Tuesday, April 30, 2013

9GOATS BLACK OUT Compilation Album & DVD Release 5/29

9GOATS BLACK OUT have announced that they will release one final compilation album and a live DVD on May 29. The album will be titled, "ARCHIVES," and it will feature a total of 17 remastered song tracks from the band's career and a 20-page booklet. The DVD will be called "9GOATS BLACK OUT LAST LIVE DVD SILENCE," and it will feature  a total of 35 tracks on two DVDs. Track lists and video promotional clips can be found for both on the band's OHP.

9GOATS BLACK OUT OHP here
"ARCHIVES" CD at CD Japan here
9GOATS BLACK MART Shop here

LOST ASH New Album Release 5/1

LOST ASH will be releasing their second full album on May 1. The new album will be called, "THE REAL," and it will be released in two types. Track lists and audio samples from the albums can be found on the band's OHP.

LOST ASH OHP here
"THE REAL" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"THE REAL" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

Monday, April 29, 2013

Kameleo & けけ(ヶ´∀`) on dwangya Live 4/30

Kameleo and けけ(ヶ´∀`) will be appearing as featured guest artists on the next "dwangya Live" show on the Nico Nico Live website. The program will air on April 30 at 20:00 JST (convert time here). MC Takuya Hoshino will host the show. Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who cannot watch the program as it airs live.

Kameleo & けけ(ヶ´∀`) show airs here

D=OUT Nico Show Airs 4/30

The eighteenth edition of D=OUT's web show, "D=OUT's Noraneko TV," will air on April 30. The show will air at 21:00 JST (convert time here) on the Nico Nico Live website. Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who cannot watch the show as it airs.

D=OUT TV airs here

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Plastic Tree New DVD Release 6/19

Plastic Tree will be releasing a new live video on June 19. The "Ao no Unmeisen Saishu Koen:  Tento 3 Oite Nippon Budokan" live show will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray editions. Each set will include a video and audio CD.

Plastic Tree OHP here
DVD set at CD Japan here
Blu-ray at CD Japan here

Kra New Single Release 9/11

Kra has announced that they will be releasing a new single on September 11. The new single will be called "Clown's Crown." No other details have been announced yet.

Kra OHP here

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Golden Bomber Shows on Nico Nico in May

To celebrate Golden Week, Golden Bomber members will appear in two broadcasts on the Nico Nico website in May. First up is a re-broadcast of a show that originally aired on December 18, 2010, featuring the band's goal of issuing 12 consecutive months of releases for dwango.jp. That special airing will occur on May 2 at 22:00 JST (convert time here).  Next the band will appear in their monthly Nico Nico show on May 14. The "Gekkan Golden Bomber" show begins at 23:00 JST (convert time here). Registered Nico Nico members may time shift for later viewing if they are not able to watch the shows as they air.

Golden Bomber dwango.jp 12 Consecutive Months Show airs here
Gekkan Golden Bomber Show airs here

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S on Nico Nico 5/7

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S will be appearing as the tenth guest group on a web talk show airing on the Nico Nico website. The "'Visual Kei Tsuushin ・ Kai' #10" program, sponsored by Brand X and KSP Entertainment, will air on May 7 at 19:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who are not able to watch the show as it airs live.

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S show airs here

Friday, April 26, 2013

Viju☆Love☆Cafe Airs 5/6

Viju☆Love☆Cafe #23 will have its next webcast on Sunday, May 6 at 14:00 JST (convert time here). This month, Akemi Oshima and Biju-tan will host interviews and comments from:  HIDEKI, †яi¢к, Ricky (THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S), Yumehito & Taito (AYABIE), Yohya & Rito (Gakido), DaizyStripper, BORN, Silver Ash (from China), and Neverland.

Viju☆Love☆Cafe airs here

Thursday, April 25, 2013

ViSULOG.TV Airs 5/1

The next episode of ViSULOG TV will air on May 1 at 21:00 JST (convert time here). Guests will be Rame (Black Gene for the Next Scene) and Koudai (Royz). The show is hosted by Pockoon (with Ongakusenkasha publishing) and Takaya (ViSULOG editor-in-chief, and drummer from Romance for~).

