80kidz Prep Second Album Weekend Warrior

Electro noisemakers 80kidz plan to drop their second album, titled Weekend Warrior, on October 20. Just in time for the holiday season! Weekend Warrior…possibly named in honor of the toyhauler trailer boasting that surely-trademarked moniker…features 15 tracks. Only one song on their sophomore outing appeared on either of 2010’s EPs as well, and even that’s…

Hideki Kaji Teams Up With Riddim Saunter For New Album, 7 Inch

So…this post could be a whole lot more, seeing as I actually went out and bought the new 7 inch released by Hideki Kaji and Riddim Saunter. It’s a little tease for the two artist’s new album out sometime in November, which finds pop-maestro Kaji recruiting Riddim Saunter as his backup band. I imagine the…

Acoustic Rush: Viridian’s “スライドショー”

[youtube=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qutIgRfpDfI”] Mixing acoustic and electric guitars is far from next-level shit, but Viridian manage to mix the two together so well on “スライドショー” it seems like some huge revelation laying in plain sight. The combo works best near the very beginning of the song, when the acoustic guitar rushes out the gate and establishes the…