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I guess Japan is a country with most girl bands - not only all girl bands, but girls that play or sing in bands and are on some way involved in music. It's not easy to track all these bands and hear their music here in Europe. I tried to contact many of them, but I'm afraid language was a bit of a problem. Fortunately some of them answered my emails - so here they are...
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NAME OF THE BAND: THE GO-DEVILS
CITY: OSAKA
BAND MEMBERS: Momo(Guitar, Vocal), Angie(Bass,Vocal),Ritz(Drums,Vocal)
RELEASES:
- I'M IN PITTSBURGH AND IT'S RAINING/ YOU'RE GONE
7"EP DIONYSUS RECORDS ID074593
- LAST TIME AROUND / LET ME IN
7"EP MAJESTIC SOUND RECORDS MS45-009
- "Demonic Freak Scene" (3 bands Compilation)
CD TIME BOMB RECORDS BOMBCD-78
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC: 3 japanese girls play punk music in the 60's with killer fuzz pedal.
WHAT ARE YOUR SONGS LYRICS ABOUT?: each song has different story...
BANDS THAT INFLUENCED YOU: KINKS, YARDBIRDS, SONICS, REMAINS, PRETY THINGS, MISSING LINKS, OUTSIDERS, WAILERS and MANY more!
DID YOU TOUR OUTSIDE JAPAN AND WHERE?: USA
YOUR FAVORITE JAPANESE BANDS: THE SPIDERS, THE CARNABEATS, THE GOLDEN CUPS
YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM: BEWARE -THE BANTAMS, TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE-LARRY WILLIAMS & JOHNNY WATSON, LOOSE SHOES AND TIGHT PUSSY -ALEX CHILTON
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK: SPICY FOOD, COFFEE
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE: SHE-DEVILS ON WHEELS, BLAST OFF GIRLS, EVIL DEAD 1-3
MESSAGE FOR READERS OF NO BRAINS ZINE: Check our website and save the earth.
WEBSITE: www.go-devils.com
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NAME OF THE BAND: MACHINICALIS
CITY: Tokyo
BAND MEMBERS: Maki(Vo./Key.), Mikko(Vo./Ba.), Serge Katoh(Dr./Cho.), Kame(Gu./Cho.)
RELEASES:
- Machi No Shinwa (1999 / LP)
- (V.A.) My Summer Love (2002 / CD)
- (V.A.) Gas Food & Lodging (2003 / CD)
- Colour Slide (2003 / CD)
- (V.A.) Head Set Show Case Vol.1 (2005 / CD)
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC: Rock'n' Rooll a la MACHINICALIS. There is a compound element.
WHAT ARE YOUR SONGS LYRICS ABOUT?: It comes from the honest part of my heart. Opposite agreement?Despair and hope.
BANDS THAT INFLUENCED YOU: Beatles, Sex pistols, Cramps, Velvet Underground, Kenji Endo, Doo-Wap
DID YOU TOUR OUTSIDE JAPAN AND WHERE?: It does not yet play it any place other than Japan. Chiefly in Tokyo.
YOUR FAVORITE JAPANESE BANDS: Jacks, Carol, Les Rallizes Denudes, Jackie & Cedrics, Cool Five
YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM:
- HOT RATS/FRANK ZAPPA
- THE SECRET LIFE OF HARPERS BIZARRE
- TODAY/BEACH BOYS
- A HARD DAYS NIGHT/BEATLES
- NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS/SEX PISTOLS
- STAY SICK/CRAMPS
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK: Rice, Tofu, Hitsumabusi, Osusi, Tenpurasoba, Uni,Shellfish...all, SAKE
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE:
- furyoubantyo
- Bluce Lee & Jackie Chan
- WAKADAISHO Series
- O THIASSOS/Theo Angelopoulos
- ALICE/Jan svankmajer
MESSAGE FOR READERS OF NO BRAINS ZINE: Please listen to our music.
The day when it can play it in the Netherlands looks forward to coming.
WEBSITE: machinicalis.jp
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NAME OF THE BAND: NOODLES
CITY: Tokyo
BAND MEMBERS: Vocal and Guitar yoko, Bass ikuno, Drums ayumi
RELEASES:
- Cover me Shakespeare (2006.7.13)
-ivy (2005.4.16)
-Fuzz hill (2004.4.7)
-GOD CABLE (2003.2.14)
-long long chain (2001.12.12)
-rainbow (1999.12.2)
-lite pop (1999.7.28)
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC: Alternative / Rock
WHAT ARE YOUR SONGS LYRICS ABOUT?: It is the one like my diary.
BANDS THAT INFLUENCED YOU: The pixies
DID YOU TOUR OUTSIDE JAPAN AND WHERE?: NY,LA,San Francisco,Seattle,Boston,Chicago,Austin,Portland,Eugene.....
