Song of the Day - Flower Travelin' Band - HIROSHIMA

Just saw this on their new dvd and thought I'd share it.

Song of the Day - Prelude 12 21 - AFI

So, someone I know tweeted about listening to AFI today. I haven't heard that name in a while - I remember, last time I listened to them, I was 15, stupid, and just beginning to develop a decent taste in music. I mean, come on, at that age, I still took Avril Lavigne seriously. And Ashlee Simpson. 

Song of the Day - Shiki - Kagrra

Today's song of the day is a Kagrra song. They were probably one of my favorite bands when they were around. Kagrra had a way of combining rock, blues, and traditional Japanese sounds that was unique and lovely.

INTERVIEW - Mirai Kawashima (Sigh) - Nightmares and Dreamscapes Abound

Recently I had the great honor of interviewing the vocalist and keyboard player of the Metal band Sigh from Japan, Mirai Kawashima. I can't express how grateful I am for him taking the time to answer all of my questions and in great detail! Find out what Mirai has to say on everything from the bands origins, the current activities of Sigh, the future of Sigh and even a little R-Rated material!

Photo courtesy of David Hall

Song of the Day - My Last Attack - Holy Grail

Today's song of the day is actually picked by my boyfriend, who loves Holy Grail. I happen to be experiencing an attack of the hungries at the moment, and thus am incapable of such a major decision. 

Song of the Day - Needless - Kuroyume 黒夢

Here we go, song of the day is late again... and Kiyoharu again. Oh well. As we've discovered before, my way of picking song of the day is basically hitting play on the Last.fm "your mix" button. So, here you go! Kuroyume's Needless.

Album Review - Have You Ever... - Dead Ferret

"Come on, Buckbeak, come and get the nice dead ferret..." If you read that sentence in Emma Watson's voice... you rock. You'll also know where this pop-punk band got their name. Now, as we all know, I'm a bloody Potterhead, and should just go wander around Scotland trying to find Hogwarts. So, when I saw a Potter page doing a promo for promo on a band called Dead Ferret... you can bet your sweet hippogriff mother's bum I clicked on that. And, it turns out, there's an EP out also? Nice. So, here's a nice, fresh review for you guys!!

Song of the Day - I've Always Been Crazy - Waylon Jennings

For someone that lives in New York City and has lived there for a good decade, I have too much country music showing up on my Last.fm. I suppose it started with Johnny Cash and the Allman Brothers Band; there has always been a kind of murky area where you can't tell apart if it's blues, country, or classic rock. Oh well.

Song of the Day - Perverse Rendezvous - Kaya

Sorry folks, today's song of the day is late a bit.

I felt like we'd had too much old stuff up lately as songs of the day, and so... Behold! Today's song du jour is Kaya's Perverse Rendezvous.

Song of the Day - Venus in Furs - Velvet Underground

It seems everyone is obsessed with the Venus transit that is occurring today. Probably, this is because it ain't coming back until 2117, by which time we'll all most certainly be dead. It's kind of like why we buy limited edition CDs and DVDs... 

Interview: UK-based Machina Shogunate on Music, Sheep, and Confusing British Customs

For those of you who love steampunk style, gothic rock music, and British people doing awesome things while speaking in a British accent, we have a treat today! In the honor of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and Metal Monday, we've rounded up the British visual-kei steampunk band Machina Shogunate, and bribed them with tea into doing an interview with us via Skype. Today, they tell us all about their music, some of the challenges they face, as well as sheep, British war customs, and Hogwarts. The band consists of V-zhon (vo), J (gu), and Az (b).

News: BatAAr Streaming Live

For those of you who have nothing to do on the 7th - now you do. The Swedish rock band BatAAr will be streaming their show at Top Floor Studios LIVE on that date. This will be their first streaming live show.

Interested? Well, the show is going to take place on June 7th (Thursday) at 21:30 / 9:30 pm (Swedish Time).

Song of the Day - Love Potion Number 9 - John Sykes

Following our encounter with the undead, we are back up and running! 

Today is a day filled with awesome and shiny - stay tuned for more epic stuff coming out shortly.

Important Note From Admins

Sorry folks. Those of you who are regular followers might have noticed a disruption in our schedule these past two days. 

 

It is most unfortunate, however, we have had to take shelter in zombie-proof bunkers, fearing an imminent invasion after seeing a number of zombies in the streets. We could not continue our posting schedule as we had no wi-fi in said zombie-proof bunkers.

However, after discovering that those were merely people with no originality, we decided it was safe to come out.

We will do our best to make sure this does not happen again. We will also look into investing in a zombie-proof bunker with wi-fi.

Thank you for your continued support.

Song of the Day - Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting

There's not too many songs that have to do with Saturday and Elton John is timeless.

ARTIST PROFILE - JOE YAMANAKA

In 2011 we lost an amazing singer, actor and relief activist. Sadly not many people out outside of Japan under the age of 60 have any idea who this man is and it's a shame, because he is quite possibly the most influential rock/reggae artist to come out of Japan. I hope after you read this you will see what a truly amazing and genuine person we lost last year.

Song of the Day - Liquid Cocaine - Dante

 

After a frustrating morning dealing with explosive diarrhea and a bureaucracy that can only be described as having the "chaotic evil" alignment... I've decided to get a move on and actually post Song of the Day ON TIME today!!!! What do you know, it's a small miracle.