Fancy some Yogurt Pooh? "Errr, no thanks." Ever seen Cruyff in the Bedroom? "Johan Cruyff? The '70s soccer star? Is he doing porn now?" How about Girls From Italia? "Yeah, OK, I'll have a bit of that."
No, this column is not a cheap pisstake on weird Japanese band names or a list of below-counter vids from Kabukicho's sleaziest sex shops. It's about wanting to check out Japan's famous underground music scene, but not having a clue where to start.
You've checked Pia magazine's listings, and of the hundreds of bands playing in dozens of live houses, you've never heard of any of them. And some of them, like the three above, sound, well, dodgy. So the best bet is to gamble on a garage event.