New Plasticzooms tracks not like old Plasticzooms tracks

Up above is "Pink Snow," one of two new videos from Plasticzooms. To say it's different from their past material would be a bit of an understatement. It's catchy and downright pretty, not words I would have used to describe their sound until now. Below is the video for "Bug," a song a bit more like what we would expect from them, but it too is more well-produced and clean than we've heard before.

Don't get me wrong, a really like their older material and I really like this new stuff. I'm just wondering what to expect next. Something that's always a good thing in my book.


"Bug"

Holy shit, the new Mo'Some Tonebender video for "Hammmmer" is great!

I like where this is going.

Calendar 2011 - Blood Stain Child - A-Kon

June 10-12
Blood Stain Child
A-Kon - Dallas - TX

Source: MySpace

Calendar 2010 - Aural Vampire - US Tour

November 03-28
Aural Vampire
US Tour (Supporting The Birthday Massacre and Black Veil Brides)

Nov 03 - Orlando, FL - The Club at Firestone
Nov 04 - Tampa, FL - The State Theatre
Nov 05 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Nov 06 - Metarie, LA - The High Ground
Nov 07 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
Nov 08 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live 　　　　　　　
Nov 09 - Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock
Nov 11 - El Paso, TX - Club 101
Nov 13 - Phoenix, AZ - Nile Theatre
Nov 14 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues 　　　　　　　
Nov 15 - San Diego, CA - Soma Sidestage
Nov 17 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
Nov 18 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre　　　　　　　
Nov 20 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven 　　　　　　　
Nov 21 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy
Nov 22 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
Nov 23 - Denver, CO - The Summit Music Hall
Nov 24 - Des Moines, IA - People’s Court
Nov 26 - Detroit, MI - Harpo’s Concert Theatre
Nov 27 - Louisville, KY - Expo Five
Nov 28 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody’s Down Under

Source: Facebook

Calendar 2010 - Boom Boom Satellites - US Tour

October 10-31
Boom Boom Satellites
US Tour

Oct 10 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY
New York ComicCon and Anime Festival - Far East To East Showcase (FETES)
w/ Puffy Amiyumi, Zazen Boys, Echostream

Oct 13 - 9:30 Club - Washington DC

Oct 16 - The Wonder Bar - Asbury Park, NJ

Oct 17 - North Star Bar - Philadelphia, PA

Oct 20 - Backstage Bar - New York, NY
CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival 2010 Official Showcase

Oct 23 - Best Buy Theatre - New York, NY
w/ Gary Numan

Oct 24 - GR2 - Los Angeles, CA (In-Store)

Oct 25 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA

Oct 26 - GRSF - San Francisco, CA (In-Store)

Oct 27 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA

Oct 31 - Peter's Room (Roseland) - Portland, OR
Halloween Show

Japanator Radio 150

New Japanator Radio is up! It's the special 3 year anniversary, episode number 150, show. You would think that with all that that I would have done something extra special to celebrate. Nope. Not a thing! Check it out anyway, I guess.

Explore the Unexplored 36

New Explore the Unexplored post is up at HearJapan.com! Ten great new albums from Japan! Rock and electro and shoegaze and Vocaloid! Check them out! Why am I shouting?!

Otaku USA Magazine October 2010

Seems like I forgot to mention this. Shock!

The October 2010 issue of Otaku USA Magazine is out an I've got a butt-load of new album reviews in it. Lillies and Remains' Meru, D'espairsRay's IMMORTAL, Dazzle Vision's to the next, Aural Vampire's Zoltank and Boom Boom Satellites' 19972007. Pfew!

And of course there are the usual anime, manga, cosplay and video game goods and much much more. Sorry for the delay in letting you know. Run and and see if you can still find a copy before it's too late!

VIDEO - Base Ball Bear "十字架 YOU and I"

Base Ball Bear are set to release two new albums simultaneously at the end of September, Detective Boys and Cypress Girls. For the past few months they've been releasing short clips of songs from the albums along with rough video of the band in the studio fooling around. This video for "十字架 YOU and I" is the first that features an entire song as well as a proper video. It's animated in a style that seems to cross bits of Evangelion, FLCL and classic Gainax imagery. There's also some nice water coloring going on. The song isn't spectacular, but along with the video it makes for an enjoyable few minutes.

VIDEO - World's End Girlfriend "Les Enfants du Paradis"

It's too early to call Album of the Year, but boy, let me tell you, Seven Idiots by World's End Girlfriend is currently at the top of my list. Every song is challenging yet full of melody and infectious ideas. As soon as you think you know what's going on, they shift into some other space. This video for "Les Enfants du Paradis" is the prefect example. While it's the most user-friendly song on the album, it also makes people pay attention and stay alert for sharp turns. I'm no fan of modern dance, but Masako Yasumoto's performance* is perfect for the music. She seems to be some lonely spirit unable to stop herself from dancing, while at the same time longing for a partner to dance with. Of course, this being World's End Girlfriend, she never finds one.

You can buy Seven Idiots directly from them here.

*Masako also performed in Omodaka's "Kyoteizinc" video: