Hey Everyone

[Penny Lane]

Thanks Soup, good to see you  :)

My wife is coming to Spain for a week on the 17th of October. We've been talking a lot & regardless of what may or may not happen I feel much better about everything.

I haven't seen her in over 3months, needless to say I'm extremely excited & also a little nervous.

Dboy, that's great! Good luck w/the visit. i'm sure she's nervous, too.

[goodjam2bn]

What bands do they like in Japan?  

Mostly rubbish ones! Just kidding  ;)  

The usual bands are popular - U2, Coldplay, Oasis, Radiohead, Chili Peppers etc.

Arctic Monkeys are big, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Yo La Tengo come over a lot, KOL etc.

Japanese like their punk - Rancid, Green Day & Offspring come over a lot of always seem to sell out.

Metal is popular...Metalica, Iron Maiden etc

They're big on RnB & Soul and Japan has some very serious Hip-Hop-heads.

Unfortunately J-Pop is huge.

It's not all bad though...

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Thanks for that.. I was wondering if they liked one of my pet bands Blonde Redhead.

Unfortunately J-Pop is huge.

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J-pop would be the home grown stuff I suppose. You must mean that they butcher some original songs by non-Japanese artists like the Beatles?

[mjkoehler]

D- Glad she's coming for a visit. Sent you an email...

Hey Soup! Long time no see bud.

[Soulshine]

Best wishes to you DB. No matter what happens-everything is just as it should be. Thinking good thoughts for you both.