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I do a website called Rock of Japan, about Japanese rock music--http://www.rockofjapan.com. Some friends suggested I join MySpace to spread the word. Here I am. My conflict is that Rock of Japan isn't about me, so should this page be about me? OK, here goes: I used to play in bands, too many to mention really, and only one of which released any material, I heard Sadistic Mika Band in the '70s. I discovered The Plastics in the late '70s, and Shonen Knife in the early '80s. I got on the internet in the '90s and discovered there was very little information about Japanese rock music available in English, and I stepped forward with a site featuring Buffalo Daughter, Guitar Wolf, Seagull Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, Shonen Knife, and Super Junky Monkey. Rock of Japan has expanded quite a bit since then. These days I try to check out and write about any new Japanese rock band that plays New York City. It keeps me busy. There are local New York bands that I like, and bands outside of Japan that I like, but Rock of Japan trys to deal specifically with Japanese bands. There are amazing bands coming out of Japan these days, and they're not getting enough exposure. That's why I started Rock of Japan, and that's why I've kept at it.