• Interview with L~Lotus~

    L~Lotus~ is a five-piece band comprising of three ex. as milk members – 蓮華 (Renka) on vocals, saki and Takayuki on guitars, masato on bass, and YUJI on drums. They officially began their activities on March 6th and have released three digital singles to date: 「worry」 on May 19th, 「snow」 on May 26th, and 「tree」 on June 2nd. The members of L~Lotus~ sat down with us to answer a couple of questions, so give it a read to get to know them better! We’d like to thank JapanFiles... Read→

  • Interview with -LEON-

    -LEON- is a five-piece band from Gunma comprising of Yuji on vocals, Shin and Koya on guitars, Yamato on bass, and Masashi on drums. Mixing Asian cultural influences with visual rock, -LEON- has a heavy, modern sound with a distinct, ethereal flavor. On December 13th, the band released their first three track mini-album, 「REGULUS」 along with a PV for their song, 「Kokou ni Tou Tsuioku no Kagen no Tsuki」. The members of -LEON- took time to answer a few of our questions, so take a read through... Read→

  • Interview with GLACIER

    GLACIER is a five-member group from Okinawa, comprising of Makoto on vocals, Nao on lead guitar, Koujirou on rhythm guitar, Aki on bass, and Yuuki on drums. The band formed in July 2007 and made their major debut a year later on July 23rd. They have released a full album and six singles to date with their seventh single, 「愛の降る街」 (Ai no Furu Machi) which is the third installment of a 7-month digital release project, coming out on June 30th through JapanFiles and on iTunes. The members... Read→

  • Interview with O-PARTS

    O-PARTS is a two-man unit that started in June of 2009, formed by vocalist sho-ka (ex. Vogus Image) and bassist Jun (GaGaaalinG, ex. WAIVE). On August 20th, they released their first maxi-single entitled 「向日葵」 (Himawari) which included four tracks, all of which made it into the top ten of the Oricon Indies ranking. On May 26th, their second maxi-single, 「煌[kou]」 was released and will be available through JapanFiles from June 6th. Both sho-ka and Jun took time out of their busy schedules... Read→

  • Interview with Kaya

    In 2002, Kaya made his vocal debut in the Mana produced two-man unit, Schwarz Stein. In 2004, Schwarz Stein disbanded, and departing from the label the band was signed to, Kaya became a free singer. Using “aesthetics” as his main theme, Kaya conducts his activities with the goals of “the revolution of the aesthetic senses” and the “liberation of sexuality” in mind, and manages his own lyrics, CD jacket designs, make-up and costume designs as well as the organization... Read→

  • Interview with born

    born is a five member band that began together under RENNY AMY, which was active from August 2005, until December 31st, 2006. Shortly after, the same five members created D&L, and eventually changed their name to ‘born’ on April 9th, 2008 with the sponsored event at Takadanobaba AREA called “born presents 「bug scremo vol.01」”. About a week later, they released their first demonstration single, entitled 「Dust pain」, which was followed by the tour, 「Abnormal skin’s」. Since... Read→

  • Interview with Satsuki

    砂月-Satsuki- began his solo career on February 14th, 2009, after spending seven years as the vocalist for RENTRER EN SOI. His first solo release, 「AWAKE」 came out via his online shop on May 9th, and that month he also started his 「AWAKENING TO MOONLIGHT」 tour, which even made a stop in Los Angeles, California. His next release, 「CRYSTAL」 was out on August 21st, which was followed by his 「PEER INTO YOUR CRYSTAL HEART」 tour, where he preformed in both Tokyo and Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Read→

Posted on August 8, 2010 in Twitter

even-more-band-members-on-twitter

Thanks to everyone who send some of these in!

It seems that more and more musicians have joined Twitter recently. Some of these aren’t that new, but haven’t been mentioned here yet, so here you go:

ALiBi’s Kai @ alibikai

Alice Nine’s Shou @ AliceNine_SHOU
Alice Nine’s Saga @ AliceNine_saga

Awoi’s Sin @ sin_AWOI
Awoi’s Ryo @ Ryo_AWOI

Baddies’ Tsubuku @ mattsun2272
Baddies’ Minemura @ minemuraakinori

ex. ClearVeil’s Ryuuto @ amamiya_ryuto

Jully’s Yujiro @ yujiro_bass

LM.C’s Aiji @ Aiji_LMC

Marie’s kai @ Marie_kai
Marie’s haiji @ haijiMarie
Marie’s MIYA @ Marie_MIYA
Marie’s shito @ marieshito

MERRY’s Nero @ nerorythem
MERRY’s Yuu @ u_merry

MoNoLith’s Takafumi @ monotakafumi

SCREW’s Jin @ jin_screw
SCREW’s Kazuki @ kazuki_screw

Senkou Ichiza’s Ryoryo @ ryoryoryo0319

the GazettE’s Aoi @ Aoi_theGazettE

the Mouse’s Gin @ xxtheMousexxx [ex. Hucci]

Don’t forget to follow S-T.net on Twitter @ stdotnet!

