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People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Feb 10, 2018

'Taka' Hirose: Looking and playing the part

by Matthew Hernon

A veteran of the U.K. music scene, Takashi "Taka" Hirose has been playing bass guitar in popular British indie-rock band Feeder for more than two decades. As chilled off stage as he is energetic on it, the 50-year-old Gifu Prefecture-native reminisces about his time ...

Music Jul 3, 2016

Muddy Apes' style of rock knows no borders

by Ryotaro Aoki

When looking at the pedigree of rock quartet Muddy Apes, it's hard not to mention the term "supergroup." After all, the band's members — which consist of bassist Taka Hirose of British rock act Feeder, guitarist Kiyonobu "Inoran" Inoue of Japanese arena-rock band Luna ...