It looks like the plot thickens in regards to the images of hide that X Japan has been using in promotional materials and concerts. It would seem that even though hide was a member of X Japan and thus under X Japan’s label, he maintained what is referred to in Japan as “right of portrait”. [...]
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Editorial: X Japan in Yokohama. August 14th.
Posted in X Japan on Aug 14th, 2010
Ok, if you think X Japan can do no wrong then don’t read this. This isn’t for you.
I have had a ticket for X Japan’s August 15th show for a while, but when it was announced that Taiji was going to be playing I went and tracked down a ticket for tonight’s show. I [...]
X Japan’s former bassist Taiji now confirmed by the band for this weekend’s Yokohama concert series.
Taiji has officially been confirmed for this weekend’s X Japan concerts by the band itself.
Source: Link
Source 2: Link
I stopped by a Book Off today…Here’s what I picked up. I’ve been trying to get my hand on ZI:KILL’s Ken’s first solo album for some time now. After the first listen through, it’s actually pretty decent.
What was most interesting about my purchases though was a chance to peer into the original Blue [...]
I just got to my apartment in Tokyo, after being trapped on the runway for 4 hours because my plane was broken. Yay.
Without any further ado, here are my photos from X Japan at Otakon. Please note that most of the press was requred to stay seated so I couldn’t move and change angles…
No, no there weren’t 10,000 people there.
If there was half that many there I’d be surprised. Look at the picture Barks has of the crowd(link at the end). That’s not 10,000 people as Barks claims, you can’t see the people in the second level in the pic, but still. The 3rd deck wasn’t [...]
X Japan (Sugizo and Yoshiki) in Baltimore in brief.
Posted in America, X Japan, baltimore, concerts on Aug 1st, 2010
I’m going to post a longer write up with lots of photos about X Japan’s stop in Baltimore, but here is what you need to know from X Japan’s public appearance and the private press conference.
They played Forever Love first, then they MC’d in the middle. The audience was yelling a bunch of things [...]
Sanspo confirms that X Japan will play Nissan Stadium in Yokohama. Further info pending.
You guys can expect a concert report from me if this indeed takes place.
Recently, I’ve been making a point to stop at Book Off every-time I’m in NYC. It is a great chance to pick up dirt cheap Jrock, and poke around some used books. For quite a while they’ve been located on 41st Street near some Japanese lunch places and a Japanese grocery store so I typically [...]
Non-Jrock fans and news sources on X Japan @ Lollapalooza
Posted in X Japan on Apr 11th, 2010
People are writing about X Japan playing at Lollapalooza. Here are some samples.
Tokyo 5
-Attempts a history of the band, but doesn’t do so well.
Lollapalooza website
-Many pages of comments on the band’s presence from X fans, and Lolla fans alike.
UGO.com
-Brief article on the announcement, gets all the details right and mentions the [...]
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