Posted on August 3, 2010 in Event

jack-in-the-box-summer-2010

It’s coming again! On August 21st JACK IN THE BOX SUMMER 2010 event will be again held at Makuhari Messe Hall 4-6.

Artists performing will be acid android, DEAD END, ギルガメッシュ (Girugamesh), Ken, kyo (D’ERLANGER), ムック (MUCC), シド (SID), TETSUYA, VAMPS, Zoro, 44MAGNUM, Alice Nine, Becky, LM.C, SADS and possibly even more.
Tickets will cost 11,500 yen.

So, who’s going?

Source: JACK IN THE BOX site

Posted on May 27, 2010 in Event, Lives, News, Overseas

lm-c-and-sug-go-to-singapore

Great news for fans in Singapore!
It has been confirmed that this year at Singapore’s Sundown Festival, both LM.C and SuG will be performing!

The performance will take place at Universal Studios Singapore®, Resorts World™ Sentosa on July 31st, and the show will start at approximately 8pm.

Tickets are $118 SGD and are already available from SISTIC!

So, how many Singaporean readers here are LM.C and/or SuG fans?

Source: SuG community, Sundown Festival OHP

Posted on May 19, 2010 in News, Overseas

hot-topic-features-lm-c-on-buzz-video-message

The following press release came courtesy of JapanFiles, and is definitely something for LM.C fans to check out!

Hot Topic features Japanese electro-rock band LM.C on their “Buzz” page this week to promote the release of LM.C’s new CD “Wonderful Wonderholic” and the band’s upcoming appearance at MusicFest at FanimeCon 2010.

Check it out at http://community.hottopic.com/bz!

“Wonderful Wonderholic” is the third USA release for LM.C., following “GIMMICAL IMPACT!!” and Super Glitter Loud Box.” The nationwide Hot Topic chain carries all 3 CD releases, which contain the original Japanese-language booklets and artwork.

LM.C recorded a special video message for Hot Topic’s YouTube channel, personally thanking American fans for their support.

“Wonderful Wonderholic,” “GIMMICAL IMPACT!!” and Super Glitter Loud Box” are released in the USA by JapanFiles.

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Posted on May 10, 2010 in Lives, News, Release

lm-c-extra-gig-date-dvd-release

Having had to cancel part of their Europe tour due to the volcano in Iceland hasn’t stopped LM.C., for they have announced that they will be doing another gig「We’re Just WONDERHOLIC」 at the Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall on the 19th July.

Plus, they have announced that they will be releasing a Live DVD of their gigs at the Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall on the 4th and 5th May, as well as gigs they did in Europe. Prices and release dates have yet to be announced.

So far, it has been said that there will be 2 versions; 「WONDERFUL WONDERHOLIC」 First Press Edition B and First Press Edition A.

Source: barks.jp

Posted on February 18, 2010 in New release, Overseas

wonderful-wonderholic-overseas-releases-information

We’ve talked about LM.C’s new album, 「WONDERFUL WONDERHOLIC」, a couple of times on the site.

Well, the band has also posted the following announcement regarding the overseas release of the album:

WONDERFUL WONDERHOLIC Overseas Releases Information

As you already know, LM.C will release their 3rd album, “WONDERFUL WONDERHOLIC,” on March 3rd, 2010. As another big step forward for LM.C, the new full-length album features the hits “GHOST†HEART” and “PUNKY❤HEART”, and also includes the highly-anticipated “Bokura no Mirai,” as well as other tracks highlighting the band’s distinctive colorful rock sound, ranging from visual kei to electro to pop. Also, a special digital booklet with Romanized lyrics will be available exclusively for overseas iTunes users.

