25.2.14

Tabloids of Buck-Tick Land: This Week in Buck-Tick Gossip

For those of you who don't know, for two consecutive weekends, DOOM came to Tokyo in the form of the Snowpocalypse.  I'm aware that Blog-Tick has many Russian and Canadian readers, and I'm here to tell you, even you would not have scoffed at this snow. It was Real Snow.  But seeing as Tokyo normally never gets real snow, the situation was dire. Trains stopped, trains crashed. Child-sized igloos popped up on the streetcorners. The entire city was thrown into soggy white bedlam and mayhem.  But what we really want to know is, What Would B-T Do?  We turned to the Hisashi Inquirer and the Daily Toll to find out.

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The latest from the Tabloids of Buck-Tick Land

The Buck-Tick Members TELL ALL about how they spent the Tokyo Snowpocalypse!!


(The cover of this issue of the Hisashi Inquirer featured a clip art picture of Sakurai Atsushi from the Tenshi no Revolver tour, along with the headline, "It was SNOW WHITE out there!")

Hisashi Inquirer: So tell us, how did you spend the Tokyo Snowpocalypse?  We're a tabloid. We want dirt.  Dish!

Sakurai: I put out food for the neighborhood cats.

Yutaka: I made a snow Acchan!

Toll: I made a snow Genet!

Hide: Two words: Women's Curling.   #sexybeasthide

Imai: I followed these five easy steps.
Step 1. Turn off the lights. 
Step 2. Turn on the guitar effects. 
Step 3. Gaze at shoes. 
Step 4. Let the magic begin! 
Step 5. Go make spaghetti.
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Step 168923532. Take out teeth. Laugh hysterically.

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The Hisashi Inquirer also snagged an EXCLUSIVE invite to Tsuchiya Masami's midwinter gala red carpet EXTRAVAGANZA.  Our purpose?  To track down Motokatsu, of course!  And track him down we did.  Here's what he had to say.

Hisashi Inquirer: We're the Hisashi Inquirer, so we're going to inquire about Hisashi. Where is he now? Why isn't he here with you? And most importantly, are you the baby's father?

Motokatsu: We're very private people. Please stop asking personal questions.

Hisashi Inquirer: So can I ask an impersonal question then?

Motokatsu: Fire away.

Hisashi Inquirer: Do your glasses have lenses in them?

Motokatsu: No, they don't.

Hisashi Inquirer: Why not?

Motokatsu: Because they're hipster glasses, and I'm a hipster.

Our verdict: Imai is the biggest hipster of them all, so this means he must indeed be the mother of Motokatsu's child.  We believe he missed out on the red carpet because he was home gazing at his shoes and lactating. We hope all you readers will pitch in a little something so we can send him a Jesus and Mary Chain nursing bra.

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DISCLAIMER: the above is all errant bullshit that I made up to make you all laugh.  Except for Motokatsu's glasses. They really don't have lenses in them.

22.2.14

Buck-Tick Book Bonanza, Part 2

Since the B-T books were so popular last time, we decided to hunt for some more.  The following delicious Buck-Tick books are now available for purchase via This is NOT Greatest Shopping service!  Since posting too many sample photos on Not Greatest Site slows down page loading time too much, we're posting sample photos here instead.

Aku no Hana Tour Pamphlet

Hardcover, LP sized tour pamphlet from the Aku no Hana era contains 35 pages of big glossy photos of the band members. Includes both full-color live photography and black and white art shots. Perfect condition, rare and out of print. If you love Mr. Sakurai with long hair, this one is for you. Sample photos below. 2000 yen.





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SOLD (blimey, that was fast!)
Darker Than Darkness Tour Pamphlet

Very large, hardcover tour pamphlet from the Darker Than Darkness tour contains 40 full-color pages of gorgeous, uber-goth closeup sexy arty glamour shots of the band members, interspersed with uber-goth arty photos of various interesting objects on fire. If you are really goth and into arson, this is the pamphlet for you! If you're really into long-haired Acchan-chan, this is also for you! Unfortunately the binding is broken (too much drooling over Acchan-chan), but aside from that, the book is in great condition - no stains, tears, wrinkles, or scratches. Rare and out of print. 2500 yen.





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Kurutta Taiyou Tour Pamphlet

Hardcover, LP sized tour pamphlet from the Kurutta Taiyou tour contains 36 full-color pages of REALLY ARTY photos, some of them featuring Buck-Tick members. Excellent for poring over while under the influence of quasi-legal herbs and the kind of candy Imai likes. Great condition, rare and out of print. 1500 yen.



