Artist lineup for VAMPS’ ‘HALLOWEEN PARTY 2011′ revealed!

It’s been announced that rock band VAMPS will be holding their Halloween event, ‘HALLOWEEN PARTY 2011‘, once again this year!

The ‘HALLOWEEN PARTY’ attracts a lot of attention thanks to the performers’ unique costumes and gorgeous stage sets. This year, the event will be held at Chiba Makuhari Messe on October 21st and 22nd, and at Kobe World Memorial Hall on …


Acid Black Cherry to release a new single in September!

On September 21st, Acid Black Cherry will release his 11th single, “Pistol“. The rocker is planning to release one single per month for five months, and it’ll begin with “Pistol”.

“Pistol” is said to be a rock tune with a powerful beat. The coupling track will be a “Recreation Track” and will be a cover of WANDS’s 1993 hit song, “Ai …


Acid Black Cherry to stream free live through GyaO! + Ustream

Acid Black Cherry has announced that their upcoming free performance on July 23rd will be streamed online!

The singer announced in May that he would be holding exclusive free lives for his fans as part of his “ABC Dream CUP 2011″ project. The project was designed by Yasu himself as a way of thanking his fans for the support he’s received …


Acid Black Cherry to hold free live for 40,000 fans

Rock artist Acid Black Cherry announced on the 13th that he will be holding an exclusive free live for 40,000 lucky fans!

The live performance is Acid Black Cherry’s way of thanking fans for their support over the past four years, and is only the second part of his four-part gift to his fans.

Fans can apply to any of the …


Nakagawa Shoko poses with Morning Musume, J Soul Brothers, and more!


Otaku idol Nakagawa Shoko updated her official blog with pictures of herself behind the scenes of DAM Channel, posing with other famous musicians.

In addition to receiving autographs from several members of Morning Musume, she also snapped photos with rock singer Acid Black Cherry, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, FUNKY MONKEY BABYS, and MAN WITH A MISSION.

Check out Shocotan’s …


Acid Black Cherry releases PV for “Shoujo no Inori III”

Rock artist Acid Black Cherry will be releasing a new single titled “Shoujo no Inori III“, on March 30th, and just recently, the PV for the track was revealed!

The video alternates between shots of Acid Black Cherry singing and of a distraught young girl who finds out she’s pregnant. The scenes converge when the girl attempts to kill herself …


Acid Black Cherry reveals info on upcoming single, “Shoujo no Inori III”

Rock artist Acid Black Cherry updated his official website with new information on his latest release, “Shoujo no Inori III”!

The single will be released on March 30th and will be available in two versions: a ‘limited CD+DVD’ version and a ‘CD-only’ version. The CD will contain only two tracks – a title track and a cover of Sharam …


Acid Black Cherry announces new single + special event

Acid Black Cherry has just updated his official website with some exciting news!

Although very little information was divulged, a new single titled “Shoujo no Inori III” has been confirmed for a March release. Additionally, Acid Black Cherry is going to throw a special event - “Thanks 4 You ABC Dream Cup 2011″ – as a thank-you present for all the support fans …


Get a sneak peek at Acid Black Cherry’s upcoming DVD release

Acid Black Cherry just unveiled a digest of some of the performances from their soon-to-be-released DVD, “2010 Live ‘Re:birth’ ~Live at YOKOHAMA ARENA & OSAKA-JO HALL~”!

Fans can preview performances of “I’m not a ghost,” “SPELL MAGIC,” “Shoujo no Inori,” “Jigsaw,” “Nemuri Hime,” “Yasashii Uso,” “Re:birth,” and “Tsumi to Batsu ~Kami-sama no Alibi~”, and they definitely won’t be disappointed with …


Acid Black Cherry to release 2010 “Re:birth” concert on DVD

Rock artist Acid Black Cherry will be releasing his recent concert tour, “2010 Live ‘Re:birth’,” on DVD on January 26th.

The concert tour occurred during September of this year, and the performances filmed for the DVD release were the shows at Osaka Castle Hall and Yokohama Arena.  For the super fans of the rocker, the concert DVD will be available in …


Acid Black Cherry reveals first wave of tour guests

We announced previously that rock singer Acid Black Cherry would be producing his own live show tour  and would be hand picking the guest artists who would appear with him.  The singer has now made his decisions, and the special guests for the January tour are DEAD END and jealkb.

The event will take the rockers across the nation …


Acid Black Cherry to sponsor Zepp live house tour

Rocker Acid Black Cherry has announced he will be sponsoring a live event tour starting in January of next year that will take him to Zepp live houses across Japan.

The tour spices things up by inviting a different guest artist to each performance.  So far, the tour is planned to start at the Zepp Sapporo on January 22nd before heading …


S/mileage shows off their costumes at “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2010″

Hello!Project idol group S/mileage showed off their fun costumes yesterday at VAMPS’ October 31st “HALLOWEEN PARTY 2010” at Makuhari Messe.

Although the live stage had such performers as VAMPS, Acid Black Cherry, and BREAKERZ, it was S/mileage who was the center of attention as they walked out on stage in bright orange pumpkin costumes.  They started off with their song ” …


Choshinsei on the cover of MUSIQ? SPECIAL

Every December, guitar/bass/drum magazine GiGs, releases a special on various artists.  While this is the December issue, the magazine is on stands this month for ¥838 ($10.23 USD) and music fans can order it from CDJ.

Pop group, Choshinsei, will grace the cover and have a feature in the December extra issue of GiGs’ “MUSIQ? SPECIAL ‘OUT of MUSIC’ Vol.11″.  Other …


SIAM SHADE’s tribute album is a hot topic before its release!

Back in September, we reported that a tribute album to defunct J-rock band SIAM SHADE will be released on October 27th to celebrate their 15th year since ther major debut.

According to Nikkan Sports, the tribute album “SIAM SHADE Tribute” has topped on Amazon’s pre-order chart, the “J-POP Compilation Chart”. The main reason why the album ranked so high on …


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