Jasmine You Remembered ~ by Sarah
When Jasmine You, the charismatic bassist of Versailles known for wearing even more layers and frills than band-mate Hizaki, passed away, it left a gaping hole in the JRock community. The entire fanbase shared the same shock as Versailles themselves upon learning of Jasmine You’s passing. Read more…
Christon Café (review) ~ by Sarah
A review of “themed” izakaya (Japanese bar), Christon Café, in Tokyo. Christon Café’s theme is a cross between medieval, The Crusades, Catholicism, and 16th century vampires… Read more…
Shopping for JRock in Tokyo ~ by Sarah
Were you ever the one flipping through the pages of Shoxx and Cure and Gothic & Lolita Bible and just thinking about how you could make your wardrobe stand out like that? Or you cosplayed as alice nine. more for the reason that you wanted their clothes rather than wanting to be them? Read more…
Fly on the Wall ~ by Melony
There’s more to bands than just their music and stage presence, but not everyone gets a chance to see the other aspects of them. Here’s a quick look at the JRock bands on the 2008 Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, before their performances in Chicago, IL. Read more…