THE TOMBOYS (NoName before 2016 March)

[tangerinesun]

The Tomboys
"NoName" prior to their spring 2016 visit to the UK. 
Another girl punk/pop & retro band from the general vicinity of Osaka. 





L/R: GG Wakana, Madoka, Hina, Non


THE TOMBOYS are:

Vo. Gt.  Hina Tabata (タバタヒナ)
Gt. Cho.  Madoka Waki (和木マドカ)
Ba. Cho.  GG Wakana (GGワカナ)
Dr. Cho.  Non (のん）


THE TOMBOYS official homepage:
noname-band-official.tumblr.com/

THE TOMBOYS on Facebook:
facebook.com/thetomboys.info/


THE TOMBOYS at Twitter:
@the_tomboys

Individual Twitters:

Hina   @the_hinadoryz

Madoka   @madokinngu

GG Wakana   @waktch

Non   @1217nooon


THE TOMBOYS official YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCz7eJZyeRu3mgsE0p_Lzbyw

NoName original MobileSpace homepage
02.mbsp.jp/nonameband/


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From the official proffle, reproduced at noname-band-official.tumblr.com/prof
OA here is short for "opening act". 


2011
Second-year middle-schoolers (14 y.o.) at the time, NoName forms as a 50 Kaitenz and Scandal copy-band.
A singular combination. The following year, appeared in the finals of a huge copy contest by Scandal
organizers. Drummer Non was awarded the RINA Prize. (Flabbergasted～)


2012
Following this magnificent performance, 1 year of language study abroad  
(※ The membership managed to increase by a total of 40kg.) 


2013
Immediately on returning home, resumed dieting and also the band, also started doing originals.
In November, the 2nd year of high school, made a wish come true by accomplishing a CD release.

In winter that year, again advanced to the finals of the Scandal copy-band contest, on the stage of
Shibuya AX. Hina Tabata received the HARUNA Award, and the band a Special Jury Prize.


2014
At Kobe VARIT., deeply thrilled to be able to perform as the OA for Apple Saito and the Happy Hercules Boys,  
Droog, Katayama Breakers, et. al.

In May of our third year in high school, we received an invitation from The Sneeze to plan to do our first
Tokyo live. Though it looked scary, a big thank you to our big-hearted seniors.

The next month in June, the first project at Takatsuki Raspberry, NEVER FORGET KINDNESS VOL.1,
was held. Lovers and Govers, The Adam's Apples & Bob are invited.

In August, in an event at Shinjuku Marble, the last appearance of The Adam's Apples & Bob,
once again for a short while becoming students on hiatus.


2015
Quickly revived again for The Adams' tour finale at Shinjuku Marble (OA) 
April — Kobe VARIT, OA for our adored The 50 Kaitenz (2-man show with Yellow Studs)

A further miracle occurs, the 50 Kaitenz-sponsored event ROCK'N'ROLL GENERATION at
Shimokitazawa SHELTER, appearances by the 50 Kaitenz (naturally) and Tekumaku Mayans!
(※ regrets for brevity, due to the mental strain we have no recollection of this).

August – Release of 1st mini-album with limited distribution on CD in-store at Tower Records. A turning point,
until now could not afford to go on national tour. Heartwarming gatherings in various places.

October – Tour finale at Kobe VARIT. Forgotten Motels, The Embraces, Slimcat, Kotono Tomita (ex The Adams)
et al. held the independently planned NEVER FORGET KINDNESS VOL.2! Big thanks for this success!


2016
March 22 – Cessation of activities as NoName, reborn as THE TOMBOYS. 

Hastily renamed, the quartet go across to London in the UK, to meet and record with producer
Glen Matlock (original member of The Sex Pistols).

Following that, a first overseas performance at the Pipeline live house, co-starring Glen Matlock!

We could not have expected it, we are so excited about tomorrow in the midst of all this roaring around!
Tomorrow we will be in the midst of all the roaring around, expecting the unexpected.


