apologies

NOTICE:

Sorry for the lack of posting lately....but my aircon is broken (so you think 'what has that got to do with posting?')...

Well..it IS summer and all in Japan and it IS really really (did I mention 'REALLY') hot and humid..so I can neither sleep, nor work, nor think ><

YES! sorry, I am well aware it most likely has nothing to do with you....but I'll start posting properly again very soon!!!!!!

Once again, my deepest apologies!!

HERO ONEMAN TOUR 2012 -Festival-

"HERO ONEMAN TOUR 2012 -Festival-"

2012/09/22 (Sat) HEAVEN'S ROCK Saitama Shintoshin (FC ONLY)
2012/10/20 (Sat) Fukuoka DRUM Be-1
2012/11/17 (Sat) Osaka MUSE
2012/11/24 (Sat) Nagoya E.L.L
2012/12/01 (Sat) Sendai MACANA
2012/12/09 (Sun) Kanazawa AZ
2012/12/23 (Sun) Okayama IMAGE
2013/01/06 (Sun) Ebisu LIQUIDROOM
2013/04/27 (Sat) Zepp Tokyo

Source: MJP

2012 Autumn Anime Line-up

[Click on image to enlarge]

Source: moetron

AND TV vol.6

"AND TV vol.6"

Date: 2012/08/28 (Tue)

Time: 21:00 (JST)
URL: http://www.musicjapanplus.jp/fanclub/mjptv/

More Info
MJP TV Info
MJP Twitter

Source: MJP

DIR EN GREY new single

"RINKAKU"

release date: 2012.12.19

Regular Edition

[CD]

01. Rinkaku

+ 2 other songs

Limited Edition

[CD]

01. Rinkaku

+ 2 other songs

[DVD]

Recording of Rinkaku

Make-to-Order Edition

[CD]

01. Rinkaku

+ 2 other songs

[DVD]

01. AMON

02. LOTUS

03. OBSCURE

04. Ruten no Tou

05. Akatsuki

06. Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami

07. THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB

08. mazohyst of decadence

09. Mitsu to Tsuba

10. “Yokusou ni DREAMBOX” Arui wa Seijuku no Rinen to Tsumetai Ame

11. DIFFERENT SENSE

12. DECAYED CROW

13. Rinkaku (Scenes From Recording)

Source: Tokyohive

HOME MADE Kazoku - new album "3Rise"

"3RISE"

release date: 2012.09.12

 [Regular Edition] (CD)

[Limited Edition] (CD+DVD)

<Track List>

01. Begin the Begin

02. Kibun wa Marude Jackpot・Kai!

03. World Is Mine

04. Kimi to Boku no Sketchbook

05. Love is… feat. Ms.OOJA

06. Oya no Kogoto

07. 3RISE ~Skit~

08. Oiegei feat. Minna

09. Signature Sound

10. Toumei Ningen

11. BIG TIME

12. Kohakuiro ni Somaru Kono Machi wa

13. 1+1

Source: Tokyohive

[Q&A] Alice Nine Saga -- Court of 9

   

Angelo new album "RETINA"

"RETINA"

release date: 2012.11.14

Limited A (CD+DVD)

[CD]

*

[DVD]

LIVE (06/30 ＠ NHK ver.1)

Limited B (CD+DVD)

[CD]

*

[DVD]

LIVE (06/30 @ NHKver.2)

Limited C(CD+DVD)

[CD]

*

[DVD]

Music Clip [PV]

Regular (CD)

[CD]

*

* All editions CD's will contain 12 songs

Source: Angelo OHP

NIGHTMARE Ruka hospitalized

Nightmare has announced that drummer RUKA  has received his test results today, and doctors have decided that surgery is the best solution if he wants to return to his band activities as quickly as possible.

 RUKA is very sorry to report this and hopes Nightmare fans don't worry too much.

 He wants to be back very soon again.

Sources: NIGHTMARE OHP, SR: JROCK UK

[PV} COLD+SLEEP -- "SLEEPERS"

[PV] UVERworld "The Over"

FEST VAINQUEUR new album

"GENERATION"

release date: 2012.10.17

<Tracklist>

[Type A] 

 [CD 1] 

01. Kiseki no Tsubasa 

02. Invisible 

03. Evil Disco ~somnambulism~ 

04. Σ-sigma- 

05. GIFT 

 [CD 2] 

01. Romance (PENICILLIN) 

02. GOLDFINGER 99 (Gou Hiromi) 

03. Atsukunare (Ohguro Mako) 

04. Kanojo no "Modern..." (GLAY) 

05. I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING (Aerosmith) 

 [DVD] 

 01. Kiseki no Tsubasa PV 

[Type B] 

