I knew with this release coming up that Maison book girl would be dropping an MV on us. I really don’t have too much to say about it other than the song is very good. That is to be expected from MBG though.
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Maison book girl – レインコートと首の無い鳥 (MV) Plus More
Just back from what I understand to be a great UK tour, Maison book girl drops an MV on us for one of their new songs. Yes, I will also have the details for the release after the video, settle down.
The Alt Idol Podcast Ep. 38: A Good, Clean Xian Podcast
We’re back with a brand new episode of The Alternative Idol Podcast! A whole bunch of news and MVs have come out since our last show so this one is jam packed with all of the latest info from the world of Japanese Alternative Idol. Fans living in the UK and on the west coast of America in particular will find this one interesting as we have news of several groups heading your way in the next few months. It’s a crazy time to be a Western fan but as always we try to keep you up to date with all of the latest happenings to the best of our abilities.
In the news this week:
- Momoland withdraws from BiS, Gamiya Saki also leaves.
- Maison book girl announce a UK tour.
- Shuuengo Buppan and Checkmate are getting rebooted.
- Former MIGMA SHELTER member Yoneko is going solo.
- Candye♡Syrup and SENANAN to attend Saboten Con in Arizona.
- PassCode provide us with details of their upcoming single “Ray”.
- Melon Batake a go go tease their upcoming mini-album “SICKxIDOLSxSICK”.
- AVANDONED return from hiatus with new single “AFTER SCHOOL cw/ Bakuhatsu Suru Romance”.
- HAMIDASYSTEM detail upcoming mini-album “DERO X”.
- Maison book girl detail their 7″ vinyl pressing of “karma / bath room”.
- Re:Alice detail their debut single.
- Yukueshirezutsurezure preview new song “Phantom Kiss”.
- Melon Batake a go go preview upcoming song “Horror Billy Nights”.
- LADYBABY preview upcoming single “Hoshi no Nai Sora”.
- Malcolm Mask McLaren preview upcoming single “Light on!!”.
We also share our thoughts on MVs from GANG PARADE, Oyasumi Hologram, EMPiRE, JyuJyu, You’ll Melt More! and XTEEN.
We are also available on Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Google Play Music and iTunes.
Multiple audio formats available of all our podcasts at archive.org.
Maison book girl – Karma/Bath Room – UK Version 7″ Single Plus More
The time is here!! At long last that sweet, sweet blue vinyl pressing from Maison Book Girl is now up for pre-order. As soon as I found out I jumped on it, of course I am a really huge fan of Maison Book Girl. They really picked two great tracks for this release, no question.
The Alt Idol Podcast Ep. 30: Avantgrade Paradice
It has been quite some time since we had a podcast. We really had to scrape stuff together since it has been a bit dead in the world of alt idol lately. Somehow we managed to put to gether a whole hour and a half.
In the news this week:
- Yukueshirezutsurezure finally introduce their newest member.
- BiSH and PassCode are playing Warped Tour Japan.
- GANG PARADE member Coco Partin Coco is doing a 100km marathon.
- Yukueshirezutsurezure announce details of their upcoming single “Paradice Lost”.
- EMPiRE announce the release of their first album “THE EMPiRE STRiKES START!!”
- Maison book girl’s “KARMA” is getting a vinyl pressing in the UK.
- Yukueshirezutsurezure preview upcoming song “Minimum Rondo”.
- Kaqriyo Terror Architect preview upcoming song “Original Satire”.
- BiS preview both songs from their upcoming single “WHOLE LOTTA LOVE / DiPROMiSE”.
- GANG PARADE preview upcoming song “Toro Ikura Uni Tabetai”.
We also share our thoughts on MVs from Broken By The Scream, SHINGEKI, Azuma Shiori, BiSH and mistress.
We are also available on Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Google Play Music and iTunes.
Multiple audio formats available of all our podcasts at archive.org.
Upcoming Maison book girl Release
You all know how we love Maison book girl at the podcast. I personally have become such a fan that I now own their whole catalog. Anyway, I saw some news today that I just had to follow up on. Lets take a look at it.
The Alt Idol Podcast Ep. 27: Chicken Blow The Idol!?!
Garry and Terry run the show while John is off following the NECRONOMIDOL US West Coast tour. After getting blasted by the YouTube copyright bot and having to chop up the last podcast, this week it is back in its full length glory.
In the news this week:
- BURST GIRL announce details of their debut live.
- The Yukueshirezutsurezure international fanclub finally shows some signs of life.
- Former Guso Drop producer Daichi announces his new project CHICKEN BLOW THE IDOL.
- All of the fallout from the recent WACK Festival.
- Zenbu Kimi no Sei da are auditioning for new members.
- Shuuengo Buppan announce the group is going on hiatus and all of the current members are being replaced.
- BABYMETAL announce more European festival dates.
- NECRONOMIDOL perform in Los Angeles on the first stop of their US tour.
- Oyasumi Hologram release “BAND DEMO VOL.1” on Spotify and iTunes.
- BILLIE IDLE announce a new single, releasing March 21.
- Dots announce details of the debut album “『 』”.
- BiS announce their major label re-debut single for March 7.
- BILLIE IDLE feature (kinda) on the new N.E.R.D. song “Secret Life Of Tigers”.
We also share our thoughts on MVs from Payrin’s, Zenbu Kimi no Sei da, EMPiRE, You’ll Melt More!, The LunaBell and Maison book girl.
We are also available on Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Google Play Music and iTunes.
Multiple audio formats available of all our podcasts at archive.org.
Maison book girl – 十六歳 (MV)
Lesson one in reporting on the music scene in a foreign land: adjust your time schedule. Here I am, four hours late bringing you what is probably not actually news any more. Other than all that, we have a new video from everyone’s favorite Ikea-core group, Maison book girl. Lets have at it.
The Alt Idol Podcast Ep. 25: The Post-Japan Super Show
With Garry still in Japan, Terry and John do the podcast as a pair. After almost a month there was a lot to cover, and probably a lot that got missed. Pushing almost 2 hour and fifteen minutes we power through and give a pretty good show.
In the news this week:
- Hitomi graduates from Checkmate
- Yamitsuki company comes to an abrupt end
- Hanakosan has a new song and something else
- All the details on NECRONOMIDOL’s US Tour
- Kuromiya Rei withdrawals from The Idol Formerly Known As LADYBABY
- Maison book girl announce new single
- Alloy release 2 singles and a DVD
- Regina Kiss announces two new singles
- Zenbu Kimi no Sei da announce single
- GANG PARADE full release album info
- BiSH – THE GUERRiLLA BiSH release information
- NECRONOMIDOL – DEATHLESS: The Specific vinyl release
- Kaqriyo Terror Architect announce new single
We also share our thoughts on MVs from Gokigen Teikoku, GANG PARADE, BILLIE IDLE, BiSH, Yanakoto Sotto Mute, RHYMEBERRY, Maison book girl, DEADLIFT LOLITA, Oyasumi Hologram and uijin.
We are also available on Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Google Play Music and iTunes.
Multiple audio formats available of all our podcasts at archive.org.
Maison book girl – 言選り (MV)
If there are two things you can expect from Maison book girl, they are a particular sample pack and a very “artsy” video. In this new video they have both in spades. I am not saying that is a bad thing of course, I really like Maison book girl. Of course I like things that are a bit off kilter. Lets see what we have from them this time.
