Lyrics + capsule and COLTEMONIKHA interview translations + contemode-related sites to follow + etc
I realized there's probably still quite a few people who come here for Nakata Yasutaka news updates on his work/the artists he produces, so I figured I'd make this post. :x Before I go into it, I do want to thank the few people who post here that always link back to my news posts on my fuckyeahystk Tumblr, I appreciate being sourced!
First of all, all of capsule's lyrics have been translated by Tumblr user renai-junkie!. She has also done all the COLTEMONIKHA lyrics here and has translated what I could save of Nakata's old-as-heck blog posts. Nakata's blog entries are being posted here, I'm kind of rationing them out because there's only so many but they'll eventually all be there and I post one every Sunday.
Next, Tumblr user roomgirl has recently done a translation of a FLASH BACK era capsule interview and also, using scans I provided, a MARQUEE interview from COLTEMONIKHA back in 2006 shortly before their debut mini-album came out. If either of those time periods/artists are favorites of yours, I highly recommend checking out those interviews! They're great.
Lastly, I wanted to put a list here of specific sites (well, really just Tumblr blogs -- social media sort of took over everything) for specific artists that are associated with Nakata Yasutaka. They're the go-tos for news updates and translations of said artists, so they're a better bet than this community. I'll throw these under a read more:
fuckyeahystk - Nakata Yasutaka fan Tumblr; I run this and I post only things pertaining to Nakata and his work (e.g., I'll reblog Perfume/Kyary news, I post capsule and Nakata solo news, I'll upload audio of anything he's made). I wrote up a ton of resources, such as a detailed biography of his career and a completely accurate discography of his work, and I answer questions etc.
capsool - capsule fan Tumblr; the owner had been on hiatus but now she's back and has translated (and continues to translate!) Koshijima Toshiko's Twitter, so if you're interested in that, this is the place to go!
kyarychan - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu fan Tumblr; excellent source for Kyary news/pictures/tour information and the curator regularly translates Kyary's Twitter! She also answers questions.
prfm - Perfume fan Tumblr; they do a good job keeping up with Perfume's activities and have a lot of resources!
I realize it kind of sucks to have to check multiple sources for news on different artists, but if you want the bare basics of all Nakata-related acts, just going to fuckyeahystk is fine. :x Also, I've heard through the woodwork that there's a lot of Perfume Facebook fan pages, so if you're interested in that there's another avenue from which to get news/participate in fan discussions.
Oh, one more thing... This isn't related to Nakata, but RAM RIDER is planning to release a new album this year. [Cheers and confetti from absolutely no one besides me and roomgirl.] He also debuted a new song at an ASOBINITE event the other night, so I'm hoping he'll play it on his internet radio show AUDIO GALAXY this coming Tuesday.
First of all, all of capsule's lyrics have been translated by Tumblr user renai-junkie!. She has also done all the COLTEMONIKHA lyrics here and has translated what I could save of Nakata's old-as-heck blog posts. Nakata's blog entries are being posted here, I'm kind of rationing them out because there's only so many but they'll eventually all be there and I post one every Sunday.
Next, Tumblr user roomgirl has recently done a translation of a FLASH BACK era capsule interview and also, using scans I provided, a MARQUEE interview from COLTEMONIKHA back in 2006 shortly before their debut mini-album came out. If either of those time periods/artists are favorites of yours, I highly recommend checking out those interviews! They're great.
Lastly, I wanted to put a list here of specific sites (well, really just Tumblr blogs -- social media sort of took over everything) for specific artists that are associated with Nakata Yasutaka. They're the go-tos for news updates and translations of said artists, so they're a better bet than this community. I'll throw these under a read more:
fuckyeahystk - Nakata Yasutaka fan Tumblr; I run this and I post only things pertaining to Nakata and his work (e.g., I'll reblog Perfume/Kyary news, I post capsule and Nakata solo news, I'll upload audio of anything he's made). I wrote up a ton of resources, such as a detailed biography of his career and a completely accurate discography of his work, and I answer questions etc.
capsool - capsule fan Tumblr; the owner had been on hiatus but now she's back and has translated (and continues to translate!) Koshijima Toshiko's Twitter, so if you're interested in that, this is the place to go!
kyarychan - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu fan Tumblr; excellent source for Kyary news/pictures/tour information and the curator regularly translates Kyary's Twitter! She also answers questions.
prfm - Perfume fan Tumblr; they do a good job keeping up with Perfume's activities and have a lot of resources!
I realize it kind of sucks to have to check multiple sources for news on different artists, but if you want the bare basics of all Nakata-related acts, just going to fuckyeahystk is fine. :x Also, I've heard through the woodwork that there's a lot of Perfume Facebook fan pages, so if you're interested in that there's another avenue from which to get news/participate in fan discussions.
Oh, one more thing... This isn't related to Nakata, but RAM RIDER is planning to release a new album this year. [Cheers and confetti from absolutely no one besides me and roomgirl.] He also debuted a new song at an ASOBINITE event the other night, so I'm hoping he'll play it on his internet radio show AUDIO GALAXY this coming Tuesday.