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Discography


2016 AUG 10 • 2nd mini-album, Come Back to 19 (at Village Vanguard and live venues)

01. Please Remember Me
02. Gloomy Night
03. Dream Box
04. THE TOMBOYS Theme


2015 AUG 12 • 1st mini-album, In My Mind (released as NoName)

01. Ma Arui Chikyuu wa Dare No Mono
02. To Mr.Valentine
03. GO MERRY GO!
04. Say Yeah
05. Daidai
06. Nichi ga Ochiru Sono Maeni
07. Shiawase de Afureru Youni
08. Sha-La-La



NoName 『1st mini album 「in my mind」trailer』
2015 SEP 04 by THE TOMBOYS_BAND (02:59)



2013 NOV • 1st single, No Name (released as NoName)

01. NoName Theme
02. 16-Sai no Uta (The 16-year-old's Song)

[tangerinesun]

NoName『NoNameのテーマ』"NoName Theme" – MV
2013 NOV 30 by THE TOMBOYS_BAND (01:20)

We want to keep on standing up on stage in search of something hot!
Moreover, we always want pounding hearts!!
That's us!! The highschool band NoName!!

The 16-Year-Old Song / The NoName Theme
2 songs/500 yen at live venues
For sale, critically acclaimed!!!


The only clip from the era still on their official channel.
Exuberant > almost scary. 


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Curated, updated playlist — all the best: 



16-song playlist by PM74KT
Updated on 2016 SEP 17

There's some overlapping content, same show different cameras. 
Consider it review material. 

Among other things, experience their tiny long-ago selves in half-assed
Scandal costumes, murdering a short medley of hits complete with
copy choreography. Each member has her part down, particularly Non, 
it just doesn't make a whole yet. Tuning is a challenge.
Heavy chipmunk effect on vox. 



Now, at Pipeline on the 25th March 2016, they're like a seething 4-person mob
bouncing pretty much in sync, but all over the place. They really can't keep a lid on
it at all. Hina's yelping away like a beagle, Madoka can barely stay inside her skin.
Fortunately the rhythm section is together.  

As a measure of their over-confidence, they cover "My Generation" — IN LONDON —
make a hash of the vocal and every instrument part, and half-own it anyway. That's
what it is to have a strong destiny. Non's idea, I'd bet you lunch. I'm sure it's 
intended as a sincere friendship offering. 

You wouldn't have known at the time, but the single they'd been working on with
Glen Matlock ("Please Remember Me") got a public debut here, hard-style. 

[tangerinesun]

Albums > THE TOMBOYS 2016.05.14 Shinjuku Marble
38 Photos · Updated 5 months ago 


Photoset by Takahiro Saito at Facebook
facebook.com/takahirosaito22/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1062689463805231



Takahiro Saito at Facebook
facebook.com/takahirosaito22/

Takahiro Saito HP
takahirosaito.com/

[tangerinesun]

Remember how THE TOMBOYS were so excited to be in London and working with Glen Matlock?
And GM&Co. seemed a little bemused by their work style.

I guess they're happy with this, and I guess I'm happy with that… but something may have gotten
lost in the cartoonification process. Something like the concept of rocking your song.

I'm not convinced they needed the guidance of an original Sex Pistol to arrive at this. 

If you just finished watching the clips earlier... they haven't changed since then.  



THE TOMBOYS-Please Remember Me (MV Full ver.)
2016 OCT 19 by THE TOMBOYS_BAND (03:09)
2016.8.10 Release
SEX PISTOLS Bass Glen Matlock producer
2nd mini album「COME BACK TO 19」

01. Please Remember Me
02. GLOOMY NiGHT
03. Dream Box
04. Theme of THE TOMBOYS

THE TOMBOYS HP： thetomboys.net



By the way — our new record's out, so buy it.
The awful sterility of in-store shows.


