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Black OUT Fall OUT - Polysics I never realised it was uncool to like Polysics. I should have figured. They being Japanese and the unfortunate reality of the obsessiveness and blind, blanket enthusiasm certain things from that country attract, and the kind of people who are attracted to it, should have been a sign. But they were on Asian Man. Maybe that also should have been a sign. I think maybe Polysics scored a song on the soundtrack to DDR or some other Raiden/NBA [...]

Who better to provide us with an aural guide to Japanese music than a band who are currently touring the place for the umpteenth time? This mixtape is giddy. So you will be too. Featuring music from Lite, Casiopea, Cornelius, Shugo Tokumaru, Polysics and more, there's probably nothing better to listen to on a Friday. MP3: This is the Japanese mixtape of a band called Adebisi Shank Adebisi play The Button Factory on November 20th with support from Not Squares . Buy a ticket or two. You can [...]

In a race against the clock - otherwise known as the final on July 11th - H-T-A is attempting to check out artists from around the 32 nations competing at the World Cup Finals in South Africa. Check out the rest of the posts to date here . Today we'll stop off in Japan , a thriving musical market in its own right and unique in its tastes for both home-grown and international talent. Like [...]

thinking that number 4 was lost in the mists of time thanks to my tardiness in posting it, crayola went ahead and did another. and be thankful he has - this one is dedicated to the cover version and his selection is pretty damn special. ::: 14 iced bears - coming down (originally by the united states of america) ::: pale saints - feel from the sun (originally by opal) ::: the shrubs - another age (originally by phil ochs) ::: terry & jerry - bias binding (originally by yeah yeah noh) ::: polysics - my sharona (originally [...]
Sylvain Quément is the inimitable musical half of Gangpol und Mit . I've liked them and dj'd their stuff for a few years now so I was delighted to see they were playing London recently for the first time. The vid above is an example of some of their stuff I like best. The show was fab and so I thought I might ask Sylvain to dj with me. He sent me this mix that blew my mind - seriously!! So many tracks I've not clue about and yet it's really poppy and fun [...]

By Ian Minor M y first experience at the Double Door was not a good one. I was standing out in the cold with a low-powered iPod and waiting outside for a hour and a half. To be fair, the hour was my fault, have to be early to get up front for one of Japan's biggest bands on their final tour [...]

Those who braved the snow were taken on a thrill ride last Thursday night at Double Door where Earth Program blew minds, Evil Beaver melted faces, and Polysics made us all dance like maniacs. It's true. We crossed more than musical borders at Double Door; we crossed cultural borders with 3-D glasses, gold pompoms and one screaming, feather encrusted bass. This unlikely line-up pulled from the four corners of the globe made for one of the best shows I've ever seen. Earth Program , one of [...]

Hiro talks about the tour, the new album, and Burger King.

We got double Daily Diversions today! Here are six reasons to dig yourself out of the snow and head to either the Bottom Lounge OR the Double Door tonight to get your Wednesday night rock on.... Three reasons to screw shoveling your driveway and head on over to the Bottom Lounge tonight to get your face melted... 1. Because if it is really snowpocalypse '10, might as well go out hearing some kick ass local metal right? Well tonight, the Bottom Lounge welcomes Chicago's own Shifting [...]

Louisiana rockers The Research Turtles ( pictured left ) say they play "British rock invasion meets modern rock" - When I listen, I hear strains of Fountains of Wayne, The Knack and Stone Temple Pilots, but you might hear something else! Hear some clips of their debut CD at their MySpace page or download the CD at their home page . Read more about the band at The Rock n Roll Report . - Japanese high energy rockers Polysics played Phoenix last night , and the New Times Jonathan [...]
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 - Sondre Lerche at House of Blues - [ Tickets ]* Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 - The Residents at Granada Theater - [ Tickets ] - Timbaland at House of Blues - [ Tickets ] Thursday, February 4th, 2010 - Jonathan Coulton at Granada Theater - [ Tickets ] - Fair to Midland at Boiler Room in Denton - [ Info ] - The O's at Vickery Park in Dallas - [ [...]
San Diego is a great place to see live music, but there isn't always a synth-heavy, eccentric, Japanese spaz-punk band around when you need one. In a gracious effort to fill that void, Tokyo natives Polysics will be playing the Casbah on January 30th. Citing Devo as a major influence, Polysics are truly a sight [...] Rating: 0.0/ 5 (0 votes cast) Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for links that don't make it onto the blog.

[In between all the Grammy prepping and posturing, there is a massive amount of live music to enjoy. Don't know where to start, really, except to wish Justin Timberlake a happy birthday on Sunday — maybe he can take home one of those cute gramophone trophies from the big awards show ...] Tonight: The big stuff has LL Cool J at the Key Club, Herb Alpert at Disney Hall, Chris Cornell at the sold-out Troubadour, the Fray at the [...]
Japan's POLYSICS Announce U.S. Tour In Support of Latest Release Absolute POLYSICS Tour Will Be Final Chance For American Audiences To See Current Lineup As Longtime Member, Kayo Announces Her Departure POLYSICS To Go On Hiatus After March 14 Show At Budokan Kayo, longtime keyboard/voice/guitar/vocoder mastermind for Japanese cult favorites, POLYSICS, has announced that she will be leaving

I've been waiting for the wave of concert announcements for St. Louis and it looks like it has arrived. There's a lot of good bands coming our way and probably just as many who are passing us by. As always check the STL Concert Calendar and Columbia Concert Calendar to plan your special evenings out on the town. Here are a few shows to pencil in: 2/9 - Polysics - Firebird Describing [...]
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Well the last few weeks around the new year's didn't really have much going on in the way of new albums hitting the shelves, so this is really the first big week of releases of the new year. Of course the huge release this week is the sophomore effort of Vampire Weekend with their new album Contra . Will they fall victim to the sophomore slump or will the peeps be digging on this one as much as the debut? That one along with all the other notables are below, which ones are you pumped about? [...]

Sometimes you just want to go to a show and get a little inebriated and dance around with a bunch of strangers. One band that I know will always create an environment that's just perfect for that is Polysics . The Japanase new wave band is often described as playing "technicolor pogo punk," and yes that's as fun as it sounds. If you've never heard one of Tokyo's best bands, then you should definitely take a listen to the track below. If you've heard them before, you already know how much of a party their set at The [...]
Polysics "Absolute Polysics" Polysics release their eight effort, " Absolute Polysics ", this week in digital format. Stream and/or purchase the album here or on iTunes . 1. P! 2. Shout Aloud! 3. Young OH! OH! 4. Hypnotize Go 5. Time Out 6. Bero Bero 7. Cleaning 8. E.L.T.C.C.T 9. First Aid 10. Fire Bison 11. Eye Contact 12. Beat Flash 13. Speed Up 14. Wasabi

We Ate The Machine by Polysics At first I thought Polysics were from Mars. Then I realized, no, Mars is close enough that the average joe has a minimal understanding of it. Polysics are from a garage on Themisto , hidden behind Jupiter from our prying eyes and telescopes, under an alien flag of Devo album sleeves, making records that take at least one full listen just to orientate yourself to their world. It's worth the effort - once you pierce the veil of their seeming foreign musical [...]