J-POP
98: A REPORT Yuji Oniki samples a
range of Japanese bands that are unlikely to make it to
America
The
Transmigration of Johnny Rotten
"One listen to the Thee Michelle Gun
Elephant's Chicken
Zombies provides ample evidence that
blues based kick ass rock and roll is alive and
well in Japan."
Sunny
Vibrations: Retrodelic Tokyo
"Sunny Day
Service harkens back to the "Group
Sounds" of Japan, when bands started coming up with
their original material during the sixties."
Diary
Pop: The Emulators Kazuyoshi Nakamura and
Tomovsky
"Just as the diarist enters reminders of other
people into his/her diary, Nakamura's
Kinjito are filled with a
plethora of references towards other pop songs and
artists."
Speedracers:
Super Car
"Anyone wondering where British noise pop went
should check out Super Car's debut album
Three Out
Change."