Fri 11 Jul – Jay Brannan, Chris Pureka

Okay, so this was my SECOND ever live show experience, and it was awesome, once again :] Totally different experience, but loved it nonetheless.

This time the venue was The Paradise Rock Lounge in Boston, which is way small compared to the Palladium Theatre. The atmosphere is more chilled out, not as big or young a crowd, since it was an 18+ event.

I went with my exboyfriend Chris and his friend April, they had an extra ticket, and once I found someone to cover my shift, I hopped on board.

We arrived about 30 minutes before doors, but stopped by the Shaws down the street (they had Lunchables hahaha). We ate on the loading ramp of the Planned Parenthood building hahaha, I kept joking about how we were probably gonna be blown to smithereens any second by some religious fanatic.

Anyways...on to the performances

Chris Pureka was up first, and played for about an hour. She was great, I liked her voice and lesbian folk music, classic melancholy "my girlfriend is awesome...but something got fucked up, and now I'm gonna sing about it" sorta stuff. A little monotonous, but a worthy opening act :]

During intermission we went to the merchandise table and I bought Jay's album, since it's not available in stores, just through iTunes and mail orders. I also bought Chris a copy, cuz I'm a good guy like that lol It was 15 bucks. I almost bought a tour tee (with "Fat isn't a shape...It's a feeling" on the front) but the color (brown) was ugly.

Next up was the main event, Jay Brannan. Honestly, it was fantastic!! Once again, I picked the right show to see, he was pitch-perfect and had funny banter inbetween hahaha, seriously, his bits inbetween songs was just as good as his performances! Also, there were a few nice treats, the best was his cover of "Both Hands" by Ani DiFranco. He also did a cover or Nina Gordon's cover of "Straight Outta Compton" hahaha, it was great, as well as "Ever After, Happily", which I love. Also, he performed a brand new, not yet performed/heard at all song, but he didn't give a title, all I know is that it has the word "rabies" in the chorus :] hehehe, so yeah, when that song comes out, just remember, I heard it first :P

It was all worth the crazy scary driving Chris performs every time he's in Boston, and I honestly only thought we were gonna crash and die once! YAY!!

Anyways...yeah. The end. Ever after happily ;]

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Alkaline Trio - Agony & Irony - (Epic)

Lamb of God - Walk With Me In Hell DVD - (Epic)

Relient K - The Bird And The Bee Sides - (Gotee)

Tickle Me Pink - Madeline - (Wind-Up)

Tickle Me Pink - Madeline - (Wind-Up)

War of Ages - TBA - (Facedown)

JULY 8, 2008

3OH!3 - TBA - (Photo Finish)

Abe Vigoda - Skeleton - (Post Present)

Albert Hammond Jr. - Como Te Llama - (RCA)

Architecture in Helsinki - Like It Or Not EP - (Polyvinyl)

Bad Religion - New Maps Of Hell (Reissue) - (Epitaph)

Beck - Modern Guilt - (DGC)

Cannibal Corpse - Centuries Of Torment DVD - (Metal Blade)

Capital Lights - This Is An Outbreak - (Tooth & Nail)

Danger Radio - Used & Abused - (Photo Finish)

DearestAzazel - Be Mine - (One Eleven)

DearestAzazel - Be Mine - (One Eleven)

Devin Lima & The Cadbury Diesel - Mozart Popart - (One Eleven)

Emarosa - Relativity - (Rise)

Emarosa - Relativity - (Rise)

Have Heart - Songs To Scream At The Sun - (Bridge Nine)

Hero Destroyed - Hero Destroyed - (Relapse)

Ida - My Fair, My Dark EP - (Polyvinyl)

Johnny Osbourne - Truths & Rights: Deluxe Edition - (Heartbeat)

Lustmord - Other - (Hydra Head)

Melvins - Nude With Boots - (Ipecac)

Opiate for the Masses - Manifesto - (Century Media)

Paramount Styles - Failure American Style - (Touch & Go)

PPP - On A Cloud - (Ubiquity)

Raunchy - Wasteland Discotheque - (Lifeforce)

Sever Your Ties - Safety In The Seas - (Solid State)

