Hidari » Tour Diary http://hidaridesu.com/en Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:24:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Zarigani$ http://hidaridesu.com/en/2008/03/zarigani http://hidaridesu.com/en/2008/03/zarigani#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:17:16 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2008/03/zarigani In which lobsters are wrangled, basses plucked vigorously, and animal skins pounded with little regard to safety.

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]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2008/03/zarigani/feed 0 J-Rock http://hidaridesu.com/en/2008/01/j-rock http://hidaridesu.com/en/2008/01/j-rock#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:16:01 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2008/01/j-rock In which purples are found to be deeper than anyone ever imagined, pods are cast, and so on and so forth.

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Slightly more on topic, thesixtyone member puntspeedchunk has seen fit to create a fan podcast for the website, and seeing as that he happens to live in Tokyo and we happen to play in Tokyo every so often, we, your humble hosts, have been featured on the inaugural episode as interviewees. He tracked us down at Yaneura in Shibuya this weekend and squeezed some nonsense out of myself and Daisuke. He also brought along a photographer friend, so there will be photos later. Photos! (by Kouji Mitake)

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Here is the feed url for the podcast: http://feeds.feedburner.com/libsyn/aSnO You can hear our discombobulated jibber-jabbering at around the thirty minute mark. Open it in iTunes or your RSS reader of choice and bask in our collective shame.

Anyway, thanks for the love, Bryan.

]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2008/01/j-rock/feed 1 Umi-no Soba http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/10/umi-no-soba http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/10/umi-no-soba#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:39:23 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2007/10/umi-no-soba/ In which the oceans part and Hidari and co. rise from the waters like a vengeful army and rock the land known as 'Harbor' as it has not ere been rocked.

]]> In a continuation of our Concerts Near Various Large Bodies of Water – Well, Mostly Just the Pacific Ocean series, this Saturday at noon, Hidari and friends will be playing at Kobe’s Meriken Park for the Kobe Biennale ‘07 festival.

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The following bands will be appearing:

]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/10/umi-no-soba/feed 0 Shibuya Heart Attack http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/10/shibuya-heart-attack http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/10/shibuya-heart-attack#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:38:34 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2007/10/shibuya-heart-attack/ Those in Tokyo might be interested in this. On November 24th and 25th, Bad News Records is putting on their yearly Shibuya Heart Attack show/festival/shit-ton of bands playing on the same day in the same general area/event thing. For ¥3500, you get a three day pass (there’s something going on on Monday, the 26th as well, but I’ll be damned if I can figure out what) and access to four simultaneous gigs in Shibuya on each day, as well as a 2-CD sampler chock-full of songs from the various acts that will be performing. Tickets can be found at the HMV, Tower Records, and Tsutaya in Shibuya, as well as from High Line Records or directly from the bands themselves.

Hooray.

]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/10/shibuya-heart-attack/feed 0 Umi-no Ie Gallery Up! http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/08/umi-no-ie-gallery-up http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/08/umi-no-ie-gallery-up#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:00:04 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2007/08/umi-no-ie-gallery-up/ Epson sent us a pile of pictures from yesterday’s event, so I’ve added a new gallery for them.

And the shirts have arrived! Go buy some!

]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/08/umi-no-ie-gallery-up/feed 0 We Are Not On Tour http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/07/we-are-not-on-tour http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/07/we-are-not-on-tour#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:06:55 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/1999/11/we-are-not-on-tour/ We are just playing six shows in eight days. I suggested we retroactively label it such (”Hidari’s Accidental Tour” or the like), but nobody seemed to go for it. We set out tomorrow at noon for the land known as Nagoya, then work our way back to Kobe via Osaka, bounce between the two cities for a while, jump over to Tokyo for a change of scenery, then resume alternating between Kobe and the big O. Hopefully we will not burst into flames from the atmospheric friction. We will be wearing ceramic undergarments for added protection.

This Monday, we played at Thunderbaum’s record release show. It featured a veritable who’s who of local underground bands, a guest appearance by a masked drummer, a headbanging reindeer, and somebody lost a tooth. The general consensus was that it was a resounding success.

]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/07/we-are-not-on-tour/feed 0 On typhoons and e-commerce… http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/07/on-typhoons-and-e-commerce http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/07/on-typhoons-and-e-commerce#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:01:32 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2007/07/on-typhoons-and-e-commerce/ validate last night, at the same time fixing the final major display bug in IE (I also got the main site to validate as well. Hooray!). The final adjustments were made to the payment and shipping calculations, and live payment tests were completed. What does all that mean? It means you can now give us your virtual money in the brand spanking new online store. Yay! We are still recovering from Saturday’s all-night monstrosity of a show. We took a bus from Osaka at 10AM, arriving in Tokyo around six or seven. Things kicked off at 11:30, we went on at 12:20, and the event ran until 5 in the morning. Surprisingly, most of the people attending stuck it out the whole night. Well, almost everybody.

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The next morning, our bus was scheduled to leave at seven. We rushed all the way to Tokyo station only to discover that it had been canceled due to the typhoon. So we got our refunds and shelled out some extra cash for shinkansen tickets. We got in line for the 8:03 train, which was already sitting at the platform, but the doors never opened. Announcement after announcement was made, saying the delays would be a bit longer, to be patient. Several news teams had been sent to shoot footage of the people huddled and waiting for the train. Eventually we got sick of the spray from the rain being blown under the platform roof, gave up our places in line and took shelter downstairs. Many people had elected to cancel their travel plans and were lined up for refunds.

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There was a huge crowd waiting outside the turnstiles, being held at bay by legions of station attendants.

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All told, we spent almost seven hours standing there, waiting for a train. (Almost as long as the bus ride would have been.) When service was finally resumed, it was a zoo, so we got in line for the second train out.

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We had been up all night, after all, and it was worth waiting for a seat. The first train was standing room only in the cars with unreserved seats.

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At long last we were on our way home, and arrived in Osaka three hours later. We returned to our respective homes and promptly died.]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/07/on-typhoons-and-e-commerce/feed 0 We’re off to the onsen http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/04/were-off-to-the-onsen http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/04/were-off-to-the-onsen#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:14:52 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2007/04/were-off-to-the-onsen/ Tonight we leave for Tottori, to play at Hawai Onsen tomorrow evening. If you’re in the area, do be sure to come by.

If that’s a bit too far afield for you, we’re in Osaka on Monday.

]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/04/were-off-to-the-onsen/feed 0 Photos from Tokyo http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/03/photos-from-tokyo http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/03/photos-from-tokyo#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:59:07 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2007/03/photos-from-tokyo/ As promised. They are a little tiny and the quality is so-so, but that’s the best we could do for the moment.

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Next show is a special event put on by Caramel Badge at Osaka’s Hard Rain. Also appearing are the girls of Typhoon Ministers, who are pretty awesome, and the band ほりゆうじ (Horiyuuji), whom I know nothing about. ¥2000 advance or at the door. It is my understanding cake is included in the ticket price. What a deal!

]]> http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/03/photos-from-tokyo/feed 0 Backbeat, February 18 http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/02/backbeat-february-18 http://hidaridesu.com/en/2007/02/backbeat-february-18#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:24:02 +0000 Justin http://www.hidaridesu.com/2007/02/backbeat-february-18/ Still working on getting pictures from the Tokyo show. Here is a shot from last night, though, to hold you over.

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The show went much smoother, owing partly to my finally beginning to get used to wrangling all the machines in my arsenal. People danced, fun was had. We also had Kita and Inoguchi on the scene filming the event with their immense cameras. The footage will be used in a promotional video that is currently in the works.

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