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 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!?”

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.