love psychedelico: exclusive interview in san francisco

It’s an unlikely venue, but standing in San Francisco’s downtown Apple Store waiting for the Japanese rock duo LOVE PSYCHEDELICO (the caps are the official spelling) to perform an acoustic set, the energy and buzz amongst the 150 or so people
crammed upstairs gives the impression that something special and important is about to happen. As Kumi and Naoki enter and perch upon their stools, the crowd is cheering enthusiastically and by the look on their faces, with obvious awe and admiration as the two musicians strap on their guitars. These are folks who know the band, who know they’re bona fide rock stars in Japan and who know the catchy and familiar, yet utterly unique songs LOVE PSYCHEDELICO has been gifting them with since they debuted in 2000. Yeah, they know something special is about to happen….

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i had a great time meeting the band and want to thank them for putting aside some time for us.

thanks to shawnte and dave at hacktone for putting it all together.

and thanks to my wife, ling, for helping out translating during the interview.