I was a massive fan of BiS and by default I suppose BiSH. I’ve written about the latter before when I reviewed their awesome first album but I’ve never really paid much attention to them on Youtube until the site began throwing random suggestions at me.
And that’s when I began to realise something. Whoever is managing BiSH is a bit weird. Why? Continue reading
flow will also contain a DVD of music videos (including “I Just Wanna Kiss You”) and international touring/performance footage from the band’s long career which began with Sony Records in 1995. The band has gone on to find international success with numerous overseas performances in the United States, Mexico, and Korea, as well as contributions to various soundtracks for Japanese video game company Nitroplus.
Fans can learn more about the new album and preview the song “Small Blue Sailboat” at the special album release website here .
I’m interviewing these crazy cats when they perform Hyperjapan November 27-29.
What should I ask them?
I met Tom on a train to Hackney after the BABYMETAL forum show last July – which was well wicked – and we’ve been in contact ever since. I figured it was about time I interviewed the wee bam, especially seeing as how I took him around Glasgow and we both got properly wrecked. Continue reading
Well hey yo music fanz. I had an interview with the Samurai guitarist himself a few weeks back and a photographer sent me a bunch of pictures that I could use for my piece. I only used a couple, so I figured I’d indulge the fans by uploading a few more! Continue reading
Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently you will have heard that Jimi Hendrix has been all over the news on account of a legal dispute over one of his guitars. As luck would have it – and because it seemed serendipitous – I nabbed a quick chat with a very anonymous buyer who owns the black Monterey Stratocaster Hendrix used back in the day and asked him: what is it like to own one of the great man’s guitars?
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The band are called 557232O and this song is best described as a cross between Sparks, a Salvador Dali picture, the 1970’s Charlie and the Chocolate movie and some 1960’s futuristic sci-fi TV show and is as gloriously over the top as any song about a frickin’ biscuit can be. But don’t take my word for it, watch it below and make your own mind up!
LOS ANGELES (October 12th, 2015) – X JAPAN announced today that the iconic Japanese rock group will release, for the first time ever, a studio recording of their much loved song “Born To Be Free” on November 6th, 2015. The song, which the band has performed live to sold out shows around the world over the years, has never before been released as a studio recording. Continue reading
My contact touring Tokyo sent me a message saying word on the underground idol scene is that Brand New idol Society are reforming!
For those unfamiliar with them, BiS managed to tread a fine line between idol pop/rock and alt.rock really well. Basically, BiS just didn’t give a flying fuck what anyone thought about them and from watching a few shows on the interwebs I realise how nuts they were as a live act too:
But this needs verified. Does anyone have any further news on this? Get commenting or hook me up on Twitter.
Necronoma – as they are also styled – crossed my radar last year on the back of their super weird single Atai no Tsumeato and they’ve been lurking in the back of my mind ever since. Yes, I agree, the band are a very niche proposition and certainly a work in progress.
Najinsan!!!!!!!!! 