雅-MIYAVI- Japan Tour 2010

2010/04/011 Osaka Shangri-La

Live Report #7

On April 11th, 2005, this was all brand new to me. I stood in line outside of DRUM Be-1 in Nagoya with no idea what to expect; though I'd lived in Japan for a while I was still hopeless with the language, and far from integrated culturally. I had rarely, if ever, ventured out ( Read more... )

雅-MIYAVI- Japan Tour 2010

2010/04/09 Matsuyama Salon Kitty

Live Report #6

So far I've been pretty organized about these reviews, but after seeing the show in Matsuyama, a formal review of the city and the live house and all the technical aspects of the show doesn't really seem fitting. I've pretty much covered the set list and the generalities of the ( Read more... )

雅-MIYAVI- Japan Tour 2010

2010/04/07 Hiroshima Namiki Junction

Live Report #5

The City: I’ve never been to Hiroshima before, because I’ve never felt like I could pay proper tribute to it as an American. A lot of people that I know have been to visit the peace park as tourists - they’ve read the plaques, toured the museum, and photographed the ( Read more... )

雅-MIYAVI- Japan Tour 2010

2010/04/05 Fukuoka DRUM Be-1

Live Report #3

The City: Fukuoka is always a great place for a Miyavi show - the weather is hot and the kids are even hotter. It was a comparatively cool day - in fact it was downright cold once the sun went down, and we all wished we’d brought better coats with us for demachi - but aside from ( Read more... )

私も使い方分からへんよ。
(I don't know how to use this thing either!)

It's kind of cool, though - whatever the hell it is!

雅-MIYAVI- Japan Tour 2010

2010/04/02 Kumamoto Drum Be-9 V1

Live Report #2

The City: Kumamoto is only an hour and a half by train from Kagoshima, and the friendly, laid-back Kyuushuu vibe is pervasive in this city as well; it was also the peak day for the sakura blossoms, and the weather was absolutely beautiful - a far cry from the sporadic rain in ( Read more... )

It's that time of year again - the sakura are blooming, the rainy season is coming, and Miyavi's Japanese tour kicked off with a bang in Okinawa on March 28th, but last night's show in Kagoshima is the first stop that I've had a chance to go rock out and review. So let's start from the almost-beginning with ....

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2010/04/01 ( Read more... )

Dear Miyavi,

Congratulations on a bright and brilliant new future! Here's wishing you nothing but positivity, progress, and personal growth in the next stage of your life, both artistic and personal. You have my support, 100%.

Love,
Stevie

僕が僕であり
君が君であるように
愛は愛何だ

I Love You
I Love You
I Love You
そこから僕らは始まる
I Love You
I Love You
I Love You
そうだまた明日
君に伝いよう。。。

It's taken me a few days to recover enough to sit down and write this review of the last two shows - the few minutes that I've spent conscious and coherent have been devoted to translating Miyavi's blogs, and I've still got his newest post on o ( Read more... )

So who says that a migrane and a 100 degree fever puts a damper on a Miyavi concert?

Certainly not me! XD

Because that is how I dragged myself to Kanazawa AZ yesterday - sick, sore, exhausted, 13 pounds lighter than when I started this adventure, and determined to have a rockin` good time of it nonetheless. Thank god the air conditioning in this ( Read more... )