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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

By Maria Varmazis | Published: August 14, 2007

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

By Maria Varmazis | Published: June 22, 2007

Comments and URLs posted in this blog are now officially DOFOLLOW. So comment away :)

Also posted in Travel | Tagged anime expo, California, Gloucester, Massachusetts, musings, opera | 1 Comment

(American) feminism’s irrelevance in contemporary J-rock/J-music

By Maria Varmazis | Published: June 21, 2007

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.

Also posted in Journalism | Tagged greece, Greek, j-rock, japanese rock, Journalism, media, s.k.i.n. | 4 Comments

Oh FFS – purple SKY magazine & Jrock in America

By Maria Varmazis | Published: June 8, 2007

That didn’t take long, did it?

Also posted in Journalism | Tagged j-rock, japanese rock, magazines, purple SKY, writing | Leave a comment

Surface view of Yoshiki’s next project: S.K.I.N. (an undertaking of epic J-rock proportions?)

By Maria Varmazis | Published: June 6, 2007

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 [...]

Also posted in Japanese | Tagged anime expo, gackt, j-rock, japanese rock, miyavi, s.k.i.n., sugizo, yoshiki | 4 Comments

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