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The Top 3 Videos for August 8, 2015! Surfer Blood, The Let’s Go’s, Bonsai Kitten and The Jigsaw Seen

Time once again for this week’s Top 3 videos! The Top 3 Indies Artists videos from around the world.

Kicking us off is the newest by Surfer Blood. Surfer Blood is a 4-piece American alternative rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida. They used to be on Warner Brothers Records, but they got cool and jumped to an indie label named Kanine Records.

#3) Surfer Blood – Island  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK3sw4n-nZ0

Next up is a trio of girls from Tokyo called “The Let’s Go’s!” They even have an English webpage! They were the backup band for Nikki Corvette’s 2014 Japan Tour, so is that cool or what?

#2) The Let’s Go’s – Rock and Roll Star  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N05a1pDaB9c

This week’s #1 is a 4 piece group from Germany fronted by a hot lead singer Tiger Lilly Marleen. The band is called Bonsai Kitten and their music is called, “Killbilly.”

#1) Bonsai Kitten – Me, Myself & Why – featuring Rummelsnuff  https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=BDVr5WBCOiI

And for this week’s freebie. The newest from a regular artist on my radio show and no stranger to the countdown either; The Jigsaw Seen. From their online bio: “The Los Angeles Reader pronounced: “The Jigsaw Seen’s witty commentaries capture both general life and more personal emotions with equal depth of feeling, and the music always shines.” The band toured in support of the record, playing shows with Smashing Pumpkins, Afghan Whigs, the Cynics and the Sneetches, among others.”

オマケ The Jigsaw Seen – Have A Wonderful Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q9PiFsHA7k&feature=youtu.be

Hey! I’m making a “Japanese Rock N Roll Ghost Story” Movie. Please check out the trailer at the top of link:  https://www.makuake.com/en/project/rock

That’s it for this week. See you next week!

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PAST ISSUES OF THE TOP 3 VIDEOS:

The Top 3 Videos for July 31, 2015! The Havenots, Westkust, Kid Wave and the Mutants! robot55.jp/blog/the-top-3-videos-for-july-31-2015-the-havenots-westkust-kid-wave-and-the-mutants/

Top 3 Indies Artist Videos for July 25, 2015! Red Bacteria Vacuum! Perrosky! Rocket and the Atomic Stooges from Japan! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-indies-artist-videos-for-july-25-2015-red-bacteria-vacuum-perrosky-rocket-and-the-atomic-stooges-from-japan/

Top 3 Indies Artist Videos for July 17, 2015! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-indies-artist-videos-for-july-17-2015/

Top 3 Videos for July 10, 2015! Kill My Coquette, The Black Delta Movement, Palaye Royale and Japan’s Own The Villianz! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-july-10-2015-kill-my-coquette-the-black-delta-movement-palaye-royale-and-japans-own-the-villianz/

Top 3 Videos for July 04, 2015! Yak, Pins, Mirror Trap and Japan’s Own T-Jiros! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-july-04-2015-yak-pins-mirror-trap-japans-own-t-jiros/

Top 3 Videos for June 19, 2015! Kid’s on a Crime Spree! Zella Day! Drenge! Tokyo’s Own Watanabe’s! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-19-2015-kids-on-a-crime-spree-zella-day-drenge-tokyos-own-watanabes/

Top 3 Videos for June 19, 2015! Top 3 Indies Artist’s Videos! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-19-2015-top-3-indies-artists-videos/

Top 3 Videos for June 16, 2015! Top 3 Indies Artist’s Videos! Dog Party, Ex Hex, Taffy and the History of Apple Pie! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-16-2015-top-3-indies-artists-videos-dog-party-ex-hex-taffy-and-the-history-of-apple-pie/

Top 3 Videos for June 11, 2015! And Japanese Rockabilly Band, Bobby’s Bar! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-11-2015-and-japanese-rockabilly-band-bobbys-bar/

Top 3 Videos for June 5, 2015! And Japanese Punk Band, the 50 Kaitenz! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-5-2015-and-japanese-punk-band-the-50-kaitenz/

Top 3 Artists Videos for June 2, 2015 – It’s Girl’s Nite Out and taffy! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-artists-videos-for-june-2-2015-its-girls-nite-out-and-taffy/

MORE TOP 3 VIDEOS COLUMN SEARCH: http://robot55.jp/?s=Top+3+videos

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Gaijin Gourmet! The Best, Most Delicious Soba Restaurant in Shibuya and Shinjuku? Shinshu Soba!

It’s time once again for the original and world famous Gaijin Gourmet!

The votes are in folks, there is a winner for the best and cheapest while being extremely delicious soba restaurant in Shibuya and Shinjuku and that winner is Shinshu Soba.

Now, I know I announced the best Soba Chain in Tokyo as being Yude Taro. Please refer to: Gaijin Gourmet – Best Soba Chain in Tokyo?Yude Taro and ¥220 Draft Beer?! and I stand by that recommendation. But, if you are within 1 minute of Shibuya station or within 3 minutes of Shinjuku station then I must make an exception and recommend Shinshu Soba as the best, and most delicious for the price.

