• PIKA x Makoto Kawabata's first album release!!!
  
  PIKA x Makoto Kawabata(AcidMotheresTemple)'s stuff"OM Sweet Home : We Are Shining Stars From Darkside" is
  released on "riot season" -> http://www.riotseason.com/
  
  
  
  album info -> "riot season"website
  
  Now PIKA x Makoto Kawabata on US tour!!! See -> LIVE SCHEDULE !!!
  
  
  
• Donation For Japan Earthquake
  
  Hey ! Dear my friends,
  
  This is PIKA.(ex AFRIRAMPO) I'm OK in OSAKA. ONI too !
  Thank you for mailng a lot with love.
  It is giving me the power a lot.
  My friend Shinji (DMBQ/Boredoms）made donations via paypal.
  so please read below
  and spread info about this donation.
  plaese keep in touch japan.
  
  also, I will go to US May and jun ,... I hope see you soon.
  
  Thank you thank you so much.
  
  love.
  
  PIKA
  
  Shinji (DMBQ/Boredoms）'s message below
  --------------------------------------------
  
  Hi everyone,
  
  Its Shinji from DMBQ/Boredoms here.
  I am writing to my friends who is living in US and other countries.
  As you know, Japan's most powerful earthquake since records began has
  struck the north-east coast, triggering a massive tsunami.
  Fortunately I am OK because I am living in Osaka,
  but now the damage situation is gradually clarified.
  So many our friends, friend's of friend, friend's family, musicians,
  people who work in music venue, etc... a lot of people who we know were struck.
  And communications are almost 100% down in northeast japan still.
  Friends who were staying in northern Japan to have a show etc,,
  can not come back to their home and now they are in the refuge
  where the acquaintance doesn't exist.
  Plus, Tokyo's electricity will be cut off gradually from tomorrow.
  Even railway will be 50% running and now gasoline is almost empty in Tokyo,
  means Tokyo's economy will be down.
  The food scarcity has already started because the factory cannot operate.
  Please help them. Volunteer's acceptance has not been begun yet.
  We want to send relief and condolence donation directly to people
  And north-east Japan's music scene in future.
  Please send donation or organize benefits show in your town for them.
  Please Cc-ing this email to your artist friends too.
  
  Please send donations via paypal:
  dmbq@dmbq.net
  
  Shinji Masuko DMBQ/Boredoms
  
  
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• "WE ARE UCHU NO KO" release in Europe !!!
  
  AFRIRAMPO's stuff was released on Rock Action Records -> http://www.rock-action.co.uk/
  People who are in Europe must buy!!!
  
  
  
  
  
• REVIEW is up! In Italian.
  
  SEE!!! -> http://ondarock.it/recensioni/2010_afrirampo.htm
  
  
  
• INTERVIEW is up! In Spanish and English.
  
  SEE!!! -> http://akaneindie.com/2010/06/14/entrevista-a-afrirampo-an-interview-with-afrirampo/
  
  
  
• THANK YOU !!!
  
  
  
  Hello everyone,
  AFRIRAMPO will finish on June 2010 after this tour.
  We really really appreciated for our all fans, friends,
  families, all people who love us for this 8 years .
  We always have been supported by everyone!
  THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH !!!
  We will go back to our each planet
  We are really sure to finish afrirampo NOW.
  We feel it is necessary .
  We want to grow up more and more and cleaning our each planet!
  We want to keep to play when we really want to play together.
  This is FINISH TO START!!!
  We are so exciting for new our future!!
  
  If our mother of monster say "PLAY!PLAY!together!!", then we will play!
  PLEASE ENJOY OUR NEW ALBUM "WE ARE UCHU NO KO" !!!!!!
  
  RED RED ROCK NAKED SOUL FOEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR IN UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!☆
  WE LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!!
  
  THANK YOU SOSOSOSOSOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH AGAIN!!!!
  
  ONI PIKA AFRIRAMPO
  
  *You can listen some part of new stuff on AFRIRAMPO's MYSPACE -> http://www.myspace.com/afrirampo
  *Now plannning to release in Europe this autumn.
  