ViSULOG TV airs here

SHUN. Posts New ViSULOG Entry

SHUN., guitarist from THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S, has posted the eighteenth article in his regular Visulog.jp column, "SHUN.'S FAVORITE THINGS." The article conveniently appears both in Japanese and in English. Check it out to see what SHUN. has to say about accidents and the value of technology.

SHUN.'S FAVORITE THINGS #18 here

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Bakuretsu! Nightmare Airs 5/14

Nightmare’s next appearance on their Nico Nico web show, “Bakuretsu! Nightmare,” will be May 14. The show airs at 21:00 JST (convert time here). Nico Nico registered members may time shift if they cannot watch the live show as it airs.

"Bakuretsu! Nightmare" airs here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 29, 2013)
#11 Shadowplay/ Alice Nine
#31 Koi ni Ochite/ SID

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 29, 2013)
No Listings

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 22, 2013)
#6   Memeshikute/ Golden Bomber
#7   Masquerade/ defspiral
#11 Haro no Nichi/ cali≠gari
#13 Dance My Generation/ Golden Bomber
#16 Everyone!!/ Dog in the PWO
#18 Soukoku no Tsuya/ Sadie
#20 TASTE OF LIFE/ DIV

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 22, 2013)
#17 The Golden Best ~Pressure/ Golden Bomber

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

SCREW Comment on Vif Music YouTube

Vif Music has uploaded a new comment from SCREW to its official YouTube channel site. The 1:39 minute video features band members coming together to talk about their major first album, "SCREW," coming out on July 10, their live DVD coming out on July 24, and their recent Shibuya-AX live.

SCREW comment on Vif Music YouTube here

Alice Nine New Single Release 5/29

Alice Nine has announced information about their new single, to be released on May 29. The new single will be titled "shooting star," and it will be released in three types. Along with the title track, this release will include the song "Affection," the fan project the band completed with the J-MELO television program. Check out the band's OHP for release details.

Alice Nine OHP here
"shooting star" Limited Edition A at CD Japan here
"shooting star" Limited Edition B at CD Japan here
"shooting star" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

Monday, April 22, 2013

An Cafe Announces New Singles

An Cafe has announced information for the first of three new singles. Starting on June 12, the band will release "Bee Myself Bee Yourself ~Jibun Rashiku Kimi Rashiku Umareta Story wa Hajimattenda~ / Tekesuta Kosen~ Anti-Aging ver.," in two types. Details on the other single releases will be updated as they are announced.

An Cafe OHP here
"Bee Myself Bee Yourself" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"Bee Myself Bee Yourself" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

SCREW to Release Album & DVD

SCREW has announced plans to release their first major album and live DVD in July. On July 10, the band will release a new, as-yet-untitled full album in three types. On July 24, they will release a live DVD video of their "7th Anniversary Live NEVERENDING BREATH AT SHIBUYA-AX." Check out the band's OHP for release details.

SCREW OHP here

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Igaguri Chiba Podcast on FM NACK5

Sendai Kamotsu's Igaguri Chiba has a new podcast available from the FM NACK5 podcasting series. Join him for, "Chiba-san to Issho," airing every Wednesday from 23:30-24:00 JST (convert time here). Special guest Dancho, vocalist for NoGoD, has appeared on past episodes. RSS feeds are available, and listeners can hear MP3 audio versions of the past three shows.

Chiba Podcast here

Angelo Podcast from FM NACK5

Angelo has a new podcast available from the FM NACK5 podcasting series. Join Kirito and Karyu for their talk series, "Shikou Kairo Shinyaban," airing every Friday from 2:10-2:30 JST (convert time here). RSS feeds are available, and listeners can hear MP3 audio versions of the past three shows.

Angelo Podcast here

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Sendai Kamotsu "Best" Album Release

Sendai Kamotsu has announced on their OHP that they will be releasing a new "Best" album in July. The album will be titled "Sukebesuto," and it will be released under a new tag of "G-nation," affiliated with the Avex label.

Sendai Kamotsu OHP here

Nightmare New Single & DVD

Nightmare has updated their OHP with an announcement that they will be releasing a new single and a live DVD in August. These two releases come in time to celebrate the band's 10th anniversary of their major debut. Stay tuned for future updates on these new items.

