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The first LP from this Osaka thrash band. The name of the band is explained in the liner notes: “we want to ride over gangsters with our scooter!” The funniest thing about this slogan is that it is tattooed on lead singer Yoshi’s back! The songs are just what you’d expect – hard motorcycle thrash with a lead singer straight out of the ’80s – high voice, rock choir, hair is apparently teased. Like an Asian Cher meets Pusshead.
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Don’t let the stats fool you. Zyzzyx Road may have been the lowest grossing movie in history, but is it worth checking out? Phil Bailey explores the new 4K UHD from Dark Arts Entertainment.
In France: Live at the 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival ( Deep Digs). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The first film based on Junji Ito’s manga, Tomie, makes its US Blu-ray debut from Arrow Video.
J-Horror Rising, a curated collection from the late ’90s and early 2000s, spotlights three lesser-known gems from the influential J-Horror movement. Phil Bailey reviews Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman, St. John’s Wort, and Inugami.