September 17

In-store live today at Village Vanguard in Sannomiya, and then a check & sign 🎨🖍
Everyone gathered together! And the Village Vanguard Sannomiya store gave us
a lot of space! Thank you very much 🙏🏻✨ Next is Tsukamoto ELEVATE the day
after tomorrow 🍭🙂 Reserve the date, we await you without hesitation 🐰❣️




THE TOMBOYS / "Dream Box" at Village Vanguard 2016-09-17
2016 SEP 17 by 木内武 (05:30)




THE TOMBOYS / "Remember Me" at Village Vanguard 2016-09-17
2016 SEP 17 by 木内武 (03:40)


I really put these up again so I could complain about how The Tomboys
don't seem like themselves, either on record or in the store. But what
do I know about them, really? 

Village Vanguard is a chain of department stores offering books, records, 
live performance, and all kinds of clothing and lifestyle junk accessories 
for the youth. 

It's not uncommon for the retailers and the independent creators to 
help each other out. Like, if you have a record or a concert DVD or
a printed artwork or a small-press book... then if you'll come to a 
local store and make a public event out of it, the store will carry your 
thing over the counter only, even if your sales numbers are not likely 
to make much impact at the end of the quarter. They're usually doing
this on a consignment basis, so little hassle and no risk to them.
The Tomboys are taking part in that circular interest-creating
ecosystem at VV and at Tower Records both. They're a one-artist 
record label in the fashion of a tricot. 

A "check & sign" is a meet-the-public event, with rules. We sign 
your stuff, usually in return for your purchase with same-day receipt, 
and you get to take snapshots with a CHEKI, a pocket-sized camera. 

The name must date back to the days of Polaroid and other types of 
instant-print positive film cameras, which were used to check a studio
setup to identify any problems before getting down to business with
the larger, more expensive professional formats. 

Nowadays, all it can mean is "please don't show up with a professional 
DSLR and start making images suitable for reproduction without asking."

[tangerinesun]

🎄 Hyper Japan Christmas Market 🎄
25–27 November at Tobacco Dock, London 





THE TOMBOYS really like it in London, so they're going back.
This is your heads-up.


THE TOMBOYS Bop Onstage For Our Christmas Market
hyperjapan.co.uk/latest-news/christmas/the-tomboys/

Their one-off performance in London left the UK wanting more of their
happy, cute-but-punky rock sound, and they’re returning this November
to deliver it to our HYPER JAPAN Christmas Market audience!

[tangerinesun]

Hyper Japan has been on for awhile, actually.

We've decided to go to HYPER JAPAN 2016!
A trip to London, a big festival, we can use our kokeshi-making experience,
we are very pleased! And a Christmas Market besides!
Won't that be fun! 🌈🌈🌈





Dori of The 50 Kaitenz is The Tomboys' official illustrator 

I got an illustrated tote bag signed by THE TOMBOY'S artist Dori. ✨✨
Draftsman Dori's illustration is cute (*'∇ `*) For no particular reason,
there are kitty-cats on board, nice 😺😺




Band Goods
A constant headache. Either they run out, or no one wants them,
or they come out wrong.

[Not long before opening at Erebati, a blunder is discovered!]

There's a mistake on samples of this season's push goods Tomboys T-shirt
[Oi, what do you mean, mistake? ]

Owing to a careless oversight, tonight on-premises at Tsukamoto Erebati
please confirm what the members are wearing in this illustration!


They don't identify the error. The color of the sleeve and neck rings?

[tangerinesun]

More how I like to see them:

🐩 [ Tom Boys schedule second half ② ] 🐩

■ 10/26 @ Thirteen FANDANGO
It's a Battle of the Bands, The Strongest and 'MENTS〜!

■ 11/1 @ Shinsaibashi Pangea
For Kamidanomi Record – you're invited〜!

■ 11/16 @ Takatsuki RASPBERRY
To celebrate the 10th work anniversary of the Shimote store manager〜!


I think "MENTSU" is a slang abbreviation for APARTMENTS.
Kamidanomi Record is KamiReco, another band. 

[tangerinesun]

This show must be in full swing even as I write: 

🌾 [here today] 🌾
■ 11/16 (Wednesday) Takatsuki RASPBERRY

Toranoko Rammy
mimic.
RAIL(E)RUSH
PHONICLINE
(Opening) KAERITAI

Shimote 10th anniversary celebration! Last live before our British expedition〜!!
Alright!



