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MUCC
Mucc ムック is a Japanese rock band formed in 1997. Their name is a bit interesting in the sense that it carries two different meanings. First, it’s inspired by a Japanese children’s TV-show, and furthermore they are known as “69” too, since 69 can be pronounced as “muku” in Japanese. Some would call Mucc a part [...]
School Food Punishment
“What the..?” you might think. Japan does have a lot of weird things… However, this is the name of a Japanese band I will now introduce you to. School Food Punishment is a new indie band and not a mainstream famous one. But their music is interesting and noticeable: electronic, spacy, sprinkled with some pop [...]
Miyavi desu
“Miyavi”. You might have seen this name before while surfing the net, or when you stumbled over a picture of a beautiful and freaky looking… man? Or maybe you have heard and seen some crazy fan-girls crying out his name while hugging a poster of this guy? Anyway, this guy is something quite special. He [...]
ACIDMAN
Soft, ”Lounge-like”, and laid-back music. That would be the keywords for this band. Some would characterize it as a bit punk or alternative rock, but it is also experimental and has a flow through its sound which just commands ”chill”. Anyway, Acidman is a Japanese 3-man rock band with several singles and albums on the [...]