It’s been a while since our last interview, but we wanted to start 2024 off with something a little different this time. For this interview we’ve asked vocalist 蒼月 (Tsuzuki) and guitarist 螢 (Kei) some questions about their band Pluto – which is a project I have personally been following
雪 (Yuki)
She originally started the project in 2009 as a photographer under the name of Arlequin Photography, but developed an interest in journalism and translation ever since. Because of these interests interviews and reviews were added to the project, until it eventually hit the limits as a "photographer" in 2021, and Arlequin Magazine was added to the mix.
雪 (Yuki) is a native Dutch speaker with a graphic design degree, which means she is also the main person behind Arlequin Creations.
After all these years, she's still the one responsible for the interviews and most of the live photography you see here at Arlequin, but the majority of reviews and behind-the-scenes work is also done by her.
The reviews she writes are from the viewing point of an overseas fan, and thus written in English before being translated to Dutch, Spanish and Japanese. In the English versions she also tries to explain the meaning behind certain kanji or song titles to the readers, but what you don't see here is that these explanations are omitted in the Japanese versions in order to appeal to these readers more.
She speaks Dutch and English on a native level, but also understands Japanese and German.
NAZARE // Latin America tour in October 2024
NAZARE have announced through their Twitter/X account that they will be touring Latin America in October of 2024.
At the moment no venues have been announced yet, so we only have the dates and cities to go off of for the time being:
10/11 – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
10/12 – São Paulo (Brazil)
Each Light // New music video for “N,S” released
Each Light is a female-fronted Rock band with a “New Loud Rock Sound”-concept.
They have been making music together since early 2023, combining the voices of 椿姫のの (Tsubakinono) with サクザエモン (Sakuzaimon), Absolute.Kakky and syu to create their unique sound.
Their newest song, “N,S”,
ANCIENT MYTH // New live Blu-ray: “Attracted to the MYTH”
ANCIENT MYTH will release their first Blu-ray, “Attracted to the MYTH”, on January 10, 2024.
This Blu-ray contains (nearly) the entire live show held at 渋谷Star Lounge (Shibuya Star Lounge) on January 8 2023, and features songs from the album “ArcheoNyx” and mini-album “Ambrosian
摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) announces new EP “EVIL”
摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) have announced that their new EP “EVIL” will be released on December 13, 2023.
The EP will contain 6 tracks, and rather than only being available through their own webshop the release will also be available as a digital download through iTunes as well as at major
孔雀座 (QJACKTHE) // New live-limited single “MAYDAY//電脳サイコマン” & live shows
孔雀座 (QJACKTHE) have released their single “MAYDAY//電脳サイコマン” (MAYDAY/Dennou Psychoman) on September 29 already, but since this single is only available at live shows they wanted to highlight it a little better with a short preview video on YouTube, which also contained some (rather
Dress Up Town // “Weeb Rock!!” at Astrant
Of course we joined the party as well, and took some photos of their live show. These photos are hosted on our photography portfolio Arlequin Photography.
You can find the link to their page there in this post!
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Little Lilith // Ghost Tour 2023 in Europe
Little Lilith is an all-female metal band from Japan, existing out of LILLY on vocals and violin, ERIKA on guitar, SHIORI on bass and YUKI on drums.
We’re pretty sure that most of you have no idea who these girls are, so please allow us to give you a short history lesson before we get to the tour information.
NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // New single “Kingdom” announced
NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST have announced their new digital single “Kingdom” will be released on October 15.
The single will be available digitally on streaming services like iTunes and Spotify, but there will also be a CD version containing an extra instrumental track of the title song.
“HYPERTENSION
Dress Up Town, Deshima Sounds & Trebulence // WEEB ROCK! Anime and J-Pop Night in Astrant
Dress Up Town and Deshima Sounds aren’t “new” names for the Japanese (anime) music lovers here in The Netherlands. Both have been part of the lineup for TomoCon (and TomoFair) and Abunai! before, but this time it’s not a convention that requires some entertainment…
JILUKA will make their US debut at Anime Week Atlanta
JILUKA already hinted a little bit towards a possible overseas performance in our recent interview with them, but at that time they couldn’t reveal us anything more than a suggestive hint.
That hint turned out to be their US debut, in the form of a performance at Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA), Georgia
Rides In ReVellion // New single 夜明け最前線 & oneman tour
Rides In ReVellion have only just finished their 8th anniversary oneman live show “∞-infinity-“ at GORILLA HALL OSAKA, and they’ve already announced both a new single titled “夜明け最前線” (Yoake Saizensen / Yoake Frontline) and a oneman tour titled “DAYBREAK FRONTLINE”.
The new single