Articles posted in the ‘indie’ category

Nov
13
Kids and businessmen alike rock out to No Brain

No Brain’s latest album is big news but it’s their humorously cool, new music video that’s really rockin’.

Korean punk rockers No Brain released their 6th studio album…

Nov
9
localizer by plane

The music on plane’s new album localizer is good but the most impressive thing about the album is its super-cool cover art.

localizer is the second full-length studio album from…

Aug
11
…and I’ve screamed for SEASICK

Bursting at the seams with melodic beauty and contained emotion, indie band SEASICK really deliver with their latest single. SparkPlugged’s favorite Japanese indie rockers are back and…

Jun
1
Hey “Kidd”, Let Me Dance

Now it doesn’t get much better than this, that is, when it comes to fun, cool, party music bouncing with happiness. Super Kidd (슈퍼키드) is a Korean indie rock band. The 6-member party rock band can be characterized by their uniquely happy and comedic songs and performances [...]

May
3
Love you like water

Shing02 is probably best known for his collaboration with producer Nujabes on the Samurai Champloo soundtrack. There is much more to the Japanese emcee than that project of course. Residing in the Bay Area, Oakland, Calif., Shing02 has [...]

Jan
31
A hare-brained “opportunity”

A recent musical discovery has left my ears blessed with impressive rock sounds and my mind spinning around catchy melodies.

The band, hare-brained unity caught my attention with…

Jan
28
Another “Special” session

SPECIAL OTHERS. I can’t get enough of these guys…and with some cool new web finds, they’re worth talking about again.

SPECIAL OTHERS ON ITUNES?

Image Courtesy of SPECIAL OTHERS…

Jan
24
There’s something about Sherrys

Probably the most notable all-female band on the radar these days is チャットモンチー (Chatmonchy). But there is another similar band that deserves much recognition: シェリーズ(Sherrys), an all-female…