Nightare OHP here

Friday, April 19, 2013

An Cafe Dance Lesson on YouTube

An Cafe has made their recent dance lesson video available to overseas fans through YouTube. The English-subtitled video features Yu-ki showing fans how to participate in dance moves for "Et Cetera in Kimi no machi ~The Hot and Crazy!! Nationwide Cafe Dance Championship~".

An Cafe Yu-ki YouTube video here

exist†trace New Single Release 7/3

exist†trace has announced plans to release a new single on July 3. The new single will be called "Diamond," and it will be released in two types. The release will be available only through Tower Records stores, and Tower Records online.

exist†trace OHP here

Thursday, April 18, 2013

12012 & ALSDEAD on dwangya Live 4/23

12012 and ALSDEAD will be appearing as featured guest artists on the next "dwangya Live" show on the Nico Nico Live website. The program will air on April 23 at 20:00 JST (convert time here). MC Takuya Hoshino will host the show. Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who cannot watch the program as it airs live.

12012 & ALSDEAD show airs here

BORN Nico Nico Show Airs 4/24

BORN will make another appearance on the Nico Nico Live website with their "Black Theory Radio Star" program. The show will air on April 24 at 19:30 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico members who cannot listen to the program as it airs.

BORN's "Black Theory Radio Star" airs here

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Glam Grammar New Release 4/17

Glam Grammar released their third maxi single on April 17. The new single is titled "Yume no Tsuzuki," and it was released in two types. Track lists and a promotional video clip are available on the band's OHP.

Glam Grammar OHP here
"Yume no Tsuzuki" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"Yume no Tsuzuki" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 22, 2013)
#4   Koi ni Ochite/ SID
#49 Memeshikute/ Golden Bomber
#50 CHIMERA/ vistlip

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 22, 2013)
#34 THE UNRAVELING/ DIR EN GREY
#41 Ugokanakunarumade Sukideite/ Megamasso

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 15, 2013)
#2    Everyone!!/ Dog in the PWO
#4    Haru no Nichi/ cali≠gari
#5    TASTE OF LIFE/ DIV
#9    Memeshikute/ Golden Bomber
#12  Zetsubo no Taiyo/ Awoi
#13  Soukoku no Tsuya/ Sadie
#17  Dance My Generation/ Golden Bomber
#20  ALIVe./ LUCHe.

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 15, 2013)
#6   The Golden Best ~Pressure/ Golden Bomber
#18 Golden Album/ Golden Bomber

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Yuina First Full Album Release 4/17

Yuina plans to release his first full album on April 17. The new album, "Neko-nyan-Teki Aikoku AB Gata Riron," will be released in two types. Check out his OHP for track lists and details.

Yuina OHP here

New Band DOPPEL Plans 3 Months of Releases

New visual group DOPPEL, formed in February, has announced plans for three consecutive months of releases. Starting on April 4, Mitsu (ex-Dolly vocalist) and Yuina (WORLD WRAP WORD), who banded together in this experimental project, released their first single, "Eggknock," featuring guest musicians aie (the god and the death stars) on guitar and Makoto Takei (cali≠gari) on drums.

On May 5 they will release another as-yet-untitled single. Then on June 5, they plan to release their first mini album, also untitled, featuring guest musicians aie on guitar, seek (Mix Speaker's, Inc.) on bass, and Makoto Takei on drums.

DOPPEL OHP here

Monday, April 15, 2013

Codomo Dragon New Single 5/22

Codomo Dragon has announced plans to release a new maxi single on May 22. The new single will be titled "RIGHT EVIL," and it will be released in three types.

Codomo Dragon OHP here
"RIGHT EVIL" Limited Type A at CD Japan here
"RIGHT EVIL" Regular Type B at CD Japan here
"RIGHT EVIL" Regular Type C at CD Japan here

D=OUT New Single Release 6/26

D=OUT has announced that they will be releasing a new single on June 26. The new single has not yet been titled, but it will be released in four types. Check out the band's OHP for more details.

D=OUT OHP news here
D=OUT items at CD Japan here

Sunday, April 14, 2013

DEATHGAZE to Release New Single 5/22

DEATHGAZE has plans to release a new single on May 22. The new single will be titled "ALLURE," and it will include both the title song and some behind the scenes clips.

