An Interview with X Japan: From The Tokyo Dome To Madison Square Garden Nick Perkel October 8, 2014 Interviews X Japan formed in 1982 and released their first full-length album in 1988 with Vanishing Visions. They put out five full-length albums over the course of their career which included 1989’s Blue Blood, 1991’...
L’Arc-en-Ciel: First In Line Marissa Savino March 20, 2012 Goings-On To celebrate their 20th anniversary, one of Japan’s most popular rock bands will be headlining a show at Madison Square Garden, in NYC, on March 25. It will be L’Arc-en-Ciel’s first time in the Big Apple, as we...
Inked Out: Horitoshi I Tim Louie September 7, 2011 Columns 1 For those of you who have been to Mario Barth’s Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth, or any tattoo show on Earth for that matter, you would know that one of the main attractions at these conventions is usually the...
Interview with Soledad O’Brien: Disaster In Japan Update Kam Williams March 23, 2011 Interviews CNN’s Soledad O’Brien has staked her career on reporting breaking news from domestic disasters like Hurricane Katrina as well as on location at international hotspots ranging from the sites of the Israeli-H...
Deleted Scenes: Life On “Planet Karma” JJ Koczan March 16, 2011 Columns 1 The images have been stupefying, and maybe that’s the problem, because for every picture I’ve seen of the devastation wrought by last week’s earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan, I’ve heard or seen or bee...
X Japan: Rock Gods From The Far East Kari Vander Weit October 8, 2010 Goings-On Though time travel still hasn’t been invented, Japanese rock legends X Japan have figured out a way to do just that. The Asian version of Queen meets Kiss is able to recreate their early days by playing small, ...
