HOUSE of MYSTERY Vol. 8 "Scum Attack from Canada!" & SHLONK Across Japan 2012

Legendary Canadian scum punk band SHLONK, originally from Montreal, are a somewhat a mix hamper of grungy hardcore, precocious art punk and crusty metal. Originally, an all-girl band with the exception of stage-transvestite Al on vocals, they tranny-splanted themselves in NYC playing alongside similar groups on the fringe of hardcore like GWAR and LUNA CHICKS and also befriending GG ALLIN along the way. They were responsible (more like culpable) for the only time GG ALLIN left the US. In fact, a couple SHLONK girls including guitarist Angie backed him as the SWANFUCKS at the Shock Art Festival in Montreal in 1988. By the mid 90's, SHLONK had a couple records out and were squatting around Europe and playing to all kinds of sick audiences, but were nearly disbanded by 2000 and Angie came to live in Japan for a while. Fast forward to 2009, Angie and Al have regrouped in Vancouver and played their first few shows in Tokyo, Yokohama and Chiba. Now in May 2012, they have returned with their scum onslaught and will reunite with numerous old friends as well as play with some new insane bands at select live spots in Yokohama & Tokyo.

Sat. 5/12 @ HATAGAYA CLUB HEAVY SICK

HOUSE of MYSTERY Vol.8 presents...

"Scum Attack from Canada!"

*live*

SHLONK (CAN)

SEPPUKU PISTOLS

emulsion

TOKYO RYOZANPAKU

stupid7beat

 *DJs*

KIMURA MICHIRU (CATEGOLIZED)

WAYNE MANOR (PACIFICTION RECORDS)

SETSUKO

 

Sun. 5/13  @ YOKOHAMA ORANGE COUNTY BROTHERS

SEX&FURY&R'N'R Vol.16

*live*

SHLONK (CAN)

ZOMBIE LOLITA

KUSOKURAE

C&C

STAIRS

Thurs. 5/17 @ AKASAKA CRAWFISH

*live*

SHLONK (CAN)

ANDROID BEACH PARTY

LIQUID COURAGE

Sat. 5/19 @ SANGENJAYA HEAVEN'S DOOR

ED WOODS presents... "Wild Dude" CD release party!

*live*

SHLONK (CAN)

ED WOODS

CxPxS

THE PAPAPA

THE HARPY's

*DJs*

CHUCK (DEAD BAMBIES)

WAYNE MANOR (PACIFICTION RECORDS)

ATOMIC SUPLEX - Japan Tour 2012 / Bathroom Party LP (Crypt Records) Release Parties in Tokyo!

Celebrating their debut LP release Bathroom Party from the seething clump of action THwup! that is Crypt Records, Atomic Suplex ventured over to Japan for another string of shows in the Tokyo area. It has been nearly customary to set up some shows for them, and this year I felt like the band had been "made," yes, in the Goodfellas sense, that they were now a Crypt band and our Japan circle could enjoy benefits (or just plain fits) by association. After all Kub from THEEE BAT appears as support on Bathroom Party and I released the first split 7" with ATOMIC SUPLEX and THEEE BAT on my Swamp Fiction Label. Whatever, it was just a great excuse to party in Japan in the toilet or wherever!

The first show, Sex & Fury & RnR Vol.14, took place at Orange County Brothers on Friday, April 6 in Yokohama. The 2010 Atomic Suplex tour was well documented in a special DVD in the Sex & Fury & RnR video series and features other Japanese garage bands too many to name here. This nite was notable for being BRAZIL UFO's last show before lead wild man Bancho headed for sunny Okinawa. ATOMIC SUPLEX got warmed up to the feedback, then witnessed ED WOODS' splatterfest, 少女 サバト's lolita grind-core and punk rush of the JET BOYS.

MYSTERY MONDAYS Vol.7 blasted off on Saturday nite with a bent towards a British vibe. One-time London resident and DAncer DAnger front-woman Tommi Tokyo, being friends of friends of ATOMIC SUPLEX, expressed delight at sharing the stage with them at Hatagaya Heavy Sick.





THE VOLUME OUT joined their second ATOMIC SUPLEX Japan jaunt. The MINNESOTA VOODOO MEN, recent returnees from a stint in the UK and EU, brought a slick mod beat to the bash while Tokyo Back from the Grave frat-crunchers THE GREAT MONGOOSE helped turn the show towards a more Crypt-crunched direction. Sandwiched in between all this noise 'n' madness was a burlesque show by the beautiful cutie MIWA-ROCK! By the end of her electrifying performance, she stripped down to pasties on her nips (which put some naughty ideas into the head of Atomic Suplex's Emma... to be continued).