[CD 1] 

01. Kiseki no Tsubasa 

 02. Invisible 

 03. Evil Disco ~somnambulism~ 

 04. Σ-sigma- 

 05. GIFT 

 [CD 2] 

01. Romance (PENICILLIN) 

 02. GOLDFINGER 99 (Gou Hiromi) 

 03. Atsukunare (Ohguro Mako) 

 04. Kanojo no "Modern..." (GLAY) 

 05. I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING (Aerosmith) 

 [Type C] 

[CD 1] 

01. Kiseki no Tsubasa 

 02. Invisible 

 03. Evil Disco ~somnambulism~ 

 04. Σ-sigma- 

 05. GIFT 

 06. DECIDE [Type C Bonus Track] 

 [CD 2] 

01. Romance (PENICILLIN) 

 02. GOLDFINGER 99 (Gou Hiromi) 

 03. Atsukunare (Ohguro Mako) 

 04. Kanojo no "Modern..." (GLAY) 

 05. I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING (Aerosmith)

Source: T's Project FB, jmusic.maxcaz

[Preview] Scarlett PV's

Plastic Tree『シオン』comment

AYABIE『ANSWER』comment

Mix Speaker's, Inc. message coment

Velbet -- 3 new singles

"Sasori"

Release Date: 2012.11.29

"Mahoroba"

Release Date: 2012.12.19

"Medicine" 

Release Date: 2013.01.30

Source: VelBet OHP

Kalafina deluxe box set

Kalafina Deluxe Box Set released to commemorate the Kalafina LIVE 2012 "to the beginning"

includes:

* T-shirt

* Colour wristband

* Pouch with zip vastening

Order: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/

flumpool -- new single, album & live listening

As part of the "Because...I am" tour, flumpool was standing on the International Forum Hall A stage in Tokyo on August 20th. The band took some time during the encore to make a few announcements. 

First, a new single, the title is unknown but it will be released on October 31. Also the coupling track will be "Kimi wo Tsurete" which is, since April and until September, the theme song of the Fuji TV show "Mezamashi Doyoubi". 

Then, a new album should follow, which title is also unknown as of now. It will be the first one in two years for the band and should contain about 14 to 15 tracks, included: "Akashi", "Donna Mirainimo Ai wa Aru", "Kakusei Identity", "Because... I am" and also the first song written and composed by Yamamura. 

To celebrate the album release, three listening parties will be organized in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. 1000 persons will be able to listen to the new album with the band members during "The fastest in the world ! The full album premium listening" events. A drawing will be organized to designate the winners. To be eligible, you will need the password included in the limited editions of the single planned for October 31. 

Finally, flumpool will hold a "Special 4 Days Live" in 2013, at the Yokohama Arena January 11 & 12 and at the Osaka-Jo Hall January 16 & 17. It was already announced that the content of both performances per town will be different each night. 

"Special 4 Days Live"

Venue: Yokohama Arena

2013.1.11 (Fri) Open: 17:30. Start: 18:30

2013.1.12 (Sat) Open: 16:30. Start: 17:30 

Venue: Osaka Jo Hall

2013.1.16 (wed) Open: 17:30. Start: 18:30

2013.1.17 (Thu) Open: 17:30. Start: 18:30 

Regular ticket on-sale date: 2012.12.15 (Sat)

Ticket Fare: ¥5,800 (tax inc.)

Source: MJP

LUNA SEA special live interview

LUNA SEA will have a special live interview with music magazine "MASSIVE". The interview will be broadcasted on Nico Nico Live in 4 hours of special program on 27 August 2012.

[Program Information]
LUNA SEA public live interview by MASSIVE
～LIVE2012-2013 The End of the Dream～

Date: 2012/08/27(Mon) 17:30～21:45 JST
URL for Japan: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv104093347
URL for overseas: http://live.niconico.com/watch/lv104093347

Source: MJP

defspiral -- Resumes Collection (Taka & Masato)

 -- A Collection of Resumes Written by Artists - 

defspiral - TAKA 

Band Name：defspiral
Name：TAKA
Role in Band：Vocalist
Sex：Male
Date of Birth：April 15th
Blood Type：O

Twitter Account: @TAKA_defspiral

Describe your personality：Mild
Describe the other members' personalities：Gentle

Current Favorite Song
Song Title：'No Surprise' (James Yuill)
Reason：It makes me feel peaceful.

Top 3 Favorite Alcoholic Beverages!
No.1：Beer
No.2：(Red) Wine

No.3：Highball [mixed drink of whiskey and soda with Lime]

Things you like：Coffee. I sometimes prefer drinking coffee without sugar or milk.

Describe how you spend your days off：
In the morning：Watch movies, read books.
In the afternoon：Have a few drinks.