Shinshu Soba’s shortcoming? Even though it is a chain-restaurant, there are only two restaurants in the entire chain! Yude Taro is almost everywhere inside of the Yamanote Train Line loop around Tokyo!

Today, let’s look at what is undoubtedly my, and my close friend’s, very favorite soba shop in Shibuya; Shinshu Soba!

Front entrance of Shinshuu Soba at Shibuya

Front entrance of Shinshuu Soba at Shibuya

Incredibly, the best soba in Shibuya is also the closest to the station (how did that happen?) Shinshu Soba is about 1 minute walk from Shibuya. It’s 10 seconds from the Mark City Building… Walking directly from JR Shibuya station, when you see the escalator to go up into Mark City, keep walking straight (The pachinko places are to your right). turn right at the second small street. There is Shinshu soba on your left. Can’t miss it.

Menu outside the door of Shinshuu Soba

Menu outside the door of Shinshuu Soba

Shinshu Soba caught my eye because the first time I went there, the place was packed with women. Why is this important in Japan? Because if an establishment (especially a basically stand-up eating place that caters to businessmen, is packed with women, that can only mean one thing: The food is great and the prices fantastic and the place is clean!)

The kitchen at Shinshuu Soba

The kitchen at Shinshuu Soba

Fast service, delicious food, great prices and a spotlessly clean kitchen. What more could you want? Oh, and the Shibuya restaurant does have seating for about 10 people… But if you want to sit down, do not go there during the lunch or dinner rush. There’s a line of people to get in at those times. Another sign of a great place to eat at excellent prices.

The traditional soba dishes and a much larger selection of tastes that even women and children like!

The traditional soba dishes and a much larger selection of tastes that even women and children like!

The prices at Shinshuu Soba and Yude Taro are comparable. But! Shinshu Soba does beat out Yude Taro for the Mori Soba (pictured on the right above). That’s a plate of delicious healthy cold soba noodles for $2.00 (USD) and, of course, in Japan, no tipping! Can’t beat it anywhere!

Katsudon (fried pork cutlet on bed of rice) and plate of cold soba for ¥600 (about $4.80 USD)

Katsudon (fried pork cutlet on bed of rice) and plate of cold soba for ¥600 (about $4.80 USD)

If you want to eat healthy soba noodles and you are near Shibuya or Shinjuku station, the you can’t beat Shinshuu Soba. Anywhere else in Tokyo? Yude Taro is hard to beat.

Shinshu Soba Shibuya: Shibuya Ku, Dogenzaka 2-6-4

Open weekdays from 7:30~23:15 Sunday and holidays 9:00~22:00 Open 365 days a year!

Shinshu Soba Shinjuku:  Shinjuku Ku, Shinjuku 3-35-5

Open weekdays from 7:30~23:30 Sunday and holidays 7:30~23:00

Tell them the Gaijin Gourmet sent you!

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Looking for great deals on cheap eats in Japan?:

Gaijin Gourmet – Hamazushi! Tokyo’s Best Robot Sushi! robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-hamazushi-tokyos-best-robot-sushi/

Gaijin Gourmet – Sukiya! Japan’s Best Gyudon (Beef Bowl) robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-sukiya-japans-best-gyudon-beef-bowl/

Gaijin Gourmet Advice for Foreign Gentlemen Living in Japan!
http://robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-advice-for-foreign-gentlemen-living-in-japan/

Gaijin Gourmet – Best Soba Chain in Tokyo?Yude Taro and ¥220 Draft Beer?! robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-best-soba-chain-in-tokyo?yude-taro-and-¥220-draft-beer/

Gaijin Gourmet: The Best Premium Salad Bar in Tokyo? – Sizzler in Setagaya robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-the-best-premium-salad-bar-in-tokyo-sizzler-in-setagaya/

Gaijin Gourmet! Great Cheap and Delicious Soba in Gaienmae on Ginza Line! robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-great-cheap-and-delicious-soba-in-gaienmae-on-ginza-line/

The Gaijin Gourmet: The Best Salad Bar Deal in Tokyo at Big Boy – My Favorite Rock N Roll Diner!! robot55.jp/blog/the-gaijin-gourmet-the-best-salad-bar-deal-in-tokyo-at-big-boy-my-favorite-rock-n-roll-diner/

Tokyo’s Best Cheap Sushi is in Okachimachi!? 東京の一番安くて美味しい寿司屋?御徒町にあるの? http://robot55.jp/blog/tokyos-best-cheap-sushi-in-okachimachi/

The Gaijin Gourmet: Soba Wars At Hanzomon Station in Tokyo robot55.jp/blog/gaijin-gourmet-soba-wars-at-hanzomon-station-in-tokyo/

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At Robot55 we make video productions for businesses and services and products, but we also pride ourselves on making videos for art and music. Our starting price is ¥70,000 and we are sure we can work out something that fits your budget. Oh, and we love making band videos too! Contact us! contact@robot55.jp

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The Top 3 Videos for July 31, 2015! The Havenots, Westkust, Kid Wave and the Mutants!

Me: Oh my gott! It’s hot!

Audience: How hot is it?

Me: It is so hot in Tokyo that my wife is outside baking cookies in our car.

