Well then, here I am.
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 8th, 2010
The legendary Meguro Rockmaykan concert venue is throwing a 30th anniversary concert. The concert isn’t going to actually be at Meguro Rockmaykan though, they are holding the show at Tokyo JCB Hall. The event is a two day spectacular. Day one(3/19) features Merry, Phantasmagoria, Versailles, and Merry. Day 2(3/20) features D’erlanger, 44 Magnum, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 4th, 2010
No, I’m not going to agree with everyone’s various top 10 lists. After all, everyone has their own opinions. Jame-world.com let the readers pick their top Artist/Album/Disappointment/Concert this year and I have an issue with the results.
They make no damn sense whatsoever.
So lets break this down section by section.
Best Artist:
1)Miyavi
2)Versailles
3)girugamesh
This article starts [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 9th, 2009
Versailles has released short previews of all of the songs on their upcoming album “Jubilee” which is due for release on January 20th. The website brands this as their “Debut Album”. Which would make this their third debut album. If you don’t want to count the first one, then its still the second. The [...]
Versailles has announced via their homepage that in 2010 they will go on a world tour. The tour is titled “‘Method of Inheritance’-APOSTLES-”, and dates outside of Japan have not been announced yet. The tour kicks off with a Japan wing of the tour February 28th in Yokohama, Japan until April 30th in Tokyo. Presumably [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 29th, 2009
A little over a week ago I posted that Versailles was still on the list of bands playing at the upcoming V-rock festival in Japan. Versailles has now posted an update on their website saying that they have decided to play the festival. It is not clear whether they will play with just the remaining [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 19th, 2009
The upcoming V-Rock Festival has updated its list of participating bands several times since Jasmine You’s death but they remain scheduled to play on 10/25. It will be interesting to see if this is just an oversight or if there is something special planned.
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 9th, 2009
It was announced today via Versailles’ homepage that the band’s bassist Jasmine You had passed away. Jasmine You announced just a short while ago that he was going to be taking a break from musical activity for a little while because of his health, but there was no real indication that it was anything serious [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2009
Although as yet un-named, the next Versailles album has been dated for a September 16th release.
Check it out Here.
Do you guys think they can (Should?) evolve from their previous album “Noble”?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26th, 2009
Grand Prize
The Other East is giving away Versailles’ recently released “Chateau de Versailles” DVD, which is a live DVD of their December 23rd 2008 concert at C.C. Lemon Hall. The DVD features a massive 26 song set list (28 if you count the intro and outro) and retails for 6,000 Yen. First press of [...]
Posted in Concert Report, TOE in Japan, Uncategorized on May 26th, 2009
5/19/09: Tokyo Metropolis -Versailles Festival- at Shin-Kiba Studio Coast
Versailles | Kinniku Shojo Tai | Merry
To get to Studio Coast, take the Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line to Shin-Kiba. Once you exit, there should be a long bridge to your left. Ask the nearby police officer for clarification if necessary. Once you get on the bridge, you [...]
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