StereoPony to perform at Sakuracon 2012
4
Feb, 2012
Sakuracon 2012 has just revealed that their musical guest for 2012 is going to be the all female Rock band, StereoPony.
The band consists of AIMI (Vocals/Guitar), NAOHANA (Bass), and SHIHO (Drums).
They have done openings to many popular animes, such as Bleach and Gundam 00.
This will be their first time at Sakuracon 2012.
Source: Sakuracon website, official website
Posted in Event, News, OverseasTags: stereopony
Dir en grey’s Tour Canceled
4
Feb, 2012
According to the Showbox at the Market’s twitter, the entire Dir en grey tour starting in March of 2012 has been canceled.
“showboxsea showboxsea .
@DIRENGREY_web has regretfully cancelled their tour, including the 3/7 date@showboxsea. A formal statement will be released shortly.”
Nothing has been posted on the Dir en grey twitter or facebook as of yet, but we will keep you updated.
Source: Twitter
Posted in Lives, News, Overseas, TourTags: Dir en grey
MoNoLith’s Shuuhei Out with Influenza
4
Feb, 2012
It’s flu season!
MoNoLith posted an announcement on the 1st that after feeling ill since the end of last month, Shuuhei has seen some doctors and it turns out he’s caught the seasonal bug. In accordance with this diagnosis, Shuuhei did not participate in the band’s performance on February 2nd.
Though the band has several other lives this month as early as the 6th, no further information has been posted as to whether or not he’ll miss more shows. We hope he gets well soon!
Source: visunavi, Ryu’s blog
Update to exist†trace’s Northeast US Tour: Boston Date Confirmed!
4
Feb, 2012
Have you heard already? Finally, news for those New England fans who’d gotten antsy waiting for an announcement: exist†trace will be coming to Boston on March 15 with a special tour-kickoff VIP-only live at The Middle East! Tickets are $39.50 a pop and are limited to 200 lucky fans, all of whom will get to participate in an autograph session at the end of the show. But a caveat: this show is 18+, so if you’re under 18, you’ll have to travel to another show…
This Boston date is in addition, of course, to their already scheduled (and already selling out!) performances in New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh’s Tekkoshocon.
Speaking of the other dates, updated details are telling us that the March 18th New York show is also 18+ (16+ with guardian), and the March 20th Philadelphia show is all ages, but requires guardians for those under 16. Please bear that in mind so you do not get turned away at the door.
March 15, 2012 (THU)
The Middle East (upstairs), Boston (MA)
Doors: 9:00pm | Show: ???$39.50 VIP only (limit 200)
Note: 18+ show
March 18, 2012 (SUN)
Hiro Ballroom, New York (NY)
Doors: 7:00pm | Show: 8:00pm$25 General/$45 VIP (limit 100)
Note: 18+ show (16+ okay with guardian)
March 20, 2012 (TUE) (note: OMI’s birthday!)
Starlight Ballroom, Philadelphia (PA)
Doors: 7:00pm | Show: 8:00pm$25 General/$45 VIP (limit 100)
Note: ALL AGES (under 16 with guardian)
March 22-25, 2012 (THU-SUN)
Tekkoshocon, Pittsburgh (PA)4-day Event admission includes concert, Q&A, and autograph session.
I’ve already got my ticket for the New York show – are the rest of you going to jump on that while there are still tickets left?
Source: exist†trace OHP, JHouseRock Entertainment, JapanFiles, Tekkoshocon
Posted in News, TourTags: exist†trace
Art Cube’s new single
3
Feb, 2012
Art Cube have announced that they will be releasing their second mini-album!
The mini-album is set to come out on March 7th, and is titled 「鏡の涙」 (Kagami no Namida). It will cost 2415 yen, and contains five tracks, including 「暁の舞」 (Akatsuki no Mai) and 「香想曲」 (Kasoukyoku).
As of January 13th, the band has been doing a radio show airred on Nishitoukyou FM (84.2MHz), called 『Art Cube 真夜中のTeaTime（24時30分～25時）』 (ArtCube Mayonaka no Tea Time (12:30am ~ 1:00am)). The show is broadcasted on the second and fourth Fridays of each month.
Don’t forget, Art Cube also has a oneman live coming up on March 2nd at SHIBUYA BOXX! Tickets cost 3000 yen a piece and are currently on sale.
Source: Brand-x, OHP
Posted in New release, News, OnemanTags: Art Cube
Avidit.’s new single, free live and two-man shows
3
Feb, 2012
Avidit., who are on the same label as ワン★スター (One★Star), Shimizuya Records, will also be releasing a new single on March 28th.