  

US tour - PIKA x Makoto Kawabata(AcidMotheresTemple)

April 28 Oakland CA @ Disco Volante, 347 14th St.
April 29 San Francisco Ca @ Hemlock Tavern
April 30 Portland Or

May 01 Seattle Wa @ Josephine
May 02 Spokane Wa @ warehouse!
May 04 Minneapolis Mn, @ MeXXXa w/ lots
May 05 Iowa City, IA @ The Wherehouse
May 06 Chicago Il @ Rubens Palace
May 07 Detroit Mi @ Scrummage Fest w/ lots
May 08 Cleveland OH, Boo Box
May 09 Bard College @ SMOG w/ bubbly mommy gun, quiet hooves
May 10 Boston MA @ Yes Oui Si Gallery w/ bubbly mommy gun, quiet hooves
May 11 Brooklyn @ Monster Island (ToddP)
w/ Prince Rama, bubbly mommy gun, quiet hooves
May 12 Brooklyn Ny @ Death by Audio
w/ bubbly mommy gun, Alien whale(colin from usaisamonster),
PC Worship, Guardian Alien (greg from liturgy),
Perfect Bitch (brooklyn promoter band)
May 13 Philadelphia @ Marvelous Records
w/ Dick Neff, bubbly mommy gun -- 208 S. 40th, byob
May 14 Baltimore Md @ Floristree w/ bubbly mommy gun, quiet hooves
May 15 Richmond Va @ Couch Heaven w/ caves caverns, articulate chewbacca
May 16 Chapel Hill @ Night Light w/ Clang Quartet and Three-Brained Robot
May 17 Athens ga @ Farm255 w/ bubbly mommy gun
May 18 Atlanta Ga @ 529 w/ bubbly mommy gun
May 19 Pensacola, FL via Balder- @ 720 Studios
May 20 New Orleans LA @ SIBERIA
May 21 Austin Tx..
May 22 Las Cruces @ house party
May 23 Albuquerque Nm @ The Kosmos w/ Tendorizer, Rainbow Pyramid Ensemble
May 24 Phoenix, AZ @ Trunk Space w/ Wet Hair, Rene Hell
May 25 San Diego Ca
May 26 Los Angeles Ca @ women o crenshaw party

Makoto Kawabata (of Acid Mothers Temple) and PIKA (of Afrirampo)
have a duo band who will tour with Mugu Guymen (of Nigeria)
We start directly after AMT tour! 2 months daily driving!
Thanks for help with booking and lodging;
we love to play your house/city/tent city

Pls inquire to partypartypartners@gmail.com

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150601054952000

PIKA-Makoto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g0HumHsMzw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl5HEyWIwVM


HEARTFAST presents: PIKA ☆PIKA☆ PIKA☆ NY LIVE

6/11(sat) @ Gutter: Drum Night
● Man Forever Quartet (With Brian Chase, Ryan Sawyer)
● PIKA☆ & GALS Forever
● Hard Nips
Gutter: 200 N 14th street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
9pm $7
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=132388193503159

6/16 (thu) @ Pianos: Holy Girl's Night
● Moon♀mama（Osaka...PIKA guitar folk solo）
● Sophia Knapp (NY)
● Shione Yukawa (Tokyo)
DJ:Emilie Friedlander (La Big Vic, Altered Zones)
Pianos: 158 Ludlow Street, New york, NY
10 pm $8
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147681128637541

6/17(fri) @ Union pool: NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL #1
● PIKA ☆( ex. afrirampo)
● Soft circle
● Hard Nips
● Starscream
Union pool : 484 Union Avenue. Brooklyn, NY 11211
8 pm $8
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166462670081394

6/19 (sun) @ Coco 66: NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL #2
● PIKA ☆ Yuka (ex.afrirampo, Cibo Matto)
● SLZRD WZRD (member of Lightning bolt)
● Brown Wing Overdrive
● Fairy vision
Coco 66: 66 Greenpoint Ave Brooklyn, NY 11222
8 pm $8
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213054528716003