music - Night Water

An illustration of Shonan Beach FM studios behind a marina full of small yachts.

radio

Tune in to Shonan Beach FM

Jazz and easy listening from coastal Japan

The author's own marker doodle, meant to capture something of both city pop flavor and 80s anime style

music

City Pop, Escapism, and Nostalgia for the Future

Japanese city pop is back, but its revival isn’t only about posh romantic tunes—the genre’s popularity can be traced to our political mess and the need to escape it

Photoshopped Cap'n Crunch Oops All Berries — this one has an iPod and it says "Oops! All Pirated MP3s"

Day Soda

Day Soda #13: Oops, All Music! Edition

Plus: A look ahead at 2024

music

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

guest post by Mathilda Hallstrom

A man sits in a train station with headphones.

Night Water Cooler

Night Water Cooler: What are you listening to?

What's on your HitClips keychain tonight?

Night Water Cooler

Night Water Cooler: "Midnights" Listening Party

We would be remiss not to discuss these musical late night vibes.

People raise their hands to provide public comment.

internet

The NWCIPC public comment period is open

Events beyond the control of the council have opened the floodgates of public opinion on our Halloween PSA

Singer Ezra Furman sits on the hood of a classic car.

Day Soda

Day Soda #7: A midday drive off a cliff

Plus: Find My Friends

music

PSA: Remove “Zombie” by The Cranberries from your Halloween playlists

A message from the Night Water Council on Improper Playlist Construction (NWCIPC)

theatre

I'll never let go of Titanique

Titanique was called the parody musical of dreams, and it was. It really was.

Coco's Italian Market & Ristorante storefront.

Day Soda

Day Soda #4: Italian Music to Eat Spaghetti By

Plus: how to digitize a cassette tape

Huckle Cat, a cat wearing a shirt, and Lowly Worm, a worm wearing a bowtie and hat, sit at a desk.

music

Busytown Radio brings us the news, the weather, and the best music ever

A drive down memory lane with Huckle and Lowly

music

Let’s check in with the winner of the Night Water HitClips giveaway

“I received a package in the mail from California with a HitClips player in it and a bunch of HitClips and now I am here, talking to all of you while you read this at night in your beds next to your glasses of water.”

music

“Vermont Is so Great and Cities and Towns Places!” is definitely an album about Vermont cities and towns

The Guy Who Sings Songs About Cities & Towns delivers another set of songs about cities and towns

A dressed-up woman turns the dial on an old-fashioned radio.

music

Don't touch that dial

It's only natural that musicians would turn to the conceit of the radio broadcast.

film & tv

Michael Doshier on Throuple, a new queer romcom

A chance encounter at a merch table sparks an unexpected romance in this new film