Shugo Tokumaru (トクマルシューゴ) is a Japanese songwriter and musician.
“Parachute” live:
“Rum Hee”:
Shugo Tokumaru’s Myspace.
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For the next week, After The Show is featuring one band each day that has never been featured before on the site…Starting right now:
The first band is Au Revoir Simone.
Au Revoir Simone is a three-piece from New York. For the band’s MySpace, click here.
Watch the band play a live version of its song “Shadows”:
The band took its name from a line in the movie Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. Watch the scene in which Pee Wee says “Au Revoir Simone” at YouTube:
“California Dreamin'” (The Mamas and the Papas):
“I Love LA” (Rilo Kiley):
“Los Angeles” (Leslie and The Badgers):
“LA” (Amy MacDonald):
“California Sun” (The Rivieras):
“California Girls” (Rooney/Ben Lee):
“California” (Phantom Planet):
“Icarus” (The Hours) references the Icarus/Daedalus myth:
“Narcissus in a Red Dress” (The Like) references the Narcissus/Echo myth:
“Just Like Zeus” (Jenny and Johnny) references Zeus and Mount Olympus:
“Hey Now Girl” (Phantom Planet) references sirens from Homer’s Odyssey:
“Some Velvet Morning” (Lee Hazelwood and Nancy Sinatra) is about Phaedra and Hippolytus:
Honorable mentions:
-Ben Lee’s album The Rebirth of Venus
-“Icarus” by Jason Webley and Amanda Palmer
-“Narcissus Road” by The Hours
-“Athena” by The Who