If you told me about a new TV show called Space Dandy, I'd assume it would be about a dandy who has adventures in outer space. And what do you know, I'd be right!

A Listener's Guide to the Music of Kids on the Slope

Kirk Hamilton

7/05/12 9:00pm

And so with one last musical interlude, Shinichirō Watanabe’s marvelous anime Kids on the Slope concluded its 12-episode run. Kids was something truly special—a nostalgic, dream-like tribute to friendship, love, and the mysterious power of music.

From The Creators of Cowboy Bebop, a Dreamlike Ode to Youth, Love and Jazz

Kirk Hamilton

5/31/12 8:00pm

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I was a band kid in high school. (This is probably not a surprise to readers of Kotaku Melodic.) I tried on a lot of hats in middle school—I tried being an athlete, tried being a brain, tried being involved in student government. But it was in the jazz band that I found a home.