Things you're recently interested in：'松本人志の放送室 / Matsumoto Hitoshi no Hososhitsu' (※Name of Japanese radio program.)  

Reason：It makes me feel peaceful.

Future Schedules：
July 25th Release New Single
July 30th Solo Concert at Shinjuku LOFT
In autumn: Host a live event. Release Second Album.

Message to Fans：
Let's have fun. Please keep supporting us. TAKA

















defspiral - MASATO 

Band Name：defspiral
Name：MASATO
Role in Band：Guitarist
Sex：Male
Date of Birth：December 26th
Blood Type：A






Twitter Account: @masatoism

Describe your personality：Gentle. Pacifist.

Describe the other members' personalities：
TAKA：Cold-blooded
RYO：Carefree
MASAKI：Easygoing

Current Favorite Song
Song Title：'ESCAPE' (MOON CHILD)
Reason：I used to love this song. The song was included in a compilation album we contributed to recently, and listening to it helped renew my love for the song.

Top 3 Favorite Beverages!
No.1：Georgia (Emerald Mountain Blend Black) [canned coffee brand]
No.2：Orangina
No.3：Red Bull (Recently I've begun drinking Monster Energy)


Hobbies：Photography. Spending time outdoors. Tropical fishes. Graphic design.
Things you're good at doing：[Using] Photoshop

Describe how you spend your days off：
In the morning：
9:00 Wake up. Use computer (to write songs, design various stuff, etc.).
In the afternoon：
15:00 Go outside and shoot photos.
20:00 Eat supper～Go home.
23:00 Use computer.

Things you're recently interested in：Shoot photos using a digital single-lens reflex camera.
Reason：After becoming hooked with (the iPhone application) Instagram, I discovered that shooting photos is fun. After buying a digital single-lens reflex camera, shooting photos became even more fun.

Future Schedules：
July 25th Release 6th Single!!
July 30th Solo Concert at Shinjuku LOFT!!
We'll also host and participate in events.
For details go to http://www.defspiral.com/. Check our Twitter account too!! @defspiral

Message to Fans：
Thank you for always supporting us!
If you don't know much about defspiral, please check out our songs!

Source: MJP
Translations: Kosuge Shin

Golden Bomber -- Special Video Comment

JROCK EVOLUTION World Premier

2012 JROCK EVOLUTION World Premier

Date: 2012.08.21 (Tues)

Time: 14:00 (JST)

URL: USTREAM

Line-up

MUCC

Alice Nine

girugamesh

SuG

UNiTE

D=OUT

JROCK EVOLUTION

Matenrou Opera - 2 new singles + Tour

Major 3rd Single "GLORIA"

Release Date: 2012/10/03

Track List:

1.GLORIA

2.Psychic Paradise

3.CAMEL

4.初恋は永遠に

Major 4th Single "Innovational Symphonia"

Release Date: 2012/12/05

Matenrou Opera 2012 Autumn Tour 『GLORIA TOUR　-scene Ⅰ-』

2012/10/05 (Fri) SHIBUYA BOXX

2012/10/08 (Mon) Morioka CLUB CHANGE WAVE

2012/10/09 (Tue) Sendai MACANA

2012/10/11 (Thu) Niigata Live Hall GOLDEN PIGS BLACK STAGE

2012/10/12 (Fri) Kanazawa vanvanV4

2012/10/14 (Sun) Okayama IMAGE

2012/10/15 (Mon) Fukuoka DRUM Be-1

2012/10/17 (Wed) umeda AKASO

2012/10/18 (Thu) Nagoya ElectricLadyLand

2012/10/20 (Sat) SUNPHONIX HALL in YOKOHAMA ARENA

2012/10/30 (Tue) Shibuya O-EAST

Source: Manterou Opera OHP, MJP

BugLug new look

Vo. Isssei                                                        Gu. You

Gu.  Kazuki                                                  Ba. Tsubame

Dr. Masamune

Source: BugLug OHP

ONE OK ROCK Taiwan Live

Date: 2012.11.15 - 2012.11.16
Time: open 19:30/ start 20:00.
Venue: Legacy Taipei

 (No.1, Sec. 1, Bade Rd., Taipei City. Hua Shan 1914 Creative Park)

Contact: Very Aspect or Owl Entertainment
Ticket seller: G Music Ticket TW

Source: ONE OK ROCK FB Official

SCREW new look

 *No individual looks yet*

New Single 'XANADU'

release date: 2012.10.17

Source: SCREW OHP

BORN OneMan live tour

 ONEMAN Tour
"BORN LIVE TOUR 2013 [Devilish of the PUNK]"

