J-ROCK STARS, L’ARC-EN-CIEL 2012 SHOW AT THE 02′s INDIGO 02/LONDON, TICKETS GO ON SALE – NOVEMBER 17TH, 2011

J-ROCK STARS, L’ARC-EN-CIEL, TICKETS GO ON SALE NOVEMBER 17TH FOR APRIL 11,
2012 SHOW AT THE O2′S INDIGO02/LONDON

“The biggest band you’ve never heard of,” Kerrang!

L’Arc-en-Ciel are:
hyde – http://www.hyde.com/ ken -

http://www.ken-curlyhair.com/

tetsuya – http://www.tetsuya.uk.com/ yukihiro -

http://www.tracksondrugs.com/

Tickets for Japan¹s influential rock band L¹Arc-en-Ciel¹s only London show
go on sale this Thursday, 17th November. Regular tickets start at £50 and
VIP packages are available from www.aeglive.co.uk/artists/larc-en-ciel

Inspiring a fanatical following, L’Arc tend to travel like a big football
club, taking the away fans with them. They will bring some of their most
passionate supporters from around the world to brighten up London in April,
turning the O2¹s IndigO2 into an authentic J Rock pilgrimage for fans of the
genre hungry to see the real thing.

L’Arc-en-Ciel are Japanese rock royalty, returning in May 2011 from a 3 year
hiatus with sell out shows in aid of Japanese Tsunami relief. The band
celebrated their 20th anniversary with the two-night show ³20th

L¹Anniversary LIVE² at Tokyo¹s Ajinomoto Stadium to 100,000 fans, proving
their position at the centre of Japanese Music.

L’Arc are now currently out on their 20th anniversary tour and as ever are
proving themselves one of J Rock’s more controversial groups.

New shots to promote the single X X X (‘Kiss, Kiss, Kiss’) shows the all
male four piece doing just that, with each other, keeping a tradition that
has kept fans guessing for 2 decades. That includes their occasional
sojourns as “P’UNK-EN-CIEL” – when members swap instruments and become a
punk band, releasing a string of singles as their alter egos.

Formed in 1991 in Osaka, they have since sold 30 million records and set all
sorts of Japanese live benchmarks.

Specializing in epic pop rock, the band count Nirvana, Radiohead, Ozzy
Osbourne and David Sylvian among their diverse influences. Released earlier
this year, their spectacular box set ‘TWENITY’ runs the full gamut, from
early work to their most recent offerings, taking in goth rock, to jangly
guitar pop reminiscent of The Cure’s lighter moments and U2-esque stadium
anthems.

To register for tickets for the indigO2 show, go to

http://www.aeglive.co.uk/artists/larc-en-ciel

L¹Arc-en-Ciel WORLD TOUR 2012

3/3 (Sat) Asia World EXPO ARENA / Hong Kong
3/7 (Wed) IMPACT ARENA / Bangkok
3/10 (Sat) MERCEDES-BENZ ARENA / Shanghai
3/17 (Sat) TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall / Taipei-www.bbh.com.tw/
3/23 (Fri) The Theater at Madison Square Garden / New York
4/11 (Wed) indigO2 / London-www.aeglive.co.uk/artists/larc-en-ciel

4/14 (Sat) Le Zenith / Paris-http://www.twisted-talent.com/

Premium Live of “MUCC Day” is now available for viewing on Ustream through paid service

Tickets Sold Out in 6 Minutes, but Rest Assured!
Premium Live of “MUCC Day” is Now Available for Viewing
On Ustream through Paid Service
Ustream Channel: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/maniac-parade-97-11

MAVERICK DC Group (CEO: Masahiro Oishi) and Ustream Asia Inc. (‘Ustream Asia’ hereafter / CEO: Tomotaka Nakagawa) in cooperation of Sync Music Japan, a project organized to expand Japanese music market to a global scale, will provide paid service for the live streaming of “MUCC Day” on 6/9 (Thurs) to all the viewers around the world.

As the number 69 can be pronounced ‘Mukku’ in Japanese, which is how the band name MUCC is pronounced, 6/9 has been designated as “MUCC Day” over the years. MUCC plans and hosts a special event for “MUCC Day” every year and this year, they’re brining you a special live. The live title is “Maniac Parade 97～11,” taking parts of the titles from their Budokan 2DAYS “Chemical Parade” and “history GIGS97～11” and putting them together with ‘Maniac’ in front. This will most definitely be a special event that any fans would love to watch. There is no doubt that this live will be a ‘super’ live in many ways.

