Half Japanese

David (who's a total sweetheart) puts on a small, free music festival every year called Shakemore. Half Japanese always headlines. Been a few years since I've attended, but it was always a really neat experience. Basically like a bunch of grown up kids (most of whom now have their own kids running around) putting on a backyard show for their friends.

Is there even a Half Jap poll? Half Jap vs. The Fall? Half Jap vs. The Beatles? I'm kind of weirded out by their absence here.

There are more Shaggs threads than Half Japanese threads. Did Daniel Ek have a fight with Jad Fair at some point or something?

that shortened form of "Japanese" you keep using is v "interesting".

but i must thank you for directing me to look at the big country threads, found an interesting long blog post by Marcello about Steeltown.

I wish I could claim that I coined it...but I didn't.

When I was looking for a wedding band, I was informed in no uncertain terms that everyone in NY was available for a price, with two exceptions: Sonic Youth and Half Japanese.

so many great songs this band deserves to be in any conversation about great american groups

The only band to issue a three album set as their debut.