Audience: Hysterical laughter and applause.

It’s too hot to do anything except stay inside and listen to music. With that, let’s get to some exciting new artists and tunes!

Starting us off is a Japanese Punk trio from Yokohama, Japan. At least that’s what it claims on their Facebook page and, as we all know, Facebook pages are the gospel truth. They’ve been playing now for over 20 years! Here’s their debut song to the countdown, that shows that persistence pays! Japan’s own, the Havenot’s!

#3) THE HAVENOT’S – ROCK’N’ROLL WEEKEND https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPs8ziJJ_mE

At #2 is a band from Sweden named “Westkust.” Westkust is a five piece group fronted by Julia and Hugo on vocals.

#2) Westkust – Alan Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6BC2PgQ4o

Kid Wave is fronted by blonde vocalist Lea Emmery who left her native Sweden to move to London to hook up with the rest of this hot 4-member group.

#1) Kid Wave – Wonderlust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDG182aqGvU

Finally today’s bonus track. And it’s the Mutants! Wait! What’s this? The song is called, “Dead Beat Generation” and it features Seiji from Japan’s own Guitar Wolf on vocals? Check it!

BONUS TRACK: The Mutants “Dead Beat Generation” feat. Guitar Wolf https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=17&v=2ePusZGB68I

I think regular readers might know that I am making Japan’s first ever Rock n Roll ghost horror movie. It features some of Japan’s best bands. The story is about a rock musician who is slowly going insane and he meets a ghost who promises to help him become immortal by writing the perfect song. Here is our trailer and Crowdfunding page. Please take a look if you have time.

Japanese page: https://www.makuake.com/project/rock

Here’s the crowdfunding page in English (accepts foreign credit cards): https://www.makuake.com/en/project/rock

 

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ARTISTS! SEND ME YOUR NEW VIDEOS! I WANT TO HELP PROMOTE YOU!

Also these Top 3 Video posts are sometimes getting tens of thousands of hits per week. Need proof? Do a Google Search for “Top 3 Videos” or “Top New Artists Videos” and you’ll see Robot55 on page one! blowing away MTV, Billboard Magazine, Billboard, Niconico Douga and all the rest.

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PAST ISSUES OF THE TOP 3 VIDEOS:

Top 3 Indies Artist Videos for July 25, 2015! Red Bacteria Vacuum! Perrosky! Rocket and the Atomic Stooges from Japan! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-indies-artist-videos-for-july-25-2015-red-bacteria-vacuum-perrosky-rocket-and-the-atomic-stooges-from-japan/

Top 3 Indies Artist Videos for July 17, 2015! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-indies-artist-videos-for-july-17-2015/

Top 3 Videos for July 10, 2015! Kill My Coquette, The Black Delta Movement, Palaye Royale and Japan’s Own The Villianz! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-july-10-2015-kill-my-coquette-the-black-delta-movement-palaye-royale-and-japans-own-the-villianz/

Top 3 Videos for July 04, 2015! Yak, Pins, Mirror Trap and Japan’s Own T-Jiros! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-july-04-2015-yak-pins-mirror-trap-japans-own-t-jiros/

Top 3 Videos for June 19, 2015! Kid’s on a Crime Spree! Zella Day! Drenge! Tokyo’s Own Watanabe’s! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-19-2015-kids-on-a-crime-spree-zella-day-drenge-tokyos-own-watanabes/

Top 3 Videos for June 19, 2015! Top 3 Indies Artist’s Videos! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-19-2015-top-3-indies-artists-videos/

Top 3 Videos for June 16, 2015! Top 3 Indies Artist’s Videos! Dog Party, Ex Hex, Taffy and the History of Apple Pie! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-16-2015-top-3-indies-artists-videos-dog-party-ex-hex-taffy-and-the-history-of-apple-pie/

Top 3 Videos for June 11, 2015! And Japanese Rockabilly Band, Bobby’s Bar! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-11-2015-and-japanese-rockabilly-band-bobbys-bar/

Top 3 Videos for June 5, 2015! And Japanese Punk Band, the 50 Kaitenz! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-videos-for-june-5-2015-and-japanese-punk-band-the-50-kaitenz/

Top 3 Artists Videos for June 2, 2015 – It’s Girl’s Nite Out and taffy! robot55.jp/blog/top-3-artists-videos-for-june-2-2015-its-girls-nite-out-and-taffy/

MORE TOP 3 VIDEOS COLUMN SEARCH: http://robot55.jp/?s=Top+3+videos

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At Robot55 we make Top 3 videos and Top 3 New Artist videos and other video productions for businesses and services and products, but we also pride ourselves on making videos for art and music. Our starting price is ¥70,000 and we are sure we can work out something that fits your budget. Oh, and we love making band videos too! Contact us!contact@robot55.jp

ROBOT55 はビジネス、商業、製品紹介動画の制作のみならず、アートや音楽の映像も創っております。ビジネス動画においてはウェブ動画時代の到来に合わせ、お求めや すい¥70,000という格安価格より承ります。ご予算に応じて皆様にご満足のいく高品質動画を制作致します。勿論インディー・バンド向けPV制作も行っ ております。よ!

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