So, what’s a SparkPlugged?

SparkPlugged (スパークプラグド, スパーク) was invented to help you find good music to blast through your speakers while simultaneously stomping out the ever-growing expanse of questionable music. That “good music” happens to mostly be Japanese indie, rock and alternative music with a few other oddball genres tossed into the mix. Simply put, SparkPlugged explores good Japanese music and more.

Contributors | The Alliance

editor in chief: Shay
sparkplugged.net[at]gmail.com | Shay’s last.fm
Shay is a journalist who is currently living in Hokkaido, Japan. He enjoys a wide assortment of (Japanese) music and writing so it only made sense for him to create this ROCKetship of a website about good Japanese music. Besides loving music, writing, and writing about music, he enjoys web design, sneakers, fashion, playing music, and studying Japanese.

contributing author/businessguy: Todd
toadsoup[at]gmail.com | Todd’s last.fm
Todd recently went from ‘guy who spits ideas at Shay’ to ‘guy who spits ideas at Shay and also does stuff for Sparkplugged.’ He is currently the Sparkplugged businessguy. If you have any business, he’s your guy. Unless you need an executive override of some sort, then Shay is your guy. Todd also enjoys drawing pictures of both dinosaurs and robots.

editor/contributing author: Jimi
thejimi[at]gmail.com | Jimi’s last.fm | Jimi’s [art]blog
Jimi is a Designer who currently works in the animation industry. He has an unhealthy obsession with Japanese music (specifically with the alt/indie variety) which is mainly how he ended up here at Sparkplugged. Aside from art, animation, and music, Jimi takes interest in…. well actually that pretty much sums it up.

contributing author: Psycho_Dad
kohanyi.robert[at]gmail.com | Psycho_Dad’s last.fm
Psycho_Dad is studying computer science / engineering at a Hungarian university. Although he lacks the skills of an average computer engineer, he is aspiring to be a professional good-for-nothing (he is right on track so far). However, through the Sound of Japan he found his ultimate goal in life: to become a rock guitarist in the land of Nippon! So he is diligently learning Japanese and playing the guitar simultaneously (literally). Besides these ambitious plans he is a retired lame yo-yo and devil stick player!

contributing author: Shen
kamikazen[at]gmail.com | Shen’s last.fm
Shen is a currently a lazy law school student in LA. He was first exposed to Japanese indie rock what seems like ages ago and has grown terribly addicted to it over the years. Other than religiously following the ways of the Japanese indie world, Shen is interested in playing guitar and video games. He is also a casual webcomic/manga/graphic novel reader and is pretty much amused by all shapes and forms of entertainment.

contributing author: one80
wesone80[at]gmail.com | one80′s last.fm

contributing author: Neaux

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