ATOMIC SUPLEX took to the stage blaring and blazing. Churning out their brand of high-power RnR while Stuart growled from the guts straight into the mic attached to his commander helmet... all of a sudden, Emma's shirt comes off to reveal Miwa's very own pink nipple pasties! Suplexendous! Until one pasty took a nose-dive leaving Emma to cup her boob... while still shredding along to "Diamond Skull!" or whatever song they were playing, I can't remember! Before the end of the set, Mika & Kub from THEEE BAT made a special guest appearance for a frantic session! Throughout the night garage party music was provided by Yours Truly & DJ Akko Champion as well as DJ Daddy-o-nov... what would a Crypt Record release party in Japan be without the mastermind behind Tokyo's own long-running Back from the Grave garage punk rave!



Detroit Jack (of Future Now Records) was present in full effect, getting roped into some mischief and tide up in all the right ways! Thanks to him for the pics I ripped from his pseudo-blog, which can be viewed here:
http://futurenowrecords.blogspot.jp/2012/04/latent-atomic-residue-beyond-wonka.html



Too bad I can't speak for Beaver Shot! at UFO CLUB on Sunday, April 8th. Yours Truly had to commit to a Monday morning work obligation, so I wasn't there. But this was the 'old friends' nite with VIVIAN BOYS, THEEE BAT and organized by BEAVER PATROL, with members of THE FADEAWAYS! THE CHOCOLATES also gave their first performance with ATOMIC SUPLEX. I heard reports of destroyed drumkits and more venue banning, so I guess it all went alright!

Last MYSTERY MONDAYS! RONIN meets ROVER! feat. 石舞台 & ALLY BAND

Due to uncontrollable circumstances yours truly, The Stately DJ WAYNE MANOR, had to stop the MYSTERY MONDAYS series at HATAGAYA HEAVY SICK. The final party was a meeting of cultures and folk styles that could only happen in Japan. ISHIBUTAI, consisting of Black&Blue's bewitching songstress MARI coupled with an expert shamisen (that's a traditional string instrument native to Japan) played a haunting set of blues twinged with traditional Japanese sounds. Accompanying the set was a kinda didactic, cryptic even, photography show-and-tell of local history & art. Then, fresh from playing the mega St. Patrick's party WILD ROVER, ALLY BAND gave us a set of trad Irish music; bagpipes outta hell with a punk edge! And the gang had the energy to go meet up with THE POGUES on their Japan jaunt later that week! UNCLEOWEN records chief sauntered out too and spun some tunes from his label and collection while I played a mix of group sounds & Irish folk tunes! Only in Japan!!!! Unfortunately I could only find a vid of ALLY BAND for this nite, so I will post a vid of ISHIBUTAI shining on another occasion.


(ALLY BAND at the last MYSTERY MONDAYS; ALLY GO BRAGH!)


(Shamisen blues unit ISHIBUTAI!!!)

HOUSE of MYSTERY Vol. 7 & ATOMIC SUPLEX Japan Tour 2012

So it's that time of year again when the cherry blossoms bloom and the geezers lay out their blue tarps and drink sake under the pink flowers dreaming of samurai & geisha of old and then ATOMIC SUPLEX lands tearing a hole in the fabric of the collective conscious of thousands of years of Japanese culture! Three rip-roaring RnR shows celebrating the release of the new Crypt Records LP "Bathroom Party!" A bunch of Japanese kids are going to be cramming into the local park's WC to listen to this one while their parents get drunk under the beautiful sakura trees!



On Friday, April 6 ATOMIC SUPLEX trashes up Yokohama with the best of 'em at Sex & Fury & R'n'R! Come out to Orange County Brothers in Tennocho Yokohama for some killer RnR action with ED WOODS, JET BOYS, a special last performance by BRAZIL UFO and more!

Then confound and mystify your self at HATAGAYA HEAVY SICK on Saturday night April 7! The Stately Wayne Manor presents HOUSE of MYSTERY Vol. 7! A super spectacular garage punk showdown with some of classic acts like THE VOLUME OUT, MINNESOTA VOODOOMEN & THE GREAT MONGOOSE championing ATOMIC SUPLEX's new Crypt Records LP release! Back from The Grave hearse driver DJ Daddy-O-Nov will be on hand to for this ghastly "Back from the Crypt" party!



