Mika Bomb - Irish tour this week

Jim Comic

Mikabomb (super sexy punky garage trash rockers from Japan) play Whelans this Sun (30th) with support from the Warlords of Pez (Zillionaire Space Rockers) and DJ KyuKyuSha. Doors 8pm. Tickets from Road Records.


Mikabomb Irish Tour

Thurs 27th March-Half Moon Theatre (Cork) with Warlords of Pez/DJ KyuKyuSha
Fri 28th March-Dolans Warehouse (Limerick) with Warlords of Pez/DJ KyuKyuSha
Sat 29th March-Spiritstore (Dundalk) with Indigo Fury/DJ KyuKyuSha
Sun 30th March-Whelans (Dublin) with Warlords of Pez/DJ KyuKyuSha
Mon 31st March-Kings Venue (Waterford)


MIKABOMB

Mika Handa had a pretty clear vision - forming the coolest garage rock band ever to grace the world. They were to be called Mikabomb. Recruitment began almost immediately with Mika
finding no shortage of similar minded Japanese garage stars hanging out in
the darker corners of clubs and venues.

This assorted band of determined young Asian girls (and a guy drummer
) started things rolling in 1999. This led to instant
recognition. The band were championed by Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq and
received rave reviews.

In 2000, Mikabomb signed as the hard-hitting new stars of Beastie Boys label Grand Royal. Once again they were off plugging their singles "Super Sexy Razor Happy Girls" and "Heart Attack". Mikabomb fuse motown, New York punk, 50's garage and Japanese pop to form their distinctive, helter-skelter, distortion-heavy pop sound and once these Japanese girls are plugged into their outrageously overdriven guitars, they are more than a match for any number of sweaty punters in the audience twice their size.

With the tragic demise of Grand Royal the album, "The Fake Fake Sound Of
Mikabomb" was released through garage legend label, Damaged Goods Records.

Through their short career they've managed to play with At The Drive in,
Snuff, Bis, The Datsuns, The D4, Ten Bensons and Rosita (ex-Kenickie) to name a few. As a support artist they are in demand by the coolest bands in the world, having recently having to decline The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.

The future is bright. Mikabomb will go to the USA in 2003 (responsible for
50% of the sales of FFSMB); they're currently working on a new batch of
songs with new producers and shooting a video (by popular demand from a
plethora of music TV producers). New material will be released in spring
2003, by then you should be locking up your sons coz Mikabomb are coming.

"The best band to ever come out of Japan"-Steve Lamacq.

"Mikabomb's appeal is unintentional, but that's exactly why it's so
appealing! Bonkers lyrics, Mental Oriental!!" KKKK- Kerrang.


WARLORDS OF PEZ

Warlords of Pez... Myth
Warlords of Pez... Legends
Warlords of Pez... Zillionaire Space Rockers

As Old as Time. As Powerful as God. No, more Powerful than God. The Warlords - supercool cybernetic constructs who eat lightning and **** magic, are the handiwork of Dr. Burglestein deranged intergalactic genius.

Their Sole Purpose: the annihilation of all intelligent beings unfortunate enough to cross their paths. These handsome hooded anti-heroes by means of their own particular brand of Sonic Terrorism intend to wipe the collective smiles from the faces of ALL MANKIND and bring about the end of civilisation as we know it.

Know Your Members:
Vocals: Turbo Apocalypse
Vocals (Recorded live via telephone from Thailand): Deepspace DonkeyBite
Guitar: Deklekon Doombringer
Guitar/keyboard: Disco Bloodbox V.3.1
Drums: The Kid Beatmeat Deathcurtains
Bass: Max Megadoom
Annoying bits,Samples and Korg: Dr. Burglestein