HPP Blog 3/18/08

It's Anza (star)

It's gradually begun to warm up!

The hay fever season is tough, don't you think?

I'm a bit worried about the band members with hay fever. They're walking around all teary eyed. (laugh)

Well, we've begun to practice seriously for our next show! Even though it's still over a month away....

In our studio, we've begun the battle to write new tunes. It's intense.

Oh! Just to let you know, at the Kochi live show we started selling our new T-shirts. This time it also comes in black. It looks very hip and wonderful!

There may be another live soon. I'll try to send out an email if there's a schedule change. ?

Then, after the long time I've kept you waiting, I have plans to upload the acoustic video very soon!! Probably tomorrow or the day after....I hope. (laugh)

http://headphonespresident.blogspot.com/2008/03/anza_18.html

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I haven't seen the new black t-shirts yet. I'll have to check them out soon. I really want to see the acoustic clip. It should be cool.

I almost forgot to mention, but my friend Maddie started an new English fan page for Head Phones President on Myspace. It's called the Head Phones President Street Team. So, go check out the page and get yourself added to the friend list.

http://www.myspace.com/hpp_street_team

Anza JP Blog 3/16/08

Last?

I went on a Day Trip to the snowy mountains. (star)

Spring skiing. Or, I should say Spring Boarding to be more precise. (laugh)

Talking about the weather, it was sunny and mild!! It was excellent.

Perhaps, this is the last of the season for snow boarding is my feeling. Actually, I tried to glide down as usual, but it was still painful for my body. (laugh)

However, there is no snow away from the ski area, which makes you feel a bit lonesome. Don't you think?

I wonder how many times will I be able to go next season?!





Painful.

It's still painful up and down my neck. Did I shake my head too much?? It's likely I got too carried away.....(laugh)

On White Day, the guys from the band gave me some chocolate. It was delicious!!!!!

However, I couldn't eat it all and there's some left over.....

Well, here lately I've been into sushi. (heart) Salmon roe, fresh mackerel, Engawa, sea urchin, and sweet shrimp is especially good.

Engawa that's been broiled, throw a little salt on it, and it has the best flavor. (heart)

On the Kyushu tour, I almost ate more than my belly could handle. There was all sorts of tasty fish to eat~.

Certainly, when we hit the Hokkaido part of the tour, my plan is to eat the sea urchin rice bowl. Among other things.

Oh boy! I'm looking forward to that!

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I love that first pic of Anza. She looks so pretty in that dress.

For those who don't know it, in Japan, guys buy chocolate for girls on White Day.

I'm not sure what Engawa is, it's probably the name of a dish, but I wouldn't know what it is.

Head Phone President (野台開唱 Formoz Festival 2007)

Here's a video clip I found on Mar's Mixi page. It's HPP playing the song Ill Treat at the Formoz Festival in Taiwan. Anza's vocals are a bit drowned out, but this gives you a good idea of what the show was like. Hope everyone enjoys this.

Matt

HPP Blog 3/11/08

It's Anza (star)

First of all, everyone is safe. (laugh)

What? The Mid-March tour of the Koriyama, Oita, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima live shows has finished.

We took the van everywhere. Then meeting all the people who came out to see us made me happy. Really, Thank-You (double heart)

Has it been 5 years? In spite of a long wait between shows, people came to see me.

For a lot of fans, it was their first time to see me at a live house......from the bottom of my heart, Thank-You. ?

If you think about it, the formation of HPP was to meet people. So, how did we go so long without this encounter? I wonder....

The members have changed, the staff that helps us has changed....I'd also like to point out that we've had lot's of different experiences since then.....

Still, it's not all for naught. It added to my past, my present, and probably my future.....

It's like the band is a living person. You hit the stage and throw everything into it and you leave behind....what? ?

You come back home from tour with all sorts of thoughts running through your mind. Everyone sharing their feeling of the live shows makes you happy.

Well, we're wanting to put out a new record! I'm ready to cut loose with some more screaming. (laugh)

Because, this band has been slow in the past to put out a new Album. (laugh)

http://headphonespresident.blogspot.com/2008/03/anza.html

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A new Album sounds great!

