Superfly – Force (Review)
Superfly Force Review by David Cirone Shiho Ochi sure can shout. She’s got the lungs for it, to be sure, and Superfly’s rock-oriented 4th albContinue reading…
Category: J-Rock
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DAZZLE VISION – Interview (2012)
DAZZLE VISION Interview by Nhu Nguyen September 27, 2012 Almost all the songs on your most recent album SHOCKING LOUD VOICE are previously-reContinue reading…
BABYMETAL – Ii, ne! (live)
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101A – luminous (MV)
101A couples spooky cinematography with hard-cutting chords as Noah prowls the woods in black and white garb, searching for an impossible mental bContinue reading…
Princess Princess – The Greatest Princess (Review)
RETRO REVIEW Princess Princess The Greatest Princess Review by David Cirone 1996 compilation album The Greatest Princess was a cool finContinue reading…
BABYMETAL – Doki Doki☆Morning
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CANTOY – KILL (Review)
CANTOY KILL Review by David Cirone In CANTOY’s 2010 debut CD MissMatch!?, vocalist miri-pow was at the forefront, with her cute, pixie-ish voContinue reading…
MIYAVI vs YUKSEK – DAY 1 (Review)
MIYAVI vs YUKSEK DAY 1 Review by David Cirone Give credit where credit is due: Miyavi isn’t standing still. “DAY 1” is ambitious, and certainContinue reading…
BABYMETAL – Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! (PV)
Idol metal phenomenon BABYMETAL succumbs to the will of the Fox God in the high-octane music video for “Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!” — worth every exContinue reading…
exist†trace – Interview (2012)
exist†trace Interview by David Cirone June 16, 2012 Who first had the idea to name the album “VIRGIN”? It’s a provocative word — did anyonContinue reading…