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 Julian's Top 50 JapaneseRock albums)