Archive for May, 2010

May
29
3markets in the studio

Sometimes I’ll come across something intimate on youtube (which I know is an oxymoron.) But to get a peek inside the studio of a band recording or…

May
24
The Beat Motors sans clothes

It takes balls to perform naked, but I’m glad The Beat Motors embrace the mosaic in their latest PV for “きれいな少女.”

I’d like to say that The Beat…

May
21
THE JETZEJOHNSON – “Fury”

As we examine the next entry in the latest from electronic-friendly band THE JETZEJOHNSON, we can see an evolution into a much more dance club-oriented theme. The…

May
20
BO-PEEP Power up

BO-PEEP are bringing  Sheep storm troopers to overload your brain circuitry in their newest video for “POWER”.  And you will not resist.

Take some adorable stop-motion animation of…

May
18
oil78proof -Searchlight Live PV

Oil78proof’s band name sounds like an extremely flamable liquor or maybe a great detergent, like BLEACH maybe? Because the newly released live PV for “Searchlight” sounds a…

May
11
Hanumaan -Fever Believer Feedback

Noisy. Loud. Full Speed on rock. Your choice of feedback and distortion. All for you with Hanumaan’s second mini-album Re Distortion out June 9th, 2010 (yesasia is a…

May
10
FAT PROP- Close my eyes

Close your eyes and I promise you, you will feel the music from FAT PROP’s mini-album Close My Eyes (currently available at yesasia.com.) Should you peek through your…

May
8
cutman-booche – “立ち上がれ”

While SparkPlugged is going through this whole mainstream phase, I thought I’d try and tackle cutman-booche’s latest adventure “立ち上がれ” (Tachiagare, Stand Up). Taking a bunch of pages…

May
7
One OK Rock rock more than OK

I have HIJACKED SPARKPLUGGED.NET to throw up the new ONE OK ROCK video. No it’s not indie. No it’s not alternative. It’s straight up mainstream rock which probably gets compared to My Chemical Romance on a daily basis.. why would I do this?

May
3
The crickets experience a “Loss”

Watching the crickets perform in their video for “Loss,” I feel like I stepped back into 1985. With oversized jackets and polkadot buttoned up shirts, I swear…