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Well, So much for promises. I never got my Minolta sorted with a flash and I also still need to buy a battery for it. And to top it off I didn't actually get to see the MUMMIES at Shinjuku Loft. Tickets sold out lightning quick and I was feeling rundown after partying several nights with SHLONK, a scummy Canadian band that hit Tokyo for Halloween week. However, my girlfriend did muster up the strength to stay out all nite after seeing S… Continue

OK, so I mentioned in a thread that I was going to see the A-Bones in Tokyo for for a big Tokyo Back from the Grave blowout and there was a request for some photos. There was about 30 bands and I took three or four successful pics. I'm mostly upset that I didn't shoot the 5678's who played as the original band and wore traditional kimonos. I used a crappy Pentax digicam, but when the MUMMIES come around this Halloween I will to have a better camera.

First up is the classic style punk band JET B… Continue

Those familiar with 60's garage rock, British Invasion and psychedelic bands are probably also familiar with the Group Sounds, or simply GS, movement in Japan in the late 60's. The Nuggets II set highlights The Mops and other groups like The Tigers and The Spiders have at least become familiar names to us in the West. Recently, Japan has scene a resurgence in older homegrown types of music including Showa Pop, Kayoukyouku (pop Songs) and of course GS. And the most popular band bringing back this… Continue

PLAYHOUSE are a true-to-form Japanese rock 'n' roll trio that have been playing together for the past decade or so. While the guitarist smokes up the stage, the bass player and lead vocalist carries right along with the cat on sticks; and then, they all stop on a dime together, just to hop right back along into song! If you're thinking Grease, these guys do it with more hard-edge Japanese attitude, and lacking none of the skill of a true RnR revival! They're continuing on under the name N… Continue