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Akasaka BLITZ // Feb 17th 2015
#mikey way#gw#ian fowles#james dewees#live#ha tour#2015#feb 2015#2/17/15#tokyo#akasaka blitz#don’t try#song: don’t try#photo#originals
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2015/2022
#:’(#gerard way#mikey way#my chemical romance#mcr#hesitant alien era#return#mcreden#mcreden1#gerard way akasaka blitz#gerard way akasaka blitz 2015#gerard way tokyo#gerard way tokyo 2015#mcr eden project#mcr eden project 2022#mcr st austell#mcr st austell 2022#gif#edit#my post#eye strain /
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#2015#video clip#White As Snow#Wave Runner#DVD#nakata yasutaka#yasutaka nakata#ystk#toshiko koshijima#wave runner release live#tokyo akasaka blitz#capsule
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#toshiya#dir en grey#y: 1999#s: Akasaka Blitz 1999#(probably)#b: Killer KB-Vulture#b: brown Vulture#another occurrence of the brown vulture yay#for reference#pic: unsourced#also spotting die's#g: red DDT#g: ESP DDT#in the bg
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THE CHiRAL NIGHT -meets sweet pool- Live at Akasaka BLITZ [2009.03.14]
Today marks the 15th (!) anniversary of this event, so I figure it's the perfect day to post it. Though sweet pool is in the title, there's a lot of fun Togainu no Chi & Lamento content in this one. I'm a big fan of the live reading segments with some of the voice actors! THE CHiRAL NIGHT events are always so enjoyable for me to watch, so I hope you like it too.
Package details & links are under the cut, or you can click here for a static page. For instructions & disclaimers, check out the documentation file.
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DVD — 2009
＞ Includes main cover scan, inner booklet scan, sweet pool "Hot Items" booklet scan, DVD files [.MKV files, 2 discs], individual MP3s [20 tracks], Special Feature videos [BTS & Voice Dramas], THE CHiRAL NIGHT ZERO sound source [MP3s], & PDF documentation
✰ If you are able to identify whose signature is present on the booklet &/or can provide info about the event on 2010.10.11, send me an ask
#THE CHiRAL NIGHT#THE CHiRAL NIGHT ZERO#Nitro+CHiRAL#sweet pool#Togainu no Chi#Lamento#Pale Green#Seizi Kimura#CurriculuMachine#Watanabe Kazuhiro#Ito Kanako#Ken1#Hikaru Midorikawa#Kosuke Toriumi#Kōsuke Okano#Non-DMMd Content#Videos#Music#Voice#Audio#Zenya Okinaga#Makoto Mita#Youji Sakiyama#Tetsuo Shironuma#Happy White Day everyone!
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Fishmans performing live at Akasaka Blitz. Dec. 28, 1998.
Photographs included in the booklet of the CD, released in 1999.
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Shinji Sato at Akasaka Blitz, December 1998 — Fishmans
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January 17th, 2003 Moi dix Mois performed at Akasaka BLITZ as part of a sponsored board club organizer Event "NEVERMIND Ⅴ"
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DJ TSUYOSHI in a Rez event on Dorimaga Vol.15 (Videogame magazine)(Japan) (28/12/2001)
Translation in English:
Collaboration between DJ TSUYOSHI live and "Rez"!
- Held on 12/8 (Sat)
On December 8th, the trance event "TOKIO DROME" was held at Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo, and there was a performance in which Sega's PS2 software "Rez" was used live. This was realized because DJ TSUYOSHI, a performer of the same event, provided music for "Rez", and the audience of over 1,500 people was intoxicated by the trance played by "Rez" and DJ TSUYOSHI. . There was also a "Rez" euphoric (experience play) corner, which was also very popular with trance and techno lovers.
In the "Rez" euphoric corner, you can enjoy the game in a soft and relaxed manner. Even at the mini DJ booth set up at the entrance, the "Rez" music provider was fascinated by the performance.
At the live, DJ TSUYOSHI actually held the PS2 controller and played area 4 of "Rez". Excitement reaches its climax in the boss battle!
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It’s March 14h, which means it’s that time of year again where I give an E.M.U / Sotsugyou M gift!
Last year, I posted the last of the CD album releases. So this year, I decided to post up E.M.U’s First Live, which was held at the Akasaka Blitz on May 19th 1996.
You can download the concert HERE!
