Entertainment

I'm a big fan of Tokyo Jihen and came across these videos of Mr Seiji Kameda teaching the bass for some of the songs, any bass players there? He includes 'Nodoteki Sanpunkan' which was the first song I heard fr...

Flashback 37: 4 Years Without Vidoll

NoMusicNoReason

7 May 2015

Exactly 4 years ago at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST, the iconic visual kei band Vidoll held their last live. Today, we are here to remember this wonderful band with some music and some facts of their history. Vidol...

What Does Slash Think of BABYMETAL?

14 February 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_LUbSnJEc Slash, legendary guitarist and former member of Guns n' Roses shared some of his thought about the idol metal group BABYMETAL. When asked if he would ever accept a...

NBT 2014: Top Albums & Singles

29 December 2014

Anime, Entertainment, Music Video

Like our staff member Shmilly I would also like to round off the year by looking back at the releases from the previous year of 2014. I will however keep it short and dense compiling down everything into one si...

Biography of berry – Visual kei Nichiyobi no Nostalgia vol.04

14 December 2014

This week on Nichiyobi no Nostalgia is a band that may be remembered by few but had an incredibly strong creative force behind their music. Nagoya-kei, as it’s known now, would not be the same without the band ...

The silly reason why Reita joined Twitter

9 December 2014

Not too long ago Reita made a sudden move to join Twitter where Ruki shortly confirmed his existence on the platform via a retweet. Though, was this really such a "sudden" move on Reita's side? Apparently not, ...

Biography of ZODIA – Visual kei Nichiyobi no Nostalgia vol.03

7 December 2014

This Sunday we’ll be exploring yet another short-lived band called ZODIA, whom, unfortunately, didn’t even last a year. Hailing from Kansai, ZODIA formed in April of 2008 under the UNDER CODE PRODUCTION ...

Biography of Black:List – Visual kei Nichiyobi no Nostalgia vol.02

30 November 2014

This week in Nichiyobi no Nostalgia, we’re going to be looking at another short-lived band from the Tokyo area called Black:List. They formed in 2007 and reached some international success, but ultimately disba...

Biography of CHELSEA – Visual kei Nichiyobi no Nostalgia vol.01

23 November 2014

The lives of visual kei bands see-saw up and down more than any music genre. Bands can last less than a year before their disbandment, while others can last for decades. While some of these bands don’t last lon...

Japanese TV Commercials, 2014 weeks 29&30