REVIEW: MORNING MUSUME “Cover You”

It’s been interesting to see people’s reactions to the Musumes cover album. Which bothers me a little because they are not really my go-to band for chin-stroking. (…too easy…) I want an almost instant love or hate (usually a combo) of each track, and the same goes for anyone’s opinion about ‘em. But I can’t really get excited either way about this one. Like many, CJ loves it, but gives some good reasons anyway, and points out some highlights that have escaped me and perhaps others. (But people do seem like these old songs…to me it’s like Nirvana doing a Boston/Pixes cover album instead of just ripping them off, which worked perfectly fine!)

ON BLOGGING: Moving On
The Groove Music Life

CJ announces his move from Stuck in a Pagoda With Motoko Aoyama to the newly created The Groove Music Life. He details his decision to move and covers upcoming features and changes, then starts things off with AKB48 commentary and a SCANDAL review.

“Yah! Yah! Yah!”, Indeed.

Great news for Scandal fans!  According to CJ, a full length CD is scheduled for release August 8th.  CJ has a screenshot of the cover, which is eerily reminiscent of the Beatles’ last work.  This one definitely makes it onto my want list.  And I’m sure the same can be said for a few other folks around here as well!

As long as they are emulating Beatle album covers, why not reprise the one from John Lennon’s “Two Virgins” album?  Now that I would like to see!

Reina Tanaka, Playmate?

CJ share scans from Reina and Takitty’s Weekly Playboy pictorial, bemoaning the lack of badonkadonk in the process.