Aural Candy / a j-rock blog Vox 2008-04-24T15:20:27Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22521f4da8e1d/tags/japanese/ If I ever die of a heart attack, I hope it will be from playing my stereo too loud. ~Anonymous News: miyavi in NYC?!~ tag:vox.com,2008-02-12:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00f30f5b1c770001 2008-02-12T12:21:27Z 2008-04-24T15:20:27Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom JRock Revolution is conducting a poll regarding whether to have miyavi do a live in New York City or not! I'm shocked (and of course utterly pleased) that NYC isn't getting screwed over once again because of a certain West Coast city that I shall ...

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]]> Busy, Busy, Busy.... tag:vox.com,2007-12-31:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398cd43690004 2007-12-31T06:33:05Z 2008-01-01T17:01:55Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Vector Art: alice nine. / TSUBASA alice nine. / TSUBASA - Process

I figured that I should write something on the last day of the year 2007. Despite the many going-on's in the J-Rock world that had taken place in the month of December, I've been preoccupied with rediscovering digital graphic art instead. I went ...

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]]> News: DYNAMITE TOMMY Not Guilty tag:vox.com,2007-12-12:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398c73b8d0005 2007-12-12T15:05:38Z 2007-12-12T22:31:31Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

DYNAMITE TOMMY says, "F*** you!"

How remiss of me to not follow up on the DYNAMITE TOMMY incident in which the president of Free-Will Records, a major visual kei label, was accused of $2.8 million theft. This news is 1.5 months late. I'm sorry. I kept on putting this off. Phan...

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]]> News: Jrock Choice Awards 2007 tag:vox.com,2007-12-09:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398c5fd3d0003 2007-12-09T03:01:49Z 2007-12-16T08:46:55Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom The second annual Jrock Choice Awards voting has begun! This time, the awards is produced by Tainted Reality, Jrock Revolution, and purple SKY. Go vote for your favorite candidates. http://www.jrockchoiceawards.com Voting ends on Friday, Decem...

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]]> Fandom Talk tag:vox.com,2007-12-01:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398c3121f0001 2007-12-01T15:29:01Z 2007-12-19T08:32:05Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Every morning I wake up these past few days, my eyes feel so dry and uncomfortable that I get the urge to gouge them out. No, really. You know, it seems the J-Rock fandom is made up of pretty much the same people at every online social medium. I ...

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]]> This Thing Bugs me tag:vox.com,2007-11-28:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398c1f6960003 2007-11-28T03:15:15Z 2007-12-22T15:44:11Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Gackt - photobook press release

龍の化身 (Avatar of the Dragon) is Gackt's upcoming photobook and the man himself will soon be performing at the Japan-China Culture and Sports Exchange Year grand finale concert in Beijing on Nov. 29. Am I the only one who sees something really wro...

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]]> PV Review: abingdon boys school / BLADE CHORD tag:vox.com,2007-11-18:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398bee5730004 2007-11-18T19:55:38Z 2007-11-28T04:11:40Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Caught between water and fire Snapshot20071118141352 Snapshot20071118141441 Snapshot20071118141600 Snapshot20071118141736 Snapshot20071118141803 Great closeup! We're so hot we set things on fire And, we own the world abingdon boys school / BLADE CHORD

aka the BEST DAMN PV OF THE YEAR *spasms* abingdon boys school finally broke my months of no reviews because their latest PV is the awesomest thing made of awesome that ever graced the hall of awesomeness! The screencaps don't even do the PV j...

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]]> News: tetsu of L'Arc~en~Ciel Engaged... Sorta tag:vox.com,2007-11-18:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398bec4740001 2007-11-18T16:51:14Z 2007-11-19T11:17:50Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Tetsu and Ayana

tetsu of L'Arc and Sakai Ayana to marry, translated by Nanani On November 17th, it was discovered that the leader and bassist of popular rock group L'Arc~en~Ciel, tetsu (age 38) and popular idol Sakai Ayana (22) are to be married. They began seei...

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]]> Artist Sample: Favorite D Songs tag:vox.com,2007-11-11:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398bc9e090003 2007-11-11T20:49:01Z 2007-11-14T16:26:35Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

D

As requested by hana in the shoutbox: i was wondering if you can recommend some good songs by D? coz i've heard them being mentioned a few times by Versailles fans. thank you ^_^ Ahh, D, they're one of the few bands out there that have always ...

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]]> the GazettE 2007 Europe Tour Roundup tag:vox.com,2007-11-11:asset-6a00c22521f4da8e1d00e398bc4e450001 2007-11-11T06:20:53Z 2007-11-23T04:31:33Z Aural Candy http://auralcandy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lip ring-less Aoi Ruki fanservice the GazettE tour bus (photo by evespikey) the GazettE live at London Islington UK

I was going to write this entry earlier, but somehow when browsing the GazettE's homepage, I got distracted by the band's new image and started making icons out of the new photoshoots. Ruki possesses the most enchanting lips and I'm only human. L...

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