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BUMP OF CHICKEN is a Japanese rock band formed in 1994 by 4 members: Motoo Fujiwara (Vocal/Guitar), Hiroaki Masukawa (Guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (Bass) and Hideo Masu (Drums). They have been friends since preschool in the city of Sakura, Chiba Prefecture. Motoo's lyrics in particular receive acclaim. The band chose the English name to mean "cowards strike back" although they have admitted in interviews that it might not be grammatically correct English. The band has been influenced especially by The Beatles and they actually started out playing covers of The Beatles songs at school festivals. Although their music can be quite...

BBQ Chickens is the 80`s infuenced punk-hardcore band from Japan. They were founded in 2000 in Tokyo by 4 guys: Hatano (Drums), Hongolian (Vocal), Iso (Bass), Ken (Guitar). BBQ Chickens released 4 albums: "INDIE ROCK STRIKES BACK" (2001), "GOODBYE TO YOUR PUNK ROCK" (2002), the album of covers "FINE SONGS PLAYING SUCKS" (2003) and "CROSSOVER AND OVER" (2011). Also they had an appearance on MTV's “Jackass” program, and a prize for Best Alternative Video for their song “Sick Guy/Stupid Magazine,” at Space Shower Music Video Awards. .

Sounds Like Chicken (sLc) was a band from Melbourne, Australia in 1999 and broke up in 2007. The band played a unique blend of ska, rock and hardcore punk, often referring to themselves as hardcore-tribal-ska. They placed a high emphasis on touring to show off their famously high energy live performances. sLc were released on the Victoran based independent label Boomtown Records, home to Behind Crimson Eyes, Angela's Dish and many other emobands. They, along with good friends Wishful Thinking, were often in conflict with the label as to how best sLc could be promoted. This tension prevented sLc from...