Mar 03: Japan, Korea
Mar 05: Taiwan
Mar 08: Hong Kong
Mar 09: Thailand
Mar 15: US, Canada, Mexico & other Americas
Mar 26: Germany, Switzerland, Austria
Mar 29: UK
Mar 31: France, Finland
Apr 02: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland
Apr 12: Spain, Portugal

・ Korea, US, other Americas: Standard Edition
・ Taiwan, Hong Kong: Limited A&B, Standard Edition
・ Europe, Thailand: Overseas Special Edition (CD DVD Special Booklet)

Mar 03: Japan, Korea, all Americas, Oceania, Europe
Mar 05: Taiwan
Mar 08: Hong Kong
Mar 15: Malaysia

**Above release dates may be subject to change without notice.

You can also check out the TV Spot for the release on their Official MySpace!

Source: OHP (English)

Posted on February 16, 2010 in Overseas

lm-c-is-coming-to-fanimecon

Looks like the colorful duo – LM.C is not only heading to Europe and Thailand but also heading to California to perform at FanimeCon 2010!

The con site was updated on Sunday with details that the pair will be present as guests of honor and will perform at the convention’s MusicFest on Sunday, May 30th and host a Q&A panel and autograph session on Monday, May 31st. FanimeCon 2010 will take place at the San Jose Convention Center on May 28-31, 2010.

LM.C seems to be at full force this year! Who is going to see them?!

Source: FanimeCon

Posted on February 9, 2010 in Overseas

lm-c-heads-to-thailand

Thanks to digiolive for the heads up via Twitter! (Which you can follow us on @ stdotnet).

Back in December, we posted about LM.C heading back to Europe!

First, they’ve added a live in Italty which wasn’t in the original post:
April 13th @ Tunnel in Milano, Italy.

However, they’ll also be heading outside of Europe and holding a live on April 25th at the CENTERPOINT PLAYHOUSE in Bangkok Thailand!

Looks like a lot of LM.C fans will be able to see them this Spring!

Source: LM.C’s English OHP

Posted on February 9, 2010 in Event, Lives, New member, New release

screws-new-member-and-news

Thanks to Pi. for the heads up!

SCREW has announced the newest addition to their line-up!
Their new bassist is ルイ (Rui), who was formerly in various bands such as Gimmick, Garnet, Mudgett, juliadoll and Jewel. He became an official member at their live today; February 9th.

You can find Rui’s Ameba here: http://ameblo.jp/rui-screw/

The band has posed a video comment on their OHP introducing Rui, so check it out if you’re interested. Click to go to their OHP.

Along with their new member, SCREW will be holding a two consecutive month release campaign!
The first single will come out on May 12th and is titled 「Cursed Hurricane」 and the next will be out on June 9th, and titled 「ANCIENT RAIN」.

Details on both releases will be available at a later date.

SCREW will also be very busy in both April and May as they participate in the Shinrabanshow tour ’10 #2, which you can find more about here.

Along with the tour, they’ll be performing in the SHOXX 20 year anniversary celebrate, SHOCK WAVE 2010, with Alice Nine, LM.C, MUCC and Plastic Tree that takes place on April 29th at JCB Hall. Tickets for the show cost 5500 yen a piece.

SCREW will also be playing on the following dates and venues in May:
May 1st @ Fukuoka DRUM Be-1
May 3rd @ Osaka BIG CAT
May 4th @ Nagoya Bottom Line
May 8th @ Sendai darwin
May 10th @ Shibuya O-EAST
May 29th @ Shibuya AX

Source: OHP

Posted on January 30, 2010 in Costumes, Track Listing

details-on-lm-cs-new-album-and-new-look

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

First of all, LM.C have updated their OHP with a brand-new look! What do you think about it?

Secondly, the band has finally revealed the tracklisting and covers to the upcoming album, we’ve talked about some time ago. The CD tracklist is as follows:

01. 〜A Sound Odyssey〜
02. GHOST † HEART
03. Space Wannabiez
04. mosaïque city
05. The Midnight Museum 4
06. DAYS [WFWH mix]
07. 〜Time Warp Reel〜
08. EDO FUNK
09. Optimisland
10. pOlyLifE
11. meteorion
12. PUNKY ❤ HEART
13. 僕らの未来。 (Bokura no Mirai.)
14. It’s a Wonderful Wonder World

And finally – the covers for all 3 types, limited type A, limited type B and regular one:

Source: OHP

Posted on December 26, 2009 in Overseas, Tour

lm-c-returns-to-europe

In the new year, LM.C will be heading back to Europe!

