About
The SP Alliance is Shay, Toad, Owen, Max
Who is Shay?
Shay is the author and owner of SparkPlugged. While he may often appear as just an average guy, he is far from that. He has a very unique side to him. SparkPlugged allows that side to manifest. It goes without saying that he is a fan of Japanese entertainment. He likes music, movies, computers, Japan, and Corea. He is currently studying Journalizmmm at the University of Wyoming.
name: Shay (シェィ)
aka: jam.bot, kenshi
music: Radwimps, m-flo, Quruli, ACIDMAN, THE BACK HORN, The Mass Missile, Art-School, Shiina Ringo, Utada Hikaru, MONGOL800, SAMBOMASTER, Bloc Party, Daft Punk, Rammstein, Röyksopp
internet: last.fm, mixi, Flickr, DailyMotion, YouTube, MySpace
Who is Owen?
Blind to genres and labels, Owen hails from KL, Malaysia, and embraces anything that sounds good to him, regardless of length, artist, and lyrical content (or lack thereof). On the rare occasion that he isn’t feeding his new-found love for post-rock or studying for his A-Levels, he can be found splitting his time between English literature, anime & manga, playing ping-pong, and working out.
name: Owen (オ-ウエン)
aka: saturnine, saturninemo, Akibana
music: ACIDMAN, Yoko Kanno, Maaya Sakamoto, capsule, Boom Boom Satellites, Suga Shikao, Shiina Ringo, Tokyo Jihen, Spangle Call Lilli Line, dorlis, downy, SOULHEAD, Tomiko Van, Syrup16g, Asana, Dhal, TOE, etc…
internet: last.fm
Who is Max?
Born in the same country as Molière, a total autodidact for everything he does (like learning Japanese, English, design, …). He gets the inspiration for his photographs in music and cinema. He wants to work as a graphist and travel all over the world.
name: Maxime
aka: saidai, maku, redbird
music: MUCC, tokyo jihen, Shiina Ringo, 10-FEET, Dragon Ash, BUMP OF CHICKEN, Mr.Children, THE BACK HORN, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, SPARTA LOCALS, ACIDMAN, De-Phazz, and a LOT more…
internet: last.fm, DailyMotion, MySpace, sakoo.org (photography)
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Past Contributors
Mike
Contact Us
Questions or comments? Want to write for SparkPlugged? Please feel free to drop us a line. Thanks.
shay[at]sparkplugge[dot]net
