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Videos of the Week 8/16/09



Gackt "The Next Decade"


Here's the video for the new Gackt song used in the movie Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker. He also appears in the film. I always like Gackt's more rockin' songs, and this one fits the bill nicely. Not really a lot going on in the video, but seeing Gackt fighting and posing his ass off is certainly better than just watching him stand around in a forest looking sad.

Check out much more after the jump!



Scandal "BEAUTeen!!"


Here's the new Pocari Sweat commercial, featuring Scandal! OK OK, so gratuitous product placement in music videos certainly isn't anything new, but wow, this is a little over-the-top. I must admit though, it really makes me want some Pocari Sweat! As far as weird sounding drinks go, it's actually pretty good. Oh, and the song, well, it's another Scandal song, I suppose.

De De Mouse Live


Here's a cool new song from De De Mouse, performed live a few months ago. I'm never quite sure what it is he's doing behind that laptop, but he sure does seem to be having a lot of fun doing it. This track seems to have more discernible lyrics than much of his previous stuff, so maybe we can expect some to have something to song along to on the next album?

Nuito "NeKoMaJiN vs (β)"


If you've ever wondered what it's like to be at a band rehearsal, this video from Nuito is it. Small rooms. Crappy sound. Terrible lighting. Generally uncomfortable and usually stinking from the years of booze and ash (and worse...much, much worse...) soaked into the carpeting. I've spent far too much of my life in rooms like this, usually with a few more people both in the band and just hanging out. Anyway...

Becca vs Vocaloid "Shibuya" remix


Finally, here's a really cool remix version of the newest Becca single "Shibuya." It's sung by the idol-in-a-box Hatsune Miku. The cool thing is that it's an official release! You'll be seeing more news on all of that soon... :D

ZB's News from outside the blog



In case you've been wondering where all the daily content has been here on the A-Z, well, what can I say? Life is busy and Zac is lazy.

But that doesn't mean that I've been totally dormant! Just in case you didn't already know, I am also a regular contributor to Japanator. A few of the recent Japanese music related things I've done over there include:

- A review of sorts of the newest Perfume album called Triangle. I don't exactly give it high marks for originality, and I think that raised the dander of some of the more hardcore fans...

- Another somewhat snarky review of the new album from the crazy vis-kei band Mix Speaker's Inc. called Monsters Junk in My Pocket. While I don't really find anything interesting about the music, you really need to check out their totally over-the-top (even for vis-kei!) style.

- An exclusive interview with American songwriter and performer Becca. She's managing to make a name for herself in Japan. She also just recently played at Otakon 2009.

Something else that I had nothing to do with but that I know readers will be interested in is the coverage of Kanon Wakeshima's recent stop over in LA for a live show and autograph session. Ace0fClub5 once again managed to get some amazing photos of the event.

So, things may be a little quiet here from time to time, but I'm certainly not slowing down. (Oh yeah, there's all that new stuff for Otaku USA Magazine too...) Maybe just choosing my battles a little more carefully. But never fear! More is on the way.