Want to hear akai SKY on the radio? The Cupcake and Tea radio show will be playing a song from akai SKY’s new EP, Tokyo Beat Riot on the radio today. If you are in Sudbury, Ontario, you can listen to the show live at 96.7 FM. You can also listen over the Internet at CKLU.ca.
The show is currently on now and will run from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM PT (2:30 – 4:00 PM ET) today and will be available in the station’s online program archives later. Tune in now!
Tokyo Beat Riot album cover
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2010 – U.S.-based Japanese rock (JRock) band, akai SKY, today debuted their first original recorded album with the four-track EP titled Tokyo Beat Riot.
A compilation of hard rock, upbeat power pop and soulful power ballads, Tokyo Beat Riot, encapsulates the band’s Japanese and American rock musical roots.
Previously only available for streaming on MySpace and Last.fm, the official release of Tokyo Beat Riot marks the first time fans will be able to purchase the album on compact disc (CD) or download the entire album or individual tracks.
Tokyo Beat Riot is available at akaisky.bandcamp.com through the Bandcamp platform. The full digital album and the individual tracks are available to fans for download with a name-your-own-price model. Fans can also purchase a CD version of Tokyo Beat Riot, which includes a four-page booklet with lyrics and full-color photos, for $5 USD plus shipping and handling.
Tokyo Beat Riot Track List:
For more information, visit www.akaisky.com.
About akai SKY
akai SKY is a four-member American JRock band based in San Francisco that blends Japanese and American rock music influences to create compelling original Japanese-language music. akai SKY consists of Ryuusei on vocals, Hayashi on guitar, Umi on bass and Jinra on drums. For more information on akai SKY, visit www.akaisky.com.
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Yesterday, akai SKY played at the Asian Heritage Street Celebration. We played at the Civic Center stage which had an amazing view of City Hall.
The stage is just to the left of the photo. It’s kind of amazing to play while looking out on it.
Before going on stage, I had some time to wander around and fair and check out all the booths and eat some fair food. I had a tasty taco made of Korean Bulgogi meat and bought a really large red velvet cupcake that I wasn’t able to finish.
When we arrived at around 3:30PM it was a nice, warm day but by the time we got on stage at 5:00PM, the fog had rolled in and a blustery wind had kicked up. I played bass without being able to feel my fingers! But we had a good crowd that stuck out the cold weather with us, so I can’t complain too much.
Although our EP, Tokyo Beat Riot, hasn’t officially been released yet – we got a batch of our CDs yesterday and decided to sell them after our show. We sold so many! Thanks to everyone that purchased one. And to everyone that wasn’t able – we’ll be making the CD available to own soon enough – no more of this low-quality streaming stuff!
