updates archive (2005):: 2010 :: 2009 :: 2008 :: 2007 :: 2006 :: 2005 :: 2004 :: 2003 :: 2002 :: wednesday, 12.21.2005 happy holidays!! check out a sample of the new song 'my foot' on the official site.sunday, 11.27.2005 hope everyone had a happy thanksgiving! (if you celebrate it :P) added lyrics and translations for 'the third eye', 'slow down', and 'wakare no uta' from the new single. if you haven't heard it yet, you're seriously missing out! also made corrections to the romaji for 'ice pick' and 'girls don't cry' (thanks busterken for pointing out the errors). added cover art for my foot to the discography.sunday, 11.20.2005 added lyrics for 'sad sad kiddie', and lyrics and translations for 'white ash', 'no self control', and 'instant music'.monday, 11.14.2005 check out some of the pillows' music videos on google video. added a bunch more tabs including 'tonight', 'happy slave', 'please mr. lostman', 'midnight down' and 'frontiers' by _KeitarO_. added a translation of 'tenshi mitai ni kimi wa tatteta' from good dreams.sunday, 10.30.2005 track info for the upcoming album, my foot has been added to the discography. added the majority of the catalog numbers to the discography. updated the faq and links pages.monday, 10.24.2005 added a page with information on all the pillows-related kubrick toys to the stuff section. updated the info page a bit. updated discography to add album art and track list for the upcoming single, the third eye.sunday, 10.23.2005 a new album, my foot, is scheduled for release in january! (thanks to CajunBushi.) check out a sample of 'the third eye' from the upcoming single at the king records site. (thanks to kelp and jomei.) added info on hayashi hideo, sawao's 1998 side project with members of mr. children and my little lover, to the discography. added a scan of their august 2005 interview with shojo beat to the stuff section.sunday, 10.16.2005 added screencaps for first half or so of the delicious bump tour in USA dvd. if you want to see more... you'll just have to buy it. ;D updated the links page a bit, of note is fuzz hill, a new forum for noodles, an awesome band on sawao's label. pillows fans should definitely check them out.saturday, 10.15.2005 lots of lyrics for you! four songs from 90's my life returns, thanks to marekenshin. also '21 fingers' (translated) and 'no substance' from the life is delicious compilation, and 'borderline case' (translated) from runners high.sunday, 10.2.2005 a new compilation featuring tracks from nine miles (manabe's solo project) and fragments (suzuki's solo project), go! delicious go! will be released in november. it has been added to the discography. added lyrics for sawao yamanaka's solo work: 'wrong vacation', 'birthday', 'nobody can find me', and 'clare butterfly'. additionally, please see the forum for info on how to deal with the postcard for the special sales campaign gift. in the last campaign, they honored the offer for people living outside of japan, hopefully they will do so again.sunday, 9.18.2005 added translations for 'that house', 'happy bivouac', 'NONFICTION', 'my girl'. added lyrics for 'advice' and 'heart is there'. added reports for the SF show.saturday, 9.17.2005 happy sweet sixteen to the pillows! (their anniversary was yesterday.) minor updates: added wasurerarenai koi no uta compilation to the discography, added a link to a review of their LA show this past march to the live section (thanks wired_musac!), updated the faq, and corrected the chicago set list. i'm also slowly starting to add catalog numbers to the discography.wednesday, 9.14.2005 special feature! added screencaps and script translation of sawao's we have a theme song claymation film. also added pv screencaps for 'one life' and 'hybrid rainbow'.monday, 9.12.2005 added pv screencaps for 'babylon verses of angel', 'strange chameleon', and 'terminal heaven's rock'.friday, 9.9.2005 news! another single is to be released 11.23.2005, called the third eye- which is also the name of the first track on manabe's first nine miles cd. interesting! if you buy first press versions of both of the upcoming singles and the upcoming DVD, you will be eligible for a special present. thanks to CajunBushi for the news.tuesday, 8.16.2005 added all lyrics for white incarnation. thanks to marekenshin! added translations of 'TONIGHT' and 'heavy sun (with baby son)'.
sunday, 7.31.2005 the august 2005 issue of shojo beat magazine features a one page interview with the pillows done in march, at the end of their american tour. thanks to vanessa for the news.
