We are heading into the dog days of summer here in Japan. This weekend marks the start of the seven-week long summer vacation for grade-school students as well as summer-related…
This week's Song Lyrics Sunday, hosted by the wonderful Jim Adams, is about zodiac animals. The twelve animals are from Chinese traditions. Today in Japan is a special festival that…
🇺🇸 🗽 Happy Independence Day! 🗽🇺🇸 Also, Happy late Canada Day to all my Canadian readers. I celebrated Canada Day a couple of years ago by talking about Jane Child.…
Happy Summer to everyone living in the Northern Hemisphere! 🏖☀️🍨 And, Happy Winter to those who live in the Southern portion! ☃☃❄️⛷ To celebrate the season about beaches, ice cream,…
It's Sunday again! This week's #SongLyricsSunday theme is about " Cards / Dice / Gamble / Lose / Win", thanks to the series' host Jim Adams. I want to take…
This Friday marks the beginning of summer! The season that some will joyously celebrate or moan for the next three months. Whatever may be your mood, you gotta have some…
Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there. This week's Song Lyrics Sunday is about "father / dad / barbecue". This prompt was given by Jim at an "A…
It's the middle of June and the rain is not showing signs of letting up. June is traditionally the month of the rainy season (or 梅雨) here in Japan. Today…
Today's featured artist is Minnesota native alt-rock musician The Sound Ninja. I have interviewed this artist before last year when he released the single "Lens (We Use to See)", He…
We are celebrating birthdays here on ai love music today. It seems like a lot of people was born in June: there were two birthdays today and a handful last…