DEATHGAZE OHP here
"ALLURE" at CD Japan here

SuG's Masato Guest Appearance on CC Station YouTube

SuG's guitarist Masato recently appeared as a guest on the fourth episode of the "CC Station" program on the World Net TV YouTube channel. The talk program is hosted by Nobuto Yanagi and Misako Aoki.

Masato show airs here

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Alice Nine Channel Airs 5/17

The next air date for Alice Nine's Nico Nico program, "Alice9 Channel," is May 15, 2013. The program airs at 23:00 JST (convert time zones). Registered Nico Nico members may time shift for later viewing if they are not able to watch the live show.

Alice Nine Channel airs here

3 Bands Featured on "T's Project Channel" 4/15

Three visual kei bands will be featured on the next "T's Project Channel" program airing on the Nico Nico Live website on April 15. The featured bands will be DaizyStripper, FEST VAINQUEUR, and A(ace). The program promises to include a variety of talk and activities including the bands. The "T's Project" program will begin airing at 18:00 JST (convert time here), and time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered members who cannot watch the show as it airs.

"T's Project Channel" special airs here

Friday, April 12, 2013

T.M.Revolution to Release Collaboration Project 5/15

T.M.Revolution will be collaborating with solo artist Nana Mizuki on a new single, scheduled for release on May 15. The new single, titled "Preserved Roses," will be featured as the opening theme for the "Kakumeiki Valrave" anime airing now in Japan. The single will be released in three types.

"Preserved Roses" special site here
"Kakumeiki Valrave" site here
Limited Pressing CD at CD Japan here
Limited Edition CD+DVD at CD Japan here
Regular Edition at CD Japan here

SCREW Radio Airs 4/17

SCREW will appear once again in their "PS COMPANY presents 'SCREW RADIO'" program on the Nico Nico Live website. "SCREW RADIO" will air on April 17 at 23:30 JST (convert time here), and time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who cannot watch the program as it airs live.

SCREW RADIO airs here

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Kra Radio Program Airs 4/17

Kra's next "Meruhen Radio" broadcast will air on April 17. The show will air on the Nico Nico Live website at 21:30 JST (convert time here). Time shifting will be available for Nico Nico registered users who cannot listen to the show as it airs live.

Kra radio show airs here

Angelo & DuelJewel on dwangya Live 4/16

Angelo and DuelJewel will be appearing as featured guest artists on the next "dwangya Live" show on the Nico Nico Live website. The program will air on April 16 at 20:00 JST (convert time here). MC Takuya Hoshino will host the show. Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who cannot watch the program as it airs live.

Angelo & DuelJewel show airs here

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 15, 2013)
#13 CHIMERA/ vistlip
#17 Everyone!!/ Dog in the PWO
#26 Haru no Hi/ cali≠gari
#27 TASTE OF LIFE/ DIV

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 15, 2013)
#3   THE UNRAVELING/ DIR EN GREY
#7   Nonfiction/ baroque
#37 Recreation 3/ Acid Black Cherry

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 8, 2013)
#2   Soukoku no Tsuya/ Sadie
#4   Memeshikute/ Golden Bomber
#9   Dance My Generation/ Golden Bomber
#10 MANIC PIXIE/ LIPHLICH
#16 Etsu to Utsu/ Kiryu
#17 ~Phantom of the Snow~/ A(ace)
#19 SAKURA/ A(ace)

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 8, 2013)
#8  The Golden Best ~Pressure/ Golden Bomber
#19 Golden Album/ Golden Bomber

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

R-Shitei New Single Release 4/24

R-Shitei will be releasing their 12th single on April 24. The new single will be titled "Seishun wa Wrist Cut," and it will be released in two types. Check out the band's OHP for track lists and details.

R-Shitei OHP discography here
"Seishun wa Wrist Cut" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"Seishun wa Wrist Cut" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

ROCK AND READ Announces 047 Lineup

The latest issue of popular visual-kei themed magazine ROCK AND READ will be released April 24. ROCK AND READ 047 will feature vocalist Shou from Alice Nine as the cover artist. This volume will also include Kirito (Angelo), masato (SuG), Ishii Shuuji (cali≠gari), ASAGI (D), Reno (ViViD), Yuh (vistlip), Sono (Matenrou Opera), Ryohei (Megamasso), Danchou (NoGoD), Hayato (DuelJewel), Koichi (MEJIBRAY), and Subaru (Royz). Check your favorite online vendor for availability.

