(Artist) ANNA & OLIVIA

[aedon]

Sweet 11/2006
OLIVIA

Tsuchiya Anna

[wakaba_doll]

^ *LOVE* that shot of Olivia!

And speaking of... What are your favourite Olivia songs? I was trying to compile a list of my own, but it's too damn hard LOL I think I finally narrowed it down to the big five (not in any particular order ):

1) Dear Angel
2) Dekinai
3) Alone In Our Castle
4) Denial
5) a little pain

[aedon]

My favorite songs:
~pre-indie era
Into The Stars (made me a fan), Ballerina, Sea me, Lettuce Garden (CoyS b-side)
synchronicity: solarhalfbreed, Dear Angel, Escape the Flames;
Dress me Up (Japanese version) (I think English lyrics are rather cheesy)
indie~
whole M&HGR mini-album, Bliss Forest, Purple Box, Under Your Waves, Space Halo, Fake Flowers, let go, Close your eyes

Actually, it's easier to list the songs I _don't_ like: Africa (cover but still), soulmate & liquid skies, Dreamcamp (maybe)

Also, here's probably the only D&D song I really like ->

[aedon]

My favorite songs:
~pre-indie era
Into The Stars (made me a fan), Ballerina, Sea me, Lettuce Garden (CoyS b-side)
synchronicity: solarhalfbreed, Dear Angel, Escape the Flames;
Dress me Up (Japanese version) (I think English lyrics are rather cheesy)
indie~
whole M&HGR mini-album, Bliss Forest, Purple Box, Under Your Waves, Space Halo, Fake Flowers, let go, Close your eyes

Actually, it's easier to list the songs I _don't_ like: Africa (cover but still), soulmate & liquid skies, Dreamcamp (maybe)

Also, here's probably the only D&D song I really like ->

[wakaba_doll]

^ LOL You're right, I think it's definitely easier to list songs you don't like... But I can't really think of any Olivia song I really don't like except Liquid Skies (I just thought it was really off-the-wall, and *NOT* in a good way LOL)

I really love Bliss Forest and Close Your Eyes, too! I've always been a fan of her darker-sounding, more lyrical work... Is it just me, though, or does Close Your Eyes kind of sound like a continuation to tears & rainbows? Something about the way the music in each song seems to mirror one another... *shrugs* ^^

[aedon]

^ Hmm, I'm not sure about tear & rainbows and Close your eyes, they just seemed more in the same laid-back style to me than connected somehow, but then again I haven't read the lyrics properly... I guess I like nearly all Livi's songs, it just depends on my mood, if I want to listen to something upbeat and rawky or mellow and sad

Zipper 12/2006
Tsuchiya Anna

OLIVIA

[aedon]

=Update=
~OLIVIA~
TV 11/24 POP JAM (performing Wish)
CD The Cloudy Dreamer release confirmed by official site (phew!)
2007.01.17 on sale
English versions of a little pain & Wish (8 songs overall) and Tears & Rainbows live video digest are expected.
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Live Report of OLIVIA LIVE 2006 Chocolate & Confusion @ Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO (2006.10.26)
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Interview with OLIVIA @ JaME
Important quote:
..can we expect to see any more international shows from you?
Olivia: I hope so! I've got to release some albums here and my mini-album is gonna come out in January and then a Trapnest album is gonna come out after that. Then we're also planning a full album right after the Trapnest album so I don't know when I would be able to do that. But I'm thinking, maybe in two years, after two years, I think I'll be able to do more things like that.


