Top 3 Video Countdown for Oct. 18, 2019! Talkies, Elizabeth II, Su Ko D Koi, Hayley & the Crushers!

We're back to the Top3 new Video Countdown for Oct. 18, 2019!

First up today is a band from Vallejo, California and their name is the Talkies. Not much is known about this band excepting they are four guys. Great sound.

The have a Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ebtalkies/

3) TALKIES - TMJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfDTNRJbvkI

Next up is a band from Washington, D.C. named Elizabeth II. Their bio reads: "Elizabeth II is a dynamic and punchy rock and roll band from Washington DC. With an eclectic Stevie Nicks nostalgia blended with a new age youthful edge, Elizabeth II combines thunderous vocals with bluesy guitar riffs driven by pulsating rhythms."

Here is their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethiiMusic/

2) Elizabeth II - Rope Sting Angel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh5F-KSYMVI

And this week's #1 is from San Luis Obispo, California and the band's name is Hayley & the Crushers! Maximum Rock n Roll writes: “… The Crushers wear their neon pink hearts on their sleeve. What you see is what you get: Sassy, cheeky, surfed out Poolside Glitter Trash.”

Here is their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hayleyandthecrushers/

1) Hayley and the Crushers - Hot Shot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HNfA2TumzQ

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST! Today's Spotlight Artist is one of my favorite bands, a three-piece group from Tokyo called, Su凸ko D凹koi! (I guess we can just call them, "Su Ko D Koi.") This band has been on our countdown MANY times. I love how just a three-piece band can get such a loud sound! Su Ko D Koi are currently touring Japan and they have their tour final on 11/16 at Shinjuku Loft!

Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ssttddkk/

And you can hear them every week on my radio show!

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST! Su凸ko D凹koi - Homeless Idol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDOvUj_vZPE

If you like any of these bands, go Like their Facebook page and also follow them on Twitter! 

You can hear these songs and more on my radio show this Sunday! Check it out! "The Mike Rogers Show” every day on a station near you!

Mike Rogers Show now on in EIGHT countries and TWELVE stations across the world! 

世界8か国、12ステーションで絶賛放送中のマイクロジャースショー！ 

UK: www.koradio.rocks 

UK: www.popradiouk.co.uk 

南アフリカ：www.bigindiegiant.com 

カナダ：http://bombshellradio.com/ 

カナダ：www.woodyradio.com 

香港：http://radiolantau.com/ 

Los Angeles: iRADIO109.com

ボルチモア: http://radiocrown.com/

サンクレメンテ: https://www.podunkradio.com

Black Country UK: rock-radio.co.uk

Bogota, Columbia: http://www.evolrock.com/

Voodoo Radio London: www.voodooradio.online

KOR Radio UK:

Saturday 9pm UK time.
Saturday 1pm Los Angeles time.
Sunday 5 am Japan Time.
(日曜日の朝5時スタート！）
http://www.koradio.rocks/

Radio Lantau (Hong Kong)

Mon - Friday 

5pm Hong Kong

6pm Japan 

日本は月〜金（毎日！夜６時！）

http://radiolantau.com/

Big Indie Giant from South Africa:
Sunday 

11am - Cape Town
10am - London
6pm - Tokyo
and will repeat Wednesdays （再放送）

2pm - Cape Town

1pm - London

9pm - Tokyo
https://www.bigindiegiant.com/

Woody Radio

Sundays 12 noon EST
Japan time: 11 pm Saturday!
日本の放送時間は土夜１１時！

http://www.woodyradio.com/ 

Bombshell Radio

Saturday 10pm Canada
Sunday 11 am Japan
Repeat:
Monday 3am Canada
Monday 4 pm Japan

http://bombshellradio.com/

Los Angeles iRADIO109 
Los Angeles every Sat. 12 midnite
London every Sat. 8 am
New York every Sun. 3 am
Tokyo time Sat. 4 pm
www.iRADIO109.com

Podunk Radio - San Clemente https://podunkradio.com Thursdays at 8pm San Clemente Friday 4am London Fridays noon Japan

Radio Crown - Baltimore http://radiocrown.com/ Wednesdays Noon-2pm EDT Friday 5-7am EDT Monday 8-10pm EDT 木朝　１時から！

Rock-Radio - Black Country, Uk http://rock-radio.co.uk Wednesdays 9pm

Pop Radio UK

www.popradio.co.uk

Evolrock Radio in Bogota, Columbia 

http://www.evolrock.com/

Saturday night at 10pm

Voodoo Radio London!