Unfortunately, the sad news was that the tickets were sold out only in 6 minutes when the ticketing began on 5/29! So, the urgent decision was made to broadcast it live on Ustream through paid service. Just as it was for the viewing of their Budokan live, the ticket for paid service is only 690 yen!!
Their previous viewing through paid service for Budokan live on 5/22 attracted many fans from 23 different countries around the world, proving that MUCC stands strong as an active band around the world. With great success of Budokan 2DAYS lives and their contract with a new music label, MUCC are taking another big step for a new beginning. Make sure to keep a close eye on their action not only for this year, but also for many years to come!

【LIVE INFORMATION】
■Title: MUCC “Maniac Parade 97～11”
■Date & Time: 6/9/2011 (Thurs) OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00 (JST)
■Venue: Shinkiba STUDIO COAST

【USTREAM Live Streaming Info】
■Ticket Price: 690 yen (tax in)
■Ticketing Period: 6/3(Fri) 17:00 ～ 6/9 (Thurs) end of the live
■Ustream Channel: http://wｗw.ustream.tv/channel/maniac-parade-97-11 <http://www.ustream.tv/channel/maniac-parade-97-11>
■Live Streaming Begins at:
19:00 (Tokyo)
14:00 (Moscow)
12:00 (Paris)
11:00 (London）
8:00 (Sao Paulo)
6:00 (New York)
3:00 (Los Angeles)

L’Arc~en~Ciel’s “20th Anniversary Live”

Special Tickets for Overseas Fans Are Now Available
While Domestic Tickets Already Sold Out

Marking their 20th anniversary this year, L’Arc～en～Ciel is holding the special 2-day “20th L’Anniversary Live” at AJINOMOTO STADIUM (Chofu City, Tokyo). The tickets for domestic ticketing of this special live are already sold out, but special tickets for overseas fans have been made available.

The program will be a reflection of L’Arc～en～Ciel’s band history with the first day’s performance mainly focusing on the songs released during the time period from their 1st album “DUNE” released in 1993 to the album “HEART” released in 1998. The second day’s performance will include songs released during the time period from the simultaneously released albums “ark” and “ray” in 1999 to “KISS” released in 2007. Even after 20 years since debut, L’Arc～en～Ciel still continues to stay as a top band and is about to create yet another new legend at AJINOMOTO STADIUM.

All proceeds from “20th L’Anniversary Live” will be donated to provide earthquake relief for the affected areas by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

【SHOW TITLE】
“20th L’Anniversary Live”

【VENUE】
TOKYO AJINOMOTO STADIUM

【DATE】
2011.5.28（Sat） and 29（Sun）
OPEN 15：00 / START 17：00

【PRICE】
All Seats Reserved 9,000 yen（tax incl.）

【TICKET SALES DATE】
2011.4.23（Sat）

【TICKET Pre-Order Information】
NEXUS TICKET CENTER　2011.4.18（MON）～2011.5.9（MON）

http://shopping.nexus-web.net/nexusticket_en/

Mixture Rock band “ViViD” to hold world premium press conference on Ustream!

ViViD WILL GIVE A WORLDWIDE, URGENT PRESS CONFERENCE ON USTREAM TO COMMEMORATE THEIR MAJOR DEBUT!

Evolving at thunderstruck speed, mixture rock band ViViD will make their major debut on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 with “YUME ~Mugen No Kanata~”.

To commemorate the release, the band will give a press conference entitled “ViViD MAJOR DEBUT WORLD PREMIUM CONFERENCE”, on the very day of major debut, January 19, 2011, at Harajuku Astro Hall.  The conference will take place in front of the fans invited through the band’s website and other media, and will be broadcasted worldwide through Ustream.

New release notices, question-and-answer session using Twitter, and the launch of ViViD’s streaming program THE ViViD SHOW (working title) will be broadcasted as part of the press conference.

