Monthly Archives: August 2010
“Lunartail” – Luzmelt
Visual Kei band Luzmelt is back after a nerve-wracking loss of a few members. This single has been out since mid-July but since it was distributed only at lives, it took what felt like forever to become available to us … Continue reading
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I Come Out Of Hiding To Commemorate Something Else
Sakurayume is now celebrating 20,000 views! It feels like only yesterday I was celebrating 10,000 views and in reality, it wasn’t all that long ago. Thanks again to everyone. I’ll review the new AAA and Luzmelt singles tomorrow; even if … Continue reading
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“Nancy” – SKULL
Welcome back to me, and welcome back to SKULL! This band was introduced to me by Toshi San and I definitely appreciate it. Gaining insight on new VK bands is what I’m all about. I’m going to probably step on … Continue reading
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Jessica Tyler Makes Me “Believe” in Teen Pop Music
With a fresh face, bubbly attitude, and obvious love for Eric Carle’s picture books, Jessica Tyler may look like your average teenage girl. That being said, Jessica Tyler is your average teenage girl. If you’re a loser like me and … Continue reading
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Poll Results Are Here! Also, I’m Not Dead.
This week I asked my readers to vote on which song they felt was more overrated. “Overrated” seemed to be an insensitive choice of words on my part. The winner was Vanilla by GACKT. (15 votes) Ready Steady Go by … Continue reading
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Poll Results Will Never Be The Same
The winner of my “Funniest Viral Video” poll was Jessi Slaughter! If you didn’t vote for Jessi, then “you dun goof’d.” My new polls pits GACKT and Hyde against each other all over again. This time, I’m wondering which song … Continue reading
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“Naked Arms / SWORD SUMMIT” – T.M. Revolution
T.M.R hasn’t been around for a little while. Takanori himself has been active with abindgon boys school and the field of being awesome, but he hasn’t “made revolution” since 2008′s Resonance, which was a fantastic song. I am still a … Continue reading
Filed under Japanese Pop, Japanese Rock, Sakurayume's Collection
Happy 6 Month Anniversary to Sakurayume!
Sakurayume was launched on February 9, 2010. I just noticed that today marks my 6 month anniversary as a blogger. I just wanted to thank everyone who has read, contributed, and inspired me. I think my readers and the unforgettable … Continue reading
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“Departure” – Deluhi
Understand this. My first Deluhi song was Hybrid Truth. That being said, the bar has been set pretty high and the band has yet to blow me away since. After “The Farthest” I was ready to call it quits but … Continue reading
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Poll Results Are Back With a Vengeance
Hey everyone! I’m here to report the latest poll results on what everyone considers their musical tastes to be, in terms of how wide the array of music they listen to is. Most voters fell into the middle category of … Continue reading
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