Sat. 5 PM!

日本の時間は日曜日朝１時！
www.voodooradio.online

#mrskor

Also, I have a Patreon account! Please send over a few dimes if you like what I am doing: Mike Rogers Show on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=20842243)

Well, that’s it for today. Have a great weekend!

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About Mike in Tokyo Rogers: Mike has been a professional music/TV/radio/anime-related program producer in Japan since the eighties. He began in the music business in 1977 as lead vocalist with the legendary Los Angeles Punk Band, “The Rotters” (Sit on My Face Stevie Nix.). As a university student, he was assistant to the legendary Rodney Bingenheimer (Rodney on the ROQ – KROQ Los Angeles from 1980 ~ 1981.) Mike was the first and only foreigner in Japanese history to become the General Manager of a major Japanese broadcasting station (TV Tokyo owned InterFM). Has produced a few smash hit programs (some real losers, too!) and several of Tokyo’s highest rated and most famous radio programs. A recent hit Internet TV program was “The TV Show” (Set Program with “Ninja Slayer”) which, between April – Oct. 2015, garnered over 10 million viewers.  He is currently producing and hosting “The Mike Rogers Show” daily around the world!

Also, Mike is the creator and founder of the Mt. Fuji – Atami Film & VR Festival. Also his life’s dream is his just completed full-length motion picture, “Ghostroads – A Japanese Rock and Roll Ghost Story,” which enjoyed its World-Premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London on Sept. 25, 2017, and was released by a major Japanese motion picture company and in theaters all across Japan from Sept. 2017 ~ Mar. 2018.  The DVD and Blu-Ray went on sale all across Japan on June 13, 2018! His next project, “Matsuchiyo – Life of a Geisha” world premiered at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival in Oct. 2018.

Mike is also an Official Jury member to the Raindance Film Festival in London making him the first person ever to serve as a Jury Member from Japan in Raindance Film Festival history.  

… Oh, and he likes to write about himself in the third person!

Past radio shows can be found on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mike-rogers-45

Please support my efforts on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=20842243

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PAST ISSUES OF THE TOP 3 VIDEOS:

LAST WEEK:

Top 3 Video Countdown for Oct. 12, 2019! Glam Skanks, Beater's Band, BimBamBoom (Jpn), Frankie Safari!: https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/10/top-3-video-countdown-for-oct-12-2019.html

Top 3 Video Countdown for Sept. 28, 2019! BimBamBoom (Jpn!), honeychain, Voodoo Radio, Miss World!: https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/09/top-3-video-countdown-for-sept-28-2019.

Top 3 Video Countdown for Sept. 21, 2019! Mugwumps (Jpn), Baby Shakes, Fast Eddy, Kate Clover! https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/09/top-3-video-countdown-for-sept-21-2019.html

Top 3 Video Countdown for Sept. 14, 2019! AciD, The Jansen, Mannequin Death Squad, Happy (Jpn!): https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/09/top-3-video-countdown-for-sept-7-2019_14.html

Top 3 Video Countdown for Sept. 7, 2019! The Let's Go's (Jpn!), Honeychain, Richard Strange, Kurt Baker Combo!: https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/09/top-3-video-countdown-for-sept-7-2019.html

Top 3 Video Countdown for August 30, 2019! Bad Mary, Tearaways, UNI, Killer Hearts!: https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/08/top-3-video-countdown-for-august-30.html

Saturday, August 24, 2019, The Top 3 Video Countdown for August 24, 2019! Bad Mary, Starcrawler, Parsnip. Josie Cotton!: https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-top-3-video-countdown-for-august-24.html

The Top 3 Video Countdown for August 17, 2019! Tearaways, Rochelle Vincente Von K, Darts, Otoboke Beaver (Jpn!): https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-top-3-video-countdown-for-august-17.html

