5.6.7.8's and "Hey, screw technique."

[Taro Toporific]

Where the rock girls are . . .The Japan Times: Jan. 21, 2004
In "Kill Bill," Japanese garage-rockers The 5.6.7.8's dripped cool as the blood splashed. But that was just a scratch on the surface of a thriving girl-band scene. Here we dig deeper to give you the chick picks of 2004....
...to get the same kind of respect in the Japanese garage-rock scene as The 5.6.7.8's. If only Pebbles had been on the stereo when Tarantino strolled into that thrift store in Ebisu.
Inspiration: "I wanted to be in a band as a teenager, but I lacked technique," says Etsuko. "...and I realized, 'Hey, screw technique. Anybody can play rock 'n' roll.'

[Molokidan]

That's awesome, lots of info on interesting bands. I think "Thee 50s Girls" looks the most interesting.