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I just remembered this truly iconic TV performance from 1995 where Imai just does not give a single fuck anymore and proceeds to switch between "look ma', no hands!" and tuning his guitar during the solo. Also some amusing flailing all throughout.

(jeez this video quality is abysmal tho, I couldn't find a better one sry)

Maybe he doesn't particularly enjoy having to pretend to play to a backing track (I don't blame him, lol). It seems this has become somewhat of a running gag for him in the '90s btw, like this riveting guitar wizardry during Candy (even Hide checks out at the end of the solo). I also remember some tomfoolery during another 1996 TV appearance and an earlier occasion where both Hisashi and Hide pretended to play giant-ass sitars in a song clearly not arranged for that (it might have been Dress?), but I can't seem to find those on YT sadly.

2 hours ago, carddass said:

I wonder if non-Japanese users can join ofuse in order to donate some money to them?

Good question... The website isn't available in English so it's a bit hard to tell, haha. What I could glean from it is that donations can be made via credit card on this platform, but not sure if foreigners are allowed to register or use it.

Finally started Euphoria (yeah I know I'm behind, I think I just forgot about this series existing). Shit's wild. But just as good as expected, so far at least (I'm halfway through currently).

Ikebukuro CHOP will livestream the gigs of FOXPILL CULT and MUNIMUNI on 2020/06/02 from 20:00 (Japan time).

FOXPILL CULT / MUNIMUNI livestream on 2020/06/02!!! ♥

Seems like there's no stopping Kaya with the VK covers!  Just yesterday he covered MALICE MIZER, and now a SHAZNA classic!

Curious to see what he will sing next~

The cover we always needed. ♥

I gotta admit I don't really remember this guy or his old band that much, but the demo snippets so far sound pretty promising! Just the kind of VK style that's my musical comfort food, haha.

...and he also tweeted in English awww

Finally, the recognition Kafka deserves.

...and the album recording continues! MOONIES NOT DEAD!!

Nice of them to randomly drop a full MV for a surprise new song. I'm not too fond of the track itself (it pales compared to what we heard on the album imo) but I appreciate the effort.

A kind soul uploaded a bootleg audio recording of the band's gig at Shinjuku Jam on 1985/12/04. Not only was this one of the very earliest shows under the BUCK-TICK name, but it was the debut live of Atsushi as the vocalist and Toll as the drummer (and the lineup remains unchanged ever since )!

Obviously the recording quality is what it is, but for a random 35-year-old bootleg cassette recording from a small venue it's very nice.

13 minutes ago, sads123 said:

Aie commenting that he regrets that deadman couldn't hold the gig to commentate the 2006 gig yesterday and hints that 2021 will be the 15th anniversary of the 2006 gig so maybe there will be another gig in 2021 to make up for it?

 

My secret hope is that because of the whole virus situation and all the live postponements it's caused, they'll forget that this is a time-limited revival and will just continue band activities into next year and beyond... ;<

The album recording is back on track!  Imai has been posting from the studio on Instagram these past few days.

Here's a short video of him trying out some spacey new effects for a potential new song:

It depends for me but most of the time I shower in the evening, before going to bed. It's just how I was socialized I guess.

The closest Yoshiki got to international fame in the past decade is when he was known for 15 minutes as The Scarf Lady (remember that? lmao).

Total missed opportunity to self-leak the X album back then.

"Hi, we're inThe."

"In the what?"

"Just inThe."

"Just in the WHAT???"

Thank you, I'll be here all weekend.

deadman has opened their official Youtube channel and uploaded some of their old music videos.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz8fNFPBoGxQdVmlfsMEp-g

Another cool thing: the band will livestream their iconic last-live DVD "endroll" on 2020/05/23 at 18:00 (Japan time):

"I think"...  ;^)

fuccboi kei incoming

yeeee boi, what an album, even to this day!

Here I go again with the latest batch of scheduled CHOP streams.

ソラニソマルオト / Kaizu (Arkham Tonight) @ 2020/05/22 - 20:30 (Japan time)

ジグラットの配信(雨) 〜お歌とお遊戯会〜 (30-min ZIGGRAT livestream thingie) @ 2020/05/26 - 20:00 (Japan time)

They say the URL might change for this last one (as of now the link itself is "not public" on YT):

「Isolated Crazy Utopia」サラ /【GUEST】TAKASHI @ 2020/06/10 - 19:30 (Japan time)

XA-VAT/Shuuji is the master of this usually. Just to have some German (and who knows what else) in here too:

BMW Bis bald
Rozenkohl Tschuss das
Verrat　Kugelschreiber

DER MACH E-Z
ADSR　EG

1Body 4Legs 8Arms Chameleon Face

ZIZ will release their new album "WABIY ∞ SABIY" this summer. Starting from 2020/05/29, they will be releasing songs from the album one by one, through the course of 7 weeks (they have not specified whether this means that there would be 7 tracks or more). More details will be revealed later.

The tracklist:

01. オリゾン (HORIZON)

02. 二十二世紀ピーキー (Nijuuni-seiki PEAKY)

03. ネオマンティス (NEO MANTIS)

04. 三日月のシュショットマン (Mikazuki no CHUCHOTEMENT)

05. 烈ゴォクレイゼ (Let's GO CRAZY)

06. サラマンダラ (SALAMANDALA)

07. 昏睡カルパ (Konsui KALPA)

@Manabu Nice! He reminds me of Hakuei (PENICILLIN) a bit.