Coming Feb 4th all-new 15th Ann. Expanded Ed of the anime-punk-rock mash-up debut album by Osaka Popstar! 1ST TIME EVER ON VINYL, NEW BONUS TRKS, remastered audio, 20-PG Book, expanded art & liner notes, 180 gram vinyl, deluxe gatefold spot UV package & more. Also on CD & digital
“WEIRD AL” X OSAKA POPSTAR 12-INCH COMING RSD BLACK FRIDAY! Split maxi-single paying homage to the founding fathers of punk rock, The Ramones! Includes studio recordings, exclusive live bonus tracks & more by both artists! 7 tracks + MP3 card. Details at
Watch the new Osaka Popstar "Ornament Muncher" T-Shirts being screen-printed - Sound On! Tee Includes free instant MP3 download of "Christmas in the Loony Bin”. Spend the holidays with the Ornament Muncher! Get yours at:
ALL-NEW RELEASE “EAR CANDY” IN STORES & ONLINE MAY 6! Ear Candy debuts all-new material and ‘sweet’ new recordings by Osaka Popstar wrapped in a candy-coated punk-rock package sure to induce a sugar rush!! Full details at , Pre-Order
Check out the new animated spot starring our 'Crunchy Crossbones’ mascot voiced by Roger L. Jackson
@rljtoday
(Mojo Jojo of "The Powerpuff Girls" & Ghostface from “Scream"). Watch and confirm for yourself that Osaka Popstar Sounds Crunchy Even in Milk!
Tune in to our friend Kelly Ogden on Sirius XM at 7am ET Fri. Mar. 26 on Channel 21, Underground Garage. Her Friday Funnies segment (airing just after 7am eastern) will spotlight Osaka Popstar with "Fish Heads". Start off the day w/ Kelly & get 'covered in punk' by Osaka Popstar!
Sweetie
@CandyVigilante
Issue
#5
ROCK HOMAGE FOC Cover (Cvr G) gives a nod to
@BlondieOfficial
Parallel Lines! Coming to comic shops April 5 on
@DynamiteComics
... Mon 3/13 is the Final Order Cutoff so let your fav retailer know now that you want a copy!
Blood! Guts! And a Sugar Rush! Get ready for SWEETIE CANDY VIGILANTE! The all-new series debuts Oct 5 from
@DynamiteComics
w/ 3 diff covers, retailer variants & exclusives + free MP3 of Sugar, Sugar by Osaka Popstar. PRE-ORDER NOW at your favorite comic shop. It’s gonna be SWEET!
NEW ENAMEL PIN: Sugar Coated Wormy Oh’s cereal! Straight from Osaka Popstar's Fish Heads animated music video (from Dr. Demento Covered in Punk). 12 color glitter embellished enamel pin, sugar coated & fortified w/ 8 essential bugs. Eat them up Yum!
Tune in to our friend Kelly Ogden on Sirius XM from 7 - 8am TODAY Fri. Sept. 2 on Channel 21, Underground Garage. Today's Friday Funnies spot (airing in the 7am hour) features Osaka Popstar Where’s the Cap’n Extra Crunchy Product Mix. Start off your morning w/ Kelly & the Cap’n!
"Weird Al” X Osaka Popstar
@UrbanOutfitters
Exclusive RED VINYL 12" paying homage to the Ramones! Features studio Recordings, exclusive live Bonus Tracks & more by both artists. Get it now @ UO:
“WEIRD AL” X OSAKA POPSTAR "Beat on the Brat" split 12" drops 11/26/21 RSD BLACK FRI! Pays homage to the Ramones & named among the 10 "MOST NOTEWORTHY ROCK RELEASES" by
@iHeartRadio
:
Watch the TRAILER for SWEETIE CANDY VIGILANTE! The new comic book series debuts Oct 5 from
@DynamiteComics
(The Boys, Game of Thrones, Vampirella, Army of Darkness, Red Sonja, James Bond & many more). PRE-ORDER NOW at your favorite comic shop!