Son, Ambulance - Someone Else's Deja Vu - (Saddle Creek)

Street Dogs - State Of Grace - (Hellcat)

The Black Ghosts - The Black Ghosts - (IAMSOUND)

The Maine - Can't Stop Won't Stop - (Fearless)

The Psyke Project - Apnea - (Lifeforce)

The Rotted - Get Dead Or Die Trying - (Metal Blade)

The Smoking Popes - Stay Down - (Appeal)

The Weeks - Comeback Cadillac - (Esperanza Plantation)

Thieves And Villains - TBA - (Victory)

Totimoshi - Milagrosa - (Volcom)

Tu Fawning - Secession EP - (Polyvinyl)

Vancouger - Canadian Tuxedo - (Mint)

Various Artists - This Comp Kills Fascists - (Relapse)

Whitechapel - This Is Exile - (Metal Blade)

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A Coastline Ending - In The Name Of Progression - (Not Alone)

All In - TBA - (Blood & Ink)

Bottle Up&GO - These Bones - (Normal)

Circus Circus - Brooklyn Nightlife - (CI)

I Rise - For Redemption - (1917)

Icy Demons - Miami Ice - (Obey Your Brain)

Jay Brannan - Goddamned - (Great Depression)

Juliana Hatfield - How To Walk Away - (Ye Olde Records)

North - What You Were - (Cavity)

Rocky Votolato - Rocky Votolato[reissue] - (Second Nature)

Saints Never Surrender - Brutus - (Blood & Ink)

The Boy Bathing - A Fire To Make Preparations - (Self-released)

The Grascals - Keep On Walkin' - (Rounder)

The Hold Steady - Stay Positive - (Vagrant)

Through the Fire - The World At Our Feet - (Innerstrength)

Various Artists - American Teen Soundtrack - (Columbia)

Wild Sweet Orange - We Have Cause To Be Uneasy - (Canvasback)

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Feral Children - Second To The Last Frontier - (Sarathan Records)

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After the Burial - Rareform - (Sumerian)

Austrian Death Machine - Total Brutal - (Metal Blade)

Bayside - The Walking Wounded: Gold Edition - (Victory)

Black Kids - Partie Traumatic - (Columbia)

Bodies of Water - A Certain Feeling - (Secretly Canadian)

Candlebox - Into The Sun - (ILG/SMG)

CSS - Donkey - (Sub Pop)

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Falcon - Falcon - (No Office)

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Lackthereof - Your Anchor - (Barsuk)

Left To Vanish - Versus The Throne - (Lifeforce)

Misery Signals - Controller - (Ferret)

Misery Signals - Controller - (Ferret)

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Samantha Crain - Confiscation - (Ramseur)

The Classic Crime - The Silver Cord - (Tooth & Nail)

The Dirty Hearts - Pigs - (Socyermom)

The Hard Lessons - B & G Sides - (Quack)

Timmy Curran - Word Of Mouth - (Adeline)

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James Jackson Toth - Waiting In Vain - (Rykodisc)

Michael Cleveland And Flamekeeper - Leavin' Town - (Rounder)

The Great Northwest - The Widespread Reign Of The Great Northwest - (The Kora)

The Great Northwest - The Wonderful Widespread Reign Of The Great Northwest - (The Kora)

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In light of the fact that I just added the last.fm software/program to my new computer, I decided to wipe my music history so that way I can actually have my charts reflect what I listen to. I was looking at my charts the other day and they just pissed me off, because when I listen to the last.fm radio, it's sort of random. I like the things I hear on the radios, it's just not a very accurate reflection of what I really listen to. So, I guess now I'm just starting over again, to see if the charts will look better.

Recently I've become obsessed with the musician, Frankmusik, especially with his song Confusion Girl. It's rather funny. I also got Goldfrapp, The Ex-Boyfriends, some Jay Brannan, Jukebox the Ghost, The Mountain Goats and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. I suppose I just got a rather big slug of graduation cash, and I wanted to spend it on something I knew I'd appreciate for a long time... hence the slough of music.

