Before beginning, I have to admit to something I did unannounced, and that’s my deletion of every iteration of “Top 10 Japanese Music Artists” lists on the blog. More recently, I have criticized professional music reviewers who are so analytical that they somehow manage to lock specific sounds and ideas behind cultures and borders, in … Continue reading Mack’s Music Highlights: Quarter 4 of 2025
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