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Ramones + Misfits + Black Flag + Voidoids + Daniel Johnston

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Ramones + Misfits + Black Flag + Voidoids + Daniel Johnston + Garbage Pail Kids = Osaka Popstar

Kati Llewellyn and Amy Phillips report:
Whaddaya do when your career is through? Form a supergroup! The Misfits' Jerry Only, the Ramones' Marky Ramone, Black Flag's Dez Cadena, and Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Ivan Julian, along with vocalist John Cafiero, have formed the band Osaka Popstar, who will release their debut album, Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk May 23 on Misfits Records/Rykodisc.

Daniel Johnston wrote the record's first single, "Wicked World", and he sings on a cover of the traditional bluegrass number "Man of Constant Sorrow" (you know, the song from O Brother Where Art Thou?).

Tracklist:

01 Wicked World
02 Astro Boy
03 Sailor Moon
04 Man of Constant Sorrow
05 Insects
06 I Live off You
07 XMas Intro (That Almost Wasn't)
08 The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
09 Love Comes in Spurts
10 Blank Generation
11 Monsters
12 Where's the Cap'n?
13 Shaolin Monkeys

The album comes with a DVD, featuring the videos for "Wicked World" and "Insects". But, more importantly, a limited number of CDs also come with an Osaka Popstar "Wacky Packages" bonus sticker, courtesy of Topps, the trading card company. You remember Wacky Packs, right? Garbage Pail Kids? Logos for gross fake products based on famous brands? "Frosted Snakes", "Raisin Brain", "Sneez It"? Ahh yes, it's all coming back now.

As if all that wasn't enough, the Osaka Popstar album also includes-- get this--a proof-of-purchase! When combined with P-O-Ps from prior Misfits Records releases, it can be redeemed for an exclusive, unreleased, limited-edition Misfits vinyl 45. Whether or not the 45 is better than the color-changing spoon we received from Trix has yet to be determined.

* Osaka Popstar: http://www.osakapopstar.com/
* Misfits Records: http://misfitsrecords.com/
* Wacky Packages: http://www.wackypackages.com
-tom

~"Let there be no conflict in America, if you bother me, I whup yo' ass."~Charles Barkley
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