September 30, 2014

OLDE WORLDE’s “one-man” concert and overseas release confirmed

OLDE WORLDE’s third album, “The Blue Musk-Oxen”, was released in Japan in March 2014. The same album was just released in England on Monday, September 8 and is scheduled for release in the United States in October 2014. Brad Wood, who produced The Smashing Pumpkins and Tortoise, recorded with OLDE WORLDE in Los Angeles for this album. This can be his masterpiece, as it is more refined than his past releases. Furthermore, English translations of all 12 songs on the... Read More

September 30, 2014

tricot, Full Image of Hungary’s Summer Fes. Performance Available

tricot had a busy July this year with their tour through Europe, appearing in outdoor fes. in Czech, Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, then two performances in England including a performance as a curtain raiser of The Pixies. VOLT Festival is said to be the 2nd largest fest. in Hungary, and tricot performed at the OTP Junior – Petőfi Radio Stage. At the beginning there were only a few people, with a bored security staff passing by the stage once in a whole, but the members went... Read More

September 29, 2014

go!go!vanillas Triple Big News at Solo Ust

go!go!vanillas will be distributing a Ustream program “Ready Ust-eady go!go!” starting from September 30th (Tues.). This will be their first time for the band to distribute an Ustream program alone as a band. In the program, they will announce three big news related to their first album “Magic Number” being released on November 5th, and answer to audiences’ questions through Twitter’s hashtags. Surprise events are planned during the program, and many are interested... Read More

September 28, 2014

Details for INORAN ASIA TOUR 2014 in November have been revealed!

In addition to the LUNA SEA 25th Anniversary tour, including 32 shows in 16 cities, INORAN has been holding his Asian and Europa tour as a solo artist. The details of the “INORAN ASIA TOUR 2014″ have been revealed at Shibuya Kokaido on his “BIRTHDAY EVE NIGHT” show in “B-DAY LIVE CODE929/2014 – B-DAY BASH!!!” tour. Further details will be announced soon. INORAN ASIA TOUR 2014 Nov 19 Hong Kong @ MUSIC ZONE Nov 21 Taipei @ THEWALL Nov23... Read More

September 26, 2014

DISH// open for After Romeo in Denver

DISH// performed at The Orchard Town Center in Denver, Colorado, USA on September 13 (local date). DISH// were the opening act for Los Angeles-based, 5-piece boy band, After Romeo. After greeting the After Romeo fans, nicknamed “Juliets”, in English, they performed “GRAND HAPPY”, “ODORANYASON! Song!”, and “SAISHO NO KOI ~MOTETAKUTE~”. They finished their performance by telling the crowd, “We are so happy to surrounded by so many girls. We want to play in... Read More

September 25, 2014

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE delivers explosive message to American fans

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE, Japan’s amazingly popular nu-metal band known for outrageous antics and way-off-the-wall humor, has released a (literally) explosive message to American fans getting ready for their live concert at New York’s Best Buy Theater on Oct. 27. Irreverent, confusing, but undeniably super-hyped, the band gives you a taste of the energy and personality that have made their shows guaranteed sell-outs for years. Known to Western fans for their contributions to... Read More

September 25, 2014

Eir Aoi causes a storm of enthusiasm at Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Taipei

Eir Aoi performed on the first night of Tokyo Crazy Kawaii Taipei on Friday, September 12. “I’m very happy to back in Taiwan”, Aoi addressed the media in a very familiar demeanor. She played a total of six songs, including her latest song, “IGNITE” and “KUROIUTA”, which is the theme song to the PS3 game, “Drag-On Dragoon 3” Eir Aoi has gained huge popularity overseas. She will put on Eir Aoi Special Live 2014 at NHK Osaka Hall in October and at Tokyo Dome... Read More

September 25, 2014

USAGI, First Overseas Performance in Taiwan, Local Fans Rejoice Over Chinese Singing Performance

A new born group USAGI which just made their debut on January, attended the cultural exchange event in Taiwan “Tokyo Crazy Kawaii” as their first overseas Live. Their performed for 3 days in a row, and other artists such as moumoon, [Alexandros], Dempagumi inc., and Haruna Ai also attended the event. Takahiro Ueda studied some Chinese beforehand, and first spoke out to the audience “Da jia hao! Wo shi USAGI! (Hello everyone! I’m USAGI!)”, and then after performing their... Read More

September 24, 2014

X JAPAN’s Madison Square Garden Concert Will Be Live-Viewed in Theaters!

X JAPAN will perform at Madison Square Garden on October 11th(Sat) (October 12th 9AM JP time) and the show will be on screen as live-view in theaters all over Japan and overseas. The live-view is to be held not only in Japan but also in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mexico, and moreover, requests from France, Peru, Columbia are following. October 11th 2014 will mark a historical day for both X JAPAN and for their fans, and also will be a milestone for the band’s future. This is... Read More

September 24, 2014

Distribution of Strange Reitaro Travel Swing Orchestra and THE ORAL CIGARETTES On New TV Program HIP LAND MUSIC

A new TV program of HIP LAND MUSIC “Yoru no bucchi Studio” will start on Ustream on September 17th (Wed.) 9:00 PM.The “Yoru no bucchi Studio” is a new TV program by HIP LAND MUSIC, the office which artists such as Sakanakushon, avengers in sci-fi, KANA-BOON belongs to, and the Label LITE, Kidori Kidori, and Predawn belonogs to. The program will distribute information of artists related to the company. In the first broadcast, images of the July one-man Live of THE ORAL... Read More