Posts Tagged ‘indie’

chickenrace’s Departure

By Shay • May 9th, 2008 • Category: Check it Out, Top Story1 comment

The importance of having a good time is apparent in chickenrace’s work. They will make and entrance this summer with their first maxi single, Departure. The uniquely-named band’s single comes out June 4th, 2008.


Parallel Park with tacica

By Shay • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Check it Out, Top Story1 comment

Parallel Park by tacica. Let’s consider the task of parallel parking. Think about how stressful and tedious it can be. Okay? tacica’s Parallel Park is nothing like that. It’s another case of “that music is only coming from three guys!?”


Fox loco phantom’s crazy night at SHIBUYA-O

By Shay • May 5th, 2008 • Category: Check it Out, Top Story0 comments

Indie rockers Fox loco phantom are hosting an incredible night of music with five great bands. On May 27, Fox loco phantom and 251 present a special party at SHIBUYA-O West.


Natural Punch Drunker gives their ‘best’

By Shay • Mar 12th, 2008 • Category: Check it Out3 comments

NPDisc-BEST- is the obvious-titled “best of” release from Natural Punch Drunker. The rock quartet gives us 17 solid tracks and the “best” is certainly no understatement. It’s cable-plugged-into-a-banana rock action (at least the cover art is).


Interview with Yellow of PEELANDER-Z

By Shay • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Check it Out5 comments

Japanese Action Comic Punk Band PEELANDER-Z has hit the road to tour all across America once again. SparkPlugged was lucky enough to get an interview with frontman and all-around intergalactic rockstar Peelander-Yellow.


The Reconquista of GHEEE

By Shay • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Check it Out1 comment

If you take four established indie rockers and put them in a band to combine forces of rock awesomeness you’ll have GHEEE. The quartet’s second album, Reconquista comes out March 12, 2008.


An album & a single on the same day

By Shay • Feb 8th, 2008 • Category: Features, Top Story3 comments

Japanese indie duo Yuugin simultaneously released their latest album and single on the same day. Singles often precede full-length albums coming out months before the one they will appear on does. These guys bucked that trend sort of.