The Top 3 Video Countdown for August 10, 2019! Goldhearts, Kyle Falconer (feat. Alissa Janine), Kill My Coquette, The Noodles (Jpn!)http://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-top-3-video-countdown-for-august-10.html

https://The Top 3 Video Countdown for August 3, 2019! Tearaways, Amyl & the Sniffers, Tidal Babes!modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-top-3-video-countdown-for-august-3.html

The Top 3 Video Countdown for July 27, 2019! The Tearaways, Shonen Knife, Dog Party, The Tidal Babes!https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-top-3-video-countdown-for-july-27.html

The Top 3 Video Countdown for July 13, 2019! Honeychain, Palaye Royal, Bad Mary, Tomboys (Japan)!https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-top-3-video-countdown-for-july-13.html

The Top 3 Video Countdown for July 6, 2019! The Let's Go's (Jpn) The Hots, Tearaways, Amyl & the Sniffers!https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-top-3-video-countdown-for-july-6.html 

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Top 3 Indies Videos 03/08/19! Giftshop, Bananagun, Su Ko D Koi (Jpn), Miss World!

We're back once again to the Top 3 video countdown for Mar. 8, 2019! 

First up today are Giftshop. Giftshop's bio says: "Meghan Taylor fronts the quintet that specializes in CBGB's style punk mixed with 21st century pop hooks. GIFTSHOP's dynamic live shows have earned them prime festival slots. Musolist Morning Commute calls the Astoria scene-makers "One of my favorite NYC bands."

They have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GIFTSHOPROCKS/

#3) Giftshop - Things I Feel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a54wQUqpzho

Next up is a new brand new band introduced to us by Satoshi Miyake! They are Bananagun from Melbourne, Australia. Their bio states: "Melbourne’s Bananagun (featuring members of Parnsip and Frowning Clouds) let it rip with a freaky groove from the start, there’s a hit of the gong and it’s all hypnotic from there. Reminiscent to Can with a condensed approach, “Do Yeah” offers rhythms with Latin accents, rattled on timbale and djembe’s, the percussive nature of the song and the gang-vocals chants put this song in a unique place."  

Here's their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bananagunboogie/

#2) BANANAGUN - Do Yeah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HysMGR9t6DY

And at #1 is the fab Miss World who will be playing at SXSW this year! Wow! She self-describes her music as "Fashion Grunge!" I think it's fantastic!

The website, The VPME says: "Part satirical commentary on the empty vacuosity of life dictated by social media trends, lifestyle mags and hashtags, part art project, Miss World’s debut album “Keeping Up With Miss World” manages to be astute, funny, acerbic, engaging and crucially is absolutely rammed with killer pop tunes." 

Here's Miss World's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/missworldinc/

#1) MISS WORLD - DON'T U WANNA BE ME SOMETIME?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgBZLsHUozc

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST! Today's Spotlight Artist is a band from Tokyo called, Su Ko D Koi! The girls have just released their latest single on March 6 and here it is! Oh, and they have a new bio photo!

Su Ko D Koi signaling, "We're #1!"

They are the Su Ko D Koi and they are happening!

Su Ko D Koi have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ssttddkk/

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST! SPOTLIGHT ARTIST! Su凸ko D凹koi - Awatenbo Kareshi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbNuIWHttxA&t

Well, that’s it for today. Have a great weekend!

Check out these artists and more on my FM radio show this Sunday! Check it out! The Mike Rogers Show” every Sunday live on InterFM 89.7  in Tokyo and Radio Neo in Nagoya 79.5 and nationally broadcast on Radiko.jp (Internet radio).

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‘Matsuchiyo – Life of a Geisha‘ World Premiered at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival in London, England. ‘Matsuchiyo – Life of a Geisha‘ is a documentary about one of the last true geisha in Japan. From her wartime childhood to geisha apprenticeship to the glory days of a top geisha. This film illustrates the trials of the ultimate Japanese cultural enigma that is – The Life of a Geisha.

