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JROCK BANDS CONCERT REVIEWS, VISUAL KEI LIVE PERFORMANCES & SHOWS IN TOKYO, JAPAN & AMERICA.

I love lists. Taking inventory. Filling out forms. Truly a disturbed individual, am I not? Enough preface: here’s a compilation of all the Visual Kei, Jrock and Goth concert reviews on my blog, from 2008 to the present. Each link leads you to a report, including exclusive photos and videos videos. You can see all my Visual Kei-related coverage in this section.
I’ll keep adding to this list, so check back. If you find my Jrock coverage helpful, please consider sending the link to your friends. And you can leave a comment, letting me know which musicians / bands you’d like me to review next!
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2011 concerts
† Sugizo (Luna Sea / X Japan guitarist) (Hong Kong: December 2011)
† Wave Gotik Treffen (Leipzig: June 2011)
† Diamanda Galas (Uppsala, Sweden: April 2011)
† Cradle of Filth (Vancouver, Canada: February 2011)
2010 concerts
† Aural Vampire, Birthday Massacre, Dommin, Andy Six of Black Veil Brides (Studio Seven, Seattle: November 2010)
† Black Veil Brides (Studio Seven, Seattle: November 2010)
† SaTaN final live (Meguro Rockmaykan, Tokyo: Halloween 2010)
† Candy Spooky Theater (Meguro Rockmaykan, Tokyo: Halloween 2010)
† X Japan (Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver: October 2010)
† X Japan pre-show photos
† Dir en Grey (Showbox SoDo, Seattle: September 2010)
† Seileen: DJ SiSEN and Selia (Decadance Bar, Tokyo: August 2010)
† 101 A (Tokyo: August 2010)
† D’espairsRay (Showbox SoDo, Seattle: August 2010)
† D’espairsRay pre-show outfit photos
† Moi dix Mois / Malice Mizer reunion (Akasaka Blitz, Tokyo: July 2010)
† Miyavi (Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver: June 2010)
† Deluhi, Mix Speakers Inc (Shibuya-O-East, Tokyo: May 2010)
† GPKISM, SaTaN, Calmando Qual, Lix (Meguro Rockmaykan, Tokyo: May 2010)
† GPKISM pre-show photos
† Kaya Kaleidoscope (Ikebukuro Black Hole, Tokyo: May 2010)
† Kozi of Malice Mizer at Osaka Black Veil, May 2010
† Versailles (JCB Hall, Tokyo: April 2010)
† Versailles pre-show photos
† Suicide Ali (Tekkoshocon, Pittsburgh: April 2010)
† Versailles Jasmine You memorial concert (Shibuya-O-East, Tokyo: January 2010)

2009 concerts
† Rusika and Jazzminshroom (2nd Street Jazz, Los Angeles: November 2009)
† Lilac, Gurigula, Uzuhi (Webster Hall, NYC: November 2009)
† V-rock Visual Kei festival report by Yukiro (Chiba Makuhari Messe, Tokyo: October 2009)
† V-rock Visual Kei festival report by Count de Sang (Chiba Makuhari Messe, Tokyo: October 2009)
† Moi dix Mois and Kozi (Ebisu Liquidroom, Tokyo: July 2009)
† Moi dix Mois Mana cosplayers and outfit posts
† Gackt (Saitama Arena, Tokyo: July 2009)
† Gackt pre-show photos
† Baal, 13th Moon, Demonoid 13 (Shinjuku Motion, Tokyo: July 2009)

2008 concerts
† Mark Lane (MRX party, Los Angeles: December 2008)
† Auto-Mod (Shinjuku Club Marz, Tokyo: November 2008)
† Versailles (Shibuya-O-West, Tokyo: October 2008)
† Black and white: Laverite (Narciss Urawa, Japan: October 2008)
† Color photos: Laverite (Narciss Urawa, Japan: October 2008)
† First show: Laverite (Narciss Urawa, Japan: October 2008)
† Aural Vampire (Shinjuku Club Marz, Tokyo Dark Castle: October 2008)
† Kokusyoku Sumire (Christon Cafe, Tokyo: October 2008)
† Kanon Wakeshima, Plastic Tree (Marui Fashion Expo at JCB Hall, Tokyo: September 2008)
I’ll keep adding to this list, so check back. If you find my Jrock coverage helpful, please consider sending the link to your friends, and adding my Facebook page. And you can leave a comment, letting me know which musicians / bands you’d like me to review next!
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FETISH BDSM BAR IN TOKYO, JAPAN: GUINEA PIG. STRANGEST, WEIRDEST GOTH BARS IN KABUKI-CHO, SHINJUKU.

A writhing snake, spooky Asian girls and metal chains… What’s this — a haunted house? A Torture Garden of Good and Evil?

Welcome to Guinea Pig, a BDSM fetish bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Where disturbing, bloody videos play on the big screen TV…

Where the decoration consists of guro-baby mannequins, decapitated heads and horror art…

And where the owner is super-genki and fabulous! Only in Japan, right?

After we left the metal bar with the Nazi outfit on the wall, I took the Australian TV crew to Guinea Pig. Tim had no qualms about wrapping the resident pet snake around his hands — and letting it kiss him on the lips.

If you’re read my Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo book, then you’re familiar with this juxtaposition by now: horrifying, kitschy and kawaii (cute), all on the same shelf.

I’m not sure I’d hire this interior decorator to spruce up my apartment.

However, the special grapefruit cocktails and jasmine chu-his are delightful. And the crowd in this small bar is always friendly, with a wicked sense of humor.

The bathroom is covered in horror B-movie posters.

No comment…

Address: 東京都新宿区歌舞伎町2-41-3. Shinjuku, Kabukicho, 2-41-3, third floor.
It’s a little hard to find Guinea Pig… From the Kabuki-cho koban (police box), walk north until you reach the playground under construction. Guinea Pig is in a building on the right, filled with small bars and fronted with a white winding staircase.
Have you ever been to a fetish / S&M bar? What’s the weirdest drinking establishment you’ve ever visited?
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