Mm'kay, lovelies. Darrin, again~~~. So. I'm attempting to bring some JRock love to TheO. Buuut. Of course, I'm too scared of forums, and can't upload anything, 'cause everything I draw is too goddamned big. Soooo... Yeah. This is challenging. -pouts- But, I will be blogging about stuff. ... J-Rock stuff. When I can get on. x3; S'yeah. Love you all~. -hugs and kisses-
Also. I've been asked for J-Rock suggestions. So, I'll just list a couple of my favourites which I'd suggest listening to.
'Kiri to Mayu' (Or Sangeki no Yoru, which ever), 'Zan', or '304 Goushitsu Hakushi no Sakura' by Dir en grey
'Dear my Friend' by Miyavi
'Say Anything', 'Without You', or 'Kurenai' by X Japan
'Hurry Go Round', 'Oblaat', or 'LEMONed I Scream' by hide
'Feel the Fire' by Gackt
'Chu Chu Lovely Muni Muni Mura Mura Purin Purin Boron Nurero Rero Rero', or 'Rock'n'Roll Chainsaw' by Maximum the Hormone
'Murder Toy in the Closet' or 'Spook House' by The Candy Spooky Theater
'Chocolat' by Kaya
'Nakayubi' or 'Alice in Wonder Underground' by BUCK-TICK
'Freedom' by Blood Stain Child
'Idori no Sanka' by kagrra,
'Warheit' by Yousei Teikoku
'Owari to Mirai' by girugamesh
'Calling' or ' Komorebi ga boku wo sagashiteru...' by Merry
'Gei School Otokogumi' by Sendai Kamotsu
'Ese Uranai' or '1-2' by AnCafe
'Oh my Juliet' by LM.C
Also, X Japan's cover of 'PInk Spider' and 'Anarchy in the U.K.' were amazing. So. If ya' wanna' check those out. I'unno, those are just a few of my favourites, if you were interested. xD;
I'll try to update a much as possible! >
'Kay, hi, it's Darrin. Wasting his time typing this out for the. ... Two people that read it. But, oh well, I'm having fun. 8D
Ohhhhhh 'kay~. So, Tainted Reality news. With any purchase from the Tainted Reality store, starting this Saturday, you will receive a /free/ volume of Cure magazine in English. Which is pretty nifty, considering I'm /supposed/ to be getting that GPKISM CD... -sighs-
Also, there's to be a major announcement on tomorrow's show, concerning Versailles.
Uhmn. More X Japan tour news... Not very detailed news, but. X Japan's to play in Europe. It was announced at Japan Expo, that's all I know. :/
Also, Maximum the Hormone's gonna' be in Europe~! Though very few details, the tour is to take place in November, and there's a rumoured date for France.
Also, Miyavi's to release a 'hits and rarities' CD, titled 'AZN PRIDE - This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock -' on August 27th. The CDs supposed to have tracks not found on his albums, as well as some of his hit songs.
And, last but not least, MUCC is to be joing the Rockstar Taste of Chaos UK tour~! Tickets go on sale July 11th, via Aloud. MUCC will be at the following dates:
October 15th - Astoria, London
October 16th - Engine Shed, Lincoln
October 17th - Norwich Uea, Norwich
October 19th - Cardiff University Great Hall, Cardiff
October 20th - Rock City, Nottingham
October 21st - Carling Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
October 22nd - Metropolitan University, Leeds
October 24th - Hull University, Hull, East Yorkshire
October 25th - Picturehouse, Edinburgh
October 26th - Fat Sam's, Dundee
October 27th - ABC, Glasgow
October 29th - 53 Degrees, Preston
October 30th - Manchester Academy 2, Manchester
October 3ist - Carling Academy Oxford, Oxford
Also, filming for the movie 'Bunraku', which Gackt plays in, has wrapped up, just in time for his birthday~! And he is now getting ready to wrap up production on his newest album. ... Seriously, I can't wait 'til that movie comes out. xD
Anyways, see you all next time, loves~~~.
"Whether by knife, or whether by gun, losing your life can sometimes be fun~! < 3"
All right, a couple things are happening~~~.
First off, goth band, GPKISM, is to release their first maxi-singling, 'Illuminatum', on September 17th. Now, GPKISM isn't a Japanese band... But. They're still amazing, and the guitarist of BLOOD, Kiwamu is in it. 'Illuminatum' is set for 666 copies, so you should prob'ly work on buying it right away. It will more than likely be available at the Tainted Reality store.
Also, popular J-Rock band, HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR, is losing a member. Makii, the vocalist, is leaving the band for she's getting married to Nakamura Masato from the band DREAMS COME TRUE. Now, I'm not sure what's gonna' happen to the band. Whether they'll keep playing, replace her, break up, or whatever. But. I'unno. Hopefully Maakii is happy with her new life.
As well, some LM.C news. Popular Oshare Kei band, LM.C., is to release their first live DVD, 'Rock the Party '08' on September 17th. Also, the band is going on their first European tour. Currently, only two dates have been announced.
January 31st at Rock Store - Montpellier, France
February 1st at La Locomotive - Paris, France
Alsooooo, Toshi from X Japan's 'T-EARTH' project. The band is going to be performing live for the first time at the Pusan rock festival on August 2nd, as well as releasing their first album, 'Earth Spirit', on August 8th. Also, some news on their drummer. It's been confirmed the LEVIN, from THe Husky as well as ex-La'cryma Christi member, will be drumming for the band during the Nagoya, Sendai, and Sapporo. And Shinya, drummer from Luna Sea, will be drumming at the Fukuoka, Osaka, and Tokyo gigs.
S'yeah. That was a lot of typing... Uhhh. Yeah. See you. Until other J-Rock related things happen~. x3
'Kay, this is just a bit of Dir en grey fanboying from me.
Dir en grey's new single, 'Glass Skin', set for release on SEptember 10th, will have three B-sides. A live recording of 'Ryojoku no Ame' from May twenty-third, 2008 recorded at the Yokohgama Blitz. Another will be a re-make of the song 'undecided'. It's said to match the band's current sound. And, if you've heard the song, you'll know it's really slow, calm, and pretty and stuff. So, it'll be interesting to hear a new-version of it. Also, 'Agitated Screams of Maggots'. The. Unplugged version. Ah hah. That'll be interesting...
Anyways. Yeah. Rentrer en Soi interview on Tainted Reality, tonight, so. Tune in~~~.
'Kay. Two tour announcements~.
Rap/rock band quaff (whom I've never heard of, but oh well...) is touring the US in September. Three shows have been announced.
September 19th - Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA
September 21st - Sam's Burger Joint San Antonio, TX
September 27th - Knitting Factory New York, NY
As well, The Emeralds, TsuShiMaMiRe, and The Captains will be performing at Anime Weekend Atlanta, which is happenin' from September 19th to the 21st in Atlanta Georgia.
S'yeah, that's it. Remember, Rentrer en Soi interview on Tainted Reality this week.
~Love Darrin
Hewwo~~~. 'Kay, so I'm at my Aunt's currently, and am not having much time to get online. Suuu... Yeah. Sowwy. Dx
Uhmn. Yeah, VK bands Merry's new single 'Gekikoe' is comin' out on August 27th. Wheeeeewt!!
Also, those interviews on Tainted Reality. The dates for them are ayabie, on June 30th, and Rentrer en Soi on July 3rd.
Annnnnd. ... Yeah, that's. ... It... Uhmn. Hope you're all havin' a great summer~! :3
