by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 18, 2018 | Collaborations, News
This past weekend, X Japan made their triumphant return to the United States to perform at Coachella. The group gave holograms a whole new meaning when they had their deceased members bassist Taiji (who died in 2011) and guitarist Hide ( in 1998) share the stage...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 11, 2018 | News, Touring
X Japan are returning to North America this Saturday (14th) to headline Coachella’s Mojave stage in Indio, CA. These Japanese heavy metal giants haven’t performed in the United States since their epic 2014 show at Madison Square Garden. Now, despite drummer Yoshiki’s...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 3, 2018 | Festivals
Yesterday, the lineup for the 19th incarnation of Indio, California’s Coachella was announced, and, as usual, there isn’t that much for hard rock and metal fans. That’s not that much of a surprise, as the festival always has tended to favor...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 12, 2017 | News
2017 is shaping up to be one challenging year due to a string of unfortunate events. There have been back to back cases consisting of mass shootings, suicides, accidental deaths, along with natural disasters that left many American’s homeless. Sadly, the year isn’t...
by Zenae Zukowski | May 9, 2017 | News
In July 2009, X Japan’s Yoshiki was diagnosed with cervical foraminal stenosis and underwent a cervical laminectomy and a cervical foraminotomy. What this means is, his one-of-a-kind fierce drumming techniques led to his condition and it is now taking a huge toll on...