Hyper Japan Christmas Market 2015: Highlights
2015 NOV 30 by KAKKOII CLUB (02:12)
Can you spot yourself in our highlights reel from the Hyper Japan Christmas Market 2015,
held at Tobacco Dock? Featuring: LADYBABY, MINORI, Bizbear, Kuli-Kala, IA, COSParade,
Lacroix Despheres, J-STYLE Fashion Show, Bentenya and many more!!

Sadly, LADYBABY as such is no more, being without its lady. 
But cheer up. The program for this year has...

The Tomboys playing 3 sets on 3 days:

27 Nov	Friday	2:00pm
28 Nov	Saturday	1:30pm
29 Nov	Sunday	4:15pm

MEET AND GREET AFTER THE SHOW!

It'll be madness, probably.

[tangerinesun]

Merry Xmas Shopping Season in London

Live pictures from 11/16 Kobe VARIT. (Shot by @alltoz696)〜!!!
Looking like a KAKKOĪ band! Looking like a KŪRU band! Happy〜!!!

So honest and ingenuous. Back across the ocean with you. 

The party of Toms-san finally arrived in the UK〜！ While this is
really cool, everyone is traveling white-eyed from jet lag.

White-eyed like zombies, no pupils. They came with a layover in Helsinki.
They were terribly nervous before their return, staying up late at night
to squeeze in more studio practice… on top of the day jobs they're begging
leave from.

Their first move: getting up 8 hours out of sync for a walk in Hyde Park,
followed by an evening show at The Comedy Pub in London when by rights
they should be asleep. They were super-tense. They killed it, though.

http://instagr.am/p/BNIh2Q5AGa4

Get a load of the cute Russian girls in London.



Needless to say, HYPER JAPAN fell over for them like a sack of coal.

HYPER JAPAN 1st day successfully completed〜! We were rattling around the SE hall
until our turn came, carried along by the droves of people. Absolutely Oi!! The best!
To The Tomboys it's a festival, it's sleeves-up fun! Saturday night show tomorrow〜!
Let's do it〜! THANK YOU!

Apparently the front row is much the same crew as at Pipeline in March.

[Scene from Today] The last song was "Sha-la-la". Isn't it
good for our appeal to upload movies of our strong points?!?!

@the_tomboys Thank you for three days of wonderful shows!
Enjoy your #BABYMETAL badge! I hope to see you again soon.

[Today The Tomboys are at THE BEATLES' holy place LIVERPOOL〜!!]
We were influenced by the movies we saw during our time here〜! But soon
afterwards it was lunchtime due to Wakana's complaints of hunger……!

Tiny perf clip, and that is some whirling lightshow!

"Nice photo, isn't it?" say The Tomboys with about 20 punctuation marks.

No Christmas without a card

Airborn by a meter and a half is less challenging as a teenager weighing 40kg…

Now one for the books



THE TOMBOYS BREAK NEW GROUND AT HYPER JAPAN CHRISTMAS MARKET!
2016 DEC 02 by Kakkoii Club for Hyper Japan 
kakkoii.club/index.php/2016/12/01/the-tomboys-break-new-ground-at-hyper-japan/ 
"…you can always remember what it felt like being 19 years old and you
can always come back to it and that’s how we titled the album as well.”

Spoken just like a nineteen year old

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The real reason they can't fail is that they never stopped tweeting about
upcoming Japan gigs while they were having the time of their lives in London.

[tangerinesun]

With a fellow import and HYPER JAPAN act on the first day of the show




K-Pop Korner disdains your YouTubez

There's nothing for show video at YouTube following PantsGate last spring,
but the official bodies still get to drive you to their marketing machine.



The Tomboys 01 - "Please Remember Me" (03:58)
facebook.com/kpopkorneruk/videos/545949205610067 


The Tomboys 02 - Medley incl. The Who's "My Generation" (02:18)
facebook.com/kpopkorneruk/videos/546399208898400 


And with more promised from Days 2 & 3, stay tuned.
facebook.com/pg/kpopkorneruk/videos/ 

[tangerinesun]

New performance series
We'll see how long this lasts, I guess 

Starting today, with "TOMBOY's FAVORITE" we plan to showcase covers of the awe-inspiring
music we love and respect every Monday & Friday! Starting immediately with No.1!

