Geez, it feels like South By Southwest 2009 just happened. And already a flurry of bands have been announced for the 2010 incarnation of Austin’s biggest music event. A few Japanese bands will be heading out to Texas next March, including Osaka freak outs Acid Mothers Temple and rock outfit Boom Boom Satellites. Joining them…
Oh garage rock, never go out of style. Japan’s The Let’s Go’s do what a ton of other bands armed with guitars and cheap recording equipment do – make irreverent Nuggets era rock ‘n’ roll. No major musical push forward, but The Let’s Go’s make great, shimmy-worthy cuts. “Dance Number” stands out as some sort…
Winner of the “band with best press photo to this point” award, Ashigaru Youth also boast a nice little mellow rock jam. Starting with a dramatic fake out, “ビューティフル” quickly settles into an easy-breezy bounce before reaching the big chorus. A pleasant little jam better suited for warm weather, but good all the same. Check…
This band’s Wikipedia page sums it up – Bloodthirsty Butchers get nearly no attention in Western music circles, but are a big deal amongst the rock circles in Japan. Having never heard from this Sapporo group that’s been together since 1987, I’ve been giving them a listen a lot lately. All you need to know…
The PEGASUSS’ latest bit of remix gold comes on a reworking of The Very Best’s “Julia.” Compared to the sparse original cut, The PEGASUSS loads his version up with more prominent drums, piano and other warm flourishes. Check the track out at his MySpace.