News Worth Listening To - On the Oneの日記

東京、世界の最新音楽情報：

And now for the latest music news from Tokyo and elsewhere:

1)　J-POPの頂点立つ歌手“浜崎あゆみ”。左耳が突発性難聴と診断され全く機能していない事を最近明らかにしたが、「残された右耳がいけるところまで、限界まで歌い続ける」との意気込みも併せて発表。残念ながら、彼女の長いキャリアの中、彼女に耳栓を勧めた人はいなかったようだ・・・

Ayumi Hamasaki recently announced that despite her career having left her deaf in her left ear, she will persevere until the right ear goes deaf as well. Unfortunately for her it appears that no one has ever told her about ear plugs.

2)　あるスジの情報によると、伝説のスウェディッシュ・ポップ・バンド、“Club 8”(http://www.myspace.com/club8) の来日ツアーが2008年４月にも決行されるらしい。さらに、彼らのスウェーデン同胞“Dreamboy” (http://www.myspace.com/dreamboymusic)も今年中盤のジャパン・ツアーを狙っているとの情報も流出中。

Anonymous sources have confirmed that Swedish pop legends, Club 8 (http://www.myspace.com/club8) will be coming to Japan for a set of shows in April 2008. Rumors swirling around the city also indicate that their Swedish comrades Dreamboy (http://www.myspace.com/dreamboymusic) may also have ambitions to tour Japan sometime mid-2008.

3)　旬なアーティストを探してる君にピッタリなのが、Rolling Stones誌に掲載された2008年注目アーティストTop10:
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17324013/ten_artists_to_watch

Those of you searching for emerging artists may want to check out Rolling Stones recently printed list of their top 10 artists to watch in 2008: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17324013/ten_artists_to_watch

4)　最後に取っておきの情報。確かなスジの情報によると、待ちに待った、待望のOn the Oneの新ウェブサイト(www.ontheone.jp)がとうとう今月25日にも満を持してデビュー！同じスジによると、この新サイトには過去数年に開催された日本国内でのライブセット音源が聞けるという全く新しい機能が搭載されるらしい。そのライブ音源リストに名を連ねる新進気鋭のアーティストは　+/-, Cloudberry Jam, Shout Out Louds and Matt Pond　など触手をそそるバンドばかり！

And last but not least, reliable sources have told us that On the One’s long-awaited and eagerly anticipated new website (www.ontheone.jp) will be debuting around the 25th of this month. According to the same source, the site will include such innovative features as allowing visitors to listen to an impressive archive of live sets recorded in Japan over the past few years. Among the live recordings reported to be included on the site are sets by emerging indies artists such as +/-, Cloudberry Jam, Shout Out Louds and Matt Pond!