Check on the U.S. iTunes Music Store EVERY LITTLE THING’s special featured
album for iTMS ONLY under “iTunes Originals” tab (click)
As of November 6th, this special feature album will be included on the store
under “World” music genre and the “iTunes Collections” as well.
In the recent article on Wai Wai, it appears the Ganguro Gyaru look and the Gothic Lolita look is now being fused into one. Two completely opposites.
According to the article, “Ganguro gyaru, young women known for their deep tans, panda-like make-up and bright fashions are fusing with once bitter enemy “Gothic Lolitas” in their Goth garb and little girl look to create a new fashion mode in trendier parts of Tokyo, according to Weekly Playboy (11/5).”
“There were three rules that made up the definition of a gyaru: a tanned face, flamboyant make-up and hair dyed in the lightest color possible,” Kyoko, the girl once dubbed the Empress of (gyaru haven) Shibuya, tells Weekly Playboy. “Anyway, you’ve got to look as flashy as possible. Scary if need be, which gives you the mental strength that’s part of being a gyaru.”
No tag for this post.Nichibei Times reported, “I applied to a scholarship and got $2,000. I asked them how they knew I was spending it on school, and they said they didn’t. And so I thought this could be a pretty good gig � and I applied for about 30 of them,” joked Asian Pacific Fund board member and Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang to a packed banquet room.”"But it’s no joke that Yang and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, donated $20,000 to improve the health and well-being of Asian Americans in the Bay Area through the Asian Pacific Fund (APF), which had its 11th annual gala on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Four Seasons Hotel.”
No tag for this post.Mainichi Daily News reported, “The court sentenced Takemoto, 39, a novelist popular among teenage girls, to eight months in prison, suspended for three years, for violating the Cannabis Control Law.”"Takemoto had pleaded guilty to the charges during Wednesday’s hearing. “I can’t forgive myself for betraying fans’ trust in me,” he told the court.”
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The Captains bring Romantic Garage Rock to New York, the World
If you’ve never been romanced by a man with a “rose that never wilts” or seen three men in identical red jackets jumping in unison on one leg while playing their instruments, well sisters and misters, have we got a band for you. Purple SKY magazine introduces our cover artist for fall 2007, the self-proclaimed “Last Group Sounds” band, The Captains. In an exclusive interview with Kizuhiko, the eccentric leader takes us through Japan’s early rock history and discusses, among other things, why he’s earned the nickname “The Prince of Roses.” Be prepared to swoon at the sight of the lush, full color photos of the band taken on location at Statue of Liberty Island.
The Captains aren’t the only ones rockin’ the boat, other indie acts are fighting for top billing, from fan favorite visual-kei artists like SID and Ayabie, to fresh faces like Back-On, Thee Out Mods, Sadie and ex-Psycho Le Cemu members seek and Aya’s new monster mash, Mix Speaker’s, Inc. But don’t think the majors aren’t in the mix, we have an exclusive you’ll-never-see-this-in-Japan photo shoot and interview with hard rockers 12012, as well as Acid Black Cherry, Anna Tsuchiya, LM.C and Plastic Tree’s Arimura Ryuutarou, following the band’s groundbreaking performance at the Nippon Budokan.
Add a little indie love to your life this fall.
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FEATURES
Cover: The Captains
12012
SID
SADIE
Mix Speaker’s, Inc.
Plastic Tree
Ayabie
Acid Black Cherry
Back-On
Anna Tsuchiya
LM.C
Thee Out Mods
DEPARTMENTS
Radar: Featuring Speed Disk Records (LiZ, Wizard, D=OUT, Unsraw, Pure Q&A, more)
Love Buzz: Cosplay Chameleon
Tied-in: Sakuran
Part III of Peelander-Z is Fun
NEW! Billy’s Choice: Billy Goss likes lists. His picks for 10 standout album covers.
Live Reports: Plastic Tree 10th Anniversary live ZERO, Fuji Fabric, The Captains, Sadie, Ayabie, The Birthday, 12012.
