THE SPUNKS PLAYED THEIR LAST SHOW TOGETHER ON MARCH 27TH, 2007 AS MEMBERS HAJIME AND JOJI ARE RETURNING TO LIVE IN JAPAN AND AL WILL REMAIN IN NYC. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRITE TO THE BAND PLEASE ADDRESS IT TO A SPECIFIC MEMBER (this page will be maintained solely by the band). THE SPUNKS ARE NO LONGER AN ACTIVE BAND SO PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY INFO, COMMENTS OR REQUESTS ABOUT GIGS, YOUR BAND, OR ANYTHING WHATSOEVER UNLESS IT HAS 100% SPECIFICALLY TO DO WITH THE SPUNKS OR IT"S MEMBERS. PLEASE, OK? **Due to the increased spam and endless bullshit profiles on myspace all requests and posts now require strict approval**
"YELLOW FEVER BLUES" was released to stores on OCTOBER 17th, 2006. PRODUCED BY DON FURY FOR GEARHEAD RECORDS. Limited pressing will also be available on Vinyl!
EXCLUSIVE MYSPACE TRACK ADDED - DOWNLOAD FREE FROM THE MYSPACE PLAYER ABOVE! The Spunks recorded a new version of "Here Goes the Black Cat" during the "Yellow Fever Blues" recording sessions, extending it into a partly improvised jam that closely resembles the way the song has been performed live at recent shows. However, we decided it was too long a track for the CD so we have decided to make it available free and only here on myspace. If you enjoy it, please share it with some friends and help us spread the word about our Cd release in October. But remember, this track won't be on the CD!
Download FREE videos, pics and mp3s from The Spunks at The Official Spunks Kamikaze Rock and Roll Website
Check out the Spunks short horror film made inside an actual graveyard in Tokyo and the fan shot video for "Bedroom Stomp" on our VIDEOS page.
In August of 2005, Gearhead Records issued the first Spunks recording released on vinyl with two exclusive tracks,
"Russian Roulette / Cannana Fever" (RPM066).
THRILLS, STUPIDITY AND LOUDNESS GUARANTEED
With straightforward lyrics (in both English and Japanese) only about sex, drinking, motor rides, animals and chinese food, The Spunks youthful, often sexually charged and self destructive stage performances have earned them a steadily growing fan base. In 2002, the band was selected as one of the best 18 bands in the New York downtown music scene (NYROCK). In December of 2003, The Spunks were featured on "Charlie Rose" on PBS as a prime example of the Japanese music scene in the USA. Originally formed in 1996 by two bored Japanese college students stuck up in Albany, The Spunks have evolved into one the best bands you have never heard of. After making a number of demo recordings the band's first CD release entitled "Ready to Shoot" was released in 2000. Since 1998 The Spunks have played hundreds of gigs in NYC at places like CBGB's, The Continental, Coney Island High and Don Hill's. In addition to their work in the US, they also toured Japan in both 2003 and 2004 and have played some of the best known clubs in Tokyo. During their first Japan tour, their second CD "Sex, Drink, Motor Rides was released and the band was featured on TV Asahi (2002) and TV Tokyo (2004), both of which were broadcast nationally across Japan. A 2003 compilation of Japanese garage rock bands entitled "Nitro Franken Panic!" included The Spunks track "Jet Blue." And recently released throughout Japan on Gitogito Hustler's record label Candy Poison is a compilation called "Candy Poison Vol 2" which features The Spunks track "Road Runner" (please don't sue us, Warner Brothers). In 2002, the band did their first month long Mid West tour of the US and in 2003 they hit 20 states on their second US tour. Their Kamikaze performances earned them spots in a number of big festivals including The New York Tokyo Music Festival (2003), Guitar World presents M.E.A.N.Y. Festival (2003), the CMJ Music Marathon (2003), Anime Next (2004) and NXNE (2005). Since 2000, the Spunks have organized the legendary Japanese Punk Rock event Japunks at CBGB's. With The Spunks acting as the event host, each show featured several Indie and Major Label bands directly from Japan, exposing the real Japanese underground music scene to Western audiences. The event rapidly grew in both attendence and notoriety. At Japunks event 6, the headline act was Guitar Wolf and the club was packed well beyond the legal limit. In January of 2004, after sitting in with the band for the 2002 tour and for a number of gigs in NYC when original Spunks drummer Takehiko was unavailable, drummer Al Batross was invited to become a permanent member of The Spunks. Al (no he is not Japanese, doesn't speak Japanese and does not understand why his nickname is "Yamamoto") has performed with many of New York's wildest bands over the years ( Ludichrist , Big Sniff , The Plungers ) including 2 years with the legendary political punk rock group M.D.C. AL also performs with the infamous, erotic grotesque underground rock band (in which he is again the only non-Japanese member) Gelatine . And check out AL's film and video editing work (including his current documentary on Japanese bands and musicians in New York and recent work with legendary Italian horror film director Dario Argento and no-budget Super 8 cult horror film director Nathan Schiff) at his studio Digital Shark . The Spunks have toured the USA with their "sister" band (and fellow label mate) GitoGito Hustler three times, twice in 2005 and once in 2006, bringing both bands all the way from NY to Texas (for the SXSW Festival) and California and back again in one shared van, using shared equipment. In 2005, The Spunks released their third self produced and released CD entitled "Born to be Mild" Following the successful release of the "Russian Roulette / Cannana Fever" single on Gearhead, The Spunks have recorded the forthcoming full length CD (vinyl pressing included) "Yellow Fever Blues" for Gearhead and are poised to reach a worldwide audience. Wok & Roll!
