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School Food Punishment (formerly school food punishment) was a 4-piece electronic rock band formed in late 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. The founding members were Yumi Uchimura (内村友美, guitar & vocal), Atsushi Ueda (上田睦, bass), Masayuki Hasuo (蓮尾理之, keyboards), and Katsuya Katano (片野勝哉, drums). They released their first mini album early in 2007. "SCHOOL FOOD IS GOOD FOOD" (2007) provides interesting soundscapes and neat electronic tricks. The focus, however, is on Uchimura's soft, mature vocals, and Hasuo's piano work. The band showcases a smokey jazz lounge style, raw drum sounds, and a welcome dose of electronic atmosphere. During their years as...

There are several bands calling themselves Punishment 1) Punishment - Cleveland, US Punishment finds WT Statler piloting a mess of late-80s synthesizers through the back catalogs of post-CBGB Suicide (think YB Blue), Yellow Magic Orchestra, and even those electronic Leonard Cohen records into a post-2000s realm of emotional honesty (via text message) and the sort of ringtone-friendly sounds James Ferraro would appreciate. 2) Punishment - Philadelphia, US Signed to the Thorp label, Punishment had more drummers then Spinal Tap. Punishment toured in stolen vans on tours booked using pay phones, calling cards and the U.S postal service. Punishment busted their...

Divine Punishment is a collaborative effort between underground musicians, Divine Punishment is: Kanza (DJ Kanza, Cold Metal Future, Bassookah) Lauren McDonald S. Inferno (Vampiric Tyrant, Sarcophagus) Stefan Klein (Dethcentrik, Død Beverte) Diego "Darken" Vacchiano (Thulnar) .

Weezer completed their touring for Pinkerton in the summer of 1997. The members of the band took a break, with drummer Patrick Wilson returning to his home in Portland, Oregon to work on his side project, The Special Goodness, Matt Sharp left to complete the follow-up album for his group The Rentals, and Brian Bell went to work on his group, Space Twins. Rivers Cuomo returned to Boston, Massachusetts, but took a break from Harvard to focus on songwriting. Cuomo gathered together Boston-area musicians and rehearsed unreleased material, including possible new songs for the next Weezer album. The group, referred...