Sweetie Candy Vigilante
#3
OUT NOW from
@DynamiteComics
! “Picture Willy Wonka directed by Quentin Tarantino and you’re getting warmer” – Comical Opinions. 5 diff covers + variants and 'Metal as F*ck' Online Exclusives! Get ‘em at your fav comic shop or at:
All-new single by Osaka Popstar debuts w/ SWEET new comic book Feb 14! Get it FREE w/ the debut issue of the sequel series Sweetie
@CandyVigilante
Vol 2
#1
(w/ multiple variant Ltd Ed covers to collect & choose) from
@DynamiteComics
+ stream or download on all digital music
EAR CANDY the ‘sweet’ new release from Osaka Popstar, sure to induce a sugar rush, is coming FRI May 6th! Out digitally & physically on CD or Ltd Ed. Candy Swirl Bite Vinyl. Details at
Osaka Popstar + Barnes & Barnes Team Up for
@RecordStoreDay
2019! Ltd Ed NEON PINK 12-Inch Fish Heads split maxi-single w/ 2 bonus trks in stores on RSD 4/13! Ask your local shop to pre-order your copy now! List of particpating stores at
#RSD19
#drdemento
Danger Will Robinson! Bill Mumy (aka Art Barnes) reminds you 'its good... it's real good' to look for the Osaka Popstar/Barnes & Barnes Ltd Ed Neon Pink "Fish Heads" 12-inch at your local record store on 'Record Store Day' Sat 4/13! Info @
Meet John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar) in booth
#238
w/ Dr. Demento & Andy Merrill (Cartoon Network's "Brak") signing records & more at East Coast Comic Con this weekend Fri 5/17 - Sun 5/19!
RIP Hal Willner, Read the
@Billboard
piece below for Osaka Popstar’s
@JohnCafiero
's remembrance along with the love and appreciation of so many others who respected & admired this brilliant & eclectic person and producer.
#RIPHalWillner
We're now on Instagram! Follow us at: for cool stuff like this pic of legendary director Richard "Forbidden Zone" Elfman & Anastasia "Dahlia Dimont" Elfman rocking their support of Osaka Popstar!
#OsakaPopstar
#ForbiddenZone
#RichardElfman
#punkrock
"Fish Heads" by Osaka Popstar (from "Dr. Demento Covered in Punk") is
#10
in the 25 most requested songs of 2018 on the Dr. Demento show! Thx to everyone who requesed it & congrats to all on the 'Funny 25' for 2018!
Tune in Sun. 12/2 to Uncle Floyd's Garage Sale Music on 9am-noon for a rare unreleased collab track by Rasputina X Osaka Popstar previously available only in a stream released on the 20th Ann of Kurt Cobain’s death.
#UncleFloyd
will spin it bet 11:30-12pm.
BLACK FRIDAY/CYBER MONDAY SALE! 30% OFF Storewide, FREE SHIPPING on all domestic orders over $75 + FREE GIFT with purchase over $100 NOW thru Cyber Monday 11/26 at:
Osaka Popstar’s
@coveredinpunk
recording of “Fish Heads” is back in the Top 10 on the
@drdemento
show this week! Look for our fully-animated “Fish Heads” music video coming very soon...
Our cover of "Fish Heads" from Dr. Demento
@CoveredinPunk
made the Top 10 on Dr. D's show for Jan. & Feb. and now, in a surprise twist "Astro Boy" from our debut album makes the Top 10 for March. Thanks to all who requested Osaka Popstar!
@bravenew1
@coveredinpunk
Thanks glad you dug it! You can hear us doing "Beat on the Brat" backing up "Weird Al" here: Other than Al's lead vocal & accordion the rest is all Osaka Popstar w/
@johncafiero
on backing vocals here (instead of lead). John produced the track too!
@bravenew1
@coveredinpunk
@johncafiero
AND... you can also hear a live version of "Beat on the Brat" by Osaka Popstar on our (now out of print) "Rock'Em O-Sock'Em Live!" EP too:
Tune in for cuts from
@osakapopstar
and
@coveredinpunk
this Sunday 4/8 at approx 10:54am & 11:34am EST or listen after the show airs live in the online archive