And if you still got gas, head on out to UFO CLUB on Sunday nite for "Beaver Shot!" If you like THE FADEAWAYS' "Teenage Shutdown" party, this is kinda like it's evil twin... Toyozo has a new band BEAVER PATROL and there will be some of the old guard namely THEEE BAT & VIVIAN BOYS supporting ATOMIC SUPLEX as they have done for countless years past! Not to mention raunchy blues garage band THE CHOCOLATES!

ATOMIC SUPLEX JAPAN TOUR 2012 explodes the first weekend of April, so get your riot gear ready and be sure to pick up the ATOMIC SUPLEX split 7" with THEEE BAT, the Sex & Fury & R'n'R Semi-special DVD or their latest CRypt Records LP "Bathroom Party" so you can take it home with you and drive your neighbors up a wall!

MYSTERY MONDAYS Vol.14, "RONIN meets ROVER at Heavy Sick!"

So the fate of Mystery Mondays hangs in the balance... seriously though, I am basically rescheduling my life in the coming months and I hope to have the time to continue the Monday nite madness! In the meantime, check out the killer Sat. nite House of Mystery parties coming up!

This months Mystery party presents a shamisen blues project called 石舞台 featuring MARI from ANAKIES and Black&Blue tapping into the Japanese psyche with some eerie folk tunes with a western blues touch. Then Ally Band will take to the stage for a set of Irish punk with blaring bagpipes straight outta hell! They play Wild Rover the day before so come join us for a bit of hair of the dog at Club Heavy Sick!

THE JAPANESE BASTARD from UNCLEOWEN will be spinning some wild rustic tunes and yours truly, The Stately Wayne Manor will create a balance with some traditional Irish records and old school Japanese group sounds! RONIN meets ROVER at Heavy Sick!

HATAGAYA HEAVY SICK
March 23
MYSTERY MONDAYS Vol. 14
"RONIN meets ROVER at Heavy Sick!

feat.
ALLY BAND
石舞台

Roaming DJs
THE JAPANESE BASTARD (UNCLEOWEN)
The Stately Wayne Manor (Swamp Fiction)

MYSTERY MONDAYS: THE 13th PARTY feat. TAKA-ROCK & ED WOODS!

Right now I am lamenting MYSTERY MONDAYS... It was such a fun time just seeing what kinda folks would just ramble in off the streets on some dubious Facebook or Tokyo Gig Guide tip. For the 13th edition of MYSTERY MONDAYS I had TAKA-ROCK & ONE MAN HEARTBREAKERS play with the uncontrollable ED WOODS no-less! The wild Irish DJ NOEL and AKKO CHAMPION of LOS CHAMPIONS were the guest vinyl spinners for the night but the two Finnish wanderers, Henri and Hanne, that showed up out of nowhere made the night for me! They captured this small glimpse of the last days of MYSTERY MONDAYS and a brilliant intro to the Tokyo gore garage scene to share with the world at large!

PS. Check out Henri's own mega-powerpop-rock band THE DEATH of GAGARIN!!


(Highlights of MYSTERY MONDAYS "The 13th Party")


(THE DEATH OF GAGARIN - Le Grunge Blues)

MYSTERY MONDAYS Vol.13, "THE 13th PARTY"

MYSTERY MONDAYS resumes! Well only for a little while... The 13th party will happen, then the Stately Wayne Manor will take a break from his manic Mondays after March 26th. Don't fret, there are still three Saturday nite HOUSE of MYSTERY events scheduled for April ( Atomc Suplex Crypt LP release party!), May (Shlonk scum attack!) and June (Rock Day Showdown between Tokyo & Nagoya punks!), but more on this later!

Come on out to Heavy Sick on Monday, February 27th for a killer night of lonely garage crooning and trash rock 'n' roll by TAKA-ROCK & ONE MAN HEARTBREAKERS and the inimitable gorefest that is ED WOODS! Killer DJs the wild Irishman NOEL & AKKO of Los Champions join yours truly to spin some devious punk, psychobilly and garage unknowns!

HATAGAYA HEAVY SICK
Mon. Feb.27
MYSTERY MONDAYS Vol.13
"THE 13th PARTY"

feat.
ED WOODS
TAKA-ROCK & ONE MAN HEARTBREAKERS

Guest DJs
NOEL (Almost There)
AKKO (Los Champions)

Host DJ
The Stately Wayne Manor (Swamp Fiction)

Open: 20:00
Ticket: 1200 +1D