You might remember Klaus Beyer from Frisse Oren, our new years drink. Best known for his off-beat, lo-fi, German language cover versions of Beatles classics, (often utilizing the original music track), sings his adapted German lyrics to Osaka Popstar’s “Shaolin Monkeys”! The music video for “Shaolin Affen” was produced and edited by Frank Behnke, ex-guitarist for the band Mutter, and manager to Beyer. Behnke, active in the film and TV industry, is also known for directing documentaries for German TV, including the making of David Lynch’s film “Blue Velvet”.

JOHN CAFIERO is the creative force behind Osaka Popstar and this ultra punk pop masterpiece. A long-time collaborator of the Misfits (among other smash hits he produced their visionary Project 1950 record, the highest charting Misfits CD ever), Cafiero grew up in the stellar orbit of the Ramones and the heroic army of first wave New York City punk rockers. Joining him on Osaka Popstar’s debut mission are the AMERICAN LEGENDS OF PUNK, including Jerry Only (THE MISFITS), Dez Cadena (BLACK FLAG), Ivan Julian (RICHARD HELL & THE VOIDOIDS) and Marky Ramone (THE RAMONES).