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	<title>purple SKY - A Japanese Music Collaborative (Jrock, Jpop and Visual Kei) &#187; interview</title>
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		<title>[interview] Dazzle Vision &#8211; Shocking, no.  Loud?  Yes!</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/interview-dazzle-vision-shocking-no-loud-yes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[evanescence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[j-rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maiko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utau]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Female fronted pop-metal band, DAZZLE VISION, is set to release their 6th studio album on May 4, 2012.  After opening for Evanescence a few months earlier, recording a new album, and having Maiko&#8217;s death voice vocaloided, the band took a quick breather to answer some of our questions via email.
pSKY:  John, did you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[interview] Designing Decadence – Baby, the Stars Shine Bright and Alice and the Pirates</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/interview-designing-decadence-%e2%80%93-baby-the-stars-shine-bright-and-alice-and-the-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/interview-designing-decadence-%e2%80%93-baby-the-stars-shine-bright-and-alice-and-the-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Wang</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alice and the Pirates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime Matsuri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baby the Stars Shine Bright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gothic lolita]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kamikaze Girls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lolita]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sweet lolita]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Anime Matsuri’s fashion show featured the spring collections of Alice and the Pirates and Baby, the Stars Shine Bright.  Attendees were transported to a decadent past where ladies held tea parties and strolled through palace gardens.  With dresses that mixed black with rich colors, Alice and the Pirates evoked sophistication.  Its menswear was perfect for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[live report + interview] Power FLOWing Through Music at Anime Matsuri</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/live-report-interview-power-flowing-through-music-at-anime-matsuri/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/live-report-interview-power-flowing-through-music-at-anime-matsuri/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Wang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anime Matsuri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black&White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FLOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[j-pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[j-rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[live report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NARUTO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tohoku earthquake]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://purpleskymagazine.com/?p=3982</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The opening to 2001: A Space Odyssey crescendoed over the chanting crowd as FLOW took the Anime Matsuri stage.   It was an unexpected yet appropriate introduction: the band had visited the NASA Johnson Space Center two days prior.  Casually picking up their instruments, FLOW proceeded to play as though it was their last performance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[interview] Nenna Yvonne – More Than a Human Vocaloid</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/01/interview-nenna-yvonne-%e2%80%93-more-than-a-human-vocaloid/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/01/interview-nenna-yvonne-%e2%80%93-more-than-a-human-vocaloid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cosplay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[j-pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Little Pony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nenna Yvonne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicki Minaj]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sailor Moon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wig]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Place all your My Little Ponies, Lisa Frank stationary, and Barbie shoes in a blender, add a dash of MikuHatsune the vocaloid, and puree. What do you get? Something only half as cute and colorful as Nenna Yvonne, the Nigerian-American singer-songwriter who came to Tokyo in October for an uber-trendy performance. Donning a wig that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[interview] YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz Won’t Forget</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/12/interview-yellow-fried-chickenz-won%e2%80%99t-forget/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/12/interview-yellow-fried-chickenz-won%e2%80%99t-forget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visual kei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earthquake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gackt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[j-rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vrock Festival]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pop quiz: What are YELLOW FRIED CHICKENZ?
a)	The Colonel’s new yet somehow original recipe.
b)	Mega-triple threat GACKT’s slightly satirical project.
c)	A surprisingly sensitive band that just wants to instill some charitable thoughts in their audience’s brains.
If you answered b) and c), you’re correct. When I sat down with GACKT and the gang on October 23, 2011 during V-ROCK [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[review + interview] From Scientist to Songstress: In Mio Soul&#8217;s Skin</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/11/review-interview-from-scientist-to-songstress-in-mio-souls-skin/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/11/review-interview-from-scientist-to-songstress-in-mio-souls-skin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Wang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[r&b]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[album review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domo Arigato Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mio Soul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music 4 Orphans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vampires]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo-born songwriter Mio Soul makes her debut with In My Skin.  The EP contains the heavy drum beats and smooth melodies of contemporary R&#38;B with flavors of pop, dance, and jazz.  Simple yet candid, the lyrics are in English, except for the rap in “Let’s Party” where Mio effortlessly flows in and out of her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[interview] BORN to Rock Nekocon 2011</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/10/interview-born-to-rock-nekocon-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/10/interview-born-to-rock-nekocon-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[indie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visual kei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BORN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[j-rock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kifumi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nekocon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryoga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tainted Reality]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://purpleskymagazine.com/?p=3663</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost three years after they first performed at Onicon in Texas, BORN is back in North America for Virginia&#8217;s Nekocon. With a new single, &#8220;Psycho Diva,&#8221; BORN continues to mix up pop choruses with thrashy metal riffs and growling counter vocals.  Nekocon 2011 will take place on November 4th-6th at the Hampton Roads Convention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[interview] Mix Speaker&#8217;s Incorporated</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/10/interview-mix-speakers-incorporated/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/10/interview-mix-speakers-incorporated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visual kei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animenext]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keiji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mix Speaker's Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuki]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://purpleskymagazine.com/?p=3675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not all dogs go to heaven.  Sometimes they come back after a particularly sad death.  In Mix Land they come back as zombies and are hired by Manager X to perform in the circus.  Since 2007, Mix Speaker’s Inc. has brought together music, costume and an engaging stage performance to create a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHEMISTRY 101: Intro to Japanese R&amp;B Science</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/07/chemistry-101-intro-to-japanese-rb-science/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/07/chemistry-101-intro-to-japanese-rb-science/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[r&b]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Idol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asayan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CHEMISTRY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Hudson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justin Bieber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaname Kawabata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kelly Clarkson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ne-Yo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Otakon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R. Kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruben Studdard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Usher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yoshikuni Douchin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://purpleskymagazine.com/?p=3552</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[R&#38;B is a fickle genre. For the past few decades it’s been a chimera of all things popular music needs to be:  technical skill, voice, good looks, attitude, and just plain luck.
Now the kings of Japanese R&#38;B are about to show convention-goers at Otakon how they not only rule the charts, but bring their own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[interview] Venus and Mars as kanonxkanon</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/06/interview-kanon-x-kanon/</link>
		<comments>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2011/06/interview-kanon-x-kanon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visual kei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[30sai no Hoken Taiiku]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AM2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[an cafe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calendula requiem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disneyland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kanon wakeshima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kanonxkanon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Koi no dotei]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://purpleskymagazine.com/?p=3509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kanonxkanon is the creative collaboration unit of Kanon Wakeshima and Kanon (former An Café).  With smart electronic music  geared towards the anime crowd and Wakeshima&#8217;s adorable vocals, the group has two anime opening themes under their belt in under a year.  Their first single, &#8220;Calendula Requiem,&#8221; appeared as the second opening theme to the animated [...]]]></description>
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