Their new single is titled, “Psalms of Planet”, and it will be released in two types.
Psalms of Planet – First Press Edition (CD + DVD) – 2500 yen
Tracklist
1. SE-Psalms of Planet-
2. Quasar
3. New Song A
4. Dawn
DVD
1. Quasar
The first press edition is limited to only 300 copies.
Psalms of Planet – Regular Press Edition (CD only) – 1500 yen
Tracklist
1. SE-Psalms of Planet-
2. Quasar
3. New Song A
4. StarGazer
For anyone who will be on Tokyo at the end of May, Avidit. will be having a free oneman live called “BRANEW INSIDE” on May 26th at Higashikouenji Nima Denatsu.
The show enters at 12:30 and begins at 1:00. Although it’s free, you do have to reserve a ticket through Like an Edison (Tokyo or Nagoya branch) or Jishuban Club.
Last but not least, Avidit. will be teaming up with ワン★スター (One★Star) for three two-man lives called “Beauty & Beast”.
March 28th @ Nagoya ell.SIZE
March 30th @ Higashikouenji UFOCLUB
April 1st @ Namba BEARS
Tickets cost 3000 yen a piece, and those who attend will be able to take photos with the band members after the show.
Source: Jishuban Club, OHP
Posted in Lives, New release, NewsTags: Avidit., One★Star
La’cryma Christi returns to celebrate their 15 year anniversary
3
Feb, 2012
It seems to be the season for old bands to make a come back, and La’cryma Christi is joining in!
The band, who will be celebrating their 15 year anniversary since going major, have announced that they’ll be having a 15th anniversary live tour!
The Best ~ 15th Special Day ~
May 8th @ Akasaka BLITZ
Night One – The Best ~ Beloved
June 2nd @ Nakano Sun Plaza
Night Two – The Best ~ Happy Birthday Levin! Special ~
June 3rd @ Nakano Sun Plaza
Night Three – The Best ~ Supreme ~
July 14th @ ZEPP Nagoya
The Last Night – The Best ~ Extreme ~
July 29th @ ZEPP Namba (Osaka)
The set lists at the lives will feature the “best of” the band’s songs, but fans can make a request for what they’d like to hear on their OHP.
The band has also posted a message about the anniversary tour.
Our 15 year anniversary debut.
Already, the setlists for the performances are nearly complete. They’re in the palms of our hands.
The first night, the second night… whichever performance it is, it’s unique special menu will be created for that day only.
On that night, the rabbit will leap. We’re waiting for the cult night.
We’ve perpared acoustic versions.
We want things to be brought back exactly like they were.
And, this is a secret that’s for our debut anniversary lives only, but they will be our absolute best.
So, without a doubt, this will be La’cryma Christi’s all time best tour.
Among our staff, there are those who are worried whether or not we will be able to create this setlist, and if we really can perform these songs.
However, when everything is ready, it will be something amazing, and we’re saying this with nervous excitement.
Nevertheless, there are some things that can never be enough. Your voices.
This song, that song, won’t you tell us what you want to hear?
And let’s make it a perfect night.
It’s not that we’re asking for something impossible.
We only want love. We only want to have an effect. We just want to be linked [to you].
Deep, like it was at that time, even deeper than it was.Welcome to the Galmour Nights
2012. 2. 1.
La’cryma Christi
Source: VisualMetal, OHP
Posted in News, TourTags: La'Cryma Christi
A little goodbye
30
Jan, 2012
We started ST back in 2007, it was different, unique and really just a hobby from the minds of 3 friends. During that time I would have never imagine the site getting as big as it is now.
This wasn’t an easy decision but my life has became quite hectic – with a new job and now planning a wedding, I hope you guys understand. Thank you to everyone who has emailed, followed and helped ST grow – I’ll miss working on the site and talking to fellow VK fans but I know the site is in amazing hands. I am very proud of the site and look forward to see it continue to grow!!!
Thank you guys for all of the amazing years and memories!!
Posted in News
Tickets on sale for L’Arc~en~Ciel at Madison Square Garden
26
Jan, 2012
A quick heads-up for East Coast (US) L’Arc~en~Ciel fans – tickets for the March 25 Madison Square Garden date of their 2012 World Tour go on sale this Saturday, January 28 through Ticketmaster. But for those of you who just cannot wait to get your hands on those tickets, there is a pre-sale going on right now limited to fans who signed up for the mailing list ahead of time! According to sources, many people who signed up for this mailing list unfortunately did not receive the pre-sale link, but if you’re one of those less-than-lucky fans, don’t fret – ask around that L’Arcosphere and you are sure to find that link before the pre-sale closes.
The ticket page of L’Arc’s OHP has not yet been updated with details for the New York show, so it is as-yet unknown whether there will be VIP packages like there are for some of the other dates, but given that it *is* Madison Square Garden, the ticket levels are definitely tiered. Prices range from $54.00 to $99.50 a pop depending on where the seats are located (Ticketmaster fees *not* included, so brace yourselves for an extra $14+ “service charge”).
If you’re not familiar with the famed Madison Square Garden, there are five levels of seating and the arena, totaling room for 20,000 concert-goers. It’s not quite the size of Tokyo Dome, but it is New York’s ultimate entertainment stadium, where domestic and international acts alike solidify their superstar reputations by bringing together tens of thousands of fans in the heart of midtown Manhattan.
Keep your eyes peeled, your credit card numbers memorized, and your trigger fingers hovering over that home row because the good seats are going fast!
L’Arc~en~Ciel
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
Sun, Mar 25, 2012 08:00 PMFan Club Pre-Sale on NOW
Onsale to General Public
Start: Sat, 01/28/12 10:00 AM EST
Source: L’Arc~en~Ciel OHP, TicketMaster
Posted in News, TourTags: L'Arc~en~Ciel
Warugaki on Break?
19
Jan, 2012
Just a little update from our favorite (only!) sexual harassment-themed band. After Wataru left to join -L- last month, it seems early this month their OHP was updated with a blurb stating that “for adult reasons, Warugaki will be on break for January 2012!”.
There’s no insight as to what this peculiar message means, but do you care to wager a guess, readers? Here’s to hoping they start back up with no problems!
Source: OHP
VOICE to continue
16
Jan, 2012
Relieving news for VOICE fans!
As we announced here, Mirai has left the band yesterday, but on his blog, 8 has already announced their “rebirth” live!
Along to them, other bands performing on the mentioned live will be L&DS, Ap(r)il, POPCORE, one★star, scarlet, etc…
Source: 8′s blog post
Alice Nine’s Shrine Visit
16
Jan, 2012
On January 15th, Alice Nine sported traditional Japanese garb and headed off to Shinjuku’s Akagi Shrine to play a special live — at the shrine — and to formally pray for the success of upcoming album, “9″. The event was attended by 200 lucky fans drawn from a lottery of purchasers of the recent single, “Niji no Yuki” — though there were about 2000 entries in the lottery. What lucky fans!
You can see more photos from the event at the mFound link below.
Source & Photo Credit: mFound
Posted in Lives, News, RandomTags: Alice Nine
ZIGZO Revival
15
Jan, 2012
Just to counter-balance all the sad news on band break ups, I’ve thought it’d be nice and uplifting to report on all these revivals & reunions! This next one is a big one I’m personally incredibly stoked about.
ZIGZO, something of a minor super band with ex-members from MALICE MIZER, L’Arc~en~Ciel, and BY-SEXUAL, called it quits a decade ago. But just around the time of the new year information began to spring up about a revival, thanks to a Tweet by drummer Sakura. Now, it’s official — ZIGZO will have a reunion show at Akasaka BLITZ on March 17, 2012, exactly 10 years and 1 day after their dissolution — and that may not be all.
mFound speculates there may be more than a one-day reunion show in the works for the band, who recently revamped their website to include new photos, and who have named the March 17th show “THE 2ND SCENE ZIGZO”, a suggestive title considering the last live was dubbed “THE LAST SCENE ZIGZO”. They are also set to release a CD at this show titled “ZIGZO 20110620″, a 10-track rehearsal live disc recorded at a “secret rehearsal” on June 20, 2011.
Fans and reporters alike expect more news from the band, but we may all have to wait until March 17. I personally can’t possibly overstate my excitement!
Posted in News, RevivalTags: by-sexual, L'Arc~en~Ciel, Malice Mizer, zigzo
Miyavi’s New Song in Nissan Commercial
15
Jan, 2012
Just the other day, Japanese music news site mFound posted that Miyavi’s new song, “STRONG” is to be used for Nissan Japan’s new “X-TRAIL” commercial!
Recently it was decided that MIYAVI’s “STRONG (MYV “Exclusive ver.” which was recorded for the critically acclaimed release “STRONG” (TOCT-40365) will be used as the Nissan “X-TRAIL” commercial song starting January 12, 2012.
