the j-PUNK Chronicles - Longball To No-One

Southport split 7"
snuff-060 Snuffy Smile 2001

The Little Boy Picked Up A Rock cd
smile-044 Snuffy Smile 2003

LBTNO stumbled together after I relocated to Yokohama, Japan about 4 years ago with my freshly wedded beloved Aiko. The original plan had been for me to join the legendary Lovemen. However, after a couple of ropey rehearsals it became abundantly clear that the Lovemen had reached the end of the rock and roll road. I think that the guys had been together for a long time and they were all pulling (each other off!!) in dfferent directions. After a bit of buggering about, we settled on the present line up. "Bun" (pronounced "BOON") Yoshinaga on guitar,vocals,flyer/t-shirt/cd artwork design and driving. Amongst other things, he likes Leeds Utd FC (nevermind!) and the Eagles! He's married and lives in Tokyo. He used to be in the Lovemen. Next up we have the gorgeous "Kawa" Kawaharada. He provides bass, vocals, dancing, chain smoking and drinking. He used to be in a band called International Jet Set with whom The Brocc released a split 7" many moons ago on Snuffy Smiles. They also released a 7" of their own on the same label. They then split the fuck up. They rocked. As did the Lovemen. Limping in in 3rd place on drums.......why, it's me of course. Graeme. Over the decades, I have provided rudimentary rhythms for the likes of Oi Polloi, Broccoli, Union Jock and Shonben. I'm 36 years old and I weigh in at surprisingly trim 68kgs. I'm going a little grey too. I'm married to Aiko and I have 2 splendid children. I live in Yokohama, which is nice. I used to live near Dundee, which was not so nice. At the moment, I supplement my vast rock related earnings by "teaching" English 40 hours a week. LBTNO have a whole bunch of releases. You can read about them elsewhere on this page. If you want to know more about us, feel free to spam me. Cheers
Graeme xx - 6/29/04
g_j_gilmour at yahoo dot co dot uk