Hokkaido, Japan is my new home. With winter fast approaching and I spend more time indoors, next to the big, orange, glowing kerosene heater, I decided to …

A mid-year retrospective on one of our favorite rockin’ trios!

The unapologetically loud & edgy quartet sign with a new label and re-release their debut album,
Give Me A Chocolate.

They’ve already put out 2 full albums and a single, won a major music festival, and are about to embark on their first national tour. Not bad considering prom is still coming up.

The latest episode of The SparkPlugged Podcast comes at you with four amazing but very different tracks. It’s about right that we rock out AND chill out at the same time.

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Here’s the PV for tacica’s upcoming “人鳥哀歌e.p” (penguin elegy ep). I can barely contain my excitement. The single drops Jan 14; mark your calenders folks!…

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This part consists of “黄色いカラス”　and “人間1/2″, (two of our favorite tracks!) These guys definitely don’t disappoint when performing live. Shoichi really gives his all here, just …

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“アシュレー” and　”アースコード”. It’s a shame that “アシュレー” is cut off a bit. It’s one of their lesser known but amazing songs.

Watch part 1 and part …

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And here’s “HERO” for the encore! What a great way to end a great show :]

Watch part 1 and part 2…

This will be a multi-part series showcasing our favorite releases of the past year. Each part will focus on a different editor’s top picks. So lets get started!