Their 2010 European dates are as follows:

April 3rd @ Relax Club in Moscow, Russia
April 5th @ Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland
April 6th @ Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden
April 7th @ Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany
April 9th @ Backstage in Munich, Germany
April 10th @ Diesel Club in Budapest, Hungary
April 11th @ Scene in Wien, Austria
April 14th @ Transbordeur in Lyon, France
April 15th @ Le Phare in Toulouse, France
April 17th @ Elysee Montmartre in Paris, France
April 18th @ Zeche in Bochum, Germany

Source: LM.C English OHP

Who will be there?

Posted on December 26, 2009 in New release, Tour

lm-cs-new-album-and-tour

On March 3rd, LM.C will be releasing their third album called 「WONDERFUL WONDERHOLIC」! The album will be coming out in three types.

The Limited First Press Edition Type A costs 4725 yen and comes with the album plus a DVD that contains live digest footage from their performance on December 25th at the Nagano prefecture Kenminbunkakaikan.

The Limited First Press Edition Type B also comes with the album and the DVD, but the live footage is from their show on August 30th at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST. This edition s 4725 yen as well.

Finally, there is also the regular press edition which costs 3150 yen and is the CD only.

All types (first press of the regular press only) come with a special ticket that fans can send in to a lottery for a chance to win an LM.C present! The present will be new goods for the new year, and 2010 names will be chosen.

For those in their fan club, on the same day the band is releasing their WONDERFUL WONDERHOLIC [SPECIAL BOX]. This is available only through mail order, and you do have to be a member of the fan club to be eligible.

The SPECIAL BOX is the CD plus special goods for 10290 yen. The special goods included are as follows:
・ Rainbow Mokogram Special Tin Case
・ Hard Cover Special Booklet
・ Rubber Ring Set (set of two)
・ Special made ring holder (with a model of each member’s finger)

LM.C have also announced their 2010 live tour! Dates and venues are as follows.

May 4th @ Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
May 5th @ Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall
May 7th @ umeda AKASO
May 8th @ umeda AKASO
May 9th @ Nagoya Bottom Line
May 11th @ Sendai darwin
May 15th @ Kanazawa AZ
May 16th @ Tomiyama club MAIRO
May 22nd @ Fukuoka DRUM Be-1
May 23rd @ Okayama CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM
June 4th @ Sapporo Penny Lane 24
June 6th @ Shinjuku LOTS

Tickets for May 4th and 5th cost 5500 yen a piece, but all other shows at 4900 yen. General ticket sales begin on March 27th.

Source: OHP

Posted on December 2, 2009 in Random Fact

random-fact-of-the-day

Its your favorite time again…roadie time! Lets see who should be our fact. OH AIJI of LM.C was a roadie for Siam Shade when he was younger.

Who would you roadie for, if given the chance?

Posted on October 7, 2009 in New release

more-on-lm-cs-%e3%80%8cghost-%e2%80%a0-heart%e3%80%8d

LM.C’s new single, 「GHOST † HEART」, which we talked about here, has the following release dates for the following countries:
AMERICAS : Nov 4, 2009
EUROPE : Nov 4, 2009
HONG KONG : Nov 9, 2009
KOREA : Nov 4, 2009
MALAYSIA : TBA (To Be Announced)
OCEANIA : Nov 4, 2009
TAIWAN : Nov 7, 2009

Furthermore, there will be a special iTunes version that comes with a digital photobook so those who purchase through iTunes don’t lose out!

When we originally posted about the single, the coupling track was not yet titled, however, the title will be 「A Blueberry Night」.

Want to pre-order your copy at CDJapan? Make sure you do before you forget!

Ghost Heart / LM.C [Limited Edition with DVD] Ghost Heart / LM.C [Regular Edition - First Press] Ghost Heart / LM.C

Source: OHP

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Posted on September 2, 2009 in Costumes

spooky-new-look-for-lm-c

Recently, we mentioned LM.C’s upcoming new single 「GHOST HEART」.

Well, there is a new look for the single, and I must say Maya and Aiji are looking quite spooky! But in a good way!

Just in time for Halloween, right?

I love their hair the most! Especially Maya’s.

lm.c - ghost heart

maya - ghost heartaiji - ghost heart

Source: OHP, Myspace

Posted on August 28, 2009 in New release

lm-cs-new-single

LM.C is hopping on the new release wagon and releasing a new single which is tentatively titled, 「GHOST HEART」, on November 4th.