Reviews: GO!GO!7188 (with track-by-track album commentary by the band!), Rentrer en Soi, Tokyo Jihen, The Birthday, The Captains, Buck-Tick, Cocco, Plastic Tree, Kirito, Wrench, Gackt.
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Purple SKY, now celebrating its second year, continues to defy the notion that a quarterly publication has to be months behind the times, once again bringing up-to-the-minute reviews, previews and information on all the coolest rock from Japan.
The fall 2007 issue will be available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, independent bookstores and Hot Topic. Purple SKY is distributed via Ingram Periodicals, Source Interlink and Lolita Kisama.
Contact:
Kathy Chee
Sales Director/Producer
Clear Phoenix Media LLC
Kathy@purpleskymagazine.com
According to the latest Kuchikomi on Japan Today, Sone Natsuko (Gal Sone, member of idol trio Gyaruru) who has been called the Gluttony Queen for being a slim female celeb able to consume large amounts of food.
According to the article, “This past July on a Nihon TV network program, she emerged victorious, working her way through 100 pieces of sushi, 10 plates of spaghetti and 50 gyoza,” raves a variety program director. “Then in September she was on TBS, where she polished off 100 pieces of sushi, 10 portions of barbequed beef and 10 servings of curry.”
“In open defiance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s efforts to discourage the spread of disorders related to the so-called metabolic syndrome — a prime cause of which is overindulgence in unhealthy foods — a number of restaurant chains and retailers have been boosting their portions. McDonald’s Japan may have initiated the trend back in January with its 380 yen Mega Mac, whose 754-kilocalorie count was roughly three times that of a regular hamburger.”
No tag for this post.Chosun reports that the hotel heiress will be in Korea to promote Fila.
According to Chosun, “Fila Korea said Tuesday that Paris Hilton, the face of the sportswear giant, will visit Korea on Nov. 7. An heiress to the Hilton international hotel chain fortune, Hilton works as a singer, actress and model. She signed a contract to represent Fila Korea in March. During her five-day visit Hilton will hold an autograph session for fans and appear on TV shows, the company said.”
Photo courtesy of Chosun
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HOUSTON, October 30, 2007—Newtype USA, the leading anime magazine in North America, celebrates its 5th anniversary with a special collectors’ edition packed with astounding extras! Along with all the content that an anime fan could ever desire, the November issue includes a FREE DVD with FIVE full anime episodes, including Venus Versus Virus, Rozen Maiden Träumend, Hell Girl, Flag and Tokyo Majin. The issue also includes a bonus 2008 calendar featuring artwork from next year’s hottest shows: Code Geass, Devil May Cry, Sergeant Frog, Strait Jacket and more! And the party continues with a very special look back at 60 months of Newtype USA, with illuminating commentary from the staff behind each issue.
November also has the latest scoops on the newest anime both here and in Japan, including a cover story on Gundam 00, the bold new take on the classic franchise. Also inside: features on Death Note, Super Robot Wars and Honey and Clover; the official art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya; and a sneak-peek at over a dozen new shows out only in Japan!
Five years in the making, November’s Newtype USA is sure to sell out at newsstands everywhere. Don’t miss this very special issue!
Also inside the November issue:
14 features, including Welcome to the N-H-K and Tsubasa – Reservoir Chronicle
45 reviews of all the latest anime, manga, video games, music and more
Pullout poster featuring the cast of The Wallflower
Exclusive columns from industry insiders
The latest installment of CLAMP’s manga KOBATO
Con reports, cosplay photos, fan art and more!
Availability - Newtype USA Vol. 6, Issue 11 is available November 1, 2007
About Newtype USA:
Newtype USA is the official English-language version of Newtype, Japan’s #1 source for information about anime and manga. Newtype USA includes all the best Japanese content translated, plus loads of original U.S. material: anime, manga, music, game, and toy reviews, feature articles, director interviews, artist profiles, and regular columns by industry experts, tastemakers and deep-cover insiders. Newtype USA also includes awesome bonus gear, such as a centerfold poster, a manga (comic) insert and an exclusive bonus DVD. For more information, visit http://www.newtype-usa.com <http://www.newtype-usa.com/> .
