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Japanese boy-band rockers Dirty Old Men to play SXSW 2009
January 23, 2009 – Japanese boy-band rockers Dirty Old Men will play SXSW 2009 as part of the official Japan Nite lineup.
ARTIST BIO:
Members: Takatsudo Nobuyuki – Vocals, Guitar // Yamashita Takumi – Guitar, Chorus // Masamitsu Yamada – Bass // Notaki Shinichi – Drums, Chorus
Established by Takatsudo, Yamada, and Notaki when they were in high school, Dirty Old Men claims that they “don’t really want to be Dirty Old Men, but the name comes from our secret wishes.” Their original plan was to break up after high school graduation, but after winning a band competition they decided to continue.
Yamashita joined in November 2006, and they played their first headlining concert in December 2007 in their local town, Utsunomiya, Tochigi.
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SpecialThanks will also play on the Japan Nite bill, bringing their all-English songlist to American fans for the first time.
ARTIST BIO:
SpecialThanks, the female-vocal pop-punk band from Aichi Prefecture, formed in 2005. After some changes in their original lineup, the band is now comprised of Misaki (vocals, guitar), Lupin (bass, backing vocals), Sean (guitar, backing vocals) and Nochi (drums).
Their single “You Say Good Bye” was the iTunes Japan Single of the Week with 60,000 downloads in its first 7 days of release, and the song’s PV was a Power Push on Japan’s Space Shower TV. Their debut mini-album SEVEN COLORS debuted at Number 1 on Japan’s IndiesMusic.com sales charts in August 2008. All tracks on the album are sung in English.
Links!
Dirty Old Men Official MySpace – http://www.myspace.com/dirtyoldmenms
Dirty Old Men Official Website – http://dirtyoldmen.jp/index.html
SpecialThanks Official MySpace – http://www.myspace.com/specialthanks777
SpecialThanks Official Website – http://www.specialthanks777.com
Video!
Special Thanks – “You Say Good Bye”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD8a_t3fVpc