Today's request: All members
"I Wish I Had a Dream" / The 50 Kaitenz 

Now the second memorable item! Friday Night edition!
Hurry, hurry, twice a week is awfully frequent…… we absolutely do not feel!
Well then, please enjoy this tonight〜!

Today's request: GG Wakana
My Generation / The Who

The bass player wants to cover John Entwistle. Ganbatte, girl.

[thegl0r]

I finally got it together to see The Tomboys. Though I will admit that it was NO CARS who got this knackered old git there - and a train and a couple of tube trains.


the tomboys @ the underbelly, london


the tomboys - in my mind


the tomboys - in my mind cd


the tomboys - come back to 19


the tomboys - come back to 19 cd

Like it says on the flier, a Happy Rock & Roll Show. I'll sort out pics and stuff another day, just wanted to flash my goodies at you for now.

[tangerinesun]

Mar 20, 2017 22:04:26 GMT -5 thegl0r said:

I finally got it together to see The Tomboys. Though I will admit that it was NO CARS who got this knackered old git there - and a train and a couple of tube trains.
Like it says on the flier, a Happy Rock & Roll Show. I'll sort out pics and stuff another day, just wanted to flash my goodies at you for now.

Eager for the details. 


All their tourist shots of cavorting on the streets and in Hyde Park make it look like they
fully enjoyed themselves. Madoka's Twitter page is adorned with Beatrix Potter bunnies.



MARCH 19  The Underbelly, London

These are extra good because the work of a pro, the stage photographer
Maiko Taki or Takizaki, (working handle いこぷーる, ikopūru) who runs a
studio called Hydrangea. 

She was in London at the same time by coincidence, but she likes
The Tomboys. She made approving comments about their Instagram

Yaaa, to tell it in one word, nothing but gaijin in the place,
the girls are cute, it's going to be a cool show, the best

I was invited to take photos
Thank you very much
We'll speak again leisurely in Japan, okay? ❤︎



Nothing but gaijin. A foreigner is a foreigner, even if you're the alien in their
country, because Japanese POV is portable and goes wherever you do.



Once more in color

And again not

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In the same mood, here they are in studio with Ojii-san Glen.

[thegl0r]

A mix of a travel day, catching up on sleep, watching videos, and being a lazy knackered old git makes me grind increasingly slowly these days. Then watching videos again and going "Hmm..." hasn't helped. Thankfully other peoples videos and the expectation of huge number of other folks photos getting posted somewhere or other has eased my conscience slightly.

By now I'm sure most interested parties will have seen the vid posted on YT by kram srednuas of their full set.

Here's an upload of one song that I stuck up as a tester. At the very least I really should stroke a moistened finger over the audio just to balance the channels, but laziness & technology strikes again. I really gotta get round to cleaning the switches on my amp before I start...

[tangerinesun]

Mar 23, 2017 14:10:04 GMT -5 thegl0r said:

A mix of a travel day, catching up on sleep, watching videos, and being a lazy knackered old git makes me grind increasingly slowly these days. Then watching videos again and going "Hmm..." hasn't helped. Thankfully other peoples videos and the expectation of huge number of other folks photos getting posted somewhere or other has eased my conscience slightly.

By now I'm sure most interested parties will have seen the vid posted on YT by kram srednuas of their full set.

Here's an upload of one song that I stuck up as a tester. At the very least I really should stroke a moistened finger over the audio just to balance the channels, but laziness & technology strikes again. I really gotta get round to cleaning the switches on my amp before I start...

working scratch video

Nope, hadn't really prowled YouTube yet.

You must have been wearing platforms to get that 8-foot POV.
The LF is making your input clip, a rolloff below 70Hz would make life beautiful.
Although this is plenty beautiful enough. 

Photographer Maiko creeping in the background under the big mirror...