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FUZZY LOGIC

CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Nov 3, 2002
Joy and pain falling in love again
"We're girls too nasty/We're girls too hot/We're punky girls so you can't stop us.'' Complete lyrics to Anadorei's 40-second-long "Girls Anthem"
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Oct 6, 2002
Asagiri Jam keeps it real
"Are we all going to wake up dead tomorrow?" asks my pal Dave as our taxi crawls up a steep, winding road on a fog-drenched mountain.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Sep 1, 2002
Losers sometimes prosper
There are two grown men on my futon playing with dolls, and I'm standing above them taking photos. We're all dripping in sweat, and I'm hoping my girlfriend doesn't suddenly come home and catch us at it. She might get the wrong idea.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jul 7, 2002
And the beat goes on
After locking myself in the garage for ages, banging my head against the wall and screaming the merits of the latest Japanese band that sounds remotely like Stooges brawling with MC5 in a wind tunnel, it seems logical to kind of get away from it all -- open that door, stroll outside for some fresh air, get some sunshine.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jun 2, 2002
Still tastes like Shonen spirit
Raspberry rock? Pineapple pop? Just plain old vanilla? Osaka-based all-girl band Shonen Knife -- age 21 this year -- haven't been flavor of the month for many a moon.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
May 5, 2002
Wire's London Nite: Let it be a lesson to you
Tokyo has one of the best underground rock 'n' roll live scenes in the world, with dozens of superb bands, but the club scene -- if you like dancing to loud guitar music until dawn -- has been in a coma for the past five years.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Apr 7, 2002
Straight Kabukicho, on the rocks, please
Kabukicho: the land of quick fixes, whether they be edible, audible, watchable . . . Just about any -able is doable in this hallowed den of iniquity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Mar 3, 2002
Wolves in wolves' clothing
How Guitar Wolf is still going after 15 years of unadulterated sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll madness is a miracle. It's not like they're cashed-up like Keith Richards and can hit an exclusive Swiss clinic to have their blood replaced with that of fresh virgins every other week.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Feb 3, 2002
Makes perfect pop sense to me . . .
Beat Crusaders must have overheard one of those critics a couple of years back saying "comedy is the new rock 'n' roll" and taken it literally, for what you get at their gigs is tons of cheap stand-up comic banter sandwiched between immensely hummable pop hymns. Remember the speedy guitar pop of The Wannadies? It's like that, but with keyboardist Thai slipping in dead cute 'n' corny '80s synth hooks, which, more than anything else, define the band's sound.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jan 6, 2002
Fuzz Log: (rock)stardate, 2001
2001 was great for music, with rock 'n' roll at last being rescued from the clutches of tired nu-metal (Limp Bizkit, etc.), boring nu-acoustic rock (Coldplay, etc.) and punk-lite (Blink-182, etc.) by exciting new bands like The Strokes, The Toes and The White Stripes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Dec 2, 2001
And, now, the greatest shows on earth
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."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Nov 4, 2001
Straight from the monkey's mouth
The Stone Roses are the most influential British rock band of the last 15 years, but since their long-drawn-out and frankly ludicrous demise five years ago, vocalist Ian Brown has taken a lot of playground flak.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Oct 7, 2001
Make punk rock, not war
While I was in Britain, the world went mad. A puppet, Bob the Builder, beat French disco kings, The Supermen Lovers, to No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart; across the Atlantic, a puppet, George W. Bush, was not an idiot anymore, but a national hero; and, after 10 years, I'd suddenly become allergic to my dad's dog and sneezed my entire vacation away.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Sep 2, 2001
Baba's back and he wants your head
Four men on stage, stripped to the waist, dripping with sweat, belting out demented rock 'n' roll that sounds like The Stooges jamming with The Doors, and fronted by the craziest, most charismatic singer you will ever lay eyes on. God, if only it was always like this.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Aug 5, 2001
We had joy, we had fun, our season in the sun
OK, I'm completely fugged after the Fuji Rock Festival. Fugged up, that is. Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Fuji was too much drugs, just about enough music and no sex at all. Everything in the wrong order. The usual insanity. So, I'm under a bush in the Niigata mountains, hold on, that's just a flashback, man, and as you read this I'm in Nagoya to watch 54 Nude Honeys, Gasoline and Jet Boys rip the town apart.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jul 1, 2001
Underneath the sidewalk, it's anarchy
Tokyo's underground live houses are crawling with bands who refuse to play by the rules, who are willing to take musical experimentation to such extremes that they've given up all hope -- that's if they gave a toss in the first place -- of making money out of what they love most: making sounds.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jun 3, 2001
Bite into some music for thought
"You've got to come and see Gaji. They'll kill you," said the gig's promoter.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
May 6, 2001
Zeni Geva, up from the earth's bowels
K.K. Null is a name that conjures up a wicked and cruel nihilistic super-villain that could kick Ultraman's butt before breakfast and polish off the X-Men before afternoon tea. It's the perfect name for a dark lord of the underground, which is exactly what he is.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Apr 1, 2001
Only rock 'n' roll, but I loathe it
If you are gagging in disgust at the thought of Fuzzy Logic from now on contaminating your Sunday with lurid tales of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll . . . fear not.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Mar 20, 2001
Garage kings step on the gas
Gan is the chubbiest and cuddliest rock 'n' roll star around. Just look at him, almost passed out in a backstage corner with a huge cheesy grin across his fat chops like a big cartoon teddy bear, his paws clutching a jumbo bottle of beer, a reward after successfully pulling off another terrific live performance.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Japan's labor crunch persists despite slight improvement
Over 300 companies went out of business in fiscal 2023 due to labor shortages, according to Teikoku Databank.
Excitement returns to tourist spots in Japan one year on
On May 2, the streets of Arashiyama, a well-known tourist destination in Kyoto, were filled with tourists, including many from abroad, ahead of the four-day weekend.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
Pentagon reveals drone types for Replicator program to counter China
A U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operator fires a Switchblade 300 loitering munition during training exercises in Fallon, Nevada, last July. The U.S. Defense Department plans to use small drones — known in the Pentagon as “all-domain attritable autonomous systems” — to help counter Chinese military systems and tactics.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.

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