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About Me

Sometimes things are not exactly the way they look, or sound. Remember that 1971 classic flick Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory? Everything seemed so cheerful, colourful and (literally) sweet. But underneath all these earliest impressions lay a sinister atmosphere, set by a sadistic man with mischievous techniques for telling bad from good. That is the same contrast you will find between music and lyrics when you listen to Wonkavision, a powerpop band from Brazil, with their japanese debut release scheduled for August 2007.
The sunny tunes are filled with stories about idiosyncrasies of day-to-day human relationships. The guy who can't stand his job, the teenager on antidepressants, the rejection junkie girl who only falls for the wrong guys.
This universe of human behavior musical analysis has presented Wonkavision with the best indie brazilian rock band award in 2005, and several five star reviews by the main brazilian music publications for their first album Wonkainvasion.
The album was produced by John Ulhoa, composer and guitarist for Pato Fu, one of the top five bands in the world by Times Magazine. John has also produced the solo album by the Mutantes member Arnaldo Baptista, among other artists.
Wonkavision is Will (vocals and guitars), Manu (voice and moogs) and Kiko (drums) and they are dying to wonkainvade Japan and the world.
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Member Since: 11/15/2006
Band Website: wonkavision.com.br
Band Members: Will, Manu and Kiko.
Influences: The Rentals, Weezer, The Thrills, Keane, The Cardigans and others.
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Record Label: Powerpop Academy (www.powerpopacademy.com)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

We promise&

& we'll be posting news soon as well as uploading the songs in English.:)Will
Posted by Wonkavision on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:37:00 PST

New Website and Shows

I know it's been a while. But we've been working on new stuff. Not only songs, but also new gigs and a brand new website.Have you checked www.wonkavision.com recently?If it's your first time try this ...
Posted by Wonkavision on Wed, 16 May 2007 07:26:00 PST

Pontos de Venda do CD (for Brazilian fans)

O CD da Wonkavision, o Wonkainvasion, está a venda nestas 3 lojas:" Sensorial Discos em São Paulo" Livraria Cultura em Porto Alegre (mas é possível encomendar na filial da sua cidade)" Livraria Saraiv...
Posted by Wonkavision on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:58:00 PST

English version of

Toys(Will)One toy for bitingAnd another just to look atWhat toy should I pickAnd start playing withIn this game that's pinker than blueI don't know what to doI don't know how to startSo I sit down to ...
Posted by Wonkavision on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:31:00 PST

Translation of song "Ei, não é por mal"

Hey, I mean no harm (Ei, não é por mal) He makes my chest overflowDropping on the floor drops of my heart I like him a lot, althoughHe likes to think I should changeBe more like the way he wantsBe hi...
Posted by Wonkavision on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:20:00 PST

Translation of song "O Plano Mudou"

The Plan Has Changed (O Plano Mudou) I can't stand working here any longerI spend the day counting the hours to leaveSometimes I think my brain has stopped (Chorus)I'm gonna jump out of the windowI'm ...
Posted by Wonkavision on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:28:00 PST

Sad thing. Good thing.

A very sad thing happened in Brazil a few days ago. The remains of censorship that haunted brazilian people during the 60's and 70's showed its ugly face once more.The website YOUTUBE.COM was blocked ...
Posted by Wonkavision on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:34:00 PST

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all of you!!!We had a wonderful time, as you can see in the pictures.Besides finishing the new CD, and the website, and more gigs, I have a couple new year's resolutions. Both regard...
Posted by Wonkavision on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:39:00 PST

:: A Brilliant Idea for Xmas ::

In order to make this Xmas more fun, we had a brilliant ideia.Why not hire a bunch of Santa Klauses to go out on the streets beating up every single human being which is not smiling or happy on the da...
Posted by Wonkavision on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 07:36:00 PST

Bar Ocidente, last night, with Steroplasticos

It was around 4PM when the sky collapsed over our heads. It rained, a lot. That kind of rain that turns the day into night in 5 minutes. I was heading to the practicing studio to pick up our equipment...
Posted by Wonkavision on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:30:00 PST