Coinciding with Nyaf and the various Asian fall harvest festivals, the first 3 weeks of October in NYC were full of Asian rock music events—from Hiroshi Kono’s Mar Creation’s J-Summit showcase at Webster Hall (10/2) featuring Lilac, to supergroup Vamps appearing at the convention and rockin’ Roseland (10/9), to an Asian street fair (10/9) on the Upper West Side courtesy of Takaaki Ando and his team, to a complete Korea Day in Korea Town (10/9), and another Korea Day on Randall’s Island (10/10), plus XJapan’s first concert ever in the States at Roseland (10/10) after Yoshiki’s press conference at Nyaf, and Hayden Brereton’s Superglorious Productions’ Far East to East Showcase (Fetes) at Irving Plaza (featuring Puffy AmiYumi, Boom Boom Satellites, Zazen Boys, and Echostream—after their press conference at Nyaf), plus extra nights for supergroup Boom Boom Satellites and Hiroshi Kono’s Mar Rock Record’s Zamza (10/20) at the Bowery...
- 11/18/2010
- by Alexandra Honigsberg
- Comicmix.com
It's MTV's World Cup of Rock! The World Cup is the greatest sporting event on the planet, a super-sized stage where legends are born with every strike of the ball, where infamy is just a moment away and where the dreams of millions live or die by the minute. That's why, in the spirit of the 2010 MTV Musical March Madness competition, we've created "The World Cup (Of Rock)," a FIFA-style tournament that takes 16 of the biggest nations — rock-wise (sorry Algeria) — and pits them against one another to determine just which is the most rockingly awesome. Heavyweights like the U.S.A., England, France and Germany are all here, but so are a handful of surprisingly strong sleeper countries. As the Cup progresses, we'll be unveiling the match-ups, and it's up to you to vote your favorites through. In the end, only one nation will be left standing: the world champion of rock.
- 6/29/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
In the spirit of our March Madness competition, we pit rock bands against each other -- fans decide who wins!
By Kyle Anderson and James Montgomery
Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/FIFA/Getty
Every four years, the international community comes together to decide which nation has the most dominant soccer team (or football team, provided that you live anywhere but the United States). The 2010 FIFA World Cup is upon us, and the first matches start in earnest on Friday.
Coincidentally, that's also the day that will see the launch of the 2010 MTV World Cup of Rock tournament. Just as we did with our very popular Musical March Madness matchup, we've taken a huge sporting event and translated it to the music world. And once again, it's up to you the readers to decide which country rocks hardest and best.
The 16 countries that qualified for the World Cup of Rock are grouped into...
By Kyle Anderson and James Montgomery
Photo: Alexander Hassenstein/FIFA/Getty
Every four years, the international community comes together to decide which nation has the most dominant soccer team (or football team, provided that you live anywhere but the United States). The 2010 FIFA World Cup is upon us, and the first matches start in earnest on Friday.
Coincidentally, that's also the day that will see the launch of the 2010 MTV World Cup of Rock tournament. Just as we did with our very popular Musical March Madness matchup, we've taken a huge sporting event and translated it to the music world. And once again, it's up to you the readers to decide which country rocks hardest and best.
The 16 countries that qualified for the World Cup of Rock are grouped into...
- 6/10/2010
- MTV Music News
Here’s the teaser for Selfish Planet, a comedy directed by TV Asahi producer Hiroaki Ito. It premiered yesterday at the second annual Okinawa International Movie Festival.
The story revolves around five men, each with a unique personality, who get the chance to live out their dream of traveling into space. They’re hopeful and anxious while they live together in a space training facility, but are soon faced with a shocking truth. Unhindered, they remain enthusiastic and determined to reach their goal.
The screenplay was written by writer/director Takuro Oikawa with assistance by Mitsuyoshi Takasu (Big Man Japan) and Makoto Ueda (Summer Time Machine Blues, Magare! Spoon).
In case you’re wondering, that is indeed Puffy AmiYumi at the 20-second mark. As reported by Tokyograph yesterday, their song “Fish On” is being used as the film’s theme (unfortunately, it didn’t make it into the teaser). Former...
The story revolves around five men, each with a unique personality, who get the chance to live out their dream of traveling into space. They’re hopeful and anxious while they live together in a space training facility, but are soon faced with a shocking truth. Unhindered, they remain enthusiastic and determined to reach their goal.
The screenplay was written by writer/director Takuro Oikawa with assistance by Mitsuyoshi Takasu (Big Man Japan) and Makoto Ueda (Summer Time Machine Blues, Magare! Spoon).
In case you’re wondering, that is indeed Puffy AmiYumi at the 20-second mark. As reported by Tokyograph yesterday, their song “Fish On” is being used as the film’s theme (unfortunately, it didn’t make it into the teaser). Former...
- 3/28/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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