So I hear there is a new flavor of Mountain Dew. It’s called Hopeless Dew and it tastes like the tears of a broken mosh pit kid. Ok. Maybe I made that up. But Hopeless Dew is a J-punk band that philosophizes “WHY DON’T YOU WONDER WHAT PROVES PEOPLE EXIST.” Think about that long and … Continue reading »
Feelflip might be on the government’s watchlist with their highly contagious and infectious punk ska. Put on your gas masks when watching “O.K. Man.” Whatever these dudes are planning, it involves tooty ska horns and frenetic guitars. Mosh on Feelflip and get your adrenaline pumping. This song is on touch the monolith CD+DVD out 6.5.2013. … Continue reading »
Well it’s official. We get the official video for the Simple Plan and Taka of ONE OK ROCK collaboration “Summer Paradise.” It’s a great video showing Simple Plan living it up in Japan and jamming with One Ok Rock on stage and acoustically on guitar. Hooray for photo ops!! Hooray for heart beats! ITunes.jp has … Continue reading »
Get splattered with paint in Upset Heroes! punk pop single “Colors.” It’s a silly rock track with a whimsical synthesizer that has a wonderful emo metalcore breakdown. Super happy song sure to brighten and color your drab Monday blues. This song was released on 4.24.2013 on the band’s website, but I don’t have any other … Continue reading »
6% is Mine, the rest the world will never see.. because the band 6% is Mine remains shrouded in mystery. Who are the guys who make up this group? Why do they always do covers? Is this the band’s first real single in “名もなき花” ? So many questions and so few answers. Well the video … Continue reading »
I highlighted Triampersandy’s MV short over at Sparkplugged.net, but now the Full MV has been released. So now you can “Rolly-Pop” for a full 3 minutes. G-yun from Gollbetty has released some solo stuff, but its great to see her with a band again, and Triampersandy sounds like great punk pop. I also like G-yun’s … Continue reading »
Is that the car from Initial D? Maybe? Blink and you might miss this drifter as he circles the band Clutcho in this punky MV short for “Flyleaf,” which just happens to be the theme song to the “Initial D Fifth Stage” anime. Here is the animax website with some anime info for that ass. … Continue reading »
Release your inner wolf with the homeland punk rocker “祖国” by 壬生狼. I don’t know much about these dudes but they are somehow associated with Alice Pack. Meh.. I gotta a whole lotta nothin. Enjoy the video! Read about Alice Pack at their official website. Continue reading »
Minami Nine is rocking their cold little butts off right at the edge of the coast in their video for “希望の唄.” And as I’m stuck here working on Christmas Eve, at least I can say that Minami Nine is keeping me warm with their straight up beautiful rock song. This is just your average performance … Continue reading »
SA’s old skool punk is fist pumping perfection. Listen to “Saraba Yoake no skyline” and tell me you don’t want to run a mile. Just watch out for the spikey hair, you’ll poke your eye out. Sa is back with their latest Kyokai Toppa no Rhapsody released 11.7.2012. Sneak on out at CDJapan. Read the … Continue reading »
