ROKKYUU Magazine

ADAPTER 3rd Year Anniversary-enishi- ADAPTER vs Hitori-ADAPTER

Kate Havas — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:43:20 +0000

ADAPTER。 kicked off a series of twoman shows with ADAPTER。vs Hitori-ADAPTER (frontman Fukusuke's solo work) at Shibuya BOXX on May 5. Fukusuke opened the show by getting his DJ on, adding in rough beats and skips to the intro of “Fighting Road” before bounding into the club track.

hide Film Alive! Part 2: PSYENCE A GO GO

Leela McMullen — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:53:15 +0000

The second part of the hide memorial event at Club Citta on May 2 focused on hide’s second solo tour, which took place in 1996. Footage of the infamous PSYENCE A GO GO tour from September 4 to October 20 appeared on the screen, taking the hall on a time travel trip.

hide Film Alive! Part 1: HIDE OUR PSYCHOMMUNITY

Leela McMullen — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:58:11 +0000

"The band hide began the Lemonade label for is here today: ZEPPET STORE! Welcome to hide’s first solo tour, HIDE OUR PSYCHOMMUNITY, hide no heya he youkosou!"

Plastic Tree’s Third “Tent” at Budoukan

Leela McMullen — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:43:10 +0000

“Yayayaya! We’re back, Budoukan! The four of us are here!” The crowd yelled for drummer Kenken, who, due to illness, had been forced to sit out the other tour dates. “Welcome to our tent. Night is coming.”

LOST ASH’s MASK is Catchy, Uplifting and Fresh

Leela McMullen — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:59:00 +0000

LOST ASH’s “MASK” is a three-track blast led by a title track of jazz infused rock. It’s their first single since the release of the album “BLAZE IN HEART,” and there has been a definite shift in mood and sound.

Sixh. Opera Galaxy Android at Harajuku Astro Hall

Kate Havas — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:20:21 +0000

Sixh. pulled off another innovative and explosive collection at a fashion live show at Harajuku Astro Hall.

Kiryu at Shibuya O-East, March 2

Leela McMullen — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:49:16 +0000

Two big screens were settled on the walls and the stage was decorated like a Japanese shinto shrine. At the both sides and in the center, there was a pair of red torii, the gates which are usually found at the entrance of a shinto temple and symbolically mark the transition from the profane to the sacred.

Nightmare’s March 2 Budoukan Bash

Leela McMullen — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:58:56 +0000

NIGHTMARE’s 「Nightmarish reality」 tour finished at Budokan on March 2, 2012, the culmination of three months of shows across Japan.　The staging was unusual right from the start, with large video screens beside, above, and behind the stage and netting hanging floor to ceiling.

Vistlip Cook Up a Chaotic ”Recipe” With New Single

Leela McMullen — Mon, 07 May 2012 01:40:37 +0000

Vistlips' latest offering comes as their first single of their 5th anniversary, and the first since their album ORDERMADE. The mish mash cover of Salvator Dali-inspired landscape (spoons and forks stuck into hillsides) and a black cat in midst reflects the music of the single pretty well.

J-Rock Explosion 2012 volume 2: Kareinaru Gekijou- Splendid Violent Emotion

Leela McMullen — Sun, 06 May 2012 00:15:39 +0000

DIV, Alsdead, Gayled, Monolith, and Para:noir put the violence in Kareinaru Gekijou: Violent Splendid Emotion on April 13 at Shinjuku Loft for the second show in the J-Rock Explosion series.