“Ghostroads – A Japanese Rock and Roll Ghost Story,” enjoyed its World-Premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London on Sept. 25, 2017, and was released by a major Japanese motion picture company and in theaters all across Japan.  The DVD and Blu-Ray went on sale all across Japan on June 13, 2018! It also enjoyed its Canadian theatrical release on August 31, 2018! 

Ghostroads – A Japanese Rock n Roll Ghost Story
Here’s the movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxwJ4AfzOwM

Ghostroads – A Japanese Rock n Roll Ghost Story DVD and Blu-Ray on sale all across Japan and available on rental everywhere in Japan!

Well, that’s it for today. Have a great weekend!

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About Mike in Tokyo Rogers: Mike has been a professional music/TV/radio/anime-related program producer in Japan since the eighties. He began in the music business in 1977 as lead vocalist with the legendary Los Angeles Punk Band, “The Rotters” (Sit on My Face Stevie Nix.). As a university student, he was assistant to the legendary Rodney Bingenheimer (Rodney on the ROQ – KROQ Los Angeles from 1980 ~ 1981.) Mike was the first and only foreigner in Japanese history to become the General Manager of a major Japanese broadcasting station (TV Tokyo owned InterFM). Has produced a few smash hit programs (some real losers, too!) and several of Tokyo’s highest rated and most famous radio programs. A recent hit Internet TV program was “The TV Show” (Set Program with “Ninja Slayer”) which, between April – Oct. 2015, garnered over 10 million viewers.  He is currently producing and hosting “The Mike Rogers Show” every Sunday live on InterFM 89.7  in Tokyo and Radio Neo in Nagoya 79.5 and nationally broadcast on Radiko.jp (Internet radio).  And he is the creator and founder of the Mt. Fuji – Atami Film & VR Festival. Also his life’s dream is his just completed full-length motion picture, “Ghostroads – A Japanese Rock and Roll Ghost Story,” which enjoyed its World-Premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London on Sept. 25, 2017, and was released by a major Japanese motion picture company and in theaters all across Japan from Sept. 2017 ~ Mar. 2018.  The DVD and Blu-Ray went on sale all across Japan on June 13, 2018! His next project, “Matsuchiyo – Life of a Geisha” world premiered at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival in Oct. 2018.
Mike is also an Official Jury member to the 2018 Raindance Film Festival in London making him the first person ever to serve as a Jury Member from Japan in Raindance Film Festival history.  

… Oh, and he likes to write about himself in the third person!

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PAST ISSUES OF THE TOP 3 VIDEOS:

LAST WEEK:

Top 3 Indies Videos 03/01/19! Neon Bone, Louise Distras, Towers of London, Fadeaways (Jpn)!  https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/03/top-3-indies-videos-030119-neon-bone.html

Top 3 Indies Videos 02/22/19! Hayley and the Crushers, Scott Yoder, Snakerattlers, The Let's Go's (Japan)!https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/02/top-3-indies-videos-022219-hayley-and.html

Top 3 Indies Videos 02/15/19! Ming City Rockers, Paris Street Rebels, Feet, Pen Friend Club (Japan)! https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/02/top-3-indies-videos-021519-ming-city.html

Top 3 Indies Videos 02/08/19! Japanese Rock Bands! The Fadeaways, Childish Tones, Tomboys, Mutant Monster! https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/02/top-3-indies-videos-020819-japanese.html

Top 3 Indies Videos 02/01/19! Screaming Rebel Angels, The Estrons, Cherry Pickles, Luby Sparks (Jpn)!  https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/02/top-3-indies-videos-020119-screaming.html

Top 3 Videos Jan 25, 2019! Jagger Holly, Silke Berlinn, Dog Party, Bobby's Bar (Jpn)! https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/01/top-3-videos-jan-25-2019-jagger-holly.html


Top 3 Videos Jan 18, 2019! Ming City Rockers, Starcrawler, Coathangers, Rock Juice (Jpn!) https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/01/top-3-videos-jan-18-2019-ming-city.html

Top 3 Videos Jan 11, 2019! The Slovaks, Pretty Vicious, Beauty in Chaos, Titty Twister! https://modernmarketingjapan.blogspot.com/2019/01/top-3-videos-jan-11-2019-slovaks-pretty.html

