsiders, please excuse the delay on this episode. But between the events of DragonCon (www.dragoncon.org/) and Anime Weekend Atlanta 2013 (check our cosplay video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsrFm3JOv7c), we had a bit of a delay. However, it's to your benefit as you'll hear about the events, and some of the fine talents we linked up with …

Greetings Beastsiders! Todays episode features a few of the peformers who rocked Chiba's debut of the IRO IRO concert series (bi-monthly shows in Tokyo), via NACANO and The Watanabes. At different ends of the musical spectrum, their tunes are accompanied by MELL, Cro-Magnon, the great Takero Ogata, the MANAFEST VISION family members Ryu Black and M…

Hello listeners! Today's show features more of the J-Music and Asian music for your ear's pleasure, but is also a bulletin for some killer events going down. First off, the legendary Japanese-American fusion/jazz/soul/funk band Hiroshima will be heading to Atlanta's Chastain Park Ampitheatre alongside some fellow groove masters for the Sunset Jazz …

Part 3, for giggles, covers the ultimate sandwich---an important question to ask yourself as you toil through what will be an exciting journey through the food service and violence soaked universe of Cafe Murder. Listen with caution..... To start though, you'll hear about the special gifts that the top donors to the CAFE MURDER Kickstarter fund won…

This is the opening of a 3-part interview with Zack Wood, one of the creative forces behind the iPhone game app CAFE MURDER. It will hit the app store on 5/31, and will be FREE for download on 5/31 and 6/1. Part 1 covers what the CAFE MURDER game is about, and the story that it tells. Also, Sean recognizes that the game shares a similarity in theme…

Part 2 is about Zack's time in Japan, and the experience in working in the JET Program, and how it led him to discover the world of manga. Through a one-of-a-kind history course, and a job as a tour guide, he found the roots of the work that would inspire the manga that has spun-off from the CAFE MURDER game.…

This May installment of Beasts gets off to a slick start via a track from Hood Sound affiliate HOKT (with production from DJ Honda) and his 2012 album "Galaxy" You'll hear a rework of a Billie Holliday song in the jazz set that follows, which includes a tune from Emi Tawata. Next up is a slammin' hip-hop detour, which introduces you listeners to Me…

Today's episode took an extra while to surface with outside obligations, but the build has been worthwhile. You'll hear from our pals in THE SUZAN, fresh off their touchdown performance in Athens, GA at the 40 Watt Club for the Athens Slingshot Festival (http://www.athensslingshot.com). New to our scene are a pair of Yokohama based jazz artists. Fi…

This is a 3/9/13 interview done outside of the famous 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia. Sean of Beasts does a quick Q&A with the J-indie pop quartet, THE SUZAN (https://www.facebook.com/wearethesuzan), just before their set at the 40 Watt. They were in attendance for the Athens Sling Shot Festival (www.athensslingshot.com) Our Beastly thanks go out …

Derek Adams is the author of the book SPELL/SWORD. Last year, I did an interview with him on my MOVERS AND SHAKERS PROJECT podcast, and he'd only tinkered with the idea of the book. It's a tale of fantasy, magic, and the friendship of two young people from different worlds. The pair are a boy and a girl. Each is possessed of a unique talent and pot…

Happy Belated New Year! Our apologies for the delay on this episode, but we've come ready with awesome diety power level music for you and yours! Our first 2013 episode kicks off with a promo banger from one of our chairmen behind the boards, FFGreen (http://ccmixter.org/people/FFGreen). The first song is from the sweet sound wonders of the D.C./NY…

Hello Beastsiders! This is an interview with Beasts host Sean and Hena Jang, president of the Japanese Conversation Club at the University of Georgia (Athens, GA). Amidst the commotion at the local coffee shoppe, you'll hear about the cultural exchange of the club, how members learn the Japanese language via casual conversation, post-meeting hi-jin…

Hitting the streamwaves on the cusp of the Mayan calendar end of the world prediction, today's podcast doles out tried and true, hot and new acts like tomorrow's been scraped from the bottom of barrel. Some of the fresh crop include Shinobi The MC, Tokyo Chaos City, ATOMIC-DOG----they're heavy on talent and on the Internets, and you'll hear about t…

This is a special edition of Beasts, hosted by Mr. Tom Melesky. If you've been with Beasts for a while, he's a familiar name. He's a promoter for acts in Japan (MOLICE, SAWA/SAWAS PHOOL, K-Syndrome), a patron of terrestrial and online radio (this show, SRQVAMPS in Sarasota, Florida, the sorely missed NIPPON MUSIC CHAMP out of WRAS 88.5fm Atlanta ho…

This official hat trick mark of our podcast is a fresh new mix of styles, incorporating classical orchestras (covering video game music, no less), sprinklings of salsa and latino flavor, electro-pop, underground livehouse rock (courtesy of some performers from the IRO IRO bi-monthly event in Tokyo--hosted by our good promoter pal Tom Melesky), hip-…

Hey Beastsiders, this is an interview that our roving reporter Zach did with J-rock trio Akabane Vulgars On Strong Bypass at the 2012 J-Pop Summit Festival in San Francisco, CA. Please enjoy, and spread the word on this. Our thanks go to the Vulgars for the time, John Genzale for the consideration, and Zach for getting the Touyou Kanon road hustle …

This is a Beasts' interview with Sean Holland, the owner of Tyche's Games, a hobby/game shop in Athens, Georgia. Tyche's specializes in equipment, playing decks and kits for table top role playing games (or RPGs). He also features gaming sessions for campaigns at the store. He goes into a good detail laying out the various titles available. As far …

In this, the 2nd installment of our podcast, you'll get some promos we've worked on (remixed by DJ FF of FFGreen Moosic--you can hear more of his work on www.soundcloud.com/ffgreen), a UK dubstep remix of a Kingdom Hearts tune by the Her Royal Songstress Utada (Hikaru), a high power J-Pop injection, vintage dancefloor strut material, blazing J-rock…

Welcome to the Beasts/Touyou Kanon podcast! I'm Sean, the multi-monikered host (DJ S.O.S., The Grand Polizzle). This is the reincarnation of a radio show about Japanese music in all varieties, as well as other regions of the Far East. If you know about the WUOG show, thanks for your patronage and welcome to Chapter 2 of the Awesome Diety Power Leve…

With the approval of the UK soul singer/songwriter Conner Reeves (Joss Stone, "Best Friend" w/Mark "Return of the Mack" Morrison), a touch of class adds a new layer of strut to the Beastly Medley series. Please enjoy! Our thanks to Mr. Reeves for the okay. And check out "Earthbound," his "Welcome to the Future" EP (now on iTunes), and anything he t…

Back to do it again, here's a fresh new take on the 3rd Beastly Medley. A Nippon tunetastic buffet of epic proportions!

The 3rd chapter of the Beastly Medley series.

The 2nd megamix for Beasts From the East (Touyou Kanon)!

The Beastly Medley is a promotional mix that showcases the many styles and artists of the Japanese music scene that that we feature on the show. Beasts From the East (Touyou Kanon) also has a SoundCloud page. We will posting some more episodes here on Podomatic very shortly. Enjoy the Medley!

Ths is the preview of what would become the "Beasts From the East" (Touyou Kanon) radio show. It's roughly a 2 hour set of Japanese music to set off the series. You'll hear movie themes, video game songs, anime tunes, pop gems, rock anthems, hip-hop tracks, and a touch of old school Nippon tunes. This is hosted by Sean a.k.a. DJ S.O.S./The Grand Po…