What the hell? Something like 50,000 people die from the regular flu in America every year (this is not an official number, we’re paraphrasing what a friend told us), and not one tour has been canceled in our lifetime because of it. This swine flu is starting to piss us off.
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Cornelius is often revered and respected among those in the music community. And ever since the release of his 1997 breakthrough Fantasma, he’s almost become a mythical creature in these parts. He can fill stadiums in his homeland of Japan, but trips to our continent are far and few between. This is why we’re so bummed his first trip to the States this year will only bring him to the West coast.
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Back in October, the delightfully wistful Shugo Tokumaru toured our greater continent in support of his latest full-length — and first proper US release — Exit. During his first stop over in New York on this tour, we took him to the park to grill him and his broken English while police helicopters circled above.
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