At first I was a bit worried since a lot of Windows 10 updates during the past couple of years rendered a lot of video capture cards obsolete, including both of mine. Luckily my brother came to the rescue and let me borrow his X3. Please excuse the video and audio quality in some parts. Most of E.M.U’s videos were only released on VHS and Laser Disc, which I don’t have the latter, and I’m not talented enough to even attempt to upscale VHS footage XD. However, for a tape that’s almost 30 years old, it was actually in pretty great shape. Whoever sold it took really good care of it.
#E.M.U#Sotsugyou M#Hikaru Midorikawa#Canna Nobutoshi#Ryotaro Okiayu#Daisuke Sakaguchi#Hideo Ishikawa#Entertainment Music Unit#Graduation M#Music#Concert#Live
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Would it be too much to ask you to make a summary/list of features of the live venues you've been to in Japan? I mean stuff like does it have lockers, are there barriers in the standing area, does it require drink fee, etc. Whatever comes to your mind that has the potential to be useful for other fans, it doesn't have to be ultra detailed ofc. I'd really appreciate it! And btw thank you for the live reports!
Hello! Sorry for the late reply. I was taking time to consider my reply, but with the imminent sale of tickets for the next tour in Japan, I reflected more about this and figured that there aren't that many differences between some venues anyway, so I don't need to describe every single location.
Essentially, I was pleasantly surprised by the installation of barriers inside Zepp venues. I only went to the Zepp Nagoya since Japan reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic, but it seemed to be the same at Zepp Haneda too, so I assume it's common to all Zepp venues now. Hopefully they don't remove those after Japan relaxes its health & safety measures to pre-pademic levels, as the barriers are great to prevent being squeezed violently by the mass of people from behind, and if you are close to a barrier on your side or in front of you, it is something to hold onto during headbanging sessions or jumps.
Otherwise, experiences like what I had at KBS Hall, where there were no barriers and way too many people in a small-capacity space, are something that I want to avoid a lot. In the past, Studio Coast was like that, and Namba Hatch had such tendencies, so the similarity to North American venues turned me off and I preferred less popular venues outside of the two main cities in Japan.
I can't remember a venue that was awesome when it came to sight, for example with the back being inclined upward so that everybody can see. Only seated halls offer that to a certain capacity, but either Kanazawa Cultural Hall or Nagano's actually seemed to dip in the centre before curving upward in the back. But seated halls tend to be way bigger, so I assume that people on the balcony and in the back (typically exclusive-ticket-holders, ironically) see Lego-sized Dir en grey members.
In my mind, my last experience at Club Citta got it crossed from my list of potential preferred venues because you really can't see much below the waist, and it got so hot in there.
Yokohama Bay Hall has two huge pillars on the sides that suck.
No clue about drink fees, but I never attended a Japanese concert where people had drinks. I only saw that in North America.
Hm quite sure that they have a cloak service or coin lockers at all venues. I never use them though: I want to waste zero time with that as I enter the venue to occupy the best spot possible, and I don't want to stand in the cold by putting stuff away in lockers too early.
Many venues unfortunately closed during the pandemic, such as Club Fleez , Studio Coast, Nakano Sunplaza and Akasaka Blitz. As you can see from Dir en grey's November tour list, we're basically stuck with either seated halls or Zepp franchises. And Namba Hatch of course.
If you have any specific questions, feel free! And thank you for even reading my reports!
#I compiled the list of concerts I attended and apparently I hit the mark of 30 Dir en grey concerts#it felt like 50 somehow hahah#got to work on the sukekiyo concerts but that spa-like temperature in Japan in August is a plague I'm really sad
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KOKIA in flashback - 2001
In 2001, KOKIA has completely switched labels and releases three singles with Victor Entertainment, having left Ponyo Canyon. She's performing not just in Japan, but also has success in other countries in Asia, performing in Hong Kong and Taiwan as well, including big New Year's countdown events in the latter. Her single say hi!! receives an overseas version, a first but not last for KOKIA, which includes the songs from the tomoni single as well as the karaoke version of the title track.
◆ Lives and events ◆
January 14
ЯKS Movie ”so faraway” premium event (Akasaka BLITZ)
October 31
AIR-G' POWER LIVE vol.1 (Sapporo Factory Hall)
November 17
Anti drugs-crime concert in Hong Kong
December 9
Landmark Plaza Merry Snow Christmas 2001 (Yokohama Landmark Plaza)
December 11
M no mokushiroku public recording Christmas Live 2001 (Tokyo, MARZ)
※ Live opening recording for the TV Asahi program M no mokushiroku ('Revelation of M').
