Category Archive for Tokyo + Japan
UPCOMING GOTH PARTIES & EVENTS IN TOKYO, GREECE! DAS ICH & GOTHIKA AT MIDNIGHT MESS, JAPAN & ANIME, DJ SISEN CYBER GOTHIC NIGHTCLUB.
Does anyone know what time it is? I surely do… it’s party time, my children of the night!
If you are planning to visit Tokyo, you should come in the last week of the month in order to attend Midnight Mess. It’s the longest-running Gothic/Industrial event in Tokyo, held at the conveniently-located Shinjuku Marz. Special guests and DJS have included Skinny Puppy, Covenant, and your beloved SiSEN. Don’t feel intimidated — as you can see in this video, everyone is very friendly and the staff speak English! For Midnight Mess photos, maps, directions etc, visit my Tokyo Goth Club Guide.
9.26 MIDNIGHT MESS – with special guest Spanking Machine
– Begins midnight on Sept 26, 2009 at Shinjuku Marz. 3000/3500/4000 yen (cheaper if dresscode/RSVP). See my Tokyo Goth Club Guide for map and details.
To see the back of the flyer, click here.
11.29 presale tickets for Das Ich/GOTHIKA (Germany) available in limited quantities for 4000yen on the 26th of September at Midnight Mess. Details at http://midnightmess.com
10.24 MIDNIGHT MESS – Nightmare before Halloween
– A costume contest, suspension show, photobooth, performance by Selia and more!
– I took the photo above of the Comte de Sang (these are outtakes from the Vampire Cafe chapter of my Theme Restaurants book).
– Begins midnight on Oct 24, 2009 at Shinjuku Marz. 4500/5000 yen (cheaper if dresscode/RSVP).See my Tokyo Goth Club Guide for map and details.
11.29 MIDNIGHT MESS – With Das Ich and GOTHIKA
– A bloody vampire ball – a Goth Industrial Electro fest with Dance Macabre Records! Tickets available at the 9.26 Midnight Mess; details at http://midnightmess.com
– Begins midnight on Nov 29, 2009 at Shinjuku Marz. 3000/3500/4000 yen (cheaper if dresscode/RSVP).See my Tokyo Goth Club Guide for map and details.
9.25 Darkest Labyrinth Sponsored Event
– Greek promoters Sakura Syndrome kick-start their 5th consecutive season with rare audio-visual material of the label’s artists, exclusive pre-release songs, as well as a Double Release Party! Listen to Suicide Ali’s brand new album “Dai Yon no Waltz” and GPKISM’s new single “Barathrum”!
– Friday, the 25th of September at Cofix (Lori Margariti 11). Begins 21:00. Entrance: 4€ (drink included). For more details, visit Sakura Syndrome’s site.
10.10 Jasmine You + CLJ Records free event
– In the light of the recent passing of Jasmine You, Sakura Syndrome is holding a mini-tribute to Versailles.
– Plus a CLJ record release party with special audio and video material of SCREW and -OZ-
– And as always, giveaways, costume contests and Visual Kei/J-rock, anime music videos…
– Saturday, the 10th of October at DaSein Arts and Spirits [Solomou 12, Plateia Eksarheion]. Begins 21:00. Entrance: FREE! For more details, visit Sakura Syndrome’s site.
10.3 Glitter Channel
– DJs SiSeN, Manik(HimemaniK), and Cold+Sleep are playing a wild cyber party on Oct 3 in the outskirts of Tokyo!
– Live acts include digital-techno BESPA☆KUMAMERO, cruel electronics Marlee, and skin-piercing analog SuperBossM10.
– Exhibits by Gothic Lolita/VK fashion and accessories labels Bitch Gold, product_c, Belial
Oct 3 at Hangar Hall in Yamanashi-ken, Nakakoma-gun, Showamachi, Kasai 622-1
TEL 055-267-9011, Open 18:30 / Start 19:00, 2000/2500 yen with ID, http://hangarhall.com/
(Thanks to Comte de Sang for the translation)
Song of the Day #206: Spanking Machine performing live (tell all your Tokyo friends about the 9.26 show and upcoming events!)
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THE BIG NEWS: LA CARMINA TO CO-HOST TOKYO EPISODE OF ANDREW ZIMMERN’S BIZARRE WORLD TV SHOW ON TRAVEL CHANNEL!
So… I’ve been hinting at an out-of-this-world announcement, and I wasn’t pulling your leg. It’s such a doozy that I can’t believe it’s happening… but it is.
In October, I’m being flown to Tokyo… to be a guide and co-host for several outrageous segments… of Andrew Zimmern’s TV show on Travel Channel, Bizarre World!
It’s no secret that I’m a Travel Channel fanatic (remember our Goth recreation of Anthony Bourdain’s Tokyo episode?). Andrew Zimmern has one of the channel’s most popular programs, Bizarre Foods, in which he roams the globe to gulp down eyeballs and other strange meals. His new show, Bizarre World, is even cooler — because Andrew explores weird subcultures and cultural oddities in addition to food.
So how amazing is that I — and more importantly, my spooky friends (above) — get to be part of the action?
I can’t reveal everything we’ve planned… but will it involve decadent dress, cyber/Goth/fetish nightcrawling, takeovers of wild theme restaurants (like in my book), and feasting on the parts of a certain large beast? Ohhhhh yes!
If you want a preview of our ghoulish cross-dressing antics, you can watch our Death Cookbook, Mad Hatter, Midnight Mess, and Wizard of the Opera videos on my YouTube channel. Travel Channel was charmed by my book, Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants (none of this would have occurred if my publicist didn’t send them a copy — thank you!). It would be great if you could add my book to your wish-list, and I think you will enjoy the cute maid cafe photos too.
Life is insane right now… right after the Travel Channel adventure, I’m off to book signings and media appearances in several US cities (I will announce locations and dates soon). I hope to see you there — and I will dutifully report on all the Tokyo madness, promise. Thank you for all your support — without it, none of this would have been possible!
Song of the Day #205: Fukuda Saki – Goodbye My Love (a classic, gorgeous song — must listen.)
LA CARMINA
