I saw Melt Banana last evening. Holy shit. I think it was the best show I've ever seen. Up there with the Locust, Radiohead during their OK Computer tour, and Fantômas. Everyone in the band is insanely talented. They reminded me a lot of Fantômas, actually. Clint says Fantômas is well-recorded Japanese noise. I was up at the front, right in front of the guitarist who had a box full of perhaps ten different effects pedals all connected. He, like everyone else in the band, was so fucking good. The lead singer was this small, skinny Japanese girl who yelps a lot. I want to marry her. The drummer was incredible - a big white guy wearing glasses, probably as good as the drummer from Dillinger Escape Plan. Of course the bass player was really good too, and she was also a small Japanese girl, with long long hair that hung in her face as she played. If you missed this, I feel sorry for you. I bought their latest CD (not that new; it came out in 2000) and I'm listening to it right now.