Before now, Nissan’s “X-TRAIL” commercials have featured some really big names like Offspring, The Clash, Chemical Brothers, and Boom Boom Satellites. Now, Miyavi joins their ranks!
Since the posting, the commercial has shown up online. You can see it here:
Source: mFound
Random Fact of the Day
13
Jan, 2012
Are any of you familiar with the Golden Globe Awards show? Well guess which rocker has composed the theme song for the Golden Globe Awards this year? That’s right, it’s Yoshiki from XJapan! Let’s take a look at one of his recent tweets, shall we?☆
Yoshiki has released a little snippet of the song which is below:
Yoshiki stated that he wanted to create a beautiful yet edgy theme that fit the edginess and prestige of the Golden Globe Awards. Originally the song came out to be eight or so minutes, but the show only needs two minutes, so the song will be cut down quite a bit. What a shame! Maybe a full version will be released somewhere.
If you want to watch the Golden Globe awards it is on January 15th, which is this Sunday, at 8:00PM-11:00PM EST. Anyone planning on watching?
Source: Yoshiki’s twitter, Golden Globe website
Posted in News, Random FactTags: X Japan
New Album for The Kiddie
29
Dec, 2011
The Kiddie just announced that they will be releasing their second album on 3/28! It is called 「MA★PIECE」, and there aren’t much details except that it will be released in two types, a limited and a regular edition. The limited comes with a CD+DVD and the regular only has the CD.
And it’s all ready to order on CDJapan too! Get the limited edition here or the regular edition here.
Keep your eyes open for the details!
Source: OHP
Posted in New release, NewsTags: THE KIDDIE
New Release and Label for Plastic Tree
28
Dec, 2011
Earlier this month Plastic Tree announced that they have signed onto Victor’s FlyingsStar records! They also have announced that in February, they’ll be releasing a new single under FlyingStar. The details are yet to be announced.
Source: OHP
Posted in Label Change, NewsTags: Plastic Tree
First photos and lives for World Wrap Word
28
Dec, 2011
Remember the new band, World Wrap Word, which we mentioned in this Random fact of the day? Even though they announced they’re making an official opening of their activities next year, they are already pretty active!
They have uploaded their first official photos of which you can see more on their OHP and have already announced a few live-schedule dates! It seems like they will be having a lot of lives with Dolly, as Yuina is their ex guitarist!
Source: Yuina’s blog, OHP
Posted in New band, News, TourTags: Dolly, World Wrap Word
New Single Release for SuG
27
Dec, 2011
A while back SuG announced that they will be releasing a new single, called 「不完全Beautyfool Days」. Here are the details! It will be released 2/1/12 and in four types.
不完全Beautyfool Days Regular Edition
1.) 不完全Beauty Fool Days (Fukanzen Beauty Fool Days)
2.) SWEET COUNT DOWN
3.) Boom Boom Neat
不完全Beauty Fool Days Type A
1.) 不完全Beauty Fool Days
2.) SWEET COUNT DOWN
+Bonus DVD (Details not yet known)
不完全Beauty Fool Days Type B
1.) 不完全Beauty Fool Days
2.) SWEET COUNT DOWN
+Bonus DVD (Details not known, but will be different than Type A)
不完全Beauty Fool Days Type C
1.) 不完全Beauty Fool Days
2.) Re-recording of an indie song
+Bonus feature (Details not known)
You can get each from CDJapan: Regular, Type A, Type B, Type C
Source: OHP, CDJapan
Posted in New release, NewsTags: SuG
Indies BEST release for heidi.
27
Dec, 2011
Heidi. has announced that they will release an Indies BEST collection! The CD will be released 2/8/12 and it contains the following 15 tracks:
1.) 白昼夢 (Hakuchumu)
2.) 街角慕情 (Machikado Bojou)
3.) 夕焼けと子供 (Yuuyake to Kodomo)
4.) 泡沫 (Utakata)
5.) クローバー (Clover)
6.) 夏一途 (Natsu Ichizu)
7.) レム (REM)
8.) ハロー! (Hello!)
9.) オレンジドラマ (Orange Drama)
10.) パレード (Parade)
11.) ひゅるり (Hyururi)
12.) センチメンタル (Sentimental)
13.) シンクロ (Shinkuro)
14.) 翼 (Tsubasa)
15.) その行方。 (Sono Yukue)
You can get it from CDJapan here. Which is your favorite from all of these?
Source: OHP
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