Big Japan is a four-piece
indie rock
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band from
Los Angeles
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, featuring Nathanial Castro on vocals and guitar, Brad Babinski on bass, guitarist
Bret Harrison
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Early life
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and
Adam Brody
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on drums. The band only perform and record sporadically given Brody and Harrison's unpredictable schedules.
The band's name was originally Steven's Team, named after the movie ''
The Cable Guy
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''.
Big Japan's first release, ''Music for Dummies'', was digitally released through Nightshift Records on August 23, 2005.
The album's title was changed from "Music for Dummies" to "Untitled" and the limited number of CDs printed have become collectors items.
Discography
* ''Music for Dummies'', later renamed ''Untitled'' (2005, Nightshift Records)
References
External links
Big Japan on MySpaceBig Japan on Purevolume
Indie rock musical groups from California
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Musical groups established in 2005
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