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! >
... Uhhh, yeah. Sorry for not updating in a while, for those who care. ... I wonder who does care... -tilts head- Uh. Anyways. Yeah, 'hope you got to hear the debut of BLOOD's new album 'The Reaper Behind Me' last Thursday. It's on sale now in the Tainted Reality store, half a month before it was released in Japan. ... So. Go buy it.
Uhhhh. Again, Visual Kei band, ayabie, is stopping at a few places in America, this summer...
June 15- Knitting Factory NYC
June 16- 8x10 Club Baltimore
June 18- Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago
June 19- Safari Sam's, LA
S'yeah. They're pretty nifty... Annnd, they're also going to Europe.
May 28- Tavastia - Helsinki, Finland
May 29- La Loco - Paris, France
May 30- Columbia Club - Berlin, Germany
Uhhh... Also, J-Rock Revolution performers Duel Jewel are comin' out with a new single and DVD. The new sigle, 'Iolite', will be released on June 11th. And the DVD, 'Jewelery Box', will be released on the same day. The DVD includes six music videos, and five live clips taken from their January 4th show at Shibuya O-East.
And, uhh. 'Nother DVD release, from alice nine. They're releasing their two first PV collections on July 2nd. alice in pictures I, and alice in pictures II. Each will include an unreleased video, 'Shunkashuutou' and 'Gekka Yoku'. So, uhh. Yay for alice nine?
Also. GACKT NOW HAS AN OFFICIAL MYSPACE. Go stalk him. Along with other silly J-Rockers you feel like stalking. >>;
Uhhh. Also, additions to Miyavi's world tour... He's gonna' be performing in Brazil, and in Sweden and Finland... Uhh. Also, he's goin' to Chile, and he'll be the first Japanese musician to perform there. Yeah. Annnd, also, he's goin' to Paris on July 6th. His San Fransisco, Stockholm, and Helinski shows have sold out all ready. So, if you wanna' go to one of his shows, buy tickets. ... Like, now. ... So, like. Go to Paris this July. Go see X Japan, then go see Miyavi the next day. Hah hah.
Anywaaays, that's pretty much it, sooo... Darrin out, nyaaan~.
Roger, DJ of Tainted Reality, wants to make a J-Rock Guitar Hero. Lawl. Go request some songs that would be epic win on Guitar Hero at www.taintedreality.net. Hah.
Uhhh. Yeah, so, uhhh... Asian Kung-fu Generation. Naruto, Bleach, Tekkonkinkreet, Fullmetal Alchemist... Yeah. You know them. Comin' out with their mimi-album, 'Imada mi nu ashita ni' on July 11th. Uhhh.
the pillows, also. They sung 'Funny Bunny' on FLCL... Yeah, they have announced a new full-length album, Pied piper. Gonna' be released on June 25th...
Uhhh. Hey! Say! Jump. They're not totally J-Rock, but. They're cute, and I, unfortunately, adore them. Yeah, their second single's comin' out on May 21st. Hah hah. xDDD;;;
And, yeah. Not much else. Apparently there's gonna' be a couple announcements on T.R., so. Tune in at www.taintedreality.net.
'Love you all~~~.
Wooooah, So, for the music stuff, the artists they have are Ayumi Hamasaki, Gackt, Marilyn Manson, Tokio Hotel, and Gackt... ... Huh. 'Kay, I'm a huge Tokio Hotel and Marilyn Manson fan. And, I s'pose Gackt's all right. But, Utada Hikaru and Ayumi Hamasaki? Ewwwww. ... Uhh.
Okay. So. abingdon boys school, a popular band in the Anime culture with 'Howling' from Darker Than Black and 'Innocent Sorrow' from D.Gray-Man. They're comin' out with there first live DVD on July 16th.
And, Beat Crusaders, singing 'Tonight, Tonight, Tonight' from Bleach, are comin' out with their fourth album. ... Uh. Yay. .-.; I'unno, not much goin' on in the J-Rock scene at the moment. ... S'yeah. 'Love you all. ... Listen to Sex Machineguns. :3
~Love Darrin
Kyaaaa! Okay, I'm super excited about this, hmn. So. I all ready mentioned the hide tribute concert in previous posts, but there have been some updates. 'Kay. The hide Memorial Summit will take place at the Ajinomoto Stadium on May 3rd and 4th. Though hide died on May 2nd, 1998.
The line-ups for both concerts have been announced~~~.
May 3rd: hide with Spread Beaver (minus the hide, of course...), T.M. Revolution, RIZE, DJ OZMA, Maximum the Hormone (Second Death Note ending and opening), hurdy gurdy, Phantasmagoria, Versailles, MarBell, and DaizyStripper.
May 4th: X Japan (OHMIGAWD!), Luna Sea, Dir en grey (Darrin's favourite, nyaaaah... ^-^), MUCC, D'EspairsRay, The Unerneath, oblivion dust, and heidi.
Soooo. ... Fuckin' win! Dammit, I wanna' go... -sighs- Anyways. It's sure to be amazing, and I will be crying my eyes out that whole week. ... Mn. Dress up in pink, yellow, and black on May 2nd. 'Cause Darrin said so. ... LOVE SHINE!
-hugsandkisses-
~~Love Darrin
Eh heh. Okay. So, for Tainted Reality listeners, TR:Incognito fucked up on Saturday, so they were airing it tonight on Sunday. ... It's on as I type, so. Hah. >>;
Anyways. Not much goin' on... Uhmn. Tainted Reality isn't doing the Pata/Ra:IN interview this week, anymore. They mentioned it, but aren't doing it, anymore, apparently. Ehhhh. How depressing.
So. There isn't much going on. Uhhhh... 'Cept, somethin' that might interest ya'. Toshi, vocalist of X Japan. He's to be releasing a single 'Earth in the Dark - Azora e Mukatte' on May 26th. Sooo. Check that out if you're an X Japan fan, I guess. xDD;;;
Uhhhhh. ... CLOVERFIELD'S COMIN' OUT ON APRIL 22nd. ... They have the MUCC song 'Fuzz' in it... ... So go watch it, even if it's just for the song... ... >>;;;
And, I dun' remember if I've mentioned this all ready. Buuuut. Yeah, T.M. Revolution's back after three years with his new single, 'Resonance'. The single's set for release on June 11th, and will be used as the theme song for the anime 'Soul Eater'. So. Whewt.
GO LISTEN TO THE BAND YOUSEII TEIKOKU. 'CAuse they're amazing. Mm'kay. :3
~Darrin out, loves~.
(T.R.'s starting over, go listen to it at www.taintedreality.net. >>;)
