8/7/2023 0 Comments Guso drop band![]() Originally formed in 2014, NECRONOMIDOL began life as an 8-piece unit before slimming down to its current line-up of 5. The group’s current line-up consists of Risaki Kakizaki, Sari (the group’s shironuri performer), Hina Yotsuyu, Rei Imaizumi and Himari Tsukishiro. NECRONOMIDOL have emerged from a particularly vibrant period for underground idol acts. Founded by Ricky Wilson, the outfit have adopted a combo of metal influences and an occult visual element to produce an attention-grabbing idol group.įormerly a native of Pittsburgh, Wilson moved to Japan and originally dabbled as a vocalist in a few local rock outfits in Kumamoto. He later moved to Tokyo (along with his soft vinyl toy outlet) and was struck by the underground idol movement, keen to form an idol group of his own. The sound of NECRONOMIDOL draws from a broad palette that sets them apart from similar outfits that have adopted a classic metal approach. While that heavy sound is found and clear on some of their output (‘End Of Days’), the group also play around with synth-driven darkwave efforts (‘Skulls In The Stars’). Meanwhile, compositions such as ‘ITHAQUA’ appear to straddle all of their influences at once. GENIET VAN JE FAVORIETE KOFFIE, PRECIES ZOALS JIJ DAT WILT. NECRONOMIDOL will also be appearing with a full band for their London outing.Īssociated with Japanese rock outfit 6% IS MINE, Screaming Sixties was formed as the idol image of the punk band. Een zwarte of witte koffie, warm of koud: jij hebt de controle. Met NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® haal je de koffiebar naar jou thuis. Geniet in enkele seconden tijd van je favoriete dranken en ontdek waarom dit wereldwijd het nummer 1 multidrankensysteem is. He currently lives in Tokyo.Fronted by Kai and Montero, Screaming Sixties have a striking visual image of black leather and masks that gives them an air of mystery.Īs an outfit, Screaming Sixties knock out tunes such as ‘ONLY PLACE WE CAN CRY’ that boasts a tight production along with a garage punk energy. His favorite authors include Haruki Murakami, Natsuo Kirino, Ryu Murakami, and Stephen King. He also continues to work on musical projects and make websites and work with Japanese idols. It must be mentioned that Derek had been to Japan several times to research things relating to books he has written/is writing, and while doing so, spending countless hours exploring all things anime, JPOP, manga, and practically living in Akihabara’s nerd cafes and videogame stores.Ĭurrently, Derek is working on several more novels, including a horror book about a Japanese girl obsessed with a famous AV star, and a massive, epic story about Cryptozoology and the end of the world. The story is based, in part, in Derek’s time working in Evanston as a counselor, and also on his time spent living in Hiroshima. The idea became Kai , which is a horror story set in Hiroshima and Chicago and deals with a mysterious and tragic connection between a young Japanese girl and an adopted Korean girl. ![]() ![]() So, without even giving it a second thought, Derek decided to work for himself, making computer websites for people, developing a popular iphone app called eMobo, and yes, continue making music through various forms.Īround 2007, an idea began to take hold of Derek that filled the creative hole left in his heart due to leaving FASSW. Working at all these places made Derek realize this wasn’t the life he wanted. ![]() Indeed, that is all Derek seemed to do for the next several years, including work at a residential facility for anorexic girls in Evanston, Illinois, a psych unit at Sharon Regional’s Hospital, and last, a methadone clinic in Mercer PA. In 2006, Derek made a choice to leave FASSW, complete his educational studies, and start working with mentally unstable people. From this point, it was headlining tour after tour and playing gigantic festivals like Hellfest and the NJ Metalfest.īut Derek’s life was truly just getting started. ![]() Derek co-wrote the first two albums that FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW, better known as FASSW, released on the label Black Market Activities and distributed through the legendary Metal Blade Records. At some point during his four year collegiate experience, Derek founded, along with a few friends, the wildly popular and massively successful metal and hardcore band, FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW. He graduated from Sharon High School with honors and later attended Penn State University, also leaving there with a bunch of awards and a degree in Human Development and Psychology. Derek Vasconi hails from Sharon, PA, a mid-size city that is an hour north of Pittsburgh (Go Pens!). ![]()
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