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The Watanabes

Bigger than the froth on a pint of Asahi...

About Me

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Member Since: 5/18/2006
Band Website: monstar.fm/thewatanabes
Band Members: Flavio Jerome (Drums) Ashley Davies (Bass) Duncan Walsh (Vocals/Guitar) Selwyn Walsh (Vocals/Guitar)..


Influences: The Beatles, The Smiths, David Bowie, The Kinks, Blur, Belle N Sebastian, The Mongers, Tom Hiskey
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Record Label: [email protected]
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NEW TOKYO RECORDING: Stick it in a Novel

A new mix of Stick it in a Novel has just been uploaded to the site; recorded at KRH Studios in Harajuku and mixed by Toshi Yamazaki. The old version was a somewhat scruffy live take, flawed...
Posted by The Watanabes on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:38:00 PST

Live Video

The Watanabes playing JJs Dream at a dungeon like live house in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo: http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ZieT9bQvqL8 Warts and All!    ...
Posted by The Watanabes on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:45:00 PST

Album Update

Watanabes lovers and Ashley's knees appreciators, A while back I promised we'd have an album out by April. I was wrong. Very badly wrong. We've been extremely busy recently, playing loads of gig...
Posted by The Watanabes on Fri, 30 May 2008 10:51:00 PST

GAIJIN SOUNDS CD

Boys and Girls!! Good news! We've made it on to a Compilation CD called Gaijin Sounds. The CD will be available at several sponsored locations across Japan, and it is the result of a search by th...
Posted by The Watanabes on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:55:00 PST

CHIN UP VIDEO

Ladies and Gents, Friends and lovers, We hada wonderful trip to Shikoku last weekend for a double header in our beloved Ehime! Thanks to everyone who came to see us play. It truly was a great weekend...
Posted by The Watanabes on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:18:00 PST

Thanks to Nanbanjin!

We’d like to thank you Nanbanjin for mentioning us twice in their recent interviews with Japanzine: http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/jz/1570/Return+of+the+Southe rn+Barbarians And with Tadamusic!...
Posted by The Watanabes on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:38:00 PST

Single Release Date/ April Schedule

Dearest Watanabe Followers, It has been months since we posted anything of any note on here, but the time to reveal what we have been working on since arriving in Tokyo is FAST approaching! We’l...
Posted by The Watanabes on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:38:00 PST

January February Update

So just a little note to let you all know that The Watanabes are still alive and well! It has been far FAR too long since we put up any new material on the myspace site, but I do believe those days wi...
Posted by The Watanabes on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:42:00 PST

Recording on Xmas Day!

Dearest Watanabes followers, Well, the latest Watanabes news report: Things are going very very well indeed. We're playing live regularly, and making some great contacts. We've found a bar in Shibuya...
Posted by The Watanabes on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:21:00 PST

NATIONAL PRESS Interview

Dearest Watanabes Fans! Well it has been the most up and down time of my entire life so far in Tokyo. Startng new jobs, struggling in new jobs, quiting new jobs, starting new jobs, struggling in new j...
Posted by The Watanabes on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:27:00 PST