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Japanese arts are known for their minimalism and depth. One could spend years trying to unravel the deeper meaning of haiku. Since we don’t personally speak Japanese, we’ve had to read haiku in translation. Which has prepared us well for the task at hand today—deciphering the deep inner meaning of David Best’s mini-view (yah, cute term, we’re quite proud of it). Best is the guitarist for Fujiya & Miyagi, which, we’re pretty sure is meaningless in Japanese (our confidence is boosted by Babel Fish’s agreement with us, but feel free to set the record straight if we're missing something). But, since the name sounds Japanese, we like to think these guys are going for a Japanese aesthetic. more ›

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