ROCK AND READ BLOG here

Monday, April 8, 2013

Gakido Airs on Nico Nico 4/16

Gakido will be appearing as the next guest group on a web talk show airing on the Nico Nico website. The "'Visual Kei TsuushinKai' #08" program, sponsored by Brand X and KSP Entertainment, will air on April 16 at 21:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who are not able to watch the show as it airs live.

Gakido show airs here

SuG "This iz 0" 3-Night Special Airs 4/19

SuG will be featured in a 3-night special program on the Nico Nico Live website, starting on April 9. The "SuG 'This iz 0'" release special will air each day at 19:00 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who cannot watch the programs as they air live.

Night 1 airs here
Night 2 airs here
Night 3 airs here

Sunday, April 7, 2013

DaizyStripper Announces 2nd of 5 New Releases

DaizyStripper has announced that the second of five consecutive new releases will be issued on June 12. The new single, the band's 12th, will be titled "MISSING," and it will be issued in three types. Future untitled releases are scheduled for July 17, August 14, and September 15.

DaizyStripper OHP here
"MISSING" Type A at CD Japan here
"MISSING" Type B at CD Japan here 
"MISSING" Limited Edition at CD Japan here

J-MELO Reveals Finished Alice Nine Song Project

Recently J-MELO, a program from NHK World TV, teamed up with Alice Nine and invited fans to send in stories about what is important to and inspires them. Alice Nine would then use the inspiration from those messages to create a new song.

J-MELO recently announced that the completed song from the project, titled "Affection," will be the program's closing theme music starting in April and lasting through June. J-MELO airs every Sunday at 15:10 UTC on NHK World TV.

J-MELO New Song Project page here

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Dog in the PWO New Release 5/1

On the heels of their April 3 new single release, Dog in the PWO has announced that they will be issuing another release on May 1. The new single will be titled "BoomyBoomy," and it will be released in two types.

Dog in the PWO OHP here
"Boomy♡Boomy" Limited Edition at CD Japan here
"Boomy♡Boomy" Regular Edition at CD Japan here

Miyavi Announces New Album 6/19

Miyavi announced yesterday that he will be issuing a new album for world-wide release on June 19. The album will be self-titled "MIYAVI," but no other details have been made available. Stay tuned!

Miyavi OHP here
Miyavi_Official Twitter here

Friday, April 5, 2013

ViViD Nico Nico Show Airs 4/23

ViViD will appear in their Nico Nico show, "THE ViViD STYLE," on April 23. The show will air at 21:00 JST (convert time here). Registered Nico Nico members may use the time shift function if they are not able to watch the live show.

The ViViD Style to air here

PS COMPANY PRESENTS Special Airs 4/13

PS COMPANY will be presenting a special program on the Nico Nico Live website on April 13. The "PS COMPANY PRESENTS 'Chichuu Roukaku TV'" event will begin airing at 21:00 JST (convert time here). Sponsored by the well-known management agency, the show promises to feature music and videos from a variety of indie bands like D.I.D., Grieva, OROCHI, DOWNER, BORN,  and DuelJewel. Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who cannot watch the program as it airs.

PS COMPANY PRESENTS airs here

Thursday, April 4, 2013

SCREW 7th Anniversary Special on Nico Nico 4/7

SCREW will be featured in a special 7th anniversary web program on April 7. The "PS COMPANY presents 'SCREW 7th Anniversary Live NEVERENDING BREATH'" program on the Nico Nico Live website will begin airing at 21:00 JST (convert time here), and is expected to feature footage from the LIVE DVD SCREW 5th Anniversary ONEMAN TOUR 2011"GO INTO HIGH GEAR" at Shibuya O-EAST. Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who cannot watch the program as it airs live.

SCREW 7th Anniversary special airs here

[ORICON RANKINGS] Visual Kei Bands

Here's how some visual kei bands are holding out on the charts this week.