December 18
Z-CRAFT presents Z-CONTACT 77.8 X'mas SALON LIVE (Aichi, ZIP-FM salon)
December 31
2001-2002 countdown event in Taiwan
※ Performed in all four major countdown events in Taiwan. Also the first Japanese person to perform at the MTV Asia sponsored event for the president, drawing a total of 120,000 people.
◆ Releases◆
May 23
Release of the single tomoni ('together') (Victor Entertainment)
※ End theme for the NTV TV drama shin-D Quintet.
August 22
Release of the single Say hi!! (Victor Entertainment)
※ Used as a commercial song by Shiseido in Asia, excluding Japan
November 21
Release of the single Tenshi ('Angel') (Victor Entertainment)
※ End theme for the NHK BS2 program Mayonaka no ôkoku ('midnight kingdom').
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DECAYS - Rana
Live Tour 2016-2017 Baby Who Wanders // Live At Akasaka Blitz
2017.06.28
https://youtu.be/UzfvlC4-sUg
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Japan's All-Female Metal Band LOVEBITES Returns With New Bassist And 'Judgement Day' Music Video
LOVEBITES, the all-female heavy metal band from Tokyo, Japan, has returned from its hiatus with a new member, a new music video and news of a fourth studio album coming in February 2023. The LP is also available to preorder today from JPU Records, and is available physically in three editions.
"Judgement Day", the fittingly titled album, will be the first to feature the band's new lineup, which includes bassist Fami, who was selected after an audition process and is just 20 years of age. The fast, melodic and heavy metal sound that LOVEBITES has excelled at since its debut is still burning strong, but has been sublimated further. Newcomer Fami also brings an added charm to the quintet, including her signature slap technique. The album contains ten completely new songs, mixed and mastered by Finnish masterminds Mikko Karmila and Mika Jussila, who have worked on all of the band's studio albums.
Fans can get a taste of the new LOVEBITES today with the release of the digital single and music video to the album's title track, available to download, stream and watch now.
The cover art for the album features a wolf, an incarnation of the band that has appeared on all of LOVEBITES's previous albums. This time, as the title suggests ("Judgement Day"),the wolf clutches scales that weigh good and evil within its jaws, and is captured sprinting between the sun and the moon. Further meaning from the cover art can be discovered in the title track's music video, and further details will likely be revealed in the future too.
"Judgement Day" will be released digitally worldwide on February 22, 2023, and released on CD from JPU Records from February 24, 2023. A video-on-demand and CD bundle is also available directly from JPU Records' web site. It features a documentary of the bassist auditions which includes interviews with the members of the band, as well as Fami while she was still one of the finalists — all with English subtitles. It also includes four studio sessions; "The Hammer Of Wrath", "Golden Destination" and "Shadowmaker" from the audition finals, and "Bravehearted", the first session with Fami as an official member of LOVEBITES. There is also a third edition that includes the CD, the video on demand content and a "Judgement Day" t-shirt. Additionally, 50 orders of this latter bundle will randomly receive a sleeve case that has been signed by the members of the band.
"Judgement Day" track listing:
01. We Are The Resurrection
02. Judgement Day
03. The Spirit Lives On
04. Wicked Witch
05. Stand And Deliver (Shoot 'Em Down)
06. Victim Of Time
07. My Orion
08. Lost In The Garden
09. Dissonance
10. Soldier Stands Solitarily
LOVEBITES formed in 2016 with vocalist Asami, guitarists Midori and Miyako, bassist Miho and drummer Haruna. The band's EP "The Lovebites" EP was mixed by Mikko Karmila and mastered by Mika Jussila, a team of talented Finnish engineers known for their work with NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM and AMORPHIS. In May 2017 LOVEBITES made their debut and released "The Lovebites" EP through London's JPU Records, followed by full length album "Awakening From Abyss" in October 2017 and had a series of shows in Japan and the U.K.
In 2018 LOVEBITES made their first festival appearance at Vans Warped Tour Japan 2018, as well as a headline show in June for mini album "Battle Against Damnation". In July they participated in Headstrong Fes.18 organized by ANTHEM, followed by performing at the world's biggest metal festival Wacken Open Air in Germany and Bloodstock Open Air in the U.K. They also toured Europe with X-ray Touring. After returning to Japan, LOVEBITES completed their second album "Clockwork Immortality" by the end of the year, and performed at Metal Mania, which also featured LOUDNESS.