01/24 (Thu) Urawa Narciss
01/25 (Fri) SUNPHONIX HALL in YOKOHAMA ARENA　　
01/30 (Wed) Morioka CLUB change
02/01 (Fri) Sapporo COLONY
02/03 (Sun) Sendai MACANA
02/05 (Tue) Okayama IMAGE
02/07 (Thu) Hakata DRUM SON
02/09 (Sat) Nagoya ell. FITS ALL
02/11 (Mon) OSAKA MUSE
02/16 (Sat) Niigata Live Hall GOLDEN PIGS BLACK STAGE　　
02/17 (Sun) Kanazawa VAN VAN V4

-TOUR FINAL-
02/23 (Sat) Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO

Source: PSC OHP

DaizyStripper 5th Anniversary Final "THE END OF DREAM"

5th Anniversary Final "THE END OF DREAM"

Date: 2012.12.28

Venue: Zepp Tokyo

Applicaton Period: 2012/08/01 (12:00) ～ 2012/08/19 (23:00) JST

Confirmation Period: 2012/08/21 (13:00) ～ 2012/08/23 (18:00) JST

Applications : official

Sources: DaizyStripper OHP, Rei Blog Official

[Review] Summer Sonic 2012 Tokyo

So first off, for anyone who doesn't know yet...Summer Sonic is a huge music festival held in Japan, Osaka and Tokyo, during the summer holidays very year.. The festival is usually 2-3 days long and consists of international and local artists.

This year, Summer Sonic was held on the 18-19 August 2012 with an awesome line-up of many different artists.

http://www.summersonic.com/2012/

I was lucky enough to attend the Summer Sonic in Tokyo this year!!!

SUMMER SONIC 2012 TOKYO  @QVC Marine field & Makuhri Messe

Thousands of people were brought together in ±33˚C heat in order to stand at atleast 1 of 6 different stages in Tokyo. This years' Summer Sonic consisted of everything from ONE OK ROCK to Greenday to Nelly Furtado, coldrain, Rihnna, Mayday, Hoobstank to Garbage and many many more even including a short excerpt of THRILLER LIVE!!

Generally humans believe in personal space especially when it comes to strangers...but during this music fest, a lot of that seems to fall away. Hundreds of people pressed together watching a group of people on stage whilst jumping, waving, screaming, sweating and singing on at the top of their lungs...and don't forget the really loud sound system....really what more could you possibly want?!

Being able to see so many bands that I like all within the span of 2 days is really awesome~seriously, the organizers and sponsors  really deserve a huge congrats and thanks!!

Whether watching you're favourite band, walking to another stage, or simply watching a band you do not yet know, Summer Sonic is awesome! For me, watching one of my all time favorite bands was well enough worth it for me, but even just watching some other bands for the first time exposes you to so much more great music.

Unfortunately, I could't take any pictures during the lives (since they really strict on that) but Summer Sonic is definitely a 'worth-while-have-to-experience' event. If you missed it this year....fear not there's still next year!! Make it a priority to experience it!!

[PV] Mix Speaker's Inc. -- Sky Heaven

Blu-BiLLioN new look

Vo. ミケ                                                        Gu. Mag

Gu. 宗弥                                                     Ba. 珀

 Dr. Seika                                                   Keyboard. Teru

Source: Blu-BiLLioN

[PV] UNiTE - "io"

Gackt new single "Hakuro"

New Single "Hakuro"

release date: 2012.10.10

Hakuro will be used as the theme song for the live-action of Sengoku Basara

Alice Nine change Record Label.

During the first performance of their "Court of 9 # 2" on the 15 August 2012,

Alice Nine performed their new song "Scarlet" and also announced that they would be changing Record Labels.

Alice Nine who were originally signed under Tokuma Japan will now be represented by 

Universal Music label NAYUTAWAVE RECORDS

Source: MJP, JPopAsia

[Details + PV] HERO new single "Tenoriha" Fairy Tail OP song

Single 「テノヒラ」 "Tenohira"

Release Date: 2012/08/15

"FAIRY TAIL Edition" (CD+ DVD)
Price: 1,500 Yen (tax in) SPLP-020
※ CD with 2 tracks + DVD with anime opening

"First Press Limited Edition A" (CD+ DVD)
Price: 1,890 Yen (tax in) SPLP-021
※ CD with 2 tracks + DVD with "Tenohira" PV

"First Press Limited Edition B" (CD)
Price: 1,890 Yen (tax in) SPLP-022
※ CD with 3 tracks + Booklet

"Regular Edition" (CD)
Price: 1,260 Yen (tax in) SPLP-023
※ CD with 3 tracks

The song will be used as the new opening theme song for the anime "Fairy Tail" 

Source : MJP