rock of japan

I’m planning on closing down Rock of Japan next year. Rock of Japan has been going for over ten years now. I’ve enjoyed it. I'm now seriously considering shutting down Rock of Japan. When I began Rock of Japan there were almost no sites in English about Japanese rock music. Now there are many. I may miss sharing my opinions with you, but I'm beginning to feel that my job is done. Want to show your appreciation? Take a Rock of Japan T-shirt off my hands. I've reduced the price of the Rock of Japan T-shirt in a kind of going out of business sale. Think of it as a souvenir. If you see me at the shows, say, “Hi!” maybe we can avoid the postage. I plan to continue operating Rock of Japan in the same way as I have been until I shut it down. At the moment I'm planning on pulling the plug in the summer of 2010. I hope you'll keep enjoying it until then, and hope that you'll continue supporting Japanese rock music. I know I will! Thanks for your support! Fred & Ted are gonna miss ya!
Paul Wheeler
Rock of Japan is looking for some help with translations! There are many people to thank for the ten year life of Rock of Japan, besides myself, first among them is Keiko Oka, who has been the Rock of Japan translator for over half of its ten plus years. She has been incredibly kind and patient. I am looking for a native Japanese speaker to help with translations (mostly of song titles). I don't make money from Rock of Japan, so I can't afford to pay you. On the other hand, it's usually very little work. If you'd be interested in helping us out, please email me.

BACKGROUND INFO: This site originates from New York City. Besides the obvious (CD covers, band logos, and group photos), anything not credited was written or photographed by myself. The opinions expressed here are my own. The discographies should not be considered complete. I regularly neglect to obtain EPs, and almost never pick up remixes or vinyl releases. The discographies and everything else on this site are intended to provide information which will help you decide what you might want to add to your own collections. Various people have helped me with the site: Special thanks to Hitoshi Toyoda, who helped me from the beginning of this project; Thanks to Keiko Oka (currently playing bass with local band SUPERFORTRESS) for help with translations; Thanks to Jun Takeshita (guitarist for GELATINE, a fave local band) for occasional help with translations; Thanks to all those who’ve offered encouragement; Thanks to the bands, who make it all worthwhile; and thanks to my good friend Dan Payne who told me I should and could! If you are interested in advertising on this site, or sending promotional material, feel free to contact me at the email address above. I’ll be happy to post reviews of any Japanese CDs received in the first six months of their Japanese or American release. (The artists must be living and working out of Japan.)