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hide Memorial: Comment from ANGEL-TAKA
Posted on May 28, 2008 | 2 CommentsThis May 2nd marked the tenth year since hide passed away. JaME put together a special hide memorial theme in his honor and obtained comments from several musicians and industry professionals concerning the famous and ever-inspiring guitarist. Also ANGEL-TAKA from NOIZ contributed, but was unable... -
Q & A and Concert with Unicorn Table at Tora-Con 2008
Posted on May 24, 2008 | No CommentsOn April 26, the anime convention Tora Con was held in Rochester NY. One of the guests of the relatively small con was the Japanese pop band Unicorn Table, who appeared at Tora-con’s Q & A panel to answer questions from fans and to set... -
Celestia le Ciel in Rome
Posted on May 20, 2008 | No CommentsLast year, the fantasy-inspired band Celestia le Ciel performed in Rome. They recorded a comment for us (our apologies for the bad sound quality!), and instead of the JaME team members writing a report about their live, the two band members wrote one themselves, presenting... -
Question & Answer session with JaME!
Posted on May 5, 2008 | 2 CommentsQuite some time ago already, we put up a post in which we asked our readers to submit questions for JaME. It took quite some time (we were secretly waiting for more questions!) but here are the answers, answered by various members of the team:... -
hide Memorial: JaME member comments
Posted on May 2, 2008 | 3 CommentsKay: To be honest, when we started this hide memorial project, I was very skeptical about it. My first thought was: why do we do this for hide, and not for the countless other Japanese musicians that have also passed away? And does hide really... -
Taste of Chaos Live Report
Posted on April 5, 2008 | 1 CommentThe Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour is almost over, and there are only a few dates left on this enormous tour. It cannot be described as anything else but a success for both the bands, gaining exposure and experience, and the fans, getting to see... -
Embarrassing Moments During JaME Interviews
Posted on April 3, 2008 | 2 CommentsOccasionally, the JaME team members do interviews, but not everything always goes right. From being told that there would be a translator but not having one show up, band members in bad moods giving off the “hurry, I want to leave as soon as possible!”... -
Prospective Artists for the Site, We Need Your Help
Posted on March 24, 2008 | No CommentsDespite JaME’s current situation, the teams are remaining active and we are hoping that our readers will do the same! As our readers are so important to us, we are hoping that you will help us with suggestions that will make the site even better,... -
JaME Crash
Posted on March 22, 2008 | No CommentsToday, JaME crashed again. Some of you might have noticed that it has also happened two days ago, but we were able to fix that within a few minutes. However, this time it’s not a case of ten minutes, but a much bigger problem which... -
GOTHIKA in Finland
Posted on February 4, 2008 | 2 CommentsGOTHIKA didn’t have much time for any spur of the moment activities as they were visiting Helsinki’s centrum only for a short while, yet regardless of the hectic atmosphere we managed to sit down with Yoshiki, andro and the new support member DeeLee at the... -
Video comment from HALCALI
Posted on January 31, 2008 | 1 CommentHALCALI, a duo made up of Haruka and Yukari, performed in Paris just a few days ago. This isn’t the first time the girls have appeared in France, as they had a blast at Japan Expo in 2007. At the Japan Expo in the summer... -
Concert Memorabilia: The Results
Posted on January 27, 2008 | 2 CommentsA while ago, we made a post on the weblog in which we asked people to post pictures of their concert memorabilia, i.e. guitar/bass picks and drumsticks that they caught at concerts. We got quite a few replies to that, so many thanks to everyone... -
GARI in Europe
Posted on January 17, 2008 | 1 CommentLast summer, the band GARI made their way to Europe to perform in France and Finland. They performed thrice: at the Japan Expo in Paris, again in Paris with the band SPLEEN VS IDEAL and at an animecon in Jyväskylä, Finland. Recently, we met with... -
Kana in Europe
Posted on January 12, 2008 | 1 CommentAfter her second performance in Finland, JaME sat down with Kana to have a small chat about her European tour, her newest album and more. This is already your second time touring Europe. How do you feel about that, and do you have any special... -
Ask JaME a Question!
Posted on January 9, 2008 | 5 CommentsMaybe you’ve wondered why the sun lightens our hair but darkens our skin, or why women can’t put on mascara with their mouths closed. But have you ever wondered how things are done on JaME? Maybe you’ve asked yourself why JaME has a file on... -
Post Your Concert Memorabilia!
Posted on January 6, 2008 | 21 CommentsDuring concerts, band members tend to throw guitar picks into the audience, and of course, drumsticks at the end of the concert. Sometimes, you get lucky and catch one of the items thrown into the audience. Some people are extremely lucky and manage to catch... -
Johnny’s & Visual Kei: It’s a Small World
Posted on January 4, 2008 | 11 CommentsMusically, there might not be many similarities between the boy groups of Johnny’s Entertainment and visual kei bands, but in some ways these two Japanese sub-cultures are more closely related to each other than you might think. For example, the statement “pretty young men making... -
Happy New Year!
Posted on December 31, 2007 | 8 CommentsWhen the clock strikes twelve on December 31st, people all over the world cheer and wish each other a Happy New Year. It seems that for some people, this event is no more then a change of a calendar while for others, the New Year... -
B for Billy
Posted on December 23, 2007 | 3 CommentsFrom their single Beautiful Good-bye to their soon to be released first album Bouquet, everything seems to be about the letter “B” for the indie band Billy. Their first album release is a special occasion for the band, so we took this opportunity to talk... -
Syu’s First Times
Posted on December 21, 2007 | 1 CommentSyu is a guitarist that is known for his great skills. He has played in various bands, such as Valkyr and the anime and metal band Animetal. Currently he is playing in the metal bands Galneryus and Aushvitz, and also acts as the vocalist of...
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