The 5-month L’arc thing
It’s not enough that L’Arc~en~Ciel has just kicked off their 2007 tour, these guys who made me listen to J rock has also announced that starting August, they will be releasing one sugoi stuff every month for 5 months!!! According to Sports Hochi, this will start with the band’s new single, “My Heart Draws a Dream” on August 29 which will be followed by the DVD of their 2006 Tokyo Dome performance. Photo...
X-Japan: Reunited?
Toshi, ex-vocalist of famed, legendary (insert fangirly adjective here) band X-Japan wrote an entry in his blog last March 21, about meeting with an “old friend in Los Angeles”, which led to a “new project [that] is about to start soon.” In the JRock fandom, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out who he was referring to: Yoshiki Hayashi. X-Japan’s founder, leader, drummer and pianist. (read: rock icon.) X-Japan’s...
MUSIC STATION to launch at Animax on March 9
It’s been around for a little more than 20 years but it’d be only now that we’d get some of their sugoi stuff. MUSIC STATION is Japan’s most popular music variety show and it’s debuting for our viewing on Animax. It’s pretty much like TRL, J-style! The show features everything about the J-pop scene complete with interviews, live performances and charts. Tune in to chance upon live performances from...
Pinoy J-rock bands at “My First”, March 3 at Kolumn Bar
Mixed Knots Productions presents “My First” at Kolumn Bar, Scout Torillo near Timog Ave., March 3, 2007. Featuring Pinoy J-rock cover bands: Ethereal Anthem Euphoria Borazuteru ducklings SOUREI Himitsu Heiki 7Thvrsday NANASHI X versus Zero Do’Ahou Negative Zero Also playing are hand-picked underground progressive/punk emo/rock bands: Lady Vain In Her Coffin Karmen Aethyra...