Interviews
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An Cafe
May 26, 2008 ~ Fanime
The day after their US debut performance at Fanime, the members of oshare kei group An Cafe sat down with us for a one-on-one interview. Read more...
April 11, 2009 ~ World Tour 2009
An Cafe made their third appearance here in the US as part of their world tour, with three stops in California. We decided to ask them a little about their travel experiences when we sat down with them this time. Read more...
auncia
July 4, 2009 ~ Anime Expo
auncia made an appearance at Anime Expo. We sat down to learn a little bit about the lives of this young band. Read more...
Anna Tsuchiya
June 30, 2007 ~ Anime Expo
We attended the press conference with Anna Tsuchiya during Anime Expo. Read more...
Aural Vampire
February 15, 2009 ~ Katsucon 2009
Aural Vampire made their second US appearance at Katsucon in Arlington, VA. EXO-CHIKA and RAVEMAN sat down with us to answer a few of our questions. Read more...
-ayabie-
June 18, 2008 ~ WORLD TOUR 2008
We got a chance to sit down with two members of -ayabie-, Takehito and Yumehito, at the Chicago date of their recent tour in America. Read more...
Back-On
November 18, 2007 ~ Anime USA
The morning after their performance at Anime USA in Arlington, VA, Back-On met with us in the rooftop restaurant of the Hyatt hotel. With the backdrop of Washington DC in the distance, we asked them a little about their music and their experiences in America. Read more...
Becca
July 19, 2009 ~ Otakon 2009
Becca is an American artist who began her career in the US, before making her major debut in Japan. Although she is not JRock, we were interested in her experience as an American, taking on a Japanese audience, so we took the opportunity to interview her at Otakon. We met up with her shortly after her concert on Sunday, and found her energized and cheerful. Read more...
BLOOD
April 1, 2007 ~ Darkest Labyrinth vol.1
After their Darkest Labyrinth USA Tour, the members of BLOOD took the time to answer a few of our questions via email. Read more...
December 28, 2007 ~ The Darkest Labyrinth vol.7 ~ pre-tour interview
An email interview with BLOOD: Kiwamu and Fu~ki took some time to answer a few of our questions about their upcoming US tour: Darkest Labyrinth vol.7. The tour will have stops in Los Angeles, CA on February 1, San Antonio, TX on February 2, Boston, MA on February 3, and Chicago, IL on February 4. Read more...
February 4, 2009 ~ La Fin de la Journée
Project: JRock Events (USA)'s first interview was with BLOOD, so we felt that it was only fitting that we interview them one last time when they announced their final US tour before their disbandment. Unfortunately, Ryo and Kaede were not on the tour, and Fu-ki was ill at the time of the interview. So we were only able to interview Kiwamu, but Gothic Prince Ken chimed in to answer a few questions as well. Read more...
camino
May 31, 2009 ~ A-Kon
We got a chance to sit down with the members of camino as they returned to the US for their third appearance at A-Kon. camino reflected on their experiences then and now. Read more....
The Candy Spooky Theater
November 9, 2007 ~ PMX
We got a chance to ask The Candy Spooky Theater about their second appearance in the USA, and meet their new guitarist, Kiddy Skeleton. Read more...
CHATMONCHY
March 21, 2010 ~ Japan Nite
The three-piece all-girl band, CHATMONCHY, made their US debut at SXSW, and followed it up with a short US tour. We got a chance to speak with them before the Japan Nite show in New York. Read more...
D'espairsRay
February 22, 2008 ~ Taste of Chaos ~ pre-tour interview
D'espairsRay are no strangers to America; they've played several concerts here, and now they're coming back for a full US tour as part of the Rockstar Taste of Chaos. Before leaving Japan for another excursion onto American soil, D'espairsRay took some time to answer a few of our questions via email. Read more...
March 20, 2008 ~ Taste of Chaos
Before their performance on the Nassau Coliseum show date on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour, Project: JRock Events (USA) got a chance to sit down with the members of D’espairsRay. It would be a couple of hours before the doors would open so as we sat in the small press room backstage, random sound check and background music filtered into the room. Everyone was relaxed as we began. Read more...
DIO ~Distraught Overlord~
December 21, 2008 ~ Oni-con
The weekend of their US debut at Oni-Con, the members of Dio ~Distraught Overlord~ took some time out of their busy schedule to sit down with us for an interview. We started out with only four members present, but Erina (guitar) joined in part way through. Read more...
Echostream (Tomo Asaha)
November 11, 2007 ~ PMX
We got a chance to sit down with Japanese guitarist Tomo, from the band echostream, to see what he had to say about his new life in America and on the JRock scene today. Read more...
FAKE? (Ken Lloyd)
June 12, 2009 ~ AnimeNEXT
FAKE? made an appearance and concert at this year's AnimeNEXT. Ken, leader of the project, sat down with us to answer a few questions. Read more...
GaGaalinG
November 11, 2007 ~ PMX
MYM is the vocalist of the band GaGaalinG, as well as a model for popular Japanese fashion label, h.NAOTO. After an autograph session at PMX, she sat down with us to answer a few questions about GaGaalinG and her thoughts on fashion. This we also got on video, so we encourage you to watch that, as well! Read more...
