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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.”

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.

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.

Kaya and Satsuki Bring Opulent Rock to London

Sarah Jones — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:12:11 +0000

The much awaited joint tour of two of the visual kei world's more elegant characters kicked off with a warm London welcome as the princessly Kaya joined the princelike Satsuki for an evening of opulent fashion and thumpingly good music.

Indie Introductory Series: TRIGGAH

Leela McMullen — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:31:14 +0000

Some of the first visual kei musicians to ford the seas, TOMOZO and AIKA bring their experience to this young band, forging a new path through the hard-hitting, catchy music written by vocalist hajime.

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TRIGGAH Hits Rock Meikan for Sixth Edition of [LOUD ARMY CORPS]

Leela McMullen — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:30:34 +0000

TRIGGAH presented some of their yet unreleased songs to rock Meikan.

TRIGGAH Hits Rock Meikan for Sixth Edition of [LOUD ARMY CORPS] is part of a indies series called Indie Introductory Series: TRIGGAH. Check out the other articles in this series: