Japan Files 2.0

JapanFiles.com 2.0 debuts with new features and new… Noodles!

March 04, 2008 - Celebrating over three years as the largest website devoted to Japanese MP3s, JapanFiles.com premieres a new design and special features today, just in time for its newest band - Noodles!

JapanFiles.com continues to build its catalog of over 200 bands with new artists/labels added every month. J-Music fans from around the world can find the newest rock, pop, punk, techno, and alternative music, plus exclusive digital releases of music you could previously find only in Japan, like the newest tracks from BESPA KUMAMERO and ketchup mania.

This month, JapanFiles.com is happy to announce the addition of veteran Japanese girl-rock trio Noodles just in time for their upcoming USA tour with the Pillows (see band links below for tour dates). Noodles has toured America several times, including two back-to-back appearances at SXSW. Fans can now download their latest albums "Metropolis" and "Cover me Shakespeare" at JapanFiles.com for only 99 cents a track.

JapanFiles.com is dedicated to bringing Japanese artists together with music lovers from around the globe. Sales from music at JapanFiles.com directly support the artists, so the fans really do make a difference. In addition, JapanFiles.com sponsors several band tours a year at anime conventions and live houses. Upcoming events in 2008 include: Swinging Popsicle (Mexico); ketchup mania (Japan Nite tour and Sakura-Con); tokyo pinsalocks (Anime Boston/Knitting Factory New York); and Budo Grape (A-Kon).

"Top 10 Websites for Japanese Music." – SeekJapan

"The top publisher of Japanese music in the U.S. - an amazing resource." – play Magazine



New features now available on JapanFiles.com 2.0:

ALBUM PRICING
Full albums are always $9.90 or less, no matter how many tracks are on the album.

ZIP DOWNLOADS
Customers can choose to download their purchases in one complete zip file (albums and single tracks).

MONTHLY SPECIALS
Staff picks every month are discounted 50% or more to help music fans find undiscovered gems among our large library of great indie bands.

GUEST PICKS
Japanese entertainment industry guests also get in on the action and choose their favorites from our catalog. The Guest Picks feature a special introduction and a discount price. Our March 2008 guest is Dennis A. Amith (KNDY) of the respected, long-running Japanese and Asian entertainment website J!-ENT (www.j-entonline.com).

USER FORUM
Discuss favorite artists, discover new bands, share info on tours and events. This is open to fans of all styles of Japanese music, and not limited to the bands sold on our retail site.

ARTIST VIDEOS AND LINKS
Visitors to the JapanFiles.com website can find artist interviews, links, and videos on the same page as the MP3 samples. Over the coming months, more links and videos will be added to every available artist, but fans can start exploring these features right away with artists like BESPA KUMAMERO, advantage Lucy, ketchup mania, and Electric Eel Shock.

PLUS - MORE FEATURES COMING SOON!



LINKS

JapanFiles.com MP3 store - www.japanfiles.com
JapanFiles.com MySpace - www.myspace.com/japanfiles
JapanFiles.com on Last.fm (full album previews) - www.last.fm/label/japanfiles.com

Noodles - Official website (English/Japanese) - http://noodles.velvet.jp/
Noodles MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/noodlesvelvet

VIDEO

noodles - "Grease" [PV]