New Miyavi DVD released!

MIYAVI returns with documentary live DVD "Neo Tokyo Samurai Black World Tour Vol.1" The DVD features documentary footage of first half of his world tour in 2009. Special limited edition comes with:

(1) Neo Tokyo wristband (w/ USB memory containing special contents),

(2) previously unreleased song,

(3) 48-page photo booklet featuring photos from his concert and behind-the-scene and

(4) application card (valid only in Japan).

DVD | 2010/03/24 | 8381yen ($92+)

Site: cdjapan.co.jp

Up for pre-order on cdjapan.co.jp and yesasia.com now! ;)

Apple Conference 2010: iPad

Yes, finally! I spent my lunch break hunting and watching live-feeds of the conference yesterday and I must say, I loved it. Here's what I got:

Pros:

• awesome design by the Apple team, as usual.
• iBook. use it as an alternative ebook reader to the Kindle.
• Price. Starting at $499?! Wow.
• Cheap G3. $30 a month unlimited.
• 10 hr. battery life, WHILE watching videos or on wi-fi. That's just amazing.
• Syncs with iTunes, and as a bonus also syncs with iTunes on Windows.
• Bluetooth.

Neutral:

• no multitasking. Not a really big deal, since this is a tablet. Adding a "Spaces" like feature might be nice though.
• memory. 16, 32, or 64 gig. Not bad for what you'll DO with the iPad, but still, I like my space.

Cons:

• the name, "iPad", Steve was using his sense of humor with this one
• no flash. meh. that's annoying.
• no native camera. It does have an attachment for a camera, but i'd like a built-in iSight better.
• no native USB. Has connectors for USB ports, but ehe.

Overall, I DO want the iPad, but I'll wait till the next version comes out. The product looks amazing, and has an excellent design, but I think in just 6 months it will be so much better.

More about the conference, Steve Jobs looked pretty good. He seemed a little tired but overall it looks like he's doing well. I'm happy about that. It'll be a sad, sad day when Steve has to step down from Apple permanently.

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Dir en grey ~ US Tour Dates

Miyavi tour dates have yet to be rescheduled, but here's some US tour dates worth looking into:

Dir en grey ~ All Visible Things 2009
November 2 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live - 7pm
November 3 - Dallas, TX - Trees - 7pm
November 11 - New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre - 7pm
November 13 - New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre - 7pm
November 14 - New York, NY - The Gramercy Theatre - 7pm
November 16 - Chicago, IL - Metro - 6pm
November 18 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre - 7pm
November 20 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues Sunset Strip - 8pm
November 22 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues Sunset Strip - 7pm
November 23 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore - 7pm

There's also a rumor of a possible Utada tour to the US in 2010! Maybe so, maybe so. Right now this J-rocker is just hoping Miyavi recovers and is able to reschedule his US tour. *waves ticket*

Upcoming Releases

D'espairsRay: As said before, it's their 10th Anniversary! Their latest single "Final Call" will be released on September 9, a live DVD of their 10th Anniversary concert will also be released. And there's also a Greatest Hits album coming out with their best songs from 1999 to 2008.

Merry: They have a life DVD coming out on November 7th. Like the music, but not too sure about getting a dvd of the girls. But, if that's your thing, its up for pre-order now.

NEWS: YES! "NEWS Live Diamond" DVD is finally coming out! (it's almost been a year since the concert). It comes in limited and regular editions, but there's not that much difference so I'd go for the cheaper regular addition. It comes out on November 4! Pre-order now!

GACKT: Another dearly awaited DVD! His (long winded) GACKT Visualive Tour 2008-2009 Requiem et Reminiscence II- Saisei to Kaiko-" live DVD is coming out December 2, along with another new single.

Girugamesh: Mentioned this one before, and it deserves a second mentioning. Their third album is coming out along with a DVD featuring the music videos of "Alive" and "Border" and documentary from "Summer Evolution" and some backstage/interview footage. It comes out on December 16th.

Dir en grey: They're coming out with their music video DVD! Comes out Tomorrow, October 28th.

Oh, and cdJapan.co.jp is having a pretty good sale. There's Kra, Acid Black Cherry, Alice Nine, Vidoll, Angelo, the GazettE, even Mucc and BUCK-TICK.

Sad News For US Miyavi Fans...

Yup. The US Tour is now postponed. Miyavi's injury in his Europe tour proved to be worse than he or his staff thought at first, and the doctor in Mexico suggested that he go back to Japan immediately for treatment. Get well soon, Miyavi, and take your time in healing! US fans will wait patiently.

Kamen Rider Den-O MV

Couldn't help myself. ^.^

Made with iMovie '09 with help of iShowU.