YOUR FAVORITE JAPANESE BANDS: BRAHMAN
YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM: and now... /Tha varbs
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK: Risotto, Red Wine
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE: Little Dancer
MESSAGE FOR READERS OF NO BRAINS ZINE: "Look at us"
WEBSITE: noodles.velvet.jp
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NAME OF THE BAND: THE NUTS
CITY: Nagoya
BAND MEMBERS: Hana(Ba.&Vo.), Yui(Gt.&Cho.), Kiyo(Dr.&Cho.)
RELEASES: Not yet.
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC: Shaking your body, can't stop dancing!!!
BANDS THAT INFLUENCED YOU: THE WHO
DID YOU TOUR OUTSIDE JAPAN AND WHERE?: Did not. I want to do that.
YOUR FAVORITE JAPANESE BANDS:
- Yui: THE PRIVATES, THE MIGHTY MOGULS, YURAYURA TEIKOKU, FLARE ODDS,
BIBIBIBI
- Hana: YURAYURA TEIKOKU, THE 5.6.7.8's, THE MIGHTY MOGULS, FLARE ODDS, THE
MADAME CATS and BIBIBIBI!
YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM:
- Yui: THE WHO "A QUICK ONE", THE ROLLING STONES "GOT LIVE IF YOU WANT",
YURAYURA TEIKOKU "Me no Car"
- Hana: THE YARDBIRDS "FIVE LIVE YARDBIRDS", THE PRETTY THINGS "GET A
PICTURE", THE 5.6.7.8's "BOMB THE ROCKS"
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK:
- Yui: Rice ball & Cafe Latte
- Hana: Besides a melon & Soybean milk
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE:
- Yui: NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF WIND
- Hana: Life Is Beautiful
MESSAGE FOR READERS OF NO BRAINS ZINE: YOROSHIKU! (Thank you!)
WEBSITE: www.geocities.jp/web_the_nuts/top.html
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NAME OF THE BAND: PAIFUKU
CITY: Tokyo
BAND MEMBERS: SAYAKA(guitar/Vocal), KURUMI(Bass/Vocal)
RELEASES: an ALBUM "PAIFUKU"
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC: Our music is filled with pop melodies combined with powerful playing.
WHAT ARE YOUR SONGS LYRICS ABOUT?: Happy Life
BANDS THAT INFLUENCED YOU: JUDY AND MARY
DID YOU TOUR OUTSIDE JAPAN AND WHERE?: We didn't tour outside Japan.We want to tour foreign countries.
YOUR FAVORITE JAPANESE BANDS:
- SAYAKA:JUDY AND MARY
- KURUMI:Spitz
YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM:
- SAYAKA:"Junior Sweets" of Chara
- KURUMI:"PAIFUKU" of PAIFUKU
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK:
- SAYAKA:Bean jam/Japanese sweets
- KURUMI:Strawberry, Pickled plum, Orange juice
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE:
- SAYAKA:"MONSTERS INC."
- KURUMI:"TOTORO"
MESSAGE FOR READERS OF NO BRAINS ZINE:If you live happily,your life will become fun, right? Throughout one's life, there'll be good times and bad but let's sing a catchy tune, and head towerd our dreams!!
WEBSITE: members3.jcom.home.ne.jp/paifuku
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NAME OF THE BAND: PETTY BOOKA
CITY: Tokyo
BAND MEMBERS: Petty : Ukulele & vocal, Booka : Ukulele & vocal
RELEASES: 10 CDs from BENTEN Label Tokyo, http://sister.co.jp/pettybooka/
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC: We do cover the songs of country, bluegrass, punk , 80's pops and classic-rock -- everything from Patsy Cline to Ramones.
BANDS THAT INFLUENCED YOU: The Andrew Sisters, Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks, The Ukulele, Orchestra of Great Britain, The Aquabats, The Byrds, Shorty Long, The Ramones, Every Brothers, Les Paul & Mary Ford etc.
DID YOU TOUR OUTSIDE JAPAN AND WHERE?: We have been to Austin Texas, big and small cities in California and all over USA like Chicago, New York, etc.
YOUR FAVORITE JAPANESE BANDS: Jackie and The Cedrics! The are so cool and the bass plaer, Rockin' Jelly Bean did art work of some of our CDs. We love them a lot.
YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM: Sweet Hearts of the Rodeo / The Byrds and The Hit Makers/ Les Paul and Mary Ford.
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK: We are afraid to say ... we like Japanese snacks & Junk Food!! We love tea, Japanese green tea, English Tea, Camomile herb tea and Chinese tea
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE: Monty Python!
MESSAGE FOR READERS OF NO BRAINS ZINE: This is a great opportunity for us to make acquaintance people out side of Japan, Audrey have been Netherlands with Lolita No.18. We haven't bee to Europe. Pleas visit our myspace page and be our friends.
