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b'Spencer Drate The Indie Cafe & Holly Stephey Red Velvet Media talk to\\xa0John Cafiero Punk rock musician, producer, director, writer, artist, manager of icons & indie record label CEO. Osaka Popstar is the pop-punk music and art project of singer/producer John Cafiero, long-time Misfits & Ramones collaborator & platinum selling film and video director. His critically acclaimed debut album, (the 2006 release entitled \\u201cOsaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk\\u201d) features frontman Cafiero with a revolving lineup of punk-rock legends as guests in his backing band including members of the Misfits, Ramones, Black Flag, the Voidoids and more. Cafiero\\u2019s recent team up with Rasputina\\u2019s Melora Creager for a unique rendering of the Rolling Stones\\u2019 classic tale of addiction, "Mother\'s Little Helper" (2014). The latter finds Cafiero on backing vocals, guitars, keys and percussion with Creager on lead vocals and cello.Cafiero\\u2019s longstanding collaborations with the Misfits (from both a business and creative perspective) remain consistent with releases through the label imprint Misfits Records. Among other endeavors Cafiero edited the book \\u201cCommando: the Autobiography of Johnny Ramone\\u201d (and contributed an afterword), directed the chart-topping \\u201cRamones Raw\\u201d DVD, manages the Estate of punk icon Dee Dee Ramone (as well as the legendary Misfits), and directed the modern day cult-classic film \\u201cBig Money Hustlas\\u201d starring the Insane Clown Posse, Rudy Ray Moore , WWE\\u2019s Mick Foley, & the Jerky Boys.\\n\\nTwo brand new singles from Osaka Popstar (\\u201cHopping Ghosts\\u201d and \\u201cO Holy Night\\u201d) are OUT NOW with a corresponding Ltd Ed. vinyl figure and Deluxe Glass Ornament available respectively. Two additional tracks have already been recorded for a forthcoming compilation; a new full-length album is in the works for 2015 & more.'