[ViViD MAJOR DEBUT WORLD PREMIUM CONFERENCE]

Webcast: 19:30-20:30 JST

Access URL: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/vivid-sounds

Preliminary questions accepted at: Twitter　Hashtag: #vivid119

[ViViD: Band Profile]

ViViD was formed in March 2009 by bassist Iv and drummer Ko-ki, and was joined by guitarists Reno and Ryoga as well as vocalist Shin to settle in the current lineup.  The name “ViViD” implies the band’s mantra to cherish each member’s color to let it shine.  Under the concept of “Melodix Mixture Rock”, their music blends elements of various genres with raps and hard-edged melodies.

ViViD made their indie debut on July 8, 2009, with single “Take-off”.  The band’s career literally took off a great start and the single debuted at #2 on the indie chart.  The three following singles all debuted at #1 on the indie chart.  Their latest single “PRECIOUS”, released in July 2010, debuted at #15 on Oricon’s major chart.  Within the same month, while still not making their major debut, they were invited to Japan Expo 2010, the largest convention on Japanese popular culture held in France, and performed in front of approximately 10,000.

In August 2010, ViViD announced their major debut during their third one-band show at Shibuya AX entitled “Day of Awaking”.  At the same time they announced the final one-band show as an indie band, entitled “Kosai GENESIS” to be held at Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall.  Tickets were sold out in a mere hour.

And now, ViViD is making their major debut from Epic Records Japan with single “YUME ~Mugen No Kanata~” on January 19, 2011!

[Release Information]

Major debut single “YUME ~Mugen No Kanata~” in stores January 19, 2011!

Ending theme song of TV Tokyo network anime Level E (Mondays, 25:30~)

Monthly opening theme (January 2011) of TV Tokyo network’s visual-kei music program V-No Ryugi (Tuesdays, 26:30~)

Release formats:

First-run only limited edition A(CD+DVD) ESCL3585-3586 / JPY1,890 (tax inclusive)

First-run only limited edition B (CD+DVD) ESCL3587-3588 / JPY1,890 (tax inclusive)

Special bonus track edition (CD only) ESCL3589 / JPY1,260 (tax inclusive)

[Future gigs] ViViD ONEMAN LIVE TOUR 2011 “Dear…ViViD COLORS”

March 14 / Mon	Sunphonix Hall in Yokohama Arena	OPEN18:00/START18:30
March 19 / Sat	Sapporo / Cube Garden	OPEN17:00/START17:30
March 21 / Mon	Sendai / Darwin	OPEN16:30/START17:00
March 23 / Wed	Kanazawa / AZ	OPEN18:00/START18:30
March 25 / Fri	Nagoya / Electric LadyLand	OPEN18:00/START18:30
March 26 / Sat	Osaka / Muse	OPEN17:00/START17:30
March 28 / Mon	Fukuoka / DRUM Be-1	OPEN18:00/START18:30
March 31 / Thu	Nagano / CLUB JUNK BOX	OPEN18:00/START18:30

~Tour Final~

May 15 / Sun

Tokyo / Hibiya Amphitheater

OPEN16:30/START17:30

Oricon Top 10 CD Single and Album Daily Charts (JAPAN): BUMP OF CHICKEN takes the #1 spot on the Singles Charts, GLAY takes the #1 spot on the Album Charts (10.13.10)

It’s new release Wednesday! Which artist or band took the #1 spot for Japan’s Oricon CD Single Daily Charts and Oricon Album Daily Charts?

Buy the #1 CD Single & Album from CDJAPAN or YesAsia.com:

LUNA SEA is back! World Tour Reboot to kick off in Germany on November 27th and will perform in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tokyo

Many fans of the rock band Luna Sea have been wondering when they would return.  We have speculated that they would return back in 2007 and we even bugged SUGIZO about it but it didn’t seem as if all the other members were on board.

But the band is back and will be on a world tour which is titled “20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon-”.

Concert dates are as follows:

November 27 – Bochum, Germany at Ruhrcongress

December 4, 2010 – Los Angeles, USA at Hollywood Palladium

December 11, 2010 – Hong Kong, Asia World Expo

December 18 – Taiwan, Taiwan Trade Center

December 23-24 – Tokyo, Tokyo Dome

Oricon Top 10 CD Single and Album Daily Charts (JAPAN): AKB48 takes the #1 spot on the Singles Charts, Koshi Inaba continues to take the #1 spot on the Album Charts (8.18.10)

It’s new release Wednesday! Which artist or band took the #1 spot for Japan’s Oricon CD Single Daily Charts and Oricon Album Daily Charts?