thursday, 7.28.2005 added info and cover art for the upcoming single and dvd to the discography. monday, 7.18.2005 added remaining lyrics from 90'S MY LIFE, thanks to marekenshin. correction to 'hybrid rainbow' lyrics. sunday, 7.10.2005 happy third birthday, instant music! (it was on the 7th, but close enough.) thanks for all the continued support and encouragement! whether you're a new fan or an old fan, keep rocking with the pillows! tuesday, 6.28.2005 added photos to the live section from the new york and los angeles shows. updated the info page quite a bit, and added buster-kun. monday, 6.20.2005 a bit old, but i've finally added the artist comments from the synchronized rockers release. sunday, 6.19.2005 news! new single, NONFICTION and delicious bump tour in USA dvd will be released 9.14.2005! thanks to CajunBushi for the news. updated discography to add domestic releases, a page for jun's other projects, and flcl ost 3. flcl ost 3 is simply a new collection of full-length versions of certain songs from previous soundtracks- not worth buying if you've already got the albums. sunday, 6.12.2005 added remaining lyrics from kool spice, thanks to marekenshin. added some lyrics translations including 'nowhere', 'sonna fuu ni sugoshitai', and 'let's see if that's true or not'. added several tabs by keitarO. cleaned up the links section. thursday, 6.2.2005 added all lyrics from moon gold. thanks to marekenshin!
5.27.2005. updated the discography and the info page with data on sawao's new side project. thanks to matt and cajunbushi for the news. added a new section to stuff about non-music side projects. added the flyer from the seattle show to the live section.
5.24.2005. the contest winner has been chosen!
5.22.2005. added a couple more things to the live reports section (which is now all under the live link up top). still missing the seattle set list- anyone? anyone? :( added a translation of 'lesser hamster in blue'. the judges are currently reviewing the contest entries, and the winner will be announced soon. :D
5.15.2005. the contest will be over as of midnight (EST) tonight- it's not too late to enter! but if you miss this contest, or just don't get lucky, interlaced, a japanese entertainment site, is also giving away a copy of penalty life. put those english writing skills to use!
5.2.2005. correction: the june issue (#21) of anime insider with the pillows interview is on sale now. barnes and noble should also stock it. thanks kim.
4.27.2005. added some photos from austin.
4.26.2005. added photos from the seattle show to the live reports page. many thanks to jay! i'll be gradually adding things to that section in the next couple weeks. also, if anyone knows the set list from the LA or seattle shows, or has photos or would like to share their experience, please email me!
4.25.2005. make sure to grab the june issue of anime insider magazine- there's an interview with the pillows! it should be available at your local books-a-million or borders within a few weeks. i've begun to compile photos and reports from the u.s. tour. check it out. and don't forget about the contest. entries are due by may 15th!
4.11.2005. we're having a contest!!! added 'orange film garden' tab and (re?) added 'kanojo wa kyou' tab.
4.1.2005. forum restored.
3.31.2005. instant music now has its own domain. hurrah! forum should be up again soon.
3.22.2005. some photos if you didn't catch them in the forum (including noodles, titan go kings and bonnie pink). see you at the sf show next. ;)
3.14.2005. one more show date added for los angeles. added the colors of life soundtrack to the discography (2004). forum seems to be okay again. no updates for a couple weeks as i will be off attending shows. :)
3.3.2005. the us tour finally has its own official site. yay! the forum is still having issues. :( please be patient! plus: lazy makeover time!! meaning the real site redesign is more effort than i can muster at the moment- but this site is over two years old, it needs a little facelift. ;-__- also made fixes to the tabs and info sections. you can kick me for not fixing this sooner (if you care), but the official title of track 3 of thank you my twilight is 'babiron tenshi no uta'. so says a person on the pillows' japanese bbs.
2.27.2005. updated live schedule. dates for chicago and seattle added. i plan to be at sf and at sxsw, so see you there! the forum appears to be down. please do not access it until i can attempt to fix it (i.e. until further notice).
2.20.2005. tab section reorganized! you probably won't notice most of the changes but i've made it a lot easier to update. also updated shizoku's 'hybrid rainbow' tab and added a 'wake up, frenzy!' tab.
2.19.2005. added 'beehive' and 'heavy sun (with baby son)' lyrics. added live info page (look up :) ).
2.8.2005. added 'ano koro ni modotte', 'kimi to boku to o-tsuki-sama' and 'WANT TO SLEEP FOR' translations.
2.5.2005. added pv screencaps! screencaps provided by kyoko. big news: the pillows are at last confirmed for SXSW. those not residing in austin can purchase wristband/hotel packages for SXSW here. if you have any other questions about SXSW or wristbands, please view the topics in the forum or ask the SXSW folks.
1.15.2005. the new forum is up. :)
1.13.2005. happy new year!! 'rush' translation added. and for trogdor, a translation of 'kono yo no hate made'. and for those of you who haven't heard the exciting news, a domestic version of |