“Blessed are the cheese-makers”
MONTY PYTHON’S LIFE OF BRIAN - THE IMMACULATE EDITION
The World’s First Biblical Comedy,
Immaculately Restored and Digitally Remastered
On Blu-rayTM High-Def and DVD January 29th
Extras Include Newly-Discovered Cast Reading, All-New Documentary, Deleted Scenes and More
“‘Life of Brian’ could be the best British comedy ever.” – BBC
“Giants of Comedy, blasphemous, fearless and as potent as ever!” – LOS ANGELES TIMES
Culver City, Calif (October 29, 2007) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment proudly announces the return of a classic from the pantheon of comedy: Monty Python’s Life of Brian: The Immaculate Edition, a digitally remastered extra special edition of the revolutionary 1979 Monty Python comedic Bible epic, available on a two-disc DVD and high-definition Blu-ray DiscTM January 29, 2008. Written by and starring the legendary British comedy troupe – Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin – Monty Python’s Life of Brian satirizes the hypocrites, zealots, charlatans and pompous officials that government and organized religion so often attract. The digitally remastered Monty Python’s Life of Brian: The Immaculate Edition arrives with a wealth of bonus material: a newly-discovered feature-length recording of the first full-length read through of the Life of Brian script, offering unprecedented insight into the working methods of the Pythons; a newly-created hour-long documentary, “The Story Of Brian,” which examines the challenges the Pythons faced in creating such a revolutionary comedy; five digitally-enhanced deleted scenes; hilarious newly-illustrated radio spots promoting the theatrical release; audio commentaries with Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle and Terry Jones, as well as John Cleese and Michael Palin. Monty Python’s Life of Brian: The Immaculate Edition will be available for the SLP of $24.96 (DVD) and $28.95 (Blu-ray DiscTM).
Synopsis
Set in 33 A.D. Judea where the exasperated Romans try to impose order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At its centre is Brian Cohen, born in Bethlehem, who, by a series of absurd circumstances is caught up in the new religion and reluctantly mistaken for the promised messiah, providing ample opportunity for the entire ensemble (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) to shine in multiple roles as they question everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate and haggling to revolutionaries, crazy prophets, religious fanaticism, Roman centurions and crucifixion, forever changing our biblical view.
DVD & Blu-ray DiscTM Special Features
* The Story of Brian – An All-New Hour-Long Revelation from Monty Python
* The Readthrough – An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress
* Four illustrated vintage theatrical radio ads featuring the voices of Mrs. Cleese, Mrs. Idle, Mrs. Gilliam and Michael Palin’s dentist
* Deleted Scenes:
* “Shepherds” (digitally enhanced)
* “Pilate’s Wife”
* “Otto”
* “The Sign that is the Sign”
* “Souvenir Salesman”
* Audio Commentary with Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle & Terry Jones
* Audio Commentary with John Cleese & Michael Palin
Monty Python’s Life of Brian was written by and stars
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
Executive Producers George Harrison & Denis O’Brien
Produced by John Goldstone. Designed by Terry Gilliam Directed by Terry Jones.
Monty Python’s Life of Brian
The Immaculate Edition
DVD Catalog #: 22592
DVD UPC Code: 043396 225923
DVD SRP: $24.96 (Two Discs)
BD Catalog #: 22594
BD UPC Code: 043396 225947
BD SRP: $28.95
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital contest creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 73 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
October 29, 2007 - Tokyo live house legends Auroranote release their final CD on JapanFiles.com this week. Best known as the harder-edged spin-off band from Swinging Popsicle’s bassist Hironobu Hirata, Auroranote’s male melodies and hard-punching guitar work gave the band an identity all its own. 2007 marks the band’s farewell as the members embark on new musical journeys.
As an extra bonus, “Play Life, Enjoy Pop” includes a all-new version of their hit signature song “Seven Star.”
Links:
www.japanfiles.com/auroranote <http://www.japanfiles.com/auroranote>
www.myspace.com/auroranote <http://www.myspace.com/auroranote>
www.auroranote.com <http://www.auroranote.com>
* video link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXlhw6B_0DU <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXlhw6B_0DU>
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