Half Japanese

This week in the Basement: reviews of new records by Lost Horizons (ex Cocteau Twins), Jetstream Pony (ex Wedding Present/Trembling Blue Stars), King Hannah, Half Japanese, Ghost Power (Tim Gane) and Gustaf.

”Some of the first shows we ever played as a band - and some of our favorite shows we’ve ever played, period - were at the Ottobar,” Wye Oak write of the Baltimore venue.

Over 60 videos shot by former Edsel / current SAVAK vocalist Sohrab Habibion in the '80s have been newly digitized and released for free online, including footage of 7Seconds, Moss Icon, Shudder To Think, The Lemonheads, Scream, Soul Side, and much more...

Plus: Frank Iero/Geoff Rickly, Earth/Helms Alee, Saor/Wayfarer, Fleetwood Mac, Cayetana, Ian Svenonius' Escape-Ism, and more upcoming tour news.

Cult DIY icon Jad Fair is back with a brand new Half Japanese album, titled ’Invincible’ and out February 22 via Fire Records...

Plus: Marshall Crenshaw and more Hanukkah fun. Who will be the special guests tonight?

The vinyl features a first-of-its-kind morphing hologram pressed into the record.

A true legend.

The album title is a fitting title for this noisy record from these outsider art brothers.

Jad Fair's long-running low-fi avant rock project Half Japanese will release their new album, Perfect, this Friday (1/22) via Joyful Noise...