1. HOTNEWS:
Magazines & newspaper articles on B'z (dated from 1997 - NOW)
2. REPORTS:
on B'z LiveGyms, all taken from magazine/newpaper or by fans
3. REVIEWS:
on singles, albums, Livegym videos, all taken from magazine/newpaper
| 1. HOTNEWS |
B'z Celebrates Ten Years As Japan's No.1 Selling Band 1997 | By Jon Scott from Eye-Ai Magazine Comment: Quite a thorough review on B'z 10 years career. Plus bits about how Koshi and Tak proove that "'Japanese men are not lacking sexual appeal at all" and how Koshi and Tak get ready for concerts. This article is a bit old because this year is B'z 14th year in the music business (^ _ ^ ;) But still very informative. |
1. Japan Superstar Tak Matsumoto joins the ranks of Legendary Gibson signature artists November 10, 1999 | Gibson Musical Instrument Website Comment: Mat-chan got his own signature model of Les Paul guitar plus photo. 2. B'z Tak Matsumoto's new signature model to be released October 21, 2001 Comment: About the name of the model and on which MV Tak showed it 3. Being Company Official Site News on Tak's Les Paul 2000 - 2001 Comment: Release of "Pickups" and "Strings" plus complete details on the guitar's material and price 4. Tak's "Les Paul Tak Burst" Exhibited in Hard Rock Cafe March 5, 2002 Comment: Short news about Tak's guitar being displayed in Hard Rock Cafes. |
1. Amuro Namie, B'z & Arashi in the single battle July 2000 | Zakzak Magazine Comment: This is a report during B'z' release of "Ring" 2. B'z breaks Matsuda Seiko's Oricon record July 2000 | Zakzak Magazine Comment: This is a follow-on report from the article above |
1. B'z will release new albums October 2000 | Oricon Magazine Comment: Before the release of "Eleven", expectation on the album and full-listing of the songs 2. B'z releases the 11th album October 2000 | Yeah! J-Pop Magazine Comment: During the release of "Eleven" |
1. Aerosmith Supports B'z - Explosive Power Battle On World Cup Stage April 23, 2002 | Star Newspaper Comment: An article about how Aerosmith got B'z their first Int'l big-gig. 2. B'z Will Perform For World Cup - Warming Up Before Conquering World Music's Market April 2002 | Taiwan Newspaper Comment: Complimenting above report with details on performance hour and ticket price. 3. The First Official Concert of FIFA World Cup May 31, 2002 | Yahoo News! Comment: Official news about the two-days concerts with detailed infos on tickets, venue and list of performing artists. 4. B'z and Aerosmith Highlighted The World Cup's Official Concert June 28, 2002 | Various Japan News Sites Comment: Summary of the concert and both bands' performance plus photos and complete songs list 5. B'z Commenting on the Rock-battle with Aerosmith : "I had goose-bumps!" June 29, 2002 | Nippon Special Radio Broadcast Comment: After concert comments |
B'z - "Hard Rock Hall of Famers" November 2002 | By David Higashi from Eye-Ai Magazine Comment: One of the BEST articles ever written about B'z. It explains why B'z can stay so strong even well into their 15th year in the music industry. Read and be touched! Got every detail right too! |
Tak's Solo Album "HANA" Release Internationally February 25, 2003 | Kayos Production Comment: A short introduction of Tak and Hana, comments from Steve Vai |
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| 2. REPORTS/REVIEWS on B'z LiveGyms |
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| 1. Live at The Palace report September 25, 2002 | Murasaki Comment: A break through for B'z! Live from L.A.. with audience of 2000 people, B'z first US outing was watched by more than 1.5 million people all over the world through the internet. ^0^ 2. Live-broadcast report October 4, 2002 | Keen Comment: Details on what happened in the history-making internet broadcast and in the chat room. |
| Go to B'z Net Party mini-website and read more than 10 awesome reports! Short, long, detailed, poetic, take your pick, they are ALL exciting reports by the most dedicated pack of B'z fans! October 2003 | B'z Net Party |
| 3. REVIEWS on B'z Singles, Albums or LiveGym videos |
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