WEBSITE:
sister.co.jp/pettybooka
www.myspace.com/pettybookatokyo
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NAME OF THE BAND: THE PRAMBATH
CITY: Osaka
BAND MEMBERS: Chihiro Isadora(Vocals & Bass)/ Captain(Vocals & Guitar) /Suzu Cream Cheese(Guitar & Chourus)/Kazz Electric(Drums & Chourus)
RELEASES:
- many comilation CD's.... V.A"Secret Recipe From Far East" (Nice&Neat
Records/U.S.A)2005
- 1st e.p "Hey Girl e.p"(K.O.G.A Records/Japan)2001
- 1st Album"Sweet & Hot!!" (Grooovie Drunker Records/Japan)2002
- 2nd Album" My Heart Beats For You!" (Grooovie Drunker Records/Japan)2005
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC:
Sweet & Hot Rock!! Yeah!
Cute & Wild!! Crazy!!!!
WHAT ARE YOUR SONGS LYRICS ABOUT?:
- Love and Hate.......Rock!! and Action!!(Chihiro)
- Get action(Captain)
BANDS THAT INFLUENCED YOU:Everything!! (Chihiro)
DID YOU TOUR OUTSIDE JAPAN AND WHERE?: San Francisco U.S.A(2002)
New York U.S.A(Radio Heartbeat PowerPop Festival 2007)
We would like to go to everywhere in the world!! We would like to play shows!!
Please contact us!! prambath-isadora[@]hotmail.co.jp
YOUR FAVORITE JAPANESE BANDS:
- Young Parisian/Teenage Confidential/Reo Yokomizo and Neon Group/The
Gimmies/Treeberry(Chihiro)
- The Wimpy's/Firestarter/Psychotic Reaction(Captain)
- george yanagi & rainy wood(Suzu Cream Cheeze)
- Ziggy(Kazz Electric)
YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM:
- The Cichlids "Be True Your School"/Mambo Taxi "In Love With.."(Chihiro)
- Crime "SanFrancisco's doomed"/The Police "Outlandos d' Amour"(Captain)
- Pete Townshend'Empty glass"(Suzu Cream Cheeze)
- Rolling Stones "Let It Breed"/The Who "Who's next"/Elton John "Goodbye
- Yellow Brick Road" / Lynyrd Skynyrd "Second Helping"/Led Zeppelin "Led Zeppelin"(Kazz Electric)
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK:
- Cheese Bread & Jasmine Tea (Chihiro)
- Curry Rice & Starbucks coffee(Captain)
- fresh fish & shochu(a clear distilled liquor) (Suzu Cream Cheeze)
- Noodle(Kazz Electric)
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE:
- The Dictators DVD... sorry not movie..(Chihiro)
- The Night On The Earth (Captain)
- ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST(Suzu Cream Cheeze)
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Kazz Electric)
MESSAGE FOR READERS OF NO BRAINS ZINE:
- Hello everyone, We are "THE PRAMABATH" from Osaka Japan. THE PRAMBATH can play Sweet & hot music!! everytime, everywhere. Please listen our music on myspace www.myspace.com/theprambath and add to friend! We would like to go to everywhere in the world!! and We would like to realease new records!!
Please contact us!! prambath-isadora[@]hotmail.co.jp
- Keep on Rock Yeah!!!!!!!!! Love (Chihiro)
- We will go to The Netherlands and Europe, Let's dance and drink with us!
Live (Captain)
- Walk on!(Suzu Cream Cheeze)
- Please come to Japan to play(Kazz Electric)
WEBSITE:
www.kh.rim.or.jp/%7Euu-mike/pb/prambath.html
www.myspace.com/theprambath (myspace)
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NAME OF THE BAND: RAT HOLIC
CITY: TOKYO
BAND MEMBERS: Ajiro(g) / Marie(dr) / Kahori(org) / Shimmy(b) / etuko(ts)
RELEASES: WIPE OUT With RAT HOLIC / RAT HOLIC
DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS(US) DCCD21
DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC: Surf, Garage
BANDS THAT INFLUENCED YOU: THE CHALLENGERS, THE TRASHMEN
DID YOU TOUR OUTSIDE JAPAN AND WHERE?: NO
YOUR FAVORITE JAPANESE BANDS: JACKIE & THE CEDRICKS, THE ROYAL FINGERS, THE GREAT MONGOOSE
YOUR FAVORITE ALBUM:THE CHALLENGERS [SURF BEAT][K-39], THE BEACH BOYS [ALL SUMMER LONG]
YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AND DRINK: Beer! and meat, Sushi, ethnic foods
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE: BIKINI BEACH, OCEAN TRIBE, COFFEE AND CIGARETTES
MESSAGE FOR READERS OF NO BRAINS ZINE:
Hello !!
We are RAT HOLIC.
Please check our CD.
Let's go trippin' !!
WEBSITE:
www.clapworks.com/hinochop/ratweb/
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