Top 3 Indies Videos 12/29/18! Psycrons (Jpn), Gretchen's Wheel, Messer Chups, Spam69 (Jpn)! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-indies-videos-12-29-18-psycrons-jpn-gretchens-wheel-messer-chups-spam69-jpn/


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Japanese Girl Rock Bands That Matter in 2017

I got together with my friend, Satoshi Miyaki and, unbeknownst to him, I've come up with a list of Japanese Girl Rock Bands that matter in 2017.... Satoshi, who just likes cool music because, well, just because that's what he does, has selected a bunch of these groups (Thanks Satoshi san!)... I have also added a few of my own. This isn't the complete list. This is just Japanese girl bands - with girl members only - who are performing gigs now.... If I miss your band from the list, send me an email as I am going to make another list a little later.

Also, these are all female only bands. There's lots of cool bands in Japan but if we start making exceptions and adding bands that have guys and girls, we'd be here forever. 

Also, these are bands that I think (from my most probably confused viewpoint) that a foreign audience might like. Also, there is no particular order to this list excepting the first two. I think not putting Shonen Knife at the top of the list along with the 5,6,7,8s, would be an atrocity. Maybe even deserving the death penalty!

So...

First up on the list of Japanese Girl Rock Bands that matter in 2017 (Vol. 1) are two bands that need no introduction to that foreign audience. And, so, of course, that means the first band we "introduce" are the queens of Japanese Girls Bands, Shonen Knife. 

Shonen Knife (HP: http://www.shonenknife.net/english/index.html)

If there were no Shonen Knife, I wonder how different the Japanese rock scene would have been? Shonen Knife are THEE legendary Japanese girl's rock band. Wikipedia writes: "Shonen Knife is a Japanese pop punk band formed in Osaka, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, The Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands, such as the Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs with simplistic lyrics sung both in Japanese and English. Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly underground garage rock sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and D.I.Y. aesthetics, which over the course of their long career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal 1990s alternative rock bands such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan". They have a Facebook page here: 
https://www.facebook.com/ShonenKnifeOfficial/

Since this is my blog, I want to show you a Shonen Knife music video I made along with my video genius friend Ken Nishikawa over at Robot55 (http://robot55.jp/)! 

Shonen Knife - Ghost Train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCpfohSnp0U 

(I can't remember well, but I think Shonen Knife were first personally introduced to me in 1986 (or 87?) by my dear old friend Page Porazzo. R.I.P. We miss you Page!) 

The 5,6,7,8s (HP: http://www.the5678s.com/)

Wikipedia writes: "The 5.6.7.8's are a Japanese rock trio, whose music is reminiscent of American surf music, rockabilly and garage rock. They frequently cover songs from American rock and roll. All members are from Tokyo, Japan. The 5.6.7.8's first started performing as a quartet in Tokyo. They first officially became a trio in 1992. The 5.6.7.8's made a brief appearance in the 2003 Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill Volume 1, where they were shown playing barefoot in an izakaya. In 2012, they appeared at the "Girls Got Rhythm" fest in alongside artists such as Ronnie Spector, The Muffs and Nikki Corvette." Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/The-5678s-Official-277355125413

5 6 7 8's - Woo Hoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJv0rx5g-c

su凸ko d凹koi - すっとこどっこい（HP: http://stdk.jimdo.com)

This is difficult for foreigners to say the name of this band correctly (I still can't) but try "Su K D Koi." That's close enough.

Su Ko D Koi are on this list because I think they are one of, if not the best, new comers. They are basically exploding on the scene. Besides an awesome reputation and incredible audience reaction to airplay on the FM radio, a few things really stand out: 1) Their newest CD that went on sale Jan. 11, 2017 sold out all over Japan within the first 2 weeks - It was sold out even at online shops. That's amazing! Nobody does that anymore. 2) Their recent live shows were sold out. 3) They have been charting on several of the Japanese hit charts (an indies band!? WTF?) 4) The video for one of their most recent single releases, "Shop Manager, I'm Quitting My Part-Time Job" has more than 175,000 views! Amazing! Once again, today's video is made by Ken Nishikawa and myself in some more shameless self-promotion for Robot55 video production company. Of course, Su K D Koi has a Facebook page: 
https://www.facebook.com/ssttddkk/