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This is NOT Greatest Tour Pamphlet

Very large, softcover tour pamphlet from This is NOT Greatest Tour contains 30 pages of glossy full-color studio and live photography of the band members. The unusual design includes foldout covers and a section of flipbook-style divided pages in the middle. Great condition, rare and out of print. 3000 yen.









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Sexy Stream Liner Tour Pamphlet

Softcover, LP sized tour pamphlet from the Sexy Stream Liner era contains 38 pages of glossy full-color photos of the band members. Great condition, rare and out of print. 2000 yen.

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Six/Nine Tour Pamphlet

Very large, soft-cover pamphlet from the Six/Nine tour contains 40 pages of full color and arty black-and-white photos, including soft-focus closeups of the band members and some interesting full-body black and white nighttime outdoor shots. Great condition, rare and out of print. 2000 yen.






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SOLD (blimey, that was fast!)
Buck-Tick's Metamorphosis Book

This huge, hardcover book, published by the magazine Rockin' on Japan, contains collected interviews and photoshoots published in the magazine covering Buck-Tick's history between Taboo and Climax Together, including Schaft and This is NOT Greatest Tour. The interviews are very interesting, but for those of you who can't read Japanese, the book will still be enjoyable - there are lots and lots of pages of full-color photos of the young band members in their post-blond youth (they have flowing black locks now because they are So Goth. Wow Such Goth. Wow.) Great condition, rare and out of print. Special shipping charges apply because this thing is very heavy.  4000 yen.



Look, homo-erotic photos of Imai and Hide from X Japan!


...and homo-erotic photos of Sakurai and Yoshiki from X Japan!



Caught in the Buck-Tick Web!



Mr. Sakurai makes a valley girl face!


Toll impersonates a mime!


Mr. Sakurai models for Abercrombie & Fitch!


And last but not least, my most favorite homo-erotic photo of Sakurai and Imai ever. From the photoshoots for This is NOT Greatest Tour (no I'm not kidding.)


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If you're interested in buying or reserving anything, send me an email at themadaristocrat at gmail.  If there's an item you're sure you want but you need a few more days/weeks to scrape together the cash, I suggest you email me and request that I hold the item for you, otherwise, there is a possibility someone else will buy it first. I sell all items on a first-come, first-serve basis.  I'm willing to put items on reserve for up to a month.



8.2.14

寿記 31.01.14 B-T Teeth

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I think some people know already, but my two front teeth on the right side have the letters "B" and "T" inlaid in them in gold.

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I had these teeth made over 20 years ago, so I take them out about once a year.

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For some reason, I usually end up taking them out when I'm drinking with someone

(Like when I'm drinking with Mr. Sakurai at noon at some soba place, or drinking with Kiyoshi somewhere)

I never intend to take my teeth out in a place like that, 

And I'm always pissed at myself for making people laugh hysterically at me

I've never taken them out during a live show, but I don't have any desire to see the thrilled faces the fans would make if I were to do so...

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Anyhow, though it's a big pain in the ass, recently I had to get new "B-T teeth" made.

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First, I had to consult with the dentist about the color of the letters

And the dentist showed me samples of the possible colors I could use.

I thought maybe this time, a color other than gold would be nice...

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I ran a simulation in my head.

If I made the letters red...people would think my mouth was bleeding.  Okay, that's out.

If I made the letters blue...people would think I had nori or something stuck on my teeth.  Nope, that possibility's gone too.

(I'm sure U-ta would turn this into a running joke and tease me mercilessly)

...hm.  Aside from gold or silver, any color I could choose would be highly likely to make it look like either blood or scraps of food.

People I'd walk past on the street and never see again would think to themselves "that guy's just walking around with chives stuck on his teeth..."

I really don't want that to be my sole impression on complete strangers, so in the end, I chose gold.

It's 20k.

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I had the dentist bring them out so I could photograph it.

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They're so reflective it was hard to photograph them, so I had the dentist turn on the examination lights...

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I had them done in a retro computer font.
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And by the way, apparently, the creator of these teeth also made tooth grills (a kind of jewelry you wear on your teeth) for a certain designer (from Gunma).

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If you want to email me about chives, click [here].

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IMAI 15:46

Guitars With John Way


A friend of NGS pointed us in the direction of this English-language web series on various guitar models, "Guitars With John Way." Amazingly enough, Episode 90 is an introduction of our very most favorite guitar ever.  Even if you think you only like Buck-Tick because Acchan, I urge you to watch the whole video. You might learn something!




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