July 4, 2008 ~ Anime Expo
After meeting up with MYM at PMX last year, we wanted to know more about GaGaalinG from the rest of the members of the band. We got a chance to interview all four during their appearance at Anime Expo. Read more...
[geist]
May 5, 2008
[geist] is a JRock inspired band based in Maryland that's been around since 2006. It was a light-hearted chat full of jokes when we sat down and interviewed the members of [geist] via instant messenger. Read more...
GPKISM
November 10, 2008 ~ Neko-con
We got a chance to sit down with the members of GPKISM at their USA debut. Read more...
February 4, 2009 ~ La Fin de la Journée
Project: JRock Events (USA)'s first interview was with BLOOD, so we felt that it was only fitting that we interview them one last time when they announced their final US tour before their disbandment. Unfortunately, Ryo and Kaede were not on the tour, and Fu-ki was ill at the time of the interview. So we were only able to interview Kiwamu, but Gothic Prince Ken chimed in to answer a few questions as well. Read more...
October 26, 2009 ~ Halloween Special
In anticipation of Halloween, we asked Gothique Prince Ken of GPKISM to have a discussion about the dead, the undead, horror, and a few other spooky things. Read more...
Head Phones President
November 11, 2007 ~ PMX
We got a chance to sit down with the members of HEAD PHONES PRESIDENT as they made their first appearance on the west coast of the USA, at PMX. Read more...
HeavyGrinder
May 31, 2009 ~ email interview
Here's something a little different--not quite JRock, but music with ties to Japanese culture. We asked HeavyGrinder to take some time out of her busy schedule to do an email interview, and she obliged. Read more....
Kanon Wakeshima
July 18, 2009 ~ Otakon
Kanon Wakeshima made her US debut at Otakon in Baltimore, MD. She took some time out of her hectic schedule to answer a few questions. Read more...
Kaya
November 10, 2008 ~ PMX 2008
Solo artist Kaya made his US debut at Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles, CA. We got a chance to sit down for a tête-à-tête with him. Read more...
November 22, 2009 ~ Anime USA
Kaya made his second appearance in the US just over a year after his first. We got to sit down with him for a second time to talk about his single Ophelia, and some of his recent activities. Read more...
Kaya (Hagakure) & Kenzi (Anti Feminism)
December 9, 2007 ~ MadGod PrincessGod Coupling Tour2007~New Legend CreationIII~
We sat down with Kenzi of Anti-Feminism and Kaya of Hagakure just moments before the first show of their US coupling tour to ask them a few questions. Read more...
November 11, 2008 ~ Kenzi in Los Angeles
We got a chance to sit down with Kenzi, vocalist and leader of Anti-Feminism, as he was visiting Los Angeles. It was an unplanned interview that turned out to be interesting nonetheless! Read more...
LM.C
June 4, 2008 ~ Anime Expo
maya and Aiji of the band LM.C took some time to answer our questions the day between their US debut performance at Anime Expo and their second performance at Crash Mansion in Los Angeles, CA. Read more...
miyavi
May 15, 2008 ~ 2008 World Tour
On the Thursday after his first stop on the American leg of his World Tour, Miyavi sat down with us to answer a few questions. Read more...
m.o.v.e
May 10, 2009 ~ ACen
The members of m.o.v.e are no strangers to playing shows in the US. This year, they made an appearance at Anime Central in Chicago, IL. Motsu and Yuri took some time out of their schedules to answer a few of our questions on the last day of the convention. Read more...
MUCC
February 22, 2008 ~ Taste of Chaos ~ pre-tour interview
MUCC made their first appearance in America for Otakon 2006, and a second at JRock Revolution in Los Angeles, CA in May 2007. Now they're looking at a full US tour as a part of the Rockstar Taste of Chaos. Before heading out on this tour, Tatsuro took the time to answer a few of our questions via email. Read more...
March 20, 2008 ~ Taste of Chaos
Project: JRock Events USA got a chance to sit down with the members of MUCC before their performance on the Nassau Coliseum show date on the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour. Sound checks were going on in the background and strangely enough, we had Christina Aguilera drifting into the press room. Read more...
December 10, 2008 ~ MUCC US Tour 2008
We caught up with MUCC as they made their fourth appearance in the USA, perfoming lives in both New York and Los Angeles. Read more...
RENTRER EN SOI
June 19, 2008 ~ AnimeNEXT
On the first day of AnimeNEXT 2008, Project: JRock Events (USA) got a chance to sit down with the members of Rentrer en Soi before their performance later that night. It was late afternoon and the room we sat in was dimly lit. The members seemed relaxed as we began the interview. Read more...
Riku (ex-phantasmagoria, chariots)
July 4, 2008 ~ Anime Expo 2008
We got a chance to interview Riku as he made his final appearance as a member of Phantasmagoria in the USA. Read more...
