Scars on Boardway – They say [single]

The first single from the ‘Scars on Boardway’ side-project of involving System of a Down’s backup singer/guitarist and drummer. The debut album should hit late June.

Some Shinto terms.

From my Asian studies class.

Amaterasu – The Goddness of the Sun, leader of the celestial gods and ancestress of the Japanese imperial family.
Gagaku – scared and solemn music supposedly pleasening to the gods and used in ceremonial contexts.
Haiden – The worship hall in a Shinto temple complex where, in the most sacred innner sanctum, the icons and symbols representing the Kami reside.
Kami – Traditional nature god or spirit.
Kojiki – Record of ancient matters, a scared text dating tothe early 8th century.
Kokugaku – Early 17th century movement to revive the ethos of ancient Japan.
Kokutai - the national essence: State shinto before WW2 is sometimes referred to as Kokutai Shinto
Magokoro – Central Shinto virtue, meaning sincerity or a bright, pure, upright mind.
Nihongi – Ancient chronicles of Japan, dating from 720 and a major source of shinto myth and values.
Norito – Prayers according to the ancient formulae offered to the Gods.
Shinto - The Way (to) of the the Gods (Shin = Kami).
Torii – Double-linteled gate typical of the enterance to a Shinto shrine, demaracting scared from profane space.

Some movie trailers

Official Trailer: Mongol; Aka Genghis Khan

Official Trailer: Pixar’s Wall-E

Official Trailer: The Dark Knight

[PV] Utada Hikaru – Prisoner Of Love

Utada’s new single:

Every Mortal Kombat Fatality

‘Gothic Lolita’ influenced western music video?

Kerli - Walking On Air

The outfits are very reminiscent of gothic lolita and i’m also getting super dollfie vibes from the dolls. The artist is an Estonian pop musician. (Which according to my world map is south of Finland across the Baltic sea). It’s interesting how cultures appropriate things, ie the japanese and victorian dress which are eventually taken again and adopted by another culture or introduced back to their culture of origin with a twist.

OTEP – Crooked Spoons [Official Video]

Enjoy the madness.

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT – E Nomine

E Nomine are a german musical project. Formed in 1999 by producers Christian Weller and Friedrich “Fritz” Graner. They’ve dubbed their music “Monumental trance” which is a winning blend of trance/techno and greogorian chanting  

Indulge in some audio bliss:

Das Omen

Mitternacht

Wolfen

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT – Flight of the Conchords

Flight of the Conchords are self-proclaimed “Formerly New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo”  These Grammy-award winning buddies are a roit to listen to and I throughly endorse them

Some of my delicious picks:

Business Time

The Humans Are Dead

Jenny

Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros

Mickey.tv

This wonderful site, powered by YouTube Developer APIs with Audioscrobbler produces “Weekly Top 100 Music Videos”" using the same database underlying Last FM. It relies on a tag system to produce lists of videos. It’s very accurate and a great way to explore new genres and get straight to the good stuff. I highly recommend giving it a look.

Try:
http://mickey.tv/charts/?s=Industrial
http://mickey.tv/charts/?s=Japanese
http://mickey.tv/charts/?s=Metal
http://mickey.tv/charts/?s=Gothic+Rock