News: Tara of 176BIZ Leaves Band
My LJ friends list got flooded with a series of posts regarding this in a row. Band member blog entry translations can be found at the LJ community 176BIZ_diaries.
176BIZ is a band under the same overall label as SID, MUCC, girugamesh, etc.. (Danger Crue). Tara, the bassist, was actually one of the two founders of the band. I'm not sure how much he contributed to the songwriting, but I suspect he might have been a main force behind the sound.
Really, it's a shame. 176BIZ is a very young band that has tons of potential. Even though I've complained before that it follows too much in the footsteps of alice nine and SID, given the relative new formation of the group, they still have lots of time to come into their own.
Hopefully, Tara's departure is only temporary and he'll return once he sorts out his family/home situation. In the meantime, I hope the rest of the band keeps on going and continue to evolve.
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I only know who they are because my best friend likes Tara a lot, so I always recognize him when I see them in magazines and stuff. I do like a song by them that my friend put on my iPod. It really sucks this his home situation would cause him to leave the band...I really hope that gets worked out. I feel bad for him. =S