LOVEBITES began 2019 by touring Japan, followed by supporting ARCH ENEMY on tour in China. First live album "Daughters Of The Dawn: Live In Tokyo 2019" was released in July, recorded at Mynabi Blitz Akasaka in Tokyo in support of "Clockwork Immortality". The same month the band toured festivals, including Download Festival in the U.K., Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium, and Download Festival Madrid in Spain. At Download Festival in the U.K., Asami joined HALESTORM on stage to sing "Love Bites (And So Do I)", the song that gave LOVEBITES their name. When the band returned to Japan they toured Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka before appearing at Summer Sonic 2019. They then joined DRAGONFORCE for their U.K. tour in November as special guests.
In January 2020, the band released third album "Electric Pentagram". It became the band's first album to enter Japan's Oricon Top 10 rankings, peaking at number nine. The band then kicked off tour of Japan in February and released "Five Of A Kind: Live In Tokyo 2020" in July, recorded at Zepp DiverCity, which reached number one in the Oricon Music Blu-ray chart.
In March 2021 they released mini album "Glory, Glory, To The World", which reached No. 10 in the Billboard general chart. Immediately afterwards the band began the "Ride For Vengeance" tour 2021, touring four cities across Japan. In August Miho left the band and it was announced that LOVEBITES would take a break. In the meantime, "Heavy Metal Never Dies – Live In Tokyo 2021" was released in the U.K. as a CD and video on-demand release, featuring the Tokyo show from the "Ride For Vengeance" tour 2021, followed by best album "In The Beginning: The Best Of 2017-2021".
In April 2022, the band held an audition for all nationalities, ages, and genders worldwide to find a new bassist. After a long selection process, fami joined in October of the same year, leading to LOVEBITES once again being composed of five members.
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How it feels to listen to Long Season (Live at Akasaka Blitz)
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Kraftwerk regresa a Argentina
El legendario grupo de música electrónica viene en mayo
Foto: Kraftwerk en vivo. Créditos: Peter Boettcher
Los legendarios @kraftwerkofficial vienen a Argentina y se presentan el martes 23 de mayo en el @movistararenaar
Será la quinta visita al país, luego de su show del 2016.
Preventa para clientes de @bbva_argentina a partir del miércoles 1 de marzo a las 11hs.
Venta general a partir del viernes 3 de marzo a las 11hs.
Tres cuotas sin interés para clientes @bbva_argentina
Tickets únicamente disponibles en www.movistararena.com.ar
La unión de la música y el arte escénico convierten a los conciertos de Kraftwerk en un auténtico "Gesamtkunstwerk", que quiere decir “una obra de arte total”.
El proyecto multimedia Kraftwerk fue creado en 1970 por Ralf Hütter y Florian Schneider (fallecido en 2020). Establecieron su estudio de electrónica Kling Klang en Düsseldorf, Alemania, donde concibieron y produjeron todos los álbumes de Kraftwerk.
A mediados de los años 70, Kraftwerk había logrado reconocimiento internacional por sus revolucionarios "paisajes sonoros" electrónicos y su experimentación musical con robótica y otras innovaciones técnicas. Con sus visiones del futuro, Kraftwerk creó la banda sonora para la era digital del siglo XXI.
Sus composiciones, utilizando técnicas innovadoras, voces sintéticas y ritmos computarizados, han tenido una importante influencia internacional en todo el rango de géneros musicales: desde el electro hasta el hip hop, desde el techno hasta el synthpop.
En sus presentaciones en vivo, Kraftwerk - Ralf Hütter, Henning Schmitz, Fritz Hilpert y Falk Grieffenhagen - ilustran su creencia en las contribuciones respectivas del hombre y la máquina.
Comenzando con la retrospectiva de su catálogo en el Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York en 2012, en los últimos años Kraftwerk ha vuelto al punto de partida dentro de la escena artística de Düsseldorf de finales de los años sesenta.
La serie de conciertos en el MoMA fue seguida por presentaciones en la Tate Modern Turbine Hall (Londres), Akasaka Blitz (Tokio), Opera House (Sídney), Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Ángeles), Fondation Louis Vuitton (París), Neue National Galerie (Berlín) y Museo Guggenheim (Bilbao).
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