Su Ko D Koi - Busu (Ugly): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCTjm5YGJ-c

The DROP′S (HP: http://drops-official.com/)


The Drop's are 4 or 5 girls who met in high school in 2009 (I don't know how many girls exactly!) They've performed at Rising Sun Festival and at the Rock in Japan Festival. Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Drops-351994348234869/?fref=nf

Drop's - The Red Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsXOjF20jFc

The LET′S GO′S (HP: https://theletsgos.jimdo.com/)

The Let's Go's are a "Japanese girl's band formed in Tokyo." I guess it was around 2009. At least, that's what their bio says. They also want to rock all over the world. Which is a fair and worthy goal. Here's their Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the0252/

The Let's Go's - Snakey Shakey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SfcMAtbCRQ

Check out: Top 3 Indies Artist Videos for Mar. 4, 2017! Baby Shakes, TsuShiMaMire (Japan), The Coathangers, Hands Off Gretel! http://bit.ly/2m6sc6R

The Pats Pats (HP: http://the-pats-pats.tumblr.com/)

The Pats Pats are two girls from Tokyo named Midori and Akiko who make up what I think is one of the coolest and most fun bands in Tokyo! The Pats Pats just released their newest 7-inch record on Feb. 25. It is available on Passion Records. Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/patspats/

THE PATS PATS - Girls Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGd5wESg3Rk

NOODLES (HP: http://noodles.velvet.jp/index_e.html)

Who are the Noodles? Their FB page explains: "In 1991, four young girls gathered to start the band Noodles, performing their first shows in Yokohama. In 1995, they released their debut album on the Benten Label. That same year, the girls wrote and recorded a song for a Coca-Cola commercial. The song became a big hit and was a radio favorite throughout Japan. In 1999, the band moved to the DELICIOUS LABEL. In March, 2003, they opened for The Breeders, in Osaka. Later that year, Noodles started to branch out overseas by performing at the CMJ Music Marathon. They have since been back to the States for two US tours and have appeared at SXSW two years in a row. Noodles remain Japan's best all-girl rock ensemble." Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/noodlesjpn/

The Noodles - Blood Waltz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7-e0sqIKs

OLD LACY BED (HP: http://oldlacybed.com/)

Old Lacy Bed are 4 girls from Nagoya, Japan. Their bio says, "They’ve carried on shows with many bands from abroad (including)“Summer Twins.” Also, they’ve released their first 7 inch vinyl “Little Girl” and a split 7 inch vinyl “Coastlands” with “Summer Twins” in the UK with “Dufflecoat Records”. On August 5th 2015, They released their second mini album “SHE DAYDREAMS” from “2670records”. Here's their Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/oldlacybed/

OLD LACY BED - Hold Your Dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSgwkWbdXrA 

The Stephanies (HP: https://the-stephanies.jimdo.com/)

The Stephanies are a girls three piece band from Tokyo. They features great chorus work, tight rhythms and powerful vocals. They are hot live and they are performing about 100 shoes live every year! They have also won several awards including the Emerging Festival, Hard Rock Rising and the Space Shower Contest. Very cool. Here's their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheStephanies/

THE STEPHANIES - Baby, I love you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXmTOEm-I2g

TADZIO (HP: http://www.tadzio.info/)

Tadzio are two girls whose webpage says, "An explosive hardcore pop band composed of a leader and director TADZIO (Tagio).
Tazio formed in 2010. They released their first album in 2011 which is a mix of rock, metal, hardcore and garage.  etc., all original 11 original songs mixed with various elements are all released. Tadzio has appeared on UK 's SPINE TV and appeared in Italy' s FAR EAST FILM FESTIVAL.

TADZIO / DEATH DRIVE - KISS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQlZsVXjjJw

Hope you enjoyed this. Like I mentioned, there are lots of other good bands, so if you know one, let me know. - Mike


Oh, and be on the lookout for the biggest rock n roll movie to come out of Japan in years: "Ghostroads - A Japanese Rock n Roll Ghost Story." Here's the trailer: https://vimeo.com/197078048