Tuesday, June 30, 2009

NRFB!!!! NRFB!!! I couldn't help it, I had to remove it, hehehe!!!


I couldn't help it. This is the one product I anxiously waited to purchase. And yet, it's cheaper in reality than it is on the web. I only payed 10 bucks for it at Wherehouse music.

Uryuu Quincy's necklace from of course, the BLEACH anime. I'm happily wearing it everywhere I go. It sounds like the kind of bell collar you put around a cats neck....

KAWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIII!!!!!

I wish there were still a cat around for me to play with. Maybe I wouldn'r be so bored. XD

I was going to get another necklace. The other one was a Naruto necklace. It was silver and yet, it had the leaf symbol on it of course. And then there were like two DeathNote necklace's. One was L's with a heart and the other one was a Mika heart necklace. They looked awesome.

I love this store. It was soooooo many anime accessories, it's ridiculous!!!! GYAAAAAAHHH!!!!!




Monday, June 29, 2009

DaizyStripper


LINE UP
Bass: Rei
Guitar: Mayu
Vocals: Yu-giri
Guitar: Nao
Drums: Kazami

LINKS
DaizyStripper - MySpace
DaizyStripper - Official Site

PROFILE
New visual kei band DaizyStripper has burst onto the Japanese music scene with something to offer every listener. Whether it be light and inspiring numbers or aggressive, heavy sounds, DaizyStripper produces catchy music overflowing with energy and emotion. Whatever the style of the song, the band's main priority when making music is to create "lasting melodies." The name DaizyStripper is derived from the positive image of young girls (represented by the "daisy") and the exposure of adults (represented by the "stripper"). The band's music explores the idea that adults tend to lose sight of how great it is to be immature - impulsive, optimistic, and in pursuit of dreams.

BIOGRAPHY
Mayu, Rei and Kazami were all previously in the band Clavier. DaizyStripper originated when Yu-giri, who had been wanting to form a band, approached Mayu directly after one of Mayu's shows as he was putting away his guitar. Finding that the music they listened to was similar, they decided to try their hand at making music together. Mayu talked with bassist Rei and after deciding they wanted twin guitars, Rei asked one of his acquaintances, Nao, to join. Finally the four members made a demo tape and sent it to drummer Kazami, who after hearing it along with Yu-giri's voice, felt this was his ideal band. And so in March 2007, DaizyStripper was formed. They played their first live in June and have since performed with an assortment of other bands in the visual kei scene.Released in February 2008, DaizyStripper's first release was a CD+DVD single titled Dandelion, whose title track was a message to fans describing their excitement about taking the stage for the first time. It entered at number ten on the Oricon indie chart and sold out immediately, resulting in the decision to release a second pressing, which made it to number one on the charts. The band was soon featured on TV and in several magazines, their popularity growing steadily.In May, DaizyStripper had the great opportunity of performing in front of a huge audience at Ajinomoto Stadium for the hide Memorial Summit. They then had their first one-man live, Stripper's Kingdom, on June 6th at Shibuya BOXX. That month they released a two-CD set called CROSS, and in September embarked on a tour of the Osaka-Nagoya-Tokyo circuit called [CROSS] - Gekijou Trip/Ryuusei Trip. In August DaizyStripper made their American debut, performing at the major anime convention Otakon 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. A couple months later, their single TRUTH made it to first place on the Oricon Indies single chart, and 35th on the Oricon major chart, an impressive feat.2009 will see the release of a new single, Dearest, in June, followed by the band's one-man countrywide tour, Beauty Brightness, in July and August. Be sure to keep your eyes and ears open to learn more about this exciting and promising young band.

