Ken Yokoyama (rock Musician)
Ken Yokoyama may refer to: * Ken Yokoyama (横山健), member of the punk bands Hi-Standard and BBQ Chickens, founder of the punk record label, Pizza of Death Records * Ken Yokoyama (横山剣), member of the funk and pop Crazy Ken Band , also referred to as CKB, is a Japanese musical group formed in 1997 by its lead vocalist, writer and composer Ken Yokoyama. The band first came together in 1991 under the name "CK's", with a four-member lineup: Ken Yokoyama, Keiichi Hiroishi, Ma ...

Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release ''Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japan shows and US/European tours with punk bands such as NOFX, No Use for a Name, and Wizo. Although the members of Hi-Standard are Japanese, all of the band's major releases are sung in English. History Formation and early history: 1991–2000 Forming in August 1991 as a four-piece band, the initial lineup of Hi-Standard contained lead vocalist Atsuhiko Matsumoto. However, shortly after recording their first demo tape in 1992, Matsumoto left the group, with bassist Akihiro Nanba taking over vocal duties, solidifying Hi-Standard's lineup as a power trio. In 1994, they released their debut mini-album ''Last of Sunny Day''. Three months later, they released a 7" titled "In the Brightly Moonlight", and embarked on numerous tours across Japan ...
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BBQ Chickens
BBQ Chickens (often stylized as BBQ CHICKENS) is a Japanese hardcore punk band, created in 2000 by former Hi-Standard member Ken Yokoyama. All four members have been "buddies since childhood", and convened to form the band when Ken announced the hiatus of Hi-Standard. Since their beginning, they have released five studio albums, and have enjoyed unexpected success in different forms. Their first album, ''Indie Rock Strikes Back'', sold upwards of 85,000 copies and rocketed them onto the Japanese punk scene, where they played several sold out shows. BBQ Chickens later won the award for "Best Alternative Video" during the 2002 Space Shower Music Video Awards for their video "Sick Guy/Stupid Magazine", and the year after with "Pizza of Death's Theme/Fat Boy".:ja:SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards, Retrieved 2010-07-17 BBQ Chickens' third album, ''Fine Songs, Playing Sucks'', was a Cover version, cover album, and was noted by the idea that it was a "selection of most unusual songs to c ...
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Pizza Of Death Records
Pizza of Death is a Japanese record label based in Tokyo, Japan, and was founded by Hi-Standard front man Hi-Standard, Ken Yokoyama. It was created in 1994 as a record label inside a record label (Fat Wreck Chords), and officially established itself as fully independent in 1999 with the release of Hi-Standard's ''Making the Road''. The label currently holds 19 bands, 5 of which are based in The United States and Europe. One of these is ''Me First and the Gimme Gimmes'', which is associated with several well-known American punk musicians from the United States, including producer and bassist Fat Mike of NOFX. Toy's Factory currently distributes this label. Current bands Japanese bands: *Water Closet (band), Water Closet *Comeback my Daughters *Moga the 5 *Toast (band), Toast *BBQ CHICKENS *Hawaiian6 *Razors Edge (Band), Razors Edge *The Genbaku Onanies *Hi-Standard, Ken Yokoyama *Asparagus (band), Asparagus *Slimeball (band), Slimeball *Upper (band), Upper *F.I.B. (band), F.I.B. ...
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