ONE OK ROCK “Eye of the Storm” at Hollywood Palladium (Live Report)
ONE OK ROCK Hollywood Palladium – March 19, 2019 Concert Review by Nhu Nguyen At the L.A. stop of ONE OK ROCK’s “Eye of the Storm” North AmContinue reading…
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MUCC TOUR 2019 “Kowareta Piano to Living Dead” (Live Report)
MUCC MUCC TOUR 2019 “Kowareta Piano to Living Dead” Zepp Osaka Bayside Live Report – February 17th, 2019 by Michelle Minikhiem MUCC’s dedContinue reading…
Netflix’s The Outsider checks all the wrong boxes despite strong Japanese cast (Film Review)
The Outsider Film Review by David Cirone Slickly-produced with flawless costume and set design, Netflix’s The Outsider is an emotionally emptyContinue reading…
MIYAVI celebrates SAMURAI SESSIONS Vol. 3 at El Rey (Live Report)
MIYAVI El Rey Theatre – February 23, 2019 Concert Review by Nhu Nguyen Photos by David Cirone MIYAVI celebrated the release of his SAMURAIContinue reading…
PassCode 2016-2018 LIVE UNLIMITED PREMIUM BOX (Review)
PassCode 2016-2018 LIVE UNLIMITED PREMIUM BOX Review by David Cirone The PassCode 2016-2018 LIVE UNLIMITED PREMIUM BOX Blu-ray set is a remaContinue reading…
Halloween Party 2018 – Day 2 (Live Report)
HALLOWEEN PARTY 2018 October 27th, 2018 MAKUHARI MESSE Live Report by Michelle Minikhiem Photos by Hideaki Imamoto, Toshikazu Oguruma, Kazuko TanaContinue reading…
Halloween Party 2018 – Day 3 (Live Report)
HALLOWEEN PARTY 2018 October 28th, 2018 MAKUHARI MESSE Live Report by Michelle Minikhiem Photos by Hideaki Imamoto, Toshikazu Oguruma, Kazuko TanaContinue reading…
Apocrypha: The Legend of BABYMETAL (Graphic Novel Review)
Apocrypha: The Legend of BABYMETAL Art by GMB Chomichuk Story by The Prophet of The Fox God Published by Z2 Comics Review by David Cirone AContinue reading…
Yoshiki feat. Hyde – Red Swan (Review)
YOSHIKI feat. HYDE Red Swan (single) Review by Michelle Minikhiem When it was first announced that REVO of Linked Horizon would not be perforContinue reading…
HYDE brings Halloween Party to Universal Studios Japan (Live Report)
HYDE Halloween Party – Universal Studios Japan October 6th, 2018 Live Report by Michelle Minikhiem Photo Credit: HYDE Official Instagram Continue reading…