1. How did you get into 29? (The Monkees)
Their TV show when I was little. Repeats, obviously.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22? (My Chemical Romance)
Helena

3. What's your favorite lyric by 33? (I have 3, Juliette and the Licks, Café Tacuba and The Raconteurs)
I wipe my face off and give your kisses back, Solo ve como me quedo aquì esperando
a que no estès, The boy... DEPLOY.

4. How did you get into 49? (Michael Bublé)
Seeing him on Parkinson singing Moondance.

5. How many albums by 13 do you own? (Le Tigre)
None, but I have 2 on my compooter.

6. What is your favorite song by 50? (The Stooges)
Don't know.

7. Is there a song by 39 that makes you sad? (Russell Brand)
Hahahahaha MUST STOP SCROBBLING RADIO SHOW.

8. What is your favorite song by 15? (Albert Hammond Jr)
Scared, probably. OH WAIT. Postal Blowfish.

9. What is your favorite song by 5? (Minus the Bear)
Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!! probably.

10. Is there a song by 6 that makes you happy? (The Magnetic Fields)
All of them. They are fantastic.

11. What is the worst song by 40? (The Killers)
Don't know, I hated Sam's Town for aaaaages but now I like it so. Probably Read My Mind.

12. What is your favorite song by 10? (Take That)
Oh gosh, don't make me pick. Old Take That: Pray, Could It Be Magic, Another Crack In My Heart, etc. New Take That: I'd Wait For Life.

13. What is a good memory you have involving 30? (Panic! At the Disco)
None really.

14. What is your favorite song by 38? (The Divine Comedy)
Hmm... I love A Lady Of A Certain Age... National Express obviously has amazing memories... oh Diva Lady is fantastic. And then Something For The Weekend is just hilarious.

15. Is there a song by 19 that makes you happy? (Dawn Landes)
Private Little Hell... I dunno, most of her music makes me happy coz it's so good.

16. Is there a song by 25 that makes you sad? (Marilyn Manson)
Not really.

17. What is the first song you ever heard by 23? (John Cameron Mitchell)
Origin of Love when Cathy linked me to the vidyo on ewetoob.

18. What's your favorite lyric by 11? (Vanessa Paradis)
Your soul is in chains, how could you fly?

Easiest question ever considering I have it tattooed on my neck lulz.

19. Who is a favorite member of 1? (Bright Eyes)
Yay another easy question, Conor Oberst.

20. Is there a song by 14 that makes you happy? (Brendan Benson)
Spit It Out is so lovely and poppy. I love him.

21. What is a good memory involving 27? (Electrocute)
Hearing them and loving them? That's about it.

22. What is your favorite song by 16? (Charlotte Gainsbourg)
The Operation maybe.

23. What is the first song you ever heard by 47? (Ben Kweller)
The Bens version of Wicked Little Town, Tommy Gnosis version, on the Hedwig docu. <333333

24. What is your favorite album by 18? (Regina Spektor)
Soviet Kitsch probably.

25. What is your favorite song by 21? (Kings of Leon)
Molly's Chambers.

26. What is the first song you ever heard by 26? (Jay Brannan)
Soda Shop in Shortbus

27. What is your favorite album by 3? (The Strokes)
Is This It?

28. What is you favorite song by 2? (The Bravery)
Probably The Ocean. But after that, they're all equal. Brilliance.

29. What was the first song you ever heard by 32? (Coldplay)
Trouble or Yellow.

30. What is you favorite song by 8? (Robots in Disguise)
Turn It Up probably. But the vast majority of them are brilliance.

31. How many times have you seen 17 live? (Morrissey)
Once, coz he cancelled London in January, the bastard.

32. Is there a song by 44 that makes you happy? (U2)
A few, I'm sure, but Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me comes to mind.

33. How did you get into 12? (The Mighty Boosh)
This should not allowed to be scrobbled. So embarassing how much I listen. They're all short tracks, that's my defence!!

