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VAMPS in NYC

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Japan Nite 2009

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The Banditos Misteriosos Strike Again!

A flash-mob pillow fight took over Copley Square for an hour of feathery madness.
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Japan Nite rocks TT’s—and yea, I was there

On Saint Patrick's Day in Boston, no green beer for me: I was at at Japan Nite!
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T minus 2 days to Hub on Wheels

Ack, my bike is still not in prime shape and I have a 25-mile ride in two days for the Hub on Wheels! I’m hoping the bicycle fairy will fix my gear shift overnight or something. Somehow I doubt that’s going to happen, so tomorrow I’ll be in the basement with a multi-tool and greasy [...]
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Gackt’s “Mizérable”: a quick retrospective

Anybody who knows me moderately well also knows that my favorite artist/musician of all time is the Japanese rock/pop star Gackt (yes, whose name sounds a lot like my cat Patches when she’s struggling with a hairball. ) The usual praise for any major artist certainly apply with this guy: he’s talented, charismatic, and entertainment-biz [...]
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California countdown and the BEMF’s Psyche by Lully

Comments and URLs posted in this blog are now officially DOFOLLOW. So comment away :)
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(American) feminism’s irrelevance in contemporary J-rock/J-music

This blog’s been quiet for a few days, longer than I’d meant. I do apologize—while trying to get things organized for my upcoming vacation, the work’s been piling up.
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Oh FFS – purple SKY magazine & Jrock in America

That didn’t take long, did it?
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Surface view of Yoshiki’s next project: S.K.I.N. (an undertaking of epic J-rock proportions?)

Those of us who follow Japanese rock are all a-twitter over the latest news from Yoshiki (the man! the myth! the legendary J-rocker!) Disclaimer: If you have never heard of Yoshiki or Japanese rock in general, the rest of this post will be utterly confounding. Apologies in advance! Last year at Otakon in Baltimore Yoshiki [...]
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