Hi all,

I'm part of a band called White Ashes. It really has very little to do with Japanese, except for the kanji logo on our page, but if you like listening to interesting music, give us a listen:

http://www.whiteashesband.com/

If you use Facebook or Myspace, please add us. We don't have a lot of fans yet, but don't be afraid to jump on the bandwagon if you like it!

-Seth

Shameless plug!!!!

Actually I'll take a look

Yeah, apologies for the shamelessness of said plug. I just thought, hey, I really like this... and even though I probably like it cause I helped make it, other people might like it, too. So lemme know if you like it.

For some reason the name of this topic brought this to mind....

I once thought of buying a guitar case and strapping it to my back just to see the reaction from girls as I walked around the 三条 district of Kyoto. Since I can't play, I wonder how long I could keep up the act.
Japan does seem to be a kind of elephant graveyard where 80's metal bands go to die.

Speaking of 80's metal bands... and shameless plugs...
my band...
http://www.bcdc.ca