Oldie, But Goodie
Although not performing at this year’s fest, South Korean punk act Gumx are no strangers to Fuji Rock.
May 14, 2008
May 03, 2008
Here's another 25 for y'all
The line-up for each day (thus far) has been revealed as well on Fuji's official site.
April 26, 2008
Brother From Another Mother
Or maybe more like a second cousin? Regardless, the first wave of acts for the 3rd annual
Pentaport Rock Festival in South Korea were recently announced.
April 16, 2008
The Beat Goes On
Twenty-three more acts were announced yesterday. The gory details after the jump.
April 12, 2008
CSS Down A Member
But Don't Despair, they'll still bring a huge dance party to Naeba.
April 03, 2008
Something To Talk About
It was M.I.A for a brief period, but the Fujirockers.org English BBS is back up and running.
April 02, 2008
Have you ever been to an American wedding?
If you're not completely stoked at the prospect of seeing Gogol Bordello at the Fuji Rock Festival this year, well...can you tell me what time your Tuesday night knitting circle meets, because my grandmother has been looking for one to join.
Or maybe you just aren't aware of what they are about. I'm here to help. I too didn't have any idea how great it could be from just listening to their recordings, but when I heard Terry Gross interview frontman Eugene Hutz on NPR's Fresh Air, my attitude changed completely.
Hutz seems to epitomize the best possible mash-up between a bona-fide Eastern European gypsy and NYC indie rocker. Listen to his thrashing of Americans' idea of a wedding 'celebration' (9:00 pm, they look at their watch, "well, gotta be gettin' up early tomorrow...") Judging by the Japanese crowd's spirited and immediate response to Celtic punk band Flogging Molly at 11:00 am at last years' FRF, Gogol promises to be an event to partake of this year.
kern
April 01, 2008
Third wave of artists announced
It's April Fool's Day but the 12 new acts confirmed for the festival are no joke. Meet them after the jump.
March 31, 2008
Rodrigo Y Gabriela announced for Fuji Rock!
If you missed Rodrigo Y Gabriela's sold out show in Shibuya last night, don't despair! Mid way through the show they announced that they would be playing all three days of Fuji Rock! There will be no excuse for missing one of the most interesting live acts currently doing the rounds, and I would expect that they will do a variety of different times over the festival's course. Think: Late night, early afternoon... I wouldn't even be surprised if we found them in a headline spot on one of the smaller stages!
http://rodgab.com/
http://www.myspace.com/rodrigoygabriela
March 18, 2008
Live Photos and Reviews
Our sister site, Smashing Mag, has fantastic photos and reviews from many of this year's performers. Check out the links below to peruse content on several of Fuji Rock's latest additions. Or better yet, head over to www.smashingmag.com and search through all the contributions of the site's dedicated volunteers.
CSS
SPOON
GOGOL BORDELLO
BETTYE LAVETTE
THE BREEDERS
THE MUSIC
MYSTERY JETS
PRIMAL SCREAM
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