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ACRYLICSTAB free give away

It’s already a week ago since they’ve put it online, and mailed me about it, but didn’t find the time to write about it. One of my all-time favourite pop-rock bands has put a free-to-download song online. ACRYLICSTAB’s 螺旋硝子のパラダイム (rasen glass no paradigm) is available as a free download on Philosonido.

QRE: 8-eit – 太陽の女

Sorry for the slow news update lately, but I’ve been crazy with work, working at least 10-12 hours daily for the past few weeks. Finally got the night free and the time to spend it for Aionline . Anyway, bought this single a week or two back on the Japanese iTunes. It’s been a while [...]

halflife

Just yesterday I visited the Half-Life website, to see if there was anything new to announce. No updates at all. But just now, when browsing some releasedates, my eyes stumbled on July 7. A new untitled Half-Life release is coming up.  This time again it’s a EP with both a CD and DVD, just like [...]

coldkitchen

It’s been awhile I last listened to COLD KITCHEN, but I remember being them pretty good. Mostly because ART-SCHOOL’s bassist 宇野剛史 is in it though. The band already released some demotapes and their first mini-album back in the summer of 2008. Now two years later it’s time for their first full-fledged album. 流星群と泣きやまぬアンプリファイア will be [...]

New live-only single テルコハイメン

テルコハイメン (TERUCOHAIMEN) has announced that they will release a new single. This single will only be sold at live-shows and via their OHP. 「宵ノ華」 contains five brand new songs (of which some are on the live-DVD Lilytrap), and will go on sale for 500 yen. Click on to see the tracklist and cover.

cinema staff has announced they will release their third album on July 7. The album, Blue, under the imagination, will be a double-disc album. The first album consists of six new tracks, while the second disc will be a live-recording of nine tracks.  The live recordings are from the shows on March 22 @ Shibuya [...]

Third album FUZZY Quartet Row

The four guys of FUZZY Quartet Row have announced they’re releasing their third album, 3rd -separate reap-, on May 27. The album will contain 7 new songs, and is going on sale for 1800 yen. Check the tracklist and cover after the jump.