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Mika Bomb
12+ albums
Garage Rockpunk rockjapanesefemale vocalistspunk
about
Lead singer Mika Handa arrived in London in 1998, with the goal of playing in a punk band. Recruitment for the band began with the arrival in London of the guitarist Agi. Another Mika (Mika Kanayama) on bass introduced an element of musicality to the bass department while a North London boy, Ergi, provided the drums. In 2000, they signed with the Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal. Mika Bomb performed in the West Country plugging their singles "Super Sexy Razor Happy Girls" and "Heart Attack". They fused Motown, New York punk, 50's garage rock and Japanese pop to form a distinctive, distortion-heavy pop sound. 2001 saw the release of their debut album "The Fake Fake Sound of Mikabomb" on the Damaged Goods label after Grand Royal went bust. In 2005, they released their second album, "Hellcats", which features a cover of Holly Golightly's "Won't Go Out" with Mika and Holly herself performing a duet on lead vocals. On December 10, 2005, drummer Ergi fell ill and was rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed as having septicaemia. He survived a week-long, near-fatal coma, but had both his legs amputated below the knee. There are several fundraising events in 2006 to help Ergi cope with the changes in his life, the highlight being a benefit gig at The Garage, Highbury Corner, Islington, London on May 15, 2006. Sep 2, 2006 in Germany they appeared on Rock my Ass festival, Bamberg, Germany and that seemed to be the last gig for the long time. In Oct 16 2010 Rotterdam, after 4 year
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