MEGABABE

Hailing from the punk rock capital of the world, Tokyo, Japan, comes "Megababe": three cute chicks who crank out contemporary punk rock with an old-school sensibility, and aren't afraid to throw some metal and hardcore into the mix whenever they feel like it. The girls got their start in mid 2001, when drummer Miho met bassist AkO and began gigging around Tokyo under the Megababe name. They soon jumped into studio to make their first EP, "Bite Me", which showed their sound evolving from a crunchy-guitar, head-banging rock n' roll style to a more modern sound with strong melodies and catchy choruses. In March 2002, Megababe was invited to play at the South By South West (SXSW) Music Festival in Austin,Texas (their first US appearance). Their performance at the festival made a huge impression on critics, who wrote rave reviews of the girls' performance at Austin's Hard Rock Cafe. A West Coast tour followed, and the girls continued to get great coverage and reviews along the way from webzines such as Austinlive.com and international magazines such as ROCKRGRL, NY ROCK and Holland's Metal Maiden (a Dutch hard rock mag). Megababe's fanbase continued to grow. After the 2002 US ... more...