Artist Info: Bugy Craxone

During the first nine years of their existence, the cryptically named BUGY CRAXONE (ブージー・クラクション) has been one of the busiest and most prolific bands in Japan's underground. Originally forming in Sapporo in 1997, the band uprooted to Tokyo in 1998 and scored a contract with major label Victor Entertainment, their debut album blanket following in December of 1999.

Bugy Craxone's early sound was through and through (but well-executed) alt-rock: Suzuki Yukiko's delicate and occasionally blustery vocals [read more...]