Archive for July, 2009

Jul
29
tacica’s rockin’ releases of ’09 (thus far)

A mid-year retrospective on one of our favorite rockin’ trios!

Jul
29
cinema staff – “チェンジアップ”

From their 2nd mini album Symmetoronica released a bit over a month ago. These guys sure know how to rockout!

Jul
18
LACCO TOWER – “Ichigo”

“Ichigo” snaps back and forth at first and had me thinking, “this is intense, ah no it’s not, oh wait wow!” The PV is simple yet creepy and that’s highlighted by…

Jul
14
Clammbon – “Re-Re-ã‚·ã‚«ã‚´”

Clammbon breathes new life into one of their classic pieces (for the second time apparently). “Re-Re-ã‚·ã‚«ã‚´” is heartfelt and serenely elegant; it’s the kind of song that…

Jul
12
26times with LAZYgunsBRISKY

Their sound may not burst much out of the genre box but LAZYgunsBRISKY fires shots of charming wit and musicianship into the straight-up rock ‘n roll crowd.

The band’s…

Jul
10
SOUR / 日々の音色 (Hibi no Neiro)

From the Youtube Description: “This music video was shot for Sour’s ‘Hibi no Neiro’ (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album ‘Water Flavor EP’. The cast…

Jul
10
Chatmonchy serves Dessert with DVD

Chatmonchy serves up “Dessert”, the final dish of their four-course “Restaurant” DVD series. Chatmonchy Restaurant Dessert, which comes out August 26th, features rare footage

Jul
9
SparkPlugged’s fresh new look is here

Welcome to SparkPlugged version 11.0! Actually, we’re not sure what version of the site’s design this is; we probably lost track sometime in the summer of ’07.…

Jul
8
Kuuchuu Loop – “Chiisa na Hikari”

I don’t know how I almost missed this, I love Kuuchuu Loop (空中ループ, aerial loop)! The band returns with their second mini album, 夜明け、光。(Yoake Hikari, dawn light), which…

Jul
7
REAL’ – “Usotsuki”

“ウソツキ” (Usotsuki, liar) is the latest single from rap-rock outfit REAL’ (レアルダッシュ, real dash). Some of the song is sung as a conversation and while “Usotsuki” rocks…

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