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UK Project
UK Project (stylized as UK.PROJECT) is a Japanese independent record label and an artist management company which runs various music labels, artist management agencies and concert venues under its umbrella company. History UK Project was founded in September 1987 with the theme of "discovering unknown ones" and has been operating under this concept ever since. The company is not registered with the Recording Industry Association of Japan, and as such is still regarded as an independent "indie" music company. In April 1989, the first record under UK Project was released. The company itself, UK Project Co., Ltd. was established in December 1991. UK Project initially signed a contract with Toshiba EMI (currently, Universal EMI R/EMI Records) in 1994 but the contract was dissolved in 1997. UK Project operates under the model of dividing its artist management arm and its record production arm through the creation of fully owned private limited record labels under the umbrella o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her is a Japanese band formed by guitarist Aiha Higurashi in 1992. Beginning as a two-girl band in New York City with her friend Sachiko Ito, it was not until after they had played a few shows that the band got its name, which was lifted from the 1984 XTC song.Haw, Bill, Nippop, http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-76/artist_name-seagull_screaming_kiss_her_kiss_her, 2005. Aiha returned to Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ... solo in 1994 where she enlisted bassist and vocalist Nao Koyama and drummer Takaharu "Takape" Karashima. Karashima left the band after recording ''Pretty In Pink'' in 1999. Discography Studio albums * ''Give Them Back to Me'' (1996) * ''It's Brand New'' (1997) * ''17'' (1998) * ''No! No! No!'' (2000) * ''No! N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Boom
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serial TV Drama
Serial TV Drama (stylized as serial TV drama) （シリアル・ティーヴィー・ドラマ）is a Japanese band that was formed in 2004, managed by Sony Music Records Inc. and under Steezlab Music. The group consists of five members Hiroki Arai (新井 弘毅 Arai Hiroki), Shotaro Okada (岡田 翔太朗 Okada Shōtarō), Satoshi Tokizaki (鴇崎 智史 Tokizaki Satoshi), Goh Inamasu (稲増 五生 Inamasu Goh), and Futoshi Kondo (近藤 太 Kondō Futoshi). History The band was formed in January 2004 in Saitama Prefecture, and became active in LIVE activities in May. The drummer was replaced twice, and vocalist once. As of 2010 August, the band continued performing with the current members. The songs are first written by guitarist Arai, and then rearranged after discussing with other members to fit all of them. After that, the lyrics are filled in. Guitarists Arai and Inamasu were students of the same year in university. Besides that, guitarist Inamasu and bassist Kondo st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polysics
is a Japanese Techno/Electronic Music band from Tokyo, who dubs its unique style as "technicolor pogo punk". It was named after a brand of synthesizer, the Korg Polysix. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and synthpop heavily inspired by the American bands Devo and The Tubes, as well as Japanese bands such as P-Model and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just downright gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits, notably their straight-bar sunglasses and trademark orange boiler suits stamped with a simple "P". History Polysics was formed in 1997 by Japanese high-school student Hiroyuki Hayashi. After watching some live footage of Devo and becoming inspired by new wave music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potshot (band)
Potshot was a Japanese J-ska music group from Japan. They released their records on their own label, TV Freak, in Japan. Their first five albums were re-released by Asian Man Records, an American label well known for signing Asian punk-pop bands. Their final album, '' Potshot Beat Goes On'', was released in May 2005. Potshot disbanded in 2005, playing a final show in Tokyo. Main Group members * Ryoji Ariga - vocals * Yoshito Hirai - bass guitar * Yoshinobu Takegoshi - T-bone ''Pots and Shots'' In reviewing their first album, ''Pots And Shots'' (1997), ''AllMusic'' wrote that Potshot "put the spurs to the largely kind-of-boring mid-'90s resurgence of ska music by revving up the tempos by at least 30 percent (seriously, anyone who tries dancing to a song like the breakneck "Since Yesterday" is at risk of a coronary) and dialing back all the cod-reggae Jamaican-isms that make so many of the frat-boy third wave ska bands so laughable. The drumbeat and a familiar-sounding horn section ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishidan
, which means "The Knights", are a Japanese rock band. They have a retro image, wearing Japanese school uniforms in the style of bōsōzoku. The lead singer, Sho Ayanokoji (often styled as "Show Ayanocozey"), was DJ Ozma, until he retired in December 2008. Kishidan announced a "comeback", after a three-year break, on January 27, 2009. The band had never officially split up, but had been taking a break while Show and Hikaru were working on the DJ Ozma side project. Their song, ''Omae Dattanda'' released on November 10, 2009, was used for the 11th ending theme song for Naruto Shippuden. They are signed to Avex Trax and are managed by Sony Music Artists. Their song, ''Warera Omou, Yue ni Warera Ari'', is used for the opening theme song for Kamen Rider Ghost, released on December 9, 2015 Members * — Vocals, Dragon Voice, Emcee and Guitar; born June 24, 1979 * — Dance and Scream; born January 24 * — Guitar; born October 23 * — Guitar; born March 1. Join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lite (band)
Lite, stylized as LITE, is a Japanese math rock band that has been termed "one of Japan's top instrumental rock acts." The band's members are Nobuyuki Takeda (guitar), Kozo Kusumoto (guitar & synthesizer), Jun Izawa (bass), and Akinori Yamamoto (drums). Biography Formed in 2003 in Tokyo, LITE did many gigs around Tokyo and self-released two demo CDs. In 2006, they released one mini-album, ''LITE'', and one full-length album, ''Filmlets'', through Transduction in the UK and Cargo in Europe. LITE's sound combines the precision and musicianship of prog rock with the emotionally charged cinematic compositions of art rock, in a heavier, more modern package that they describe as “math rock”. LITE toured the UK and Ireland in 2006. In July 2007, they played at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan and followed that with another UK & Ireland tour in September, coinciding with a split release with Funanori (Kaori Tsuchida from The Go! Team and Mike Watt from the Minutemen). Titled "A Tiny Tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DMBQ
DMBQ is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo, whose name stands for Dynamite Masters Blues Quartet. They are influenced by British and American rock music of the early 1970s, especially bands like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin. History DMBQ was formed in Hokkaido in 1989. The founding members were Shinji Masuko (vocals/guitar), Ryuuichi Watanabe (bass), and Yuka Yoshimura (drums). Shinji Masuko is a well-known journalist in Japan who has regular columns in several music, pornography and subculture magazines. He is a younger brother of Naozumi Masuko, who is a member of Dohatsuten. Yuka Yoshimura was also a member of OOIOO and Hatsuiku Status. DMBQ began performing in Tokyo in early 1990 and quickly gained notoriety for their psychedelic live performances.In 1995, their debut album ''Dynamite Masters Blues Quartet'' was released. In 1997, Toru Matsui (guitar) became a member of the band. In 1999, they contracted with PARCO/ Columbia and made their maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Base Ball Bear
Base Ball Bear is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo that made its major debut in 2006 with EMI Music Japan. Although assembled in autumn 2001, the band formally began in 2002, and started off with self-produced releases. Their style influences include Japanese indie rock bands Number Girl and Supercar, and British rock bands such as Oasis. They have been noted for the "nostalgic" feel of band leader Yūsuke Koide's lyrics, often about teenage life and memories. Base Ball Bear are also known for their contributions to the soundtrack of the movie '' Linda Linda Linda'' (in which bassist Shiori Sekine had a leading role) and performing the themes to the anime series ''Toshokan Sensō'', '' Ōkiku Furikabutte'' and ''Gintama''. The band, initially named Planet, was formed for a one-time performance at a high school culture festival, but decided to continue due to how well-received they were and the fun they had at the festival. The name Planet had likely come from the Supercar song of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsubaki (band)
Tsubaki (つばき) is a Japanese rock band composed of three members. History The band's name originated from the flower in the city of Matsuyama. The name was changed from Camellia to its current name Tsubaki in October 2002 The band was formed in 2000 by frontman Isshiki Noriyasu when he went to Tokyo to study. Bassist Ogawa Hironaga joined next in March 2001, followed by Okamoto Naoko on drums, with its current lineup finalized in May 2002. On 11 December 2010, the band announced on its website that guitarist-vocalist Isshiki Noriyasu had been diagnosed with a brain abnormality and would undergo surgery. All Tsubaki activities were cancelled and the band would be on hiatus till further notice. Band members *Isshiki Noriyasu (一色徳保) **Vocalist, Guitarist, Main Songwriter **Birthdate: 11 September 1979 **Hometown: Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture *Ogawa Hironaga (小川博永) **Bassist **Birthdate: 4 February 1977 **Hometown: Hino City, Tokyo *Okamoto Naoko (岡 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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