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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

Forming in 2003 after Chisato, formerly of the all-female punk band THUG MURDER (TKO Records), and Kenta666, from the hardcore band REAL SHIT, started collaborating, THE VICKERS quickly carved a name for themselves as one of Japan's fiercest rock n' roll acts. They released their first mini-album Stab Your Back, now out-of-print, which was quickly followed up with three brutal albums as well as Chisato's final recording with the group Don't Slow Me Down. Recently, tiny terror An

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After 40 years THE DOGS still got bite. They played amidst the 2009 SXSW fest with special guest Wayne Kramer and we're waiting for a new DVD coming soon. This Detroit rock band began in the late 60's under guidance by John Sinclair and made up part of the Rock Revolution alongside MC5 and The Stooges. As that era ended, the band went stray moving to NYC and then finally settled in LA where they became influential on the punk movement of the 70'

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