Buy the #1 CD Single & Album from CDJAPAN or YesAsia.com:

Long live X Japan!

There’s not much to say since we weren’t at Lollapalooza this year. But as a long time follower of the band and seeing the American audience reaction to the band and to see how the crowd grew over time, it was awesome to see everyone rocking to music and seeing people who have never heard of the band before really getting into them. Please check out the following articles in regards to X Japan’s performance at Lollapalooza: 1, 2, 3, Long live X Japan!

Feel the visual-kei heat with new releases from Kaya, Sileen, LIX. and GLACIER

Yokohama, Japan – July 28th, 2010 – The summer scorcher continues with
four brand new visual-kei releases from HearJapan!

LIX. continues to impress with their second maxi-single “Seimei no
Shuen.” “[]” in an elegant rock track sure to hit the hearts of fans
while “Sanctuary” is a pure metal blitz.

“Requiem D-moll” by Seileen is a massive collection of new original
tracks and various remixes from producers around the world. Seileen’s
unique operatic vocals drift over the dark electro beats and
atmospheric mist. The various remixes take it to the next level,
striving to get you on the dance floor and melt your face off.

HearJapan is particularly excited to announce the return of Kaya!
Since his old label went out of business, much of his past work has
been lost. It’s been over a year, but now HearJapan is happy to
provide the world with his newest single “Awilda.” This time, Kaya
takes the role of a female pirate, Alfhild (Awilda). He sings about
her exploits in life and love in this symphonic trance track!

GLACIER takes things in an entirely different direction with the
upbeat rock single “Kariyushi.” Kariyushi is an Okinawan word for
joyous and this song is the perfect backdrop for any joyous trip to
the beach.

Also of note: the LIX. and Seileen releases are on the Starwave and
Darkest Labyrinth labels respectively. You can explore more from these
labels on the two compilations listed below.

All of these release are available now at HearJapan. Enjoy the heat!

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Links:

LIX. – Seimei no Shuen
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Seimei_no_Shuen

Seileen – Requiem Dmoll
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Requiem_Dmoll

Kaya – Awilda
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Awilda

GLACIER – Kariyushi
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Kariyushi

Darkest Labyrinth Vol2 Compilation
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Darkest_Labyrinth_Vol2

Starwave Records Compilation
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/album_info/Starwave_Records

All HearJapan Visual-kei releases
http://www.hearjapan.com/store/genre/1/3/Visual%20kei

D – Day by Day (a J!-ENT World Groove CD Single)

A fantastic CD single with two solid vocal tracks from the visual kei band D!

BAND: D

CD SINGLE: Day by Day

LABEL: avex trax

CATALOG #: AVCD-31761/B

DURATION: 11:56

RELEASE DATE: December 2, 2009

BUY THIS CD SINGLE from cdjapan.com:

Visual kei band known as “D” have been around since 2003 but after five years of being an indie band, the band was signed to major label avex trax in 2008. The band which consists of vocalist ASAGI, guitarist Ruiza and Hide-Zou, bass guitarist Tsunehito and drummer HIROKI have been capturing the attention of rock fans through their single “Yami no Kuni no Alice” used for the film “Twilight Syndrome: Dead-go-round” and “Hamon” being used for the theme of the Nintenodo DS video game “Twilight Syndrome”.

In December 2009, D released their fifth major label single titled “Day by Day”, a song which would become a theme song for the dating simulation mobile phone game “Love Summit”.  Overall, both vocal tracks from this single are awesome.  Great musical arrangement, awesome guitars and both are upbeat tracks especially the coupling track “妖奇譚” which is a more darker track, heavy hitting track with deep churning guitars.  Both tracks are different in style but are awesome.

As for the DVD, the DVD features each band member jamming with their instruments and ASAGI singing the song in an empty room or typing the lyrics of the song on his MacBook Pro.   CD insert features lyrics and production credits but also comes with a collectible card featuring an image of a member of the band and the rear of the card featuring an image from “Love Summit”.

Overall, a wonderful CD single from D and both vocal tracks are definitely recommended if purchasing via digital.

BUY THIS CD SINGLE from cdjapan.com:

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