Copy/paste from the email release...
"Yoshiki Radio" to Debut on SiriusXM
Japanese Superstar to Launch His First-Ever Radio Show
May 12, 2011 -- Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Yoshiki,
Japanese icon and leader of Japan's multi-million-selling, superstar rock
band X Japan, will host his first-ever radio show, ³Yoshiki Radio,² on
SiriusXM¹s The Boneyard, Channel 38. "Yoshiki Radio," the hour-long monthly
show, will launch on Friday, May 27 at 8:00PM ET. Beginning Sunday, June 5,
³Yoshiki Radio² will air the first Sunday of every month at 9:00PM ET.
³Yoshiki Radio² will offer an eclectic mix of East meets West, and will
include Yoshiki¹s personal favorite music tracks, and music from artists
that have influenced him, as well as an introduction to some of Japan¹s most
innovative and successful artists. The monthly show will also feature
elements of Japanese pop culture that already have made their mark on
American life, from sushi to Sony to Nintendo/Wii, to the global megastar
Hello Kitty, to the bourgeoning western popularity of Anime. Yoshiki¹s band
X Japan has been credited with pioneering ³Visual Kei,² a cultural movement
that greatly contributed to today¹s worldwide Anime craze.
³I¹m very excited to do the show exclusively on SiriusXM, as I¹d like to
help tear down the wall between East and West,² said Yoshiki. ³I want to
show people that there is no one language, no real boundaries when it comes
to music and art, and that we are all more alike than not. I also hope my
exposure of unique music choices to the West will allow me to show, with
pride, a beautiful side of our culture in these difficult times. ²
³We love introducing listeners to bands they may not otherwise hear on other
audio platforms and providing them the chance to discover great new music,²
said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM Radio.
³Yoshiki¹s music ranges from heavy metal to ballads to alternative rock to
symphonic. Only on SiriusXM will you hear Yoshiki¹s pioneering choices of
songs that mix musical worlds.²
Earlier this year, Yoshiki and his band X Japan signed an exclusive,
three-year deal with EMI Music for distribution in North America. X Japan¹s
North American debut album will be released later this year. The album¹s
first single, ³Jade,² will be available this spring.
X Japan is one of the most successful rock bands in Japanese history, and
the heart of X Japan is Yoshiki, songwriter, drummer, producer, and
classically-trained pianist who also plays guitar, bass and trumpet.
Yoshiki, who has been referred to by his first name only throughout his
professional career, is arguably Asia¹s most influential musical artist and,
according to one industry insider, ³is to Japan what Bono is to the UK.²
Hello Kitty, for the first time in its history, even designed a product line
after a person, creating a new character, ³Yoshikitty,² based on Yoshiki. X
Japan has sold more than 30-million albums, singles and videos, and
headlined and sold out Japan¹s 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome a record 18 times.
The band, having always wanted to break in North America, made its concert
debut at 2010¹s Lollapalooza festival with a critically-acclaimed North
American tour that followed last fall. The band plans to tour extensively
in 2011, and has already announced dates in the UK, Europe and Latin
America.
I'm kinda stoked for it. I wonder what his tastes will be? I hope not too much self indulgence with Violet UK and X... Though I wouldn't complain. =P It's kinda like with VNV Nation, when asked what they listen to they said "VNV Nation. Why make music I wouldn't want to listen to?"