This single is coming out in three types:

The First Press Edition which is 1575 yen, and comes with a DVD containing the PV for the title track.

The Regular Edition (First Pressing) is also 1575 yen, but instead comes with a “special book and goods”. The “goods” part is a bone charm; one of three variations.

Finally, the Regular Edition costs 1050 yen and is the CD only.

Source: Jishuban Club

Posted on August 19, 2009 in Event

v-rock-announced-more-bands

More bands have been announced for the festival. And now who playing when is now known! I would die from so much star power!!

October 24th
abingdon boys school
Alice Nine
ALI PROJECT
Angelo
BOUNTY
BREAKERZ
D
D’espairsRay
D’ERLANGER
ドレミ團 (Doremidan)
イロクイ。(Irokui.)
Kra
Marilyn Manson
Moi dix Mois
ニンジャマンジャパン (Ninjaman-japan)
PENICILLIN
SEX MACHINEGUNS
SOHODOLLS
SuG
高見沢俊彦 (Takamizawa Toshihiko)
ベルベット (VelBet)
ViViD

October 25th
Aoi
And
彩冷える (Ayabie)
D=OUT
DaizyStripper
DuelJewel
exist†trace
heidi.
heidi.
Kagrra,
LM.C
LOVEX
メリー (Merry)
NEGATIVE
-OZ-
サディ (Sadie)
SCREW
土屋アンナ (Tsuchiya Anna)
the Gazette
the Underneath
【_Vani;lla】
Versailles –Philharmonic Quintet- (????)
ヴィドール (Vidoll)

Not sure if Versailles will cancel the appearance here as well.

Source: Myspace, HP

Posted on June 25, 2009 in Contest, Cool, TV, YouTube

another-serving-of-bento-beatbox-tv

In about 20 more days, the second edition of JRR’s Bento Beatbox TV will finally be available on Anime Network!

I have high hopes for the next episode, and not just because one of my all-time favorite bands will be one of the ones featured in it; LM.C!

Here is a short preview of episode 2, from the JRR Youtube channel:

And you can even vote for the CURE artist you think will be featured in the next Bento Beatbox TV.

jrrbbtvcurevote

Voting choices are: R shitei, Moran, OZ, Matenrou Opera, and Gakido.

(Personally, I was quick to vote for -OZ-, since they are my absolute favorite. I really hope they are featured!)

Source: Jrock Revolution

Posted on June 25, 2009 in SWL

swl

Every once in a while, LM.C posts a blog that either makes me go “aww” or “wtf”. And here is one that is so random, it’s cute to me. Plus, I’m a really big Gundam fan myself!

lmc-gundam

no particular reason….

In ODAIBA,  I went to say hello to the 1/1 scale of GUNDAM ☆with maya.

It’s just really “WOW”, you know!

You should check out the life-sized “GUNBAM”, indeed.

-Aiji

Posted on May 5, 2009 in Cool, News, Overseas, Release

lm-c-u-s-cd-releases

JapanFiles announces LM.C full digital catalog plus two USA CD releases.

According to JRR:

April 27, 2009 – JapanFiles partners with Pony Canyon to present the full digital catalog of LM.C, plus two USA CD releases in May 2009.

The USA CD releases of SUPER GLITTER LOUD BOX and GIMMICAL IMPACT!! are available now for pre-order at the JapanFiles.com online CD store. Both CDs will include the original Japanese-language booklet and artwork (GIMMICAL IMPACT!! will also include a LMC sticker).

SUPER GLITTER LOUD BOX and GIMMICAL IMPACT!! will be available at Hot Topic stores nationwide and online at www.hottopic.com at the end of May (individual store dates will vary).

LMC.’s digital tracks are available on JapanFiles.com at 320 kbps (DRM-free).

LM.C was originally scheduled to perform live in May 2009 at A-Kon in Dallas, TX. Due to the recent concerns with swine flu, their appearance has since been canceled.

Yes, seems Hot Topic stores are going to be getting a couple LM.C CD US releases.
Although I personally would rather not buy Jrock/VK merchandise from Hot Topic, I may still buy another copy of the CDs, in hopes of helping Jrock sales in the US. I’m all for showing that there is a large overseas fan base for Jrock, especially for LM.C!

Source: JRR.com

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