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AKIHIRO NAMBA LIVE IN SHIBUYA DECEMBER '09
As Dom mentioned, FRF’ 10 just gained a second Foo Fighter.
However, monsieurs Grohl and Hawkins are not the only bandmates who are visiting Naeba, but not performing together. This year’s fest will also include two former members of the late Japanese popular punk band Hi-Standard. Hi-Standard’s guitarist Ken Yokoyama will perform on the Green Stage on the first day of the fest, while bassist Akihiro Namba will be part of the White Stage’s Sunday lineup.
If drummer Akira Tsuneoka makes it onto the bill, we could have the perfect setting for a Hi-Standard reunion!
Namba played with Hi-Standard from 1991 until 2000 and appeared at Fuji Rock in 1999 with the group. When Hi-Standard went their separate ways a decade ago, Namba started the self-labeled “neo punk” act Ultra Brain.
In March he issued his debut solo disc, “The World Is Yours.” It mixes elements of electronica, pop, rock, and punk. I’m certain he won’t have any difficulty getting bodies grooving along to his new material during his afternoon set
Namba has some amateur footage on his YouTube channel that he shot while hanging out at Fuji Rock ’08 (check the videos out here, here, and here. To the best of my knowledge he didn’t perform that year, so I’m guessing he was just there as a fan to enjoy the music and fantastic vibes. If he did play while he was there, please feel free to post info about it in the comments section.
Namba’s official site (Japanese only) is here.
Namba’s MySpace page is here.
Here’s the music video for the first single from “The World Is Yours,” “Jump! Jump! Jump!”
*Akihiro Namba photo by Terumi and used with the permission of Smashing Mag.
