Argh…the scorching heat, the oil price hikes, food price hikes, earthquakes, italy losing 3-0 to netherlands, detergent suicides….what’s the world becoming to? Luckily in the midst of all these ‘catastrophes’, we still have our ears…and when we have our ears…we have music and sometimes i guess is comforting to know that we still have that.
I’m featuring 2 other songs from the indie band The Swinging Popsicle. This time around is from their album In Transit which was released back in 2004. This is their 3rd album before the release of Go On which i have featured the song by the same name previously. This album is one of their most popular one to date, and one that i have enjoyed very much as well. The first song is ‘I just wanna kiss you’, a nice pop and sing-along song. Of course this is very different from the song Go On, but it depicts their genre more accurately. Therefore, this song would suit most to the common listener’s ear buds. So if you are tired of R&B and modern pop music, give this a spin, you might just like it.
The next song, is Shinemani (シネマニ), a heavier song in terms of guitars and bass. Now this is somewhere along the lines of Go On, where her voice trails behind the music. Kinda like Cranberries you know? So if you are in the mood for some rock, this might just be your cup of tea.
Now back to the heat….
- Fujishima Mineko (Vocals)
- Shimada Osamu (Guitar)
- Hirata Hironobu (Bass
download : I just wanna kiss you - the swinging popsicle mp3









Hi everybody. I guess i’m what they call, “back from the dead”. Well, not quite literally, I was just plain lazy. I went to Tokyo in February and that was a fantastic trip, my best holiday ever. I ate many delicious food, and one memorable meal was the black pork tonkatsu (Maisen) in Omotesando Hills. The most tender pork i’ve ever tasted. I checked out some jazz bars and clubs too while i was there. In short, it was fun, fun and fun. Work is fine, everything is fine. I thank you all for those who have personally written to me to ask, “what the hell happened to me.” Yes, thank you again. I still love music, but just haven’t been updating lately on the japanese music scene. However, a friend of mine has asked me to check out some new music and so i did. One of them is 

