The first time Nino goes to a gig with Sho, it's a test. Nino knows the music tastes of the others by this point, he knows what they like and what they don't like, and can make educated guesses about where they're willing to go with their own talents. But Sho is still a mystery. They've discussed the classics, but all their conversations have ( Read more... )

written by the ever-talented astrangerenters, as part of the help-japan fundraiser. original posted here.It's a week before Nino sees Aiba Masaki again ( Read more... )

written by the wonderful katmillia, to benefit the queensland flood relief 2010. original posted here.Usually when someone says they ran into someone else, they mean it figuratively. Metaphorically, if they are feeling particularly existential that day, or perhaps ironically if they are witty and manage to get it to work out just right. But when Jun says ( Read more... )

The first winter in their new apartment, they don't have enough money for heating ( Read more... )

sound views magazine
december 2009

On the eve of their first show on campus - Friday night at Peonies, 8pm - we rounded up the rag-tag group of five from local indie rock band Arashi to ask them who they are, what they're about, and how they came to be. What we thought was going to be an easy interview turned out a little differently than we'd ( Read more... )

The five of them live in a two-bedroom apartment in the middle of the city. It's not the nicest place, but it's the best they can afford - especially since their residency at the Dust Factory got cancelled (the venue hadn't complied with council regulations in years and after one too many noise complaints from the gentrified new tenants they'd ( Read more... )