CD SINGLE -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 8, 2013)
#23 Soukoku no Tsuya/ Sadie

CD Album -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 8, 2013)
#41 Recreation 3/ Acid Black Cherry
#47 COMPLETE BEST -ASIA LIMITED EDITION-/ LUNA SEA

CD Indies Single -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 1, 2013)
#2   BUKIMI/ BugLug
#3   R.I.P./ BugLug
#4   Live to Love/ BugLug
#5   Memeshikute/ Golden Bomber
#7   Sakuran Trance destiny/ Black Gene for the Next Scene
#8   TRISKELION/ FEST VAINQUEUR
#9   Dance My Generation/ Golden Bomber
#16 Etsu to Utsu/ Kiryu
#17 Sotaisei Riron/ HERO
#19 TreasurePOPSHOW/ Awake
#20 DT Suteru/Let's Go -ED/ Golden Ixion Bomber DT

CD Indies Album -Weekly Ranking- (Apr. 1, 2013)
#12 The Golden Best ~Pressure/ Golden Bomber
#20 Golden Album/ Golden Bomber

ORICON STYLE Rankings here

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

DIV & D.I.D. on dwangya Live 4/9

DIV and D.I.D. will be appearing as featured guest artists on the next "dwangya Live" show on the Nico Nico Live website. The program will air on April 9 at 20:00 JST (convert time here). MC Takuya Hoshino will host the show. Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered users who cannot watch the program as it airs live.

DIV & D.I.D. show airs here

DIR EN GREY Special Airs on Nico Nico 4/4

Just in time for the band's new mini album release on April 3, DIR EN GREY will have a special program on the Nico Nico live website. The "DIR EN GREY 'THE UNRAVELING' 3-DAY SPECTACULAR" show will begin with -Night 1- airing on April 4 at​ 20:00 JST (convert time here). The three night special will be hosted by MTV VJ Boo, and it will include footage from the band's previous tours, as well as a live broadcast with Kaoru on the final night. Time shifting is available for registered Nico Nico users who cannot watch the entire program as it airs.

Night 1 special airs here
Night 2 special airs here
Night 3 special airs here

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

SuG's Chiyu to Be PENICILLIN Support Bassist

The Club ZY site has announced that Chiyu, bass player for currently-on-hiatus SuG, will be the support bassist for PENICILLIN during the "stylish wave GENERATION" live performance on May 26 at Akasaka BLITZ. The band will be performing at the event with 168 -one sixty eight-, Kiryu, DIAURA, GOTCHAROCKA, and MEJIBRAY.

club ZY website here

Jupiter Features Members of Versailles

In announcements made during a live talk and through various online venues, new comes in that several members of Versailles have joined together with a new vocalist to form a band called Jupiter. The new band will feature HIZAKI and TERU on guitars, MASASHI on bass, YUKI on drums, and ZIN on vocals. The band already has a new OHP, as well as a 2:26 minute introduction video on their official YouTube channel. They have announced plans to release their debut single, "Blessing of the Future," during the summer of this year, and they will be making their debut performance at the "stylish wave EXTRA '13" event to be held at Club Citta in Kawasaki on April 21.

Jupiter OHP here
Jupiter video on YouTube here
stylish wave EXTRA '13 details here

v[NEU] Live DVD Show Airs 4/3

v[NEU] will have a Live DVD special broadcasting on the Nico Nico Live website on April 3. The "v[NEU] LIVE DVD Hatsubai Kinen Bangumi" will begin airing at 21:30 JST (convert time here). Time shifting is available for Nico Nico registered members who cannot watch the show as it airs.

v[NEU] program airs here

Monday, April 1, 2013

Alice Nine Channel Airs 4/5

The next air date for Alice Nine's Nico Nico program, "Alice9 Channel," is April 5, 2013. The program airs at 23:00 JST (convert time zones). Registered Nico Nico members may time shift for later viewing if they are not able to watch the live show.

Alice Nine Channel airs here

THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S Interview at Japako

Japako Music has an interview with members of THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S available from their website. The article, available in English, French, Dutch, German, Spanish, and Japanese, features an interview from the time of the band's European tour performance in Berlin, Germany, on February 22, 2013.

Interview at Japako here