THE ROYAL DEAD
October 26, 2009 ~ Halloween Special
As a part of our Halloween special, we asked THE ROYAL DEAD to answer a few questions about the holiday and goth music. Violinist Aci obliged with a short email interview. Read more...
Satsuki
July 4, 2009 ~ Anime Expo
We caught up with Satsuki as he returned to perform his first solo live in the USA. Read more...
SiSeN
February 4, 2008 ~ Darkest Labyrinth vol.7 with BLOOD
Monday night was the last show from BLOOD's Darkest Labyrinth vol.7 tour, featuring DJ SiSeN. After a little unwinding from the show, SiSeN kindly took the time to answer a few of our questions. Read more...
October 11, 2008 ~ Anime USA 2008
Saturday afternoon of Anime USA, we got to hang out with SiSeN for a second interview. It was a very relaxed and fun atmosphere, and SiSeN answered a few of our questions in English. Read more...
The Slants
November 10, 2007 ~ PMX
"Chinatown Dance Rock" is the tagline given to The Slants, but there's a whole lot more to them than just a catchy turn of phrase! We got to sit down and ask just what else there is to this all-asian band. Read more...
March 23, 2008 ~ Lestats
We met up with The Slants to check on how things were going for these chinatown dance rockers since our first interview with them at PMX last November. Read more...
May 8, 2009 ~ ACen 2009
After their concert on Friday, the Slants gave a Q&A panel for their fans. Unfortunately, few people showed up due to a scheduling conflict. However, it was a very intimate and relaxed setting that was more fun than any interview could've been. For forty minutes, the Slants answered questions about the band and their personal lives for their fans. Read more...
Sugar
December 21, 2008 ~ Oni-con
The morning following their first ever US live at Oni-con, the members of Sugar took some time from their busy schedules to sit down with us for an interview. Read more...
SUGIZO
September 26, 2008
Despite being exhausted from the late show the night before in Los Angeles, SUGIZO took the time to sit down for a joint interview with J-Revolution, JRock Radio, and us here at JRock Events. Read more...
Suicide Ali
November 10, 2008
Suicide Ali made their US debut at Pacific Media Expo in Los Angeles, CA. We got a chance to chat with the guys during their first appearance in America. Read more...
Tainted Reality (Roger)
September 1, 2007
We interviewed CEO of Tainted Reality, Roger Shackelford, for a look behind the scenes of Tainted Reality. Read more...
Takuya Angel
April 15, 2009 ~ Anime Matsuri
DJ and fashion designer, Takuya Angel, made his debut US appearance at Anime Matsuri. After both a wildly succesful fashion show and a rave, Takuya Angel managed to extract himself from the busy dealer's room to answer a few of our questions. Read more...
Thee Out Mods
November 10, 2007 ~ PMX
Los Angeles-based Japanese band, Thee Out Mods, took some time to answer a few of our questions about about being a Japanese band in the USA, and tell us about their upcoming Treasure Island-themed album. There's also the special treat of video footage of the interview! Read more...
Uchuusentai NOIZ
May 22, 2009 ~ Animazement 2009
Uchuusentai NOIZ returned to the US for an appearance and performance at Animazement 2009. We got to ask them a few questions the first day of the convention, right after they arrived on a rocket! Read more...
The Underneath
February 22, 2008 ~ Taste of Chaos ~ pre-tour interview
The Underneath, as Transtic Nerve, has played in America before. Now they will be doing a full US tour as part of the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour. Taka took the time to answer a few of our questions, via email, about the new band, as well as their upcoming tour. Read more...
March 20, 2008 ~ Taste of Chaos
Before their performance on the Nassau Coliseum show date during the Taste of Chaos 2008 tour, Project: JRock Events (USA) got a chance to sit down with the members of the Underneath. It would be a couple of hours before the doors would open, so as we sat in the small press room backstage, random sound check and background music filtered into the room. Everyone was relaxed as we began. Read more...
Vanished Empire
November 14, 2009 ~ email interview
This is the project of DJ Chihiro and Lt. Dee Lee (2Bullet), who recently released their debut album, Theater of Tragedy. Read more...
VelBet (Kuro)
July 4, 2008 ~ Anime Expo 2008
Kuro, the drummer for the band VelBet, took some time out of his busy schedule during AX to sit down and answer a few of our questions about his band, VelBet, and his first time at an anime convention in the United States. Read more...
Versailles ~Philharmonic Quintet~
June 1, 2008 ~ A-Kon 2008
On the final day of the convention that marked Versailles' US debut, the members of the band sat down for an interview with us. Read more...
October 11, 2008 ~ Anime USA 2008
Back to the USA for their second tour, this time on the east coast, Versailles ~Philharmonic Quintet~ took some time out of their busy schedule to sit down with us for an interview. Read more...
Vidoll
February 1, 2008 ~ email interview
Before their upcoming appearance at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida, Jui and Rame from Vidoll took the time to answer a few questions via email. Read more...
YMCK
February 15, 2009 ~ Katsucon 2009
The three members of 8-bit sound band, YMCK, sat down with us during Katsucon to answer a few questions. Read more...