Dearest
June 3, 2009

1. Dearest
2. Jiiteki Showtime自慰的ショータイム

TRUTH
October 15, 2008

1. TRUTH
2. Rude Boy

Hoshizora to kimi no te
August 13, 2008

1. Hoshizora to kimi no te星空と君の手
2. Brilliant days.

CROSS
June 11, 2008

1. Hoshizora to kimi no te星空と君の手
2. endorphin.
3. Juliet no Knifeジュリエットのナイフ
4. Brilliant Days.

Dandelion
April 16, 2008

1. Dandelionダンデライオン
2. BlackDROPPer

Saturday, June 27, 2009

coed


LINE UP:

Vocals: Eri Ayano
Guitar and Bass: USSHI
Drums: TOMITA

2003年7月中旬、高校の同級生で同じサークルに入った牛山と富田はサークルの夏合宿でバンドを組もうと決める。ボーカルは6・7月のライブでCoccoのコピーをやってた彩乃ちゃんに頼もう、ギターは新しくサークルにやってきたエリーナに頼もう、と。バンド名は「みんなグレラミ」。適当だ(笑)その合宿ではCoccoの「あなたへの月」とfra-foaの「澄み渡る空なんちゃら」をコピーした。誰が言い出した訳ではないが、このバンドをしばらく続けてみようという事になった。バンド名を決めようということで富田の家に集まった。電子辞書で色々しらべたり、他のバンド名をもじってみたり。"Fancy Meat" "Jimmy Meat World"とかネタみたいなバンド名ばかり出ていた中、たまたま"coed"という単語を見つけた。男子校出身二人、女子高出身二人、みんな初めての共学じゃないかってことでコレに決定した。"code"に引っ掛けて、「こーど」読む事に。「行動力が欲しい」とはドラムの富田談。初めてサークルの外でライブをやったのは、2003年秋頃。彩乃ちゃんの友達が企画したライブに誘われて出る事になった。渋谷のライブハウス"乙(きのと)"。その時はまだコピー中心だったので、Natalie Imbrugliaの"Torn"(coedのライブで唯一富田がハモリをやった曲だね)やAlanis Morissetteの"Joining You"などを。オリジナルの曲も確か作った。あの頃の曲が懐かしい。その後の合宿などでも曲を作り、4曲くらい出来た辺りでオリジナルだけでライブが出来るようになった。ある程度オリジナルの楽曲が増えてきた頃に、既存の曲のいくつかをボツにした。ボツにしたというより、自然とやらなくなった。バンドのカラーみたいなのがしっかりしだしたのもこの頃か。エリーナが持ってきたリフとか曲の一部を皆で色々広げて曲を作るスタイルに自然となった。歌詞と歌メロ・曲名は彩乃ちゃんに任せて。一番行動力のある牛山はスタジオの予定決めや予約などを、サークルでPAをやっていた富田は全体のアレンジを決めたりレコーディングを担当したり。週1回くらいのペースでスタジオに入っていたが、活動が全て順風満帆だった訳ではなく、色々つらい時期もあった。メンバーの体調不良で活動を休んだり。色々ありながらもここまで続けられて良かったなと思う。結成してちょうど3年位の今、coedは短くて1年くらいの活動休止期間に入ります。その先の事はまだわかんないけど、まぁ暖かい目で見守ってくださいな♪ほいじゃ、また!

coed

1. jujisei
2. proof
3. way to end
~DOWNLOAD~

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

My first jrock CD purchase



So, I went to this place called Wherehouse Music last week, Saturday, thanks to my stupid idiot sister's future husband. "such a cool dude, but annoyingly reminds me of my step father."
I was looking through the cds in the rock/pop section when suddenly, my favorite jrock bands popped into my head but, in alphabetical order. I Skipped the first three when Dir en grey ran across my mind, and happily stumbled across the last copy of D'espairsRay's MIRROR single.
I had the biggest smile on my face and couldn't get rid of it. Every time I tried to, the smile just came back. But yeah, this place has a good selection of jrock and pop music, even korean artist'. There were Dir en grey DVD's and CDs but, I skipped them in regards of my long lost interest in them "because they turned to the American style of rock music but, I myself am an American but really don't care much about the American style."
But yeah, this day was AWESOME. It was $17.99 but, I spent 20 bucks on it without a care eventhough I had the right change for it.
So, of course, I walked out a happy jrocker.
But, it's funny because I live in the state of Virginia, in the city of Norfolk and this is where they came to do there Taste of Chaos Tour '08 concert and I sadly missed it.
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