JULIAN COPE Japrocksampler: How the Post-war Japanese Blew Their Minds on Rock n Roll (2007 UK 302-page softback book by the eccentric and visionary rock musician and one time frontman of Teardrop Explodes. A cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music which reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two and the mayhem that ensued. Is a must for anybody interested in modern music and Japanese culture. The book concludes with reviews of Julians Top 50 Japanese Rock albums)ÞÞ