34. What is the worst song by 45? (I don't have one)
Too many joint 44s!

35. What was the first song you ever heard by 34? (as above)
""

36. What is the first song you ever heard by 48? (Scissor Sisters)
Comfortably Numb I think.

37. How many times have you seen 42 live? (don't have one)
gah

38. What is you favorite song by 36? (Blur)
Dunno... Song 2? Parklife? Summat like that. Charmless Man is deadly too.

39. What was the first song you ever heard by 28? (Arctic Monkeys)
Dancefloor BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE MAY I ADD.

40. What is you favorite album by 7? (Air)
Pocket Symphony, probably because I've listened to it most.

41. Is there a song by 31 that makes you happy? (Travis)
Hmm... they all make me happy coz they're so good but none are especially cheery.

42. What is your favorite album by 41? (Blondie and Pagoda)
Dunno, only have one of both.

43. What is your favorite song by 24? (Metric)
Wet Blanket probably.

44. What is a good memory you have involving 46? (don't have one)
gah

45. What is your favorite song by 35? (don't have one)
gah

46. Is there a song by 9 that makes you happy? (The Smiths)
Oh gosh, many many many.

47. What is your favorite album by 4? (IAMX)
There's only 2, and I can't pick.

48. Who is a favorite member of 37? (Shiny Toy Guns)
The girl's hot as far as I can remember.

49. What is the first song you ever heard by 43? (Duran Duran)
I couldn't possibly say.

50. What is your favorite song by 20? (Sneaker Pimps)
Sick, Spin Spin Sugar and Lightning Field are all deadly.

Shortbus - der film scheint mich zu verfolgen; dabei habe ich ihn schon vor einem Jahr das erste Mal gesehen. Nicht nur das ich in selbst als unglaublich schönen Film empfand, auch die Musik klingt wunderbar zerbrechlich. So war ich heute mal wieder auf last.fm unterwegs, um mir Informationen zu Scott Matthews (einem der Shortbus-Filmmusik Komponisten) Konzert in Berlin anzusehen und gleich darauf Karten zu kaufen. In der Künstlerempfehlungsspalte sprang mir dann aber ein gewisser entgegen. Ich habe sein erstes, offensichtlich ganz frisches, Album angehört und fand es so schön, dass es gleich im iTunes Einkaufskorb gelandet ist. Und jetzt schließt sich der Kreis, und die wahre Tragweite des Streifens wird deutlich: Jay Brannan, der Schönling, der die Beziehung der beiden Hauptprotagonisten gänzlich durcheinander bringt, oder flickt - wie man möchte - singt natürlich auch und lässt sich auf last.fm auf einigen Videos anhören und bestaunen.
Der Blick auf die last.fm Shortbus Seite lohnt sich ohnehin allemal. Ziemlich interessant, die ganzen Verbindungen unter den beitragenden Künstlern ausfindig zu machen und neues für sich zu entdecken!

Jay BrannanTiebreaker

I love last.fm and the way it introduces me to new artists and bands I've never heard of. But I realised that it has also a down side: since I don't by music online, I now like music I can't buy here in Finland.

One of those artists, one that I found trough (if I remember correctly) Regina Spektor similar artists radio, is Jay Brannan. I don't know why I like hes music (especially the song Soda Shop), I just do. Too bad his so indie...

Was man hier alles so machen kann..~

Mir ist geringfügig langweilig, dabei hab' ich schon ganz viel gemacht..~
Lauter Lebensnotwendige DingeMomma Sed mal gucken, was da nun passiert..~ das Lied hab' ich grade mehrmals gehört, wie man unschwer feststellen kann, das gefällt mir nun.. äh.. ja~

Das ist ja toll mit dem Verknüpfen, das mach ich jetzt nochmal..~ mit dem von gestern aus dem Film, der so süß aussieht..~ [Shortbus] Jay Brannan schnuffig, was? ~

Ich mach heute mittag Essen aus dem Wok
das da nämlich..~
Ich mag noch mehr so hübsche Verknüpfungen dahin machen..~ Hier noch ein tolles Album All That Could Have Been hm, da kommt kein Bildchen jetzt neben..~ sehr schade.

