faq

updated 6.4.2006

read this before you e-mail me! if your question is here, and you e-mail me, i will not respond. >____<

pillows-specific

q. when are the pillows coming to america?!
a. they were here in march 2005 and june 2006, and they promise to return next year!

q. how do i get pillows cds?!
a. go to japan and start shopping. barring that, get yourself a credit card, and check out these sites. japanese online stores will accept your credit card (i've had no trouble with visa, anyway). the yen conversion is automatically made for you. if the site is japanese only, you are ON YOUR OWN. sorry. :P

note: quite a few of the older releases are no longer in print and can only be obtained via auction sites. see the question about t-shirts for more info.
    + yes asia english site with many import goods. free shipping on orders over $39, reliable service. terra approved.
    + cd japan english front for japan's neowing store. very reliable. offers frequent buyer discounts. terra approved.
    + delicious label goods (english) here is where you can get 90's my life returns, any of the delicious compilations, and the nine miles cds. they will not take credit cards, you will need an international postal money order or a paypal account.
    + amazon stocks the domestic version of the flcl soundtracks (search for 'fooly cooly' :P) and penalty life, as well as a few import albums for ridiculous prices. but you can get free shipping.
    + amazon japan features an english interface, and has a pretty big selection of older albums. terra approved.
    + tower records japan japanese only. CajunBushi approved.
    + hmv japan now with an english interface! CajunBushi approved.
    + otaku.com you can get most newer releases here. they also accept paypal.
    + nippon export haven't used this one, but they have a modest selection.

q. but the cds are so expensive!
a. that's just the way it is. i don't know why. but yes, a typical japanese cd will run you around $25 USD.

q. where do i find pillows shirts? and those cool kubrick toys?
a. use a bidding service like rinkya or celga or get a friend in japan to help you and get lucky on yahoo japan auctions... or go to a concert. ;;^^ or beg them at the busters shop (japanese only). they supposedly ship overseas if you ask nicely and provide them with an international postal money order. or if they tour the US again, they will certainly bring goods.

q. how do i get official tablature?
a. the first official collection is out, with more to come! buy it from amazon japan or other japanese music stores.

q. i found this song called 'flame' and it says it's by the pillows, but it doesn't sound like them.
a. BECAUSE IT'S NOT! :P it's a frequently mislabelled song that's actually by another japanese artist, hide. 'tell me why' isn't a pillows song either, it's by the penpals.

q. is there a vocal/longer version of ______ from the flcl soundtrack?
a. if the discography version says 'flcl version' or something like that, then yes.

q. what's the name of the song in flcl when...
a. i don't answer these questions. the list is in the dvd booklet.

site-specific

q. i have a pillows guitar tab!
a. fabulous!! use the submission form.

q. why don't you have mp3s or videos for download?
a. if you really like the band, you should show your support and buy stuff. aside from that, large files rack up a huge amount of bandwidth.

q. can you translate this song?
a. you can ask, but i don't guarantee that i'll accept your request or get it done in anything resembling a timely manner. if i like a song enough, chances are i'll translate it soon anyway. :)

q. hey, i could use babelfish to translate these lyrics, why are you bothering to work so hard to do it?
a. because machine translations for japanese pretty much suck.

q. you messed up on this! / this lyric is wrong!
a. erk! e-mail me right away!! ;;^^ i will happily correct mistakes. :)

q. do you have the lyrics to _____? why aren't the lyrics for _____ on your page?
a. i have lyrics from pantomime through MY FOOT, not necessarily including each members' side projects. if anyone has lyrics scans for side project albums that i don't have up (the predators, fragments, and nine miles are the ones i mainly need), send 'em my way! it's mostly a matter of me finding time to romanize/translate them. but if i haven't translated it, and if it's already on animelyrics, it's not a priority for me to get it up.

q. i have a translation of _____! here you go!
a. i appreciate it, but i can't post it without the author's permission, and i sure won't post it if it's wrong. of course, if you wrote it, i'd be glad to post it.

q. hey, i know japanese, and i'd like to help translate lyrics.
a. cool! e-mail me and we'll talk. :D

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