Archive for July, 2010

STEREOPONY Interview Comments

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Post your comments about our STEREOPONY Interview and let us know what you thought of them.

“It’s very difficult to describe our own music, and we don’t want people to think that we can only do certain things. We hope to challenge many things and create our own STEREOPONY sound.” – STEREOPONY

From the first time we heard their debut song Hitohira No Hanabira we knew the group with the oh so cute name was something we wanted to hear more of. With the good fortune of having that song featured on the popular anime show BLEACH and the backing of Sony Music, these three gals from Okinawa have been able to craft a style of music full of emotion and pop.

So come learn the story of the group who says, “All of our lyrics are about our honest feelings, so we never tried to be positive or expressed positivity too much as that wasn’t necessary what we were feeling.”

On June 16, 2010 the members of STEREOPONY were kind enough to give an interview to J-Pop World. STEREOPONY Interview.

RAINASH Interview Comments

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

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“At first, we didn’t think to release our works until we signed with a major company or label. But we got many comments and messages from our fans and friends asking us questions like “where can I buy your songs?” We decided that we’d produce our songs by ourselves and release them on iTunes.” – tomo

The digital revolution in music has been both a blessing and a curse for musicians. For tomo and emi of the fledgling group RAINASH it has provided an international bridge for their fans to enjoy their music as the duo perfect their craft. First brought together while searching for other band members on a website, it only took one session together to realize they were a perfect match for each other.

With a musical style they describe as being both “heavy and dark” with an emphasize of maintaining a catchy pop flavor, we think these two are a duo to keep an eye on.

On July 7, 2010 the members of RAINASH were kind enough to give an interview to J-Pop World. RAINASH Interview.

Puffy AmiYumi to play New York

Monday, July 12th, 2010


Puffy AmiYumi: Yumi (left) and Ami (right)

It’s been awhile but Puffy will be doing a show on October 10, 2010 at New York’s Irving Plaza as part of the “Far East To East Showcase (FETES)” in the New York Anime Festival. In addition to their ongoing Japan tour they will also be making stops in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

HONG KONG
Date: September 23, 2010
Time: 8pm
Place: Hall 5G, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Ticket price: HK$690/490/290
Contact: Bravo Entertainment
Tel: +852-8104-7355

TAIWAN
Date: September 25, 2010
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: TICC Taipei International Convention Center
Contact: Kuang Hong Arts Management
Tel: +886-(0)7-7809900

NEW YORK
“Far East To East Showcase (FETES)”
Date : October 10, 2010
Place : Irving Plaza, NY (adress : 17 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003)
TICKETS: $22 / tickets bought day of show will be $25
Information : Irving Plaza
Ticketmaster

Links:

Puffy’s MySpace page
Superglorious.com

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Yoshida Brothers Tour 2010

Monday, July 12th, 2010


Yoshida Brothers

The masters of the shamisen are coming back to the US for a tour beginning in July. Check their official site for the latest info and be sure to check out our 2008 interview with this fabulous twosome.

7/30 OTAKON 2010
Baltimore Convention Center
1 West Pratt St.
Baltimore, MD 21201

8/3 (TUE) Highline Ballroom
Door Open 6PM / Show 8PM
431 W. 16th St.
New York, NY 10011
Ticket: $25 – $45

8/5 (THU) Regattabar
Door Open 7:30PM / Show 8PM
One Bennett St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Ticket: $22

8/7 (SAT) Old Town School Of Folk Music
Door Open 7:30PM / Show 8PM
4544 N. Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
Ticket: $18 – $22

8/10, 11, 12 (TUE, WED, THU) Yoshi’s San Francisco
Door Open 7:15PM / Show 8PM
1330 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
Ticket: $28

8/14 (SAT) El Rey Theatre
Door Open 8PM / Show 9PM
5515 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Ticket: $38 – $58

Links:
Yoshida Brothers official site

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