#MINAMIS live in Shibuya. #TokyoStreets

Shibuya was abuzz last Saturday, for a change. I happened upon the MINAMIS in Udagawacho. They were probably the most energetic street performance i've seen in a long time. It's good to see people out, expressing themselves through their art, in public. We need more invasions into polite society like this.

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Sexpot Night 2013-08-24

edited: 2013-09-24 Mixed up Nowhere Divine's Bassist and Guitarist's names. Thanks Mike ;)

I have been buds with Ryo from Sexpot Revenge for a while now. He always invites me to these events of his on FB and whenever I meet him in moshpits or at the store he keeps asking when I intend to attend one. When I was in Gunma however, getting here wasn't the easiest task.... Now I haven't got that excuse anymore

Loud Park 2012 (Saitama Super Arena) LIVE REPORT

"The heaviest metal festival in Japan". Or so the slogan goes. Usually one would attribute the use of superlatives to marketing and be done with it, but this time… The slogan was quite accurate...

This is a long, brutal report… so get comfy before you hit the Jump.

Love Rock 7 2012-04-21 @ Trust55

This is not so much of a live report really. Franky was having another Love Rock event and Quintet performance was going to be getting back together for it. I had been busy for the last few so I made a special point of going to this one.


more words and many pics after the jump...

Love Rock 4 @ Trust 55–Takasaki (2011-10-09) Video Test.

The sound sucks because there is no way to change levels on my cam.

IJust wanted to check how the footage in a live would come out.

Love Rock 4 @ Trust 55–Takasaki (2011-10-09) Live Report of sorts… PART 2

 

Continued from here.

So having built up a charge of energy worthy of a metal show far beyond that which I had expected for a show of this size. I waited to see if the following band would do anything to let me release that charge…

In two words… FU*K YES!

Love Rock 4 @ Trust 55–Takasaki (2011-10-09) Live Report of sorts… PART 1

We just had another long weekend in Japan and slap bang in the middle of it was another one of those big small live festivals at Trust 55 in Takasaki. After making so many friends the last time, I knew my lady and I would have fun at this event. I was right…

Blood Stain Child and others - CLUB FLEEZ Takasaki 2011-08-24. Live Report.

After the last time I saw Blood Stain Child, It was pretty obvious that I would be seeing them again. Getting to see them in my local however was quite the surprise! Even more so was the fact that they were with a bunch of really good support acts. The theme was female fronted hard rock. Apologies for the photo quality, I needed to snatch them with my iPhone...

Rusty Note ~ Shibu Rock Fes 2011 VIDEO

I will get confirmation on this on but I think the song is called “Rock and Roll Diet”
The song is called "Metaboking" 「メタボキング」

What do you think?

Rusty Note ~ Shibu Rock Fes 2011

I heard about this little event from a teacher who lives in Shibs but works in Annaka. He happens to be a guitarist as well. After never having time, I went to see his band at the Shibukawa Rock Festival … Since the mother had met him as well i took her and  we mad a morning of it.