Unterstrichen gibt's auch noch.. sehr fein hier~
Dann machen wir noch eine Verknüpfung..~ Kiss hmm.. sehr fein..~

Und nun.. eins mag ich noch haben..~ machen wir oehm..~ The Beatles so..~
Tür oO
Na juhu.. ich in kurzen Hosen von meinem Bruder..~

Na ja... man kann ja nicht alles haben..~

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Heather Jinmaku (Williamsburg)
Ann Rabson (Hartwood)
Alison Self (Richmond)

[u]Washington[/u]:
Sera Cahoone (Seattle)
Brandi Carlisle (Seattle)
Kimya Dawson (Olympia)
PURA FE (Seattle)
Futuristic Sex Robotz (Seattle)
June Madrona (Olympia)
Holly O'Reilly (Seattle)
Rosie Thomas (Seattle)

[u]West Virginia[/u]:
Dave McMann (Charleston)

[u]Wisconsin[/u]:
Jeffrey Foucault

[u]Misc[/u]:
Tori Amos
Sibylle Baier
Sarah Bettens
Butterfly Boucher
Lori Carson
Neko Case
Cherryholmes
Elizabeth Cook
Catie Curtis
Devo
Stephanie Dosen
Dressy Bessy
Schuyler Fisk
Liza Garza
Adam Gnade
Lis Harvey
Jungli
Angélique Kidjo
Erin McKeown (Fredricksburg)
Mercy
Juana Molina
Nickel Creek
Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band
Sadie
Seasick Steve
Jill Sobule
Phoebe Snow
St. Vincent
Tara Tinsley
Uncle Earl (Lyons)
Laura Veirs
Kate Voegele
Krystle Warren & The Faculty
Dar Williams
Kate Wolf


[b][u]UK[/b][/u]:
Adriana (Glasgow)
Fraser Anderson (Scotland)
Corinne Bailey Rae
Paul Baker-Dogherty
Lizzy Banoffee (Lancashire)
Bat For Lashes (Brighton)
Billy the Kid
Tara Blaise
Boards of Canada (Edinburgh)
Borderville (Oxford)
Kyla Brox (Manchester)
Katie Buckhaven
Morvern Callar (London)
Camera Obscura (Glasgow)
Candidate
Chippewa Falls (Newcastle)
Natalie Cutler (Lancashire)
Dead Centre
Rosalie Deighton (London)
Tina Dico (London)
Digital Bat (Brighton)
William Douglas and The Wheel (Edinburgh)
Emmy the Great
Februus (Edinburgh)
Catherine Feeny
Flook
Flute Girl
Emma Forman
Bob Fox (Chester-le-Street)
Lyla Foy (London)
Freaky Sheep (London)
Austen George
Liam Gerner (London)
Beth Gibbons
Belinda Gillett (Felixstowe)
Thea Gilmore
Rachel Goswell (Surrey)
Neils Halstead (Newquay)
Hamfatter (Cambridge)
Morag Hannah (Edinburgh)
Charlotte Hatherley
Carrie Hayden (Worcestershire)
Edwina Hayes (Driffield)
Kat Healy (Edinburgh)
Imogen Heap (London)
Corrina Hewat (Borders)
Natalie Imbruglia
Jem (Wales)
Nic Jones
JR (Edinburgh)
Katell Keineg (Wales)
Niki King (Edinburgh)
Kinzli (London)
Lucy Kitt (London)
Lisa Knapp (London)
Ladytron (Liverpool)
Seth Lakeman
Lazyhand (Edinburgh)
Kristen Leigh
Lemon Jelly (London)
Annie Lennox
Little Brother Graham (Kent)
Amy Macdonald (Glasgow)
Talitha MacKenzie (Edinburgh)
Laura Marling (Eversley)
Bex Marshall (London)
Iona Marshall (Scotland)
Alistair McErlain
Neil McIntosh
Me And Bobby (London)
Valentina Mitzkat
Mitzy and Mabel
Denise Morgan (Whalley on the Range)
Terra Naomi (London)
Wilson Noble (Edinburgh)
Jackie Oates (Exeter)
Belinda O'Hooley (Huddersfield)
Orphan (Edinburgh)
Beth Orton (London)
Nerina Pallot (London)
James Parkinson (Edinburgh)
Polly Paulusma (London)
Candie Payne (Liverpool)
Petra Jean Phillipson
Karine Polwart (Borders)
Psapp (London)
Ragz (Liverpool)
Renfro
Lou Rhodes
Meaghan Roberts (London)
Lee Rogers (Belfast)
Kate Rusby (Barnsley)
She Tells Lies (Bristol)
Rob St John (Edinburgh)
Barney Strachan (Edinburgh)
Amy Studt
Cris Tanzi
Jane Taylor (Bristol)
The Cinematic Orchestra
The Chans (Edinburgh)
the Idolins (Nottingham)
The Kazoo Funk Orchestra (Glasgow)
The Lonesome Hearts (Glasgow)
The Long Blondes
The Pipettes
Linda Thompson (London)
Tinariwen
Emiliana Torrini
Chris Townsend (London)
Tim Van Eyken (Bath)
Vashti (London)
Amy Wadge (Cardiff)
Kate Walsh (Brighton)
Hannah Werdmuller (Edinburgh)
Mark Wilden (Oxford)
Kathryn Williams (Newcastle)
Withered hand (Edinburgh)
Sean Wright (King's Lynn)
Zero 7

