You know, I don’t know how much like me you are. But I imagine that there must be some truth to the idea that if I have a particular problem, then you or someone else shares the same problem. By extension, if I have found a solution or mechanism to deal with that problem, then…
What is an SRS?
by khatzumoto
SRS is short for “spaced repetition system”. Generally speaking, it’s a piece of electronic flashcard-like software that helps you to long-term-memorize large quantities of information by effectively working on only a small subset of the information each day, using spaced repetitions. The idea of spaced repetitions is painfully simple: when you first learn something, you…
Japanese Music Info
by khatzumoto
If you want to read about Japanese bands in Japanese, you won’t go wrong with Listen.jp, with its well-written profiles and links to similar bands in the “if you like X, you’ll love Y” fashion; the perfect cool for finding out about musicians you’ve never heard of but that are in styles you like.
Rip Slyme
by khatzumoto
Rip Slyme are in a class of their own, with a jazz-inspired sound that has evolved into something that is both entirely hip-hop and entirely unique, feauturing fast tempo, good beats and great rhymes from the MCs who range from the boisterous ragga-style of Ryo-Z to the smooth bass Su, and everything between. They started…
The Best Japanese Bands
by khatzumoto
OK, so, as part of the “regenerating content” strategy of this website, I’ve been writing a quick introduction to Japanese bands (the good ones), similar to the one that used to be up here. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) it’s getting pretty durn long. So, it seemed like the best thing to do, as always when a…
More Online Japanese Dictionaries
by khatzumoto
Hey everyone! Now, I believe in being thorough, and checking things, and all that good stuff. But you really can do too much of that — it’s called OCD. And the bigger the task, the more important it is to start with what’s at hand. It’s not one of those things where starting off on…