Koshi Inaba News

And finally, we have a release date for Koshi’s new solo album! “Hadou” will be out on 08/18, and it’ll have a regular and a limited edition. The limited edition will feature a DVD with all of Koshi’s promotional videos (PVs), except for  “Okay” which is on the limited edition DVD of the single. (see below for a complete listing)
The album itself will have 15 tracks, including “Okay”, and News 23X ending song “Sono Te wo Totte Hashiridashite”. Also, the previously unreleased song “Akai Ito” will be included as well.
We have no covers yet, but the prices will be 3,059yen (tax incl.) for regular edition and 3,990yen (tax incl.) for limited edition.

Tracklist
01. LOST
02. Zettai (teki) [absolute (ly)]
03. The Morning Call
04. Okay
05. Lone Pine
06. Eden
07. CAGE FIGHT
08. Koyoi Kimi to [tonight with you]
09. Kono Te wo Totte Hashiridashite [take this hand and start running]
10. Sariyuku Hito e [leaving people]
11. Fushichou [phoenix]
12. Shujinkou [protagonist]
13. Little boy
14. Akai Ito [red thread]
15. Itaikena Taiyou [innocent sun]

DVD Tracklist
01. Nami – from album Magma
02. Tooku Made – from single Tooku made
03. O.NO.RE – from album Shian
04. Touch – from album Shian
05. Famiresu Gozen Sanji – from album Shian
06. AKATSUKI – from single KI
07. Shizukana Ame – from single KI
08. I’m on fire – from single KI
09. Wonderland – from single Wonderland
10. Shoumenshoutotsu – from album Peace of mind
11. Hazumu Sekai – from album Peace of mind

News

B’z finally announced the release of their 2010 tour finale B’z LIVE-GYM 2010 “Ain’t no Magic” at Tokyo Dome. It’s going to be July 28th, 2010. Approximate run time is going to be 151 minutes (over two hours!!). There are no extras included, obviousy because of the DVD that came with MAGIC. As for the set list, see this post: B’z LIVE-GYM 2010 “Ain’t No Magic” Dome Tour Set List.

The price is the same for both editions: 6,300 Yen. You can either grab the 2 DVD set or the Blu-ray set! Don’t hesitate! 😉

Preorder (2 DVD Edition): [CDJapan.co.jp] — [HMV.co.jp]

Preorder (Blu-ray Edition): [CDJapan.co.jp] — [HMV.co.jp]

Koshi Inaba News

Hey folks, been quite a while since I posted here last time. There haven’t been a lot of updates, though. The supporting members for Koshi Inaba’s ~en II~ tour have been announced a while ago (too bad Stevie Salas isn’t on the list):

Drums: Shane Gaalaas [ http://www.shanegaalaas.com/ ]
Guitar: Yogi Lonich [ http://yogimusic.com/ ]
Guitar: Josh Gooch [ http://www.joshgooch.com/ ]
Bass: Corey McCormick [ http://www.coreymccormickmusic.com/ ]
Keyboard: Onozuka Akira [ http://dimension-tokyo.jp/akiraonline/ ]

Last but not least, here’s the first commercial for Koshi’s new single “Okay”. I have to say it’s pretty good.

Youtube video has been removed due to a copyright claim by bgvjp.

Tak Matsumoto News

Yes, you’re reading this right. Larry Carlton’s and Tak Matsumoto’s “TAKE YOUR PICK” is going to be in stores in the United States and Europe on June 15th, 2010! A tour has yet to be announced for Europe, but we will keep our hopes up! There has been no word on pricing, by the way. However, the distributor for Europe is going to be in-akustik.

As for Japan’s tour, the support members have been announced! Which means that from June 12th onwards, these fine people will be accompanying Tak and Larry during their tour:

Bass : Michael Rhodes
Drums : John Ferraro
Keybord : Billy Steinway

Koshi Inaba News

Finally Koshi has announced one of his new solo productions for us to enjoy. His new single entitled “Okay” is going to be out in Japan on June 23rd, 2010! Unfortunately, the theme song for the renewed news show “News 23X” won’t be on the disc. Instead, you’re going to be able to enjoy 3 fresh tracks written and arranged by Koshi himself. As previously reported, Koshi went to Los Angeles to have a recording session with Stevie Salas, who is featured on tracks 1 and 3 on this release. Also, as previously seen on the video that was shown on the official website, Shane Gaalaas will be handling the drumset in all 3 tracks recorded.

The promotional video was shot in New Mexico at the White Sands National Monument and will be featured on DVD in the limited edition of the single. Prices are 1260 Yen for the regular edition and 1575 Yen for the limited edition.

“Okay” Track listing:

01. Okay
02. Salvation
03. My Mirai(=Future) — マイミライ

Limited Edition features Okay promotional video on DVD

Pre-order “Okay” regular edition: [CDJapan] — [HMV]
Pre-order “Okay” limited edition: [CDJapan] — [HMV]

News

Now, this is really interesting. Koshi’s live tour is announced before even his new album is announced? Ridiculous. Also, look at the prices… they’ve raised them quite a bit considering it’s not a major B’z tour. As for Tak Matsumoto’s tour, currently there are tour dates available only for Japan. It was also to be expected that Tak is going to perform in small clubs/venues. Shows have also been confirmed for South-east Asia, but no dates were given yet. There’s also a possibilty that Tak will perform in Europe and Australia! So let’s keep our heads up, folks!

Details for Tak Matsumoto’s tour:

Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto LIVE 2010 “TAKE YOUR PICK”
Ticket price: 10,500 Yen ($112/83€)

June 12th, 2010 — Motion Blue Yokohama
June 13th, 2010 — Motion Blue Yokohama
June 16th, 2010 — Zepp Osaka
June 17th, 2010 — Zepp Osaka
June 19th, 2010 — Zepp Fukuoka
June 22nd, 2010 — Nagoya Blue Note
June 23rd, 2010 — Nagoya Blue Note
June 24th, 2010 — Nagoya Blue Note
June 27th, 2010 — Blue Note Tokyo
June 28th, 2010 — Blue Note Tokyo
June 29th, 2010 — Blue Note Tokyo
July 1st,2010 — Blue Note Tokyo
July 2nd, 2010 — Blue Note Tokyo
July 3rd, 2010 — Blue Note Tokyo

Details for Koshi Inaba’s tour:

Koshi Inaba LIVE 2010 ～enⅡ～

Ticket price for SS seats: 10,500 Yen ($112/83€)
Ticket price for S seats: 7,500 Yen ($80/59€)

August 21st, 2010 — Ecopa Arena
August 24th, 2010 — Osaka Jou(Castle) Hall
August 29th, 2010 — Asty Tokushima
September 11th, 2010 — Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center
September 12th, 2010 — Hokaido Prefectural Sports Center
September 18th, 2010 — Toki Messe, Niigata Convention Center
September 22nd, 2010 — Sekisui Heim Super Arena
September 23rd, 2010 — Sekisui Heim Super Arena
September 28th, 2010 — Nippon Bodoukan
September 30th, 2010 — Nippon Budoukan
October 1st, 2010 — Nippon Budoukan
October 6th, 2010 — Kobe World Kinen Hall
October 10th, 2010 — Marine Messe Fukuoka
October 11th, 2010 — Marine Messe Fukuoka
October 15h, 2010 — Kagoshima Arena
October 16th, 2010 — Kagoshima Arena
October 23rd, 2010 — Hiroshima Green Arena
October 24th, 2010 — Hiroshima Green Arena
October 27th, 2010 — Nippongaishi Hall
October 28th, 2010 — Nippongaishi Hall