Heavy Magnet!!

No, we're not sure what the implication of that title is either. But if you're looking for an affordably priced dose of underground indie-skronk mayhem this Golden Week, this should be just the ticket. Groundcover. (note the pointless full-stop) are one of the worthiest heirs to the spazz-punk legacy of Boredoms and Aburadako, and over a decade into their career they've lost none of their intensity as a live band. Then there's Praha Depart, fresh from a well-received trip to NYC and ready to claim the mantle as Japan's answer to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (only better). There'll be more female-fronted fabulousness from noise rockers Vovivav, with all-girl mutant disco unit HB bringing up the rear. Pretty damn essential.