There three groups that use the name "The Youth". (1) A very popular Filipino rock band. Their music is a mixture of punk and alternative rock, influenced heavily by The Wuds. This band is composed of Dodong Cruz, Robert Javier and Erap Carrasco. (2) A Danish rock band, from Esbjerg, Denmark. Their music is a mix of electronic and indie/pop. (3) An American hip-hop group, composed of Carter and Taylor Whitelow.
POLYSICS is a Japanese new wave/synth pop/punk/rock band, hailing from Tokyo. 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 electro-pop. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just plain gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits.
二階堂和美/Nikaido Kazumi/Nikaidoh Kazumi was born in Hiroshima where she began performing with local bands in the early nineties. She moved to Tokyo later in the decade to pursue her musical career more seriously. She has collaborated with a wide range of artists and has released a solo album, 'Mata Otoshi-mashita-yo' ('You Dropped Somthing Again, Didn't You?').
There are at least 2 artists with this name: 1. A Japanese rock band 2. A hard dance DJ based in Southern England, part of the Sinistry crew.
There are at least 4 bands with the name Bandwagon:
1. Japanese rock band
2. North Irish rock band
3. Thai rock band
4. Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon 1. The Japanese Bandwagon formed in Japan in 1999.
Band members:
Nabekawa Mitsuyoshi
Ikeda Keisuke
Akimoto Takaji http://www.mywordsgoingnowheremusic.net/home/topics/index.html
http://www.myspace.com/bandwagon666bandwagon
2. Bandwagon are a three-piece rock band from Lisburn, North Ireland.
There are three groups with the name Toe: 1. toe (Japanese band) is a Japanese math-rock / post-rock / instrumental music group. 2. Toe (American band) is a Chicago post-rock music group. 3. Toe (English band) is a experimental/noise rock band from Ipswich. japanese band : http://www.toe.st/ toe is a Japanese music group that formed in 2000. While mentioned in many post-rock circles, their song structure and dynamics are similar to many popular math rock artists. The vast majority of the music is instrumental and features the swift and acute drumming of Takashi.
There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Foe is a project created by Hannah Shark, previously in a band called "Arthur"
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2) Foe is a band started by guitarist/producer Aida Shigekazu (會田茂一) in 1999. He recruited Sato Kenji (佐藤研二) on bass and Komatsu Masahiro (小松正宏) from bloodthirsty butchers on drums, with himself on vocals/guitar. In addition to releasing four albums and a dvd, holding their own concert series called Flowers of Error, the band received an invite to play Japan Nite at SXSW in 2003...
There are at least five artists with the name Purr: 1) Purr is an independent Japanese rock band that played fantastic music, but seems to have disappeared in December of 2001 after playing a show with other members of the LEE V CLEEF label. 2) Purr is an independent French rock band, but have ceased activity in 2001. They released 2 albums. 'Whales lead to the deep sea' in 1997 and 'Open Transport' in 2000, both on Prohibited records, a very active french underground label in the 90's. more infos here : Prohibited records
Winnie is an indie Japanese band formed in 2002. They released their first demo in the same year. In 2003 they released their first mini-album first class speed of light. While they continued to perform live they did not release their second mini-album The Darkest Eternal Lights until 2008. winnie's music is a more pop/rock inspired with all of it being sung in mostly understandable English. And mix the vocals between female member Iori and male member Okuji.
Members are: