Conventions, concerts and events for 2010 have already begun! Have the need to travel? Check out who's where here! The list will be updated as we obtain more information, so be sure and check back from time to time.

OUT on March 3rd, 2010!!!!
A SPECIAL Digital Booklet with Romanized Lyrics
Available on iTunes EXCLUSIVELY!!!
Get your music, Get a FREE Special Booklet!!

DEAD END LIVE CONTINUES

TOKYO, JAPAN-The legendary rock band, DEAD END will resume their live series of the "Four Wizards Night-Crawling" this Spring. The "Third Devour" is the third of the historic series which will take place on March 22, at Namba Hatch, Osaka.  Other bands joining the show include Gastunk, cocobat, and Pay Money To My Pain.  In addition to the "Four Wizards Night-Crawling,"  DEAD END will be participating in the event, "Legend of Rock May Kan" at JCB Hall on March 20.

MySpace: www.myspace.com/deadendofficial

Website: www.deadendofficial.com/
 

From Cure Media USA:

On Feb 12th, at 9:20am the band Gakido were on the highway driving to a live event when unfortunately the tire blew out on them causing the vehicle to lose control.  Piyo was thrown from the vehicle which resulted in major head injury and instant death.  Shattered-Tranquility.net was very fast and awesome to keep updates and translations of the members blogs.  You can view them by visiting  http://shattered-tranquility.net/index.php/02/12/gakido-involved-in-a-car-accident/

It really is a shocker when we just talked to the band just a couple of weeks ago about possibly coming to the U.S. for a live event.  All the members were extremely nice and optimistic about life and their band.  They joined our Cure Media Club in hopes of sharing their music across the world.  I personally was very excited and impressed with their music.  We will be posting a video letter up that we received from the band a little over a week ago for fans to view. 

Remember, life is short, don't take it for granted.  Piyo was a very talented member of Gakido, and this tragedy is a reminder to just enjoy life and embrace the people around you.  We'll be crank'n Gakido much more so you can hear the talent of this awesome band.

From all of us at Cure Media USA our hearts and prayers go to the members and family of Gakido.  God Bless.
-Shion

Gakido Official Myspace Page: http://www.myspace.com/gakido
Gakido Official Home Page: http://gakido.net/

Editor's Note: CURE Media USA released a video letter from Gakido recorded last week. Please check it out in their Feature section on their main site linked above.

Tainted Reality presents Suicide Ali In Concert At Tekkoshocon VIII

January 13, 2010 - Havertown, PA: Visual Kei Industrial rockers Suicide Ali are set to make their return to the American East Coast at Tekkoshocon VIII. Their appearance will consist of 2 full concerts, merchandise sales, autopgraph sessions, a Fan Q&A panel, and possible other surprises! At the concerts, the band will also be filming for a possible live DVD with a tentative summer release date! Tekkoshocon 2010 will take place on April 8-11 2010 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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TOKYO, JAPAN-DECEMBER 27, 2009- Following a week with two shows in Shanghai and two shows in Tokyo, Creature Creature announced to an enthusiastic audience at Budokan that the band will be recording with a May 26, 2010 release on Danger Crue Records.

Japan Nite @ SXSW Austin on Friday March 19th
- Line up -
1. CHATMONCHY: Three Girls from Japan Who Rock
2. Red Bacteria Vacuum: This hard rockin' all-girl punk trio will give you nightmares!
3. Dolly: Named after the famous cloned sheep, Dolly is a visually and sonically intriguing "Visual-kei" band.
4. Omodaka: The Otaku wizard of electronic music. Check out his new amazing video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozdGYpcdVJk
5. OKAMOTO'S: The spirit of the Rolling Stones lives on in these 19 year-old Japanese rockers!
6. RiddimSaunter

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BENTO BEAT BOX RETURNS IN 2010 WITH “L.A. LOCAL” EPISODE AND NEW HOST
February 24, 2009

JrockRevolution.com and Anime Network’s popular music show, Bento Beatbox will premiere its 4th episode on February 25th, 2010.

In the midst of the X Japan filming, there will be precious little time to meet up with other JrockRevolution.com members and other fans, but wait! There's still hope!

HOW will you find your fellow JRR.com members? Easy! If you don't have a JrockRevolution.com t-shirt, the next best thing is a purple or purple and black ribbon on your lapel. It's small, it's subtle and when you're in a crowd, you'll (fairly) easily see who else has their colors on. Say 'hi' and chit chat!

Pacific Media Expo promises to have a little something for everyone. In addition to anime and manga, immerse yourself in fashion and music all weekend long! JrockRevolution.com will be there with a panel on Saturday (exact time forthcoming). Our panel will provide valuable information on where we began, our journey to the present and plans for the future. Connect with other fans of Jrock, learn more information on the world of Japanese rock and much, much more.

ALSDEAD and NightingeiL reach out to international fans with a special message for JrockRevolution.com. Be among the first to check out the video and catch their music afterward!

Jrock fans, have we got some good news for you. JrockRevolution.com presents Bento Beatbox TV with an all new episode sure to please. Expect to see well known performers like Versailles ~Philharmonic Quintet~ and Yuki Kajiura’s Kalafina, as well as coverage from this year's Anime Expo.

September's show follows the success of Bento Beatbox TV’s premiere back in mid-May, which exceeded 60,000 views and a top ten position in Anime Network’s viewer rankings. So, as not to disappoint fans, Bento Beatbox TV followed up in July with our second episode and now the third installment is set to air on Sept. 16th. Keep your eyes on the site for more information - you definitely don’t want to miss this!

Japanese rock legends GLAY returns to the United States in a much anticipated mini-tour. September 9th will see them in San Francisco followed by performances at the House of Blues in Los Angeles on the 11th and 12th. Read up on our previous GLAY coverage and find ticket info in the links below.

SXSW has accepted JrockRevolution.com's panel idea for the 2010 festival. Our panel intends to cover as briefly and concisely as possible Japanese rock, the rise of the fandom and the growing interest for the music, plus much, much more.

JrockRevolution.com is proud to announce the formation of our new record label, "The JRR Label Group", otherwise known as JRR Records.

Our first release is a co-branded compilation with CURE Magazine entitled, "CURE PRESENTS JROCK NEXT", featuring all those wonderful indie Visual Kei and Jrock bands on our own JRR.com Artist Pick-Up Contest along with other hand-picked CURE favorite bands.

A Collaboration with American indies jrock band Rusika!

Rusika wishes for YOU to design an album jacket for their new EP!
(This EP was worked on with engineers credited to Greenday and Ozzy Osbourne).

GUIDELINES FOR THE COVER
The theme of the EP conflicts of young people in modern society: feelings of inequality, deteriorating or repressed culture, concern about people’s desire for money over justice, and similar concepts.

Basically, being a young person worried about how they will handle the future when previous generations have been greedy and selfish. The narrator of the songs who would rather use their frustration to create something artistic and productive, rather than remain angry and pessimistic.
Rusika would like the art work to reflect the feelings of loneliness and chaos, as well as hope and love.

Listen to the Rusika song samples on the page, then create your album jacket masterpiece!
Entries can be realistic or abstract, busy or minimalist artwork. They are open to anything tasteful that stays with the theme of the songs.

PRIZES

• A free autographed CD, featuring winners credited art work.
• An introduction of winner on Rusika’s website and Myspace page, as well as provide a link to their site or gallery if they wish to promote their other art work.
• Rusika sticker
• A unique piece of Rusika merchandise that is still TBD.
• If Rusika feels the artwork is exceptional, they may consider using it in other things, like their banners or even t-shirt designs.

START: July 15th.
DEADLINE: August 15th.

RULES

1. Submissions must be no larger than the standard CD cover dimensions—12cm x 12cm or 4.724” x 4.724” and resolution must be 300dpi.
2. Only one entry per person is allowed. Multiple entries from one contestant will result in disqualification.
3. Anyone caught using another person’s artwork or committing plagiarism will also be disqualified and banned from the forum.
4. Upload your entries to a hosting site in order to submit your designs. Examples: www.mediafire.com, www.zshare.net, www.photobucket.com, www.flickr.com, or http://imageshack.us
5. All questions should be directed to: contest-admin@jrockrevolution.com
6. The title of your entry MUST be in this format before uploading
TITLE OF ENTRY - YOUR NAME.jpg/png/gif
For example: MIND JOURNEY - Susan.jpg

VK-INSPIRED FASHION COMPETITION AT ANIME EXPO