{"id":21911,"date":"2011-10-17T11:07:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T15:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=21911"},"modified":"2011-10-17T11:07:18","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T15:07:18","slug":"jq-magazine-jqa-with-peelander-yellow-of-alien-punk-band-peelander-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/17\/jq-magazine-jqa-with-peelander-yellow-of-alien-punk-band-peelander-z\/","title":{"rendered":"JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Peelander-Yellow of Alien Punk Band Peelander-Z"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Peelander-Yellow, center: "I don't care about Band!!!!! We never 'play' music!!!!! We just want to 'play' with youuuuuu!!!!! Come to see our show then check it yourself!!!!!!!!" (Whitney Lee)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>Justin Tedaldi<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (CIR <\/em><\/strong>Kobe-shi<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, 2001-02) and <\/em><\/strong>Vlad Baranenko<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (<\/em><\/strong>Saitama-ken<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, 2000-02) for <\/em><\/strong>JQ<\/strong><\/a> magazine<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Psychedelic, seizure inducing, and fantastically successful in their ability to cause absolute sensory overload during their intergalactic performances, Peelander-Z<\/a> is back. The colorful Japanese punk group hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander returns to New York City (where it formed in 1998) for their latest tour behind their new album Super DX Hitz<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Those yearning for their Peelander-Z fix will have the opportunity to experience all the colorful mayhem at the Bowery Poetry Club<\/a> on Oct. 22. In this exclusive interview, we interrogate Peelander-Yellow to reveal the deepest secrets of their cosmic travel, their mastery of the chaos theory, and what the future holds for the ongoing kaiju<\/a> <\/em>saga.<\/p>\n

Tell us about Peelander-Z\u2019s Super DX Hitz<\/em> album.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can hear our all Hitz songs and understand Peelander-Z world!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

28 happy songs and 5 Karaoke DVD!!!!<\/p>\n

Get it for your Mom, because your Mom wants dance with youuuuuuuuuu and Peelander-Z!!!<\/p>\n

How do you come up with the themes for your songs?<\/strong><\/p>\n

All ideas come from my sweet yellow brain when I eat medium rare S.T.E.A.K., Tacos, Ice Cream~~~~~!!!!!<\/p>\n

What inspired you to form the band?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don’t care about Band!!!!!<\/p>\n

We never “play” music!!!!!<\/p>\n

We just want to “play” with youuuuuu!!!!!<\/p>\n

Come to see our show then check it yourself!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

Who is Peelander-Yellow and what\u2019s his story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not Peelander-Red!<\/p>\n

I’m not Peelander-Green!<\/p>\n

I’m not Peelander-Pink!<\/p>\n

I’m not Peelander-Black!<\/p>\n

Yes, I’m Peelander-Yellow for youuuuuuuu!!!!!!<\/p>\n

I was born from Banana on Planet Peelander!!!!!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I love it!!!!!<\/p>\n

Please bring it for meeeeeee!!!!!<\/p>\n

Peelander-Z was formed in New York. What is it about the city that feels like home to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soooo Many Nooodle Restaurant in NYC, That’s why we feel our home town!!!!!<\/p>\n

We want to make our own Nooooodle Restaurant!!! Yeahhh!!!!!<\/p>\n

If you could be any kaiju<\/em>, which one would it be and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gamera!!!!! Do you know it????<\/p>\n

It is big turtle that flys, spins and flys!!!!!<\/p>\n

It soooo coooool!!!!<\/p>\n

If I can be it, I want spin dance with MJ!!!!!!<\/p>\n

Who is your intended audience with your music and show?<\/strong><\/p>\n

All of people!!!!<\/p>\n

Kiz to GrandMom!!!!!<\/p>\n

Because we do play understandable for everybody!!!!!!<\/p>\n

Tell us about the craziest live gig in Peelander-Z\u2019s career. What happened?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I broke my leg when I jumped from 2nd floor in New Mexico!!!!<\/p>\n

also<\/p>\n

I lost my front tooth @Bonnaroo Music Fest in Tennessee!!!!<\/p>\n

How much do you drink before each show?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We never drink anything except your happee energy~~~~!!!<\/p>\n

Hahahahaha~~~~~!!!!<\/p>\n

How much do you drink after each show? What do you usually like to drink then?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We love to drink soy-sauce with wasabi!!!!<\/p>\n

Yeah!!!! We look like Japanese~~~~!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

Do you write your songs in English, or Japanese first and then translate them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

NO, NO, NO, NO!!!!!<\/p>\n

I write Peelander-Language!!!!!!<\/p>\n

What are you trying to say with your unique hairstyle?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is not hair!!!!<\/p>\n

This is Tentacles!!!!<\/p>\n

I will get youuuuuuuu, tonite!!!!!!<\/p>\n

Oh yeah!!!! Halloweeeeen is coming~~~!!!!!<\/p>\n

Who is your favorite Japanese star?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My Favorite J-Star is “Pikachu\u201d~~~~~!!!!<\/p>\n

Yes!!! He is my best friend on the Earth!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

I’m yellow and he is yellow, too!!!!!<\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite American musician? Who\u2019s your biggest musical inspiration?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonas Brothers!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

Yo Gabba Gabba!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

Ohhh Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<\/p>\n

What are the band\u2019s future plans, and where would you like to be five years from now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We want to get big trailer to do word tour<\/p>\n

with<\/p>\n

David Coopperfield and white tigers<\/p>\n

Cosplay girls from Akihabara<\/p>\n

Mr. Morikoto and sushi bender<\/p>\n

WWF wrestlers with Wrestling ring<\/p>\n

yeahhhhh!!!<\/p>\n

Super Happeee tourrrrrrr!!!!<\/p>\n

We are not Japanese!!!<\/p>\n

We are not American!!!<\/p>\n

We are not Human-Being!!!<\/p>\n

We are Peelander-Z!!!<\/p>\n

Thank you very much!!!!!!<\/p>\n

Peelander-Z tours America through Dec. 12. For more on information, visit <\/em><\/strong>www.peelander-z.com<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n