[b][u]Argentina[/u][/b]:
Lhasa (Buenos Aires)

[b][u]Australia[/u][/b]:
Architecture in Helsinki
Because We Can (Melbourne)
Sarah Blasko (Sydney)
Missy Higgins (Melbourne)
Sophie Koh (Melbourne)
Women in Docs (Brisbane)

[b][u]Austria[/u][/b]:
Christene LeDoux (Innsbruck)
Clara Luzia (Vienna)
Fatima Spar und die Freedom Fries

[u][b]Belgium[/u][/b]:
Manou Gallo
Jawhar (Brussels)
Marie Wernant (Brussels)


[b][u]Bermuda[/u][/b]:
Heather Nova

[b][u]Brazil[/u][/b]:
Rosie and Me

[b][u]Canada[/b][/u]:
David Celia
emaline delapaix (Vancouver)
DiggingRoots
Kathleen Edwards
Feist (Toronto)
Lily Frost (Toronto)
Eve Goldberg (Toronto)
Emily Haines
Stephanie Lang
Jay Linden (Ontario)
Cara Luft (Winnipeg)
Raine Maida
Sarah McLachlan
Erik Mongrain (Montreal)
Ry Moran (Victoria)
Oh Susanna (Toronto)
Po' Girl
Serena Postel
Shannon Rose (Ottawa)
Don Ross (Ontario)
Serena Ryder (Toronto)
Kit Soden (West Point Grey Village)
Theresa Sokyrka
Janine Stoll (Toronto)
Ember Swift
T. Nile
The Be Good Tanyas
The Wailin' Jennys (Winnipeg)
Woodpigeon (Calgary)

[b][u]Cote d'Ivoire[/b][/u]:
Debot Gnahore

[b][u]Denmark[/u][/b]:
Concert Nr. 1 (V. Skerningelyden)
Marshmallow Kisses And Candy Apples

[b][u]France[/u][/b]:
Ilene Barnes
Camille
Captain Tak (Paris)
Diane K (Nantes)
Katel (Paris)
Maeva (Alsace)
Margaux
Pepe Oleka (Marseilles)

[b][u]Germany[/u][/b]:
Sarah Brendel
Catherine de la Roche (Cologne)
Evilmrsod (Berlin)
Anja Janosi (Augsburg)
Masha Qrella (Berlin)

[b][u]Iceland[/u][/b]:
Björk
Lay Low (Reykjavik)

[b][u]Ireland[/b][/u]:
Big Mamma's Door (Laois)
Cara Dillon
Fight Like Apes (Dublin)
Gemma Hayes
Thomas Kitt (Dublin)
Brigid Power-Ryce (Galway)
Fionn Regan
Claire Sproule (Donegal)

[b][u]Italy[/u][/b]:
Sylvie Lewis (Rome)
Nathalie (Rome)

[b][u]Japan[/u][/b]:
Cornelius (Nakameguro)
Fantastic Plastic Machine
Polysics (Tokyo)
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