Here's some advice I'd give before they start writing new tunes. I know that they'd like to break into the mainstream, so first off, I'd fire the AR guys and producers that don't know how to record songs with an upbeat.

I saw an interview with Aerosmith the other day. They were asked what made their band so successful. Steve Tyler and Steve Perry said that, "It's the blues, baby! It's all in the 2's and 4's."

Someone needs to moves Anza off the 1's and 3's. It needs to happen sooner or later, so I vote for sooner.

Anza JP Blog 3/12/08 "Akira Edit"

Like so~

My mood is better, but I was a little under the weather for a while. I'm still feeling a bit run down and sluggish.

Along with that~ the tour ran swiftly with a lot of shows.

Now, I'd like to go and play with reckless abandon.

I want to go to Disneyland! Or maybe Nikko City! I'd like to go to different aquariums! Perhaps, I should go to the zoo!

Hey! I could pretend I was a lazy brat! (laugh)

I'd like to go on a shopping spree and buy some new Western-Style clothes~ (heart) Spring is coming quickly.

Oh! I like the "Ratatouille" movie very much. (heart) I saw it at the movie theater and I even watched it 2 more times on DVD. (laugh) ?

I also intend to go to some stage shows!

I'd like to make plans to see a super Kabuki show on stage! I think I'll work to make that happen. (heart)

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Here's the way Akira translated this blog. I really appreciate this. Thanks!

*EDIT*

Hi Matt.
I read that you're confused to translate Anza-san's blog.

Here's my translation.

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I'm feeling heavy at a body whether I got discouraged.
It is, because of I run with full speeds by the tour.
Now I awful want to go out to play now!
It is DisneySea! It is Nikko Edo Village! It is an aquarium! And a zoo!!
I seems like a kid.(laugh)
I also go out to buy clothes~♡
Spring is coming soon!
Oh! I really love the movie "Remy's delicious restaulant"♡
I saw it at a movie theater but again saw with DVD twice.(laugh)
I want to see some stage shows!!
There's a plan to see a super Kabuki♡
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The movie is "Remy's delicious restaulant" by Disney.
http://www.disney.co.jp/movies/remy/

I hope this will some help for you.

Anza JP Blog 3/10/08

The long silence has passed....

I'm still alive and kicking. (laughing)

Oh! But I was still exhausted for a few days. (laugh)

The HPP Mid-March Tour started at Kochi and went to Kagoshima Island to play. We safely ended in Tokyo.

Hey! Live shows are the best! The local bands are hot and have lots of spirit. I like listening to them.

Now, for quite some time, the live show action dies down?....That's what fans are likely to be asking.

Listen to this....We plan to start writing new tunes before we take our next stage!

Anyhow, we've been a slow band when it comes to putting out new albums. (laugh) Although we've put out singles!

But, wherever we go, "Please put out albums quicker!" is what the fans tell us.

Again, the natural thing to do is to hit the road and perform your songs live. Hey! It's worth the attempt to write more.

Surely, we'll be going into rehearsal soon so we can release another album quickly! At least....I hope so. (laugh)

Oh! The theater tickets for, "Steel Magnolias" go on sale this month in 3 days.

It would be profitable to watch the schedule for full details!

HPP Blog 2/27/08

It's Anza (star)

Hey! At last Hiro has returned to the Blog. (laugh) The cold pulled him back in....

The next leg of the Tour is about to begin~. Time to go for it!!

Oh! We've added fresh new dates to the schedule!

We get to go to Hokkaido!!!!!!!!! ( Japan's northernmost Island)

Mr. Sandasonia can finally come to see us play~! (laugh)

We also love the town of Mito in the Koriyama district. ( double hearts)

Well, we promise you the video from the acoustic version of our show. It should be uploaded in a few days~!!

We're looking forward to seeing everyone at Kochi, Oita, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, and Kagoshima. Everybody, do your best to catch the show in your area. It'll be a pleasure to see you there.

No pictures to post today.....Sorry.

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I had a tough battle with the flu. That's why it took so long to translate this. I'm feeling better now.