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		<title>[review] exist†trace &#8211; VIRGIN</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/05/review-exist%e2%80%a0trace-virgin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veterans of the visual kei music scene, exist†trace are no virgins when it comes to churning out great songs.  Though there’s not a lot of virgin territory on their third studio album (hint hint, it’s called Virgin); it includes five tracks from previous mini-albums.  “WONDERLAND” starts out like the opening to a gothic horror [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INORAN – A Little Less LUNA SEA, a Little More “Nevermind”</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call me ignorant, but I really didn’t know what shoegaze was until a few months ago. Or more accurately, I’d never heard of the moniker, though I was keenly aware of the concept: a subgenre of alt-rock that was so flippant, it made Kurt Cobain seem like Freddie Mercury.
I’m not saying INORAN’s 15th anniversary of [...]]]></description>
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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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		<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>[press release] MAN WITH A MISSION @ Japan Expo 2012</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/press-release-man-with-a-mission-japan-expo-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A headline-making band of wolves &#8220;MAN WITH A MISSION&#8221; is coming to JAPAN EXPO 2012!!!
With their first single released on 4/4/2012 ranking #6 (as of 4/16) on Oricon&#8217;s Weekly Single Chart and their first nationwide one-man live tour going sold-out immediately, MAN WITH A MISSION, a 5-piece rock band of wolves, are rocking away at [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Wang</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[FLOW]]></category>
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		<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>[press release] X JAPAN WINS THE “BEST INTERNATIONAL BAND” AWARD AT THE GOLDEN GODS AWARDS</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/press-release-x-japan-wins-the-%e2%80%9cbest-international-band%e2%80%9d-award-at-the-golden-gods-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 11, 2012 – X Japan took home the award for Best International Band Wednesday night at the Golden Gods Awards, after becoming the first Asian band to ever be nominated for a Golden Gods Award.
The band beat out internationally acclaimed Rammstein (Germany), Lacuna Coil (Italy), Sepultura (Brazil), Behemoth (Poland), and Meshuggah (Sweden).
&#8220;Thank you Revolver. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[news] Head Phones President &amp; Gelatine @ The Delancey NYC (April 13, 2012)</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/news-head-phones-president-gelatine-the-delancey-nyc-april-13-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very rare opportunity to see two dynamite girl singers of Japanese extreme rock!!
Seiko w/Gelatine and Anza w/Head Phones President (from Japan)
Friday, April 13th, 2012 @The Delancey
168 Delancey St. (bet. Clinton &#38; Attorney) New York, NY 10002
$5 / 21+
Frank Wood Presents:
8pm Minor Cuts
8:45pm Skeletal Life
9:30pm The Cynz
10:15pm Head Phones President (Japan)
11pm Fame Junkies
11:45pm Gelatine
12:30am Slut Junkies
1:15am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[press release] X Japan Nominated for Golden Gods Award</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/press-release-xjapan-goldengods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[X Japan becomes first Asian band nominated for Golden Gods Award
April 5, 2012 &#8211; X Japan has been nominated for Best International Band at the Golden Gods Awards alongside Rammstein (Germany), Lacuna Coil (Italy), Sepultura (Brazil), Behemoth (Poland), and Meshuggah (Sweden). X Japan is
the first band from Asia to ever be nominated for a Golden Gods Award. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[live report] Versailles – Born in the 17th Century</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/live-report-versailles-%e2%80%93-born-in-the-17th-century/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a sketch back in the ‘90s, when Saturday Night Live was a respected comedy outlet, called “Goth Talk.” In one edition of this satirical talk show, Chris Kattan’s character mutters in a waif-like voice, “We should have been born in the 17th century.”

Every time I hear the band Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet- (formerly and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[press release] An Cafe &#8211; The Cafe is Reopening</title>
		<link>http://purpleskymagazine.com/2012/04/press-release-an-cafe-the-cafe-is-reopening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Chee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s An Cafe, the Harajuku Dance Rock band that took the international music scene by NYAPPY storm with their danceable pop tunes and uniquely fun-filled production, and they&#8217;re coming back!!
The 5-piece band, who was taking an indefinite break since their Budokan concert in January 2010, announced on April 1, 2012, on their official website as [...]]]></description>
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