| 4:58pm | CMYoko 2 Long Interview Translation Volume 2 | | | | KANNO YOKO x GRANDFUNK Special Long InterviewVOL.02translation by FuduckyCM YOKO2 – AN EXPLANATION OF EACH SONG BY THE COMPOSER-The cover of The Beatles’ “All You Need is Love.” First of all, the band groove is superb.Yeah, the clapping, the drums, and what not.- The drummer you got was Araki... |
| 4:49pm | CMYoko 2 Long Interview Translation Volume 1 | | | | Fuducky, I (and this community) owe you a million internetz for this translation. Thank you! KANNO YOKO x GRANDFUNK Special Long Interview VOL.01translation by Fuducky -Tominaga Keisuke (GRANDFUNK Inc.): You were abroad until yesterday weren’t you? Where did you go and what were you there for? YK:... |
| 7:26am | Cowboy Bebop Piano Music Collection Book | | | | Spoony informed me a few weeks ago that she had just purchased a Cowboy Bebop piano arrangement book, showed a few photos of it to me online, and I asked her if she has performed some of them and recorded. She then recorded Flying Teapot, which is one of my favorites from the series, and |
| 3:22pm | May’n in Nachuu Yobanashi “Anime Song Night Kaisai” | | | | Click the image to go to the Anime Song Night websiteMay’n is included in the list of guests artists present for the Nachuu Yobanashi “Anime Song Night Kaisai” (Mania Night Talks “Anime Song Night Presentation”) on the NHK-BS2/BSHi Channel. Alongside her are Ichirou Mizuki,... |
| 3:17am | CMYoko2 Lyrics | | | | UPDATE: Finished! Full credits also available below.All you need is love‘08 NTT docomo TV-CM SongArrangement: Yoko KannoMusic&Lyrics: John Lennon, Paul McCartneyVocal: Seiji HiratokoOriginal: The Beatles [All you need is love]Love, love, loveLove, love, loveLove, love, loveThere’s nothing... |
| 2:47am | CMYoko2 CD Packaging | | | | I just fetched it in the mail today The packaging is pretty detailed and fancy, but considering that it comes from a recording company that primarily makes advertisement music, this is to be expected.The main jacket is just one piece, which opens up like a book and houses the lyrics on the left pocket,... |
| 3:44pm | Platinum Guild International CM | | | | Click the image to view the video and full audio to the songLyrics by Tim Jensen, vocals by Miyuki Hatakeyama. I think Miyuki’s English is pretty good! I tried to write them down, but some lines I’m not sure of. Lyrics (not official, ear-listened to only):as a morning comes into viewso suddenly... |
| 3:33pm | Super Dimensional Star Festival Sonic Kanno Concert PV | | | | UPDATE: YouTube link added.I think I died like a fan should while watching this. A Super Dimensional Star Festival Sonic Ticket site has opened with a Yoko Kanno video (direct link here). Watch and find out before reading ahead Viral hand signal, go! I’m pretty sure this is Tim Jensen. “3,... |
| 3:17am | Macross F Drama CD: Nyan Dra◎ Dra4 | | | | UPDATE: Preorder links added.Details:Catalog No.: VTCL-60105Release Date: July 8, 2009Price: 1900yen (1995yen Tax incl.) [approx. USD 18.83]Other details: Box drawn by Risa Ebata.Purchase through CDJapan, Amazon JapanTrack List:1. Nanase no Katte ni Happy Dream (trans: Nanase’s Involuntary Happy... |
| 11:15am | New Sheryl Nome, Ranka Lee, and Concert Hall Images for Macross F Movie | | | | click the images for larger sizeI love the shoes on Ranka, and everything on Sheryl. I hope they do away with her dominatrix outfit, it looked tacky to me! It’s only a few months before autumn in Japan, I hope we get more news about the movie soon.Also Sheryl and Ranka mouse pads?! I’m waiting... |
| 4:36pm | Grand Funk “Hidden CMs” | | | | I’ve mentioned before that I’m too lazy to check Grand Funk for the CMs that suddenly appeared without notice apparently ffbum has checked them out way before I noticed them last February!!! There are certainly gems in here, and not just the instrumental version of After All. Looks like one... |
| 2:42am | Gundam 30th Anniversary Commemoration! DVD OP/ED Compilation | | | | UPDATE: CDJapan, Amazon Japan links added.AURA, Tsuki no Mayu, Kagarinaki Tabiji are going to be included in the first Gundam 30th Anniversary Commemoration DVD OP/ED compilation. There are two releases in this set, the first one of which covers the OPs and EDs from the years 1979-1999, the second release... |
| 6:13pm | JRA CM, After All Piano Version! | | | | Thanks to Yuki from Wanna be a Wind! As some Kanno fans might know, there are some Kanno songs that are “recycled”, in a sense that they are essentially the same song, but were used in completely different releases. In this case, “After All” is a song from Turn-A Gundam, while... |
| 2:10am | New CMYoko Website Launched | | | | click the image to go to the websiteThe website contains sample clips, an online store, new pictures, and a new interview! Hope someone can fully translate. The website calls her “CM音楽界の女王” / “Queen of the CM Music World”. Also, the interview is pretty interesting... |
| 1:31am | CMYoko2 Debuts in Oricon Dailies at #16 | | | | Well it’s not top 10 but top 20 isn’t bad either, considering the first release didn’t make it right (or so I heard)? Anyway, looking forward to receiving my copy! |
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