~Tsuchiya Anna~
strip me? bandscore
2006.11.25 on sale

[aedon]

=OLIVIA Update=
The Cloudy Dreamer
CD+DVD

CD only

Tracklist:
CD
01 If you only knew
02 Stars Shining Out
03 Dream Catcher
04 Who's gonna stop it
05 Cloudy World
06 Cut me free
07 Wish (English ver.)
08 a little pain
DVD
01 Stars Shining Out (music clip)
-Live at Shibuya O-WEST 25th July 2006-
02 Alone in our Castle
03 let go
04 a little pain
05 SpidERSpins
06 Devil's in me
http://www.cdjournal.com/main/cd/disc.php?dno=4106110509
http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/news/061206_olivia/


Cutie 12/2006


=ANNA Update=
(2006.11.22) Anna's featured on BUTTERFLY (DON'T SET MY SUN DOWN), a track off FAKE?'s new album MARILYN IS A BUBBLE
DL the song

ViVi 01/2007

Cutie 12/2006

(All scans from http://www.nana-nana.net)

[aedon]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the covers for Livi's new mini-album? At least the cd+dvd one is... wtf is that black part? :/

[aedon]

=ANNA Update=
2007.01.10 黒い涙 (Kuroi Namida)
CTCR-40247/B (CD＋DVD)
¥1,680 （tax in）
1st press: original logo sticker

CTCR-40248 (CD)
¥1,050 （tax in）
1st press: cellphone strap

Tracklist:
1. 黒い涙 / ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA（BLACK STONES）  
2. JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH / 土屋アンナ
3. I'm addicted to you / ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA （BLACK STONES）
4. 黒い涙 ～deep sadness version～ / ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA （BLACK STONES）

Seems like they've pushed the single 1 week forward o_o And 3rd single as ANNA inspi' NANA is already sheduled for Valentine's Day, it's gonna be the new NANA opening from Dec 13th onwards.

[aedon]

Stars shining out (PV rip)
http://www.mediafire.com/?cy0d4onnwyk
The PV itself is WACK (leech from Jpopsuki xvid/mpeg2)
I'm SO buying the cd+dvd version

[wakaba_doll]

Am I the only one who doesn't like the covers for Livi's new mini-album? At least the cd+dvd one is... wtf is that black part? :/

I agree Olivia is so incredibly beautiful, I think they could have done more to show that, or at least chosen a more interesting set-up LOL

This picture actually would have made a nice focus for the album cover, imho

Important quote:
..can we expect to see any more international shows from you?
Olivia: I hope so! I've got to release some albums here and my mini-album is gonna come out in January and then a Trapnest album is gonna come out after that. Then we're also planning a full album right after the Trapnest album so I don't know when I would be able to do that. But I'm thinking, maybe in two years, after two years, I think I'll be able to do more things like that.

Double ! That is such *GREAT* news! Not only The Cloudy Dreamer in January, but a *TRAPNEST* album (!) and then another full-length Livi album after that! :yay: It's so great to see Olivia getting back into the business and with a bang too! Congrats!

[aedon]

:: 2007 Release Log ::
ANNA inspi' NANA / Tsuchiya Anna
01.10 Kuroi Namida (single)
01.10 Anna Tsuchiya 1st Live Tour Blood Of Roses (concert dvd)
02.07 Lucy (single)
02.21 Making of Sakuran Movie (dvd)
02.28 TBA (limited edition album+dvd)
OLIVIA inspi' REIRA / Olivia Lufkin
01.17 The Cloudy Dreamer (mini-album)
02.28 TBA (limited edition album+dvd)

The untitled so far albums both come with dvd with NANA secret live footage, animated music videos and BLACK STONES/TRAPNEST posters. Not exactly what I wanted, but thanks to the anime Livi's back, so I'll keep my mouth shut :|

+ Long Anna interview (anybody wants to translate? lol)
http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/interview/anna_070110/

:: Scans::
Anna

Olivia (Kera 12/2006)

[wakaba_doll]

^ Olivia in KERA~ So cute! I'm glad she's back too, although I wish it hadn't taken an anime to get her back in the business She's always had the amazing talent to be a star from early on~ It's a shame avex almost let disappear into the indies scene!

[aedon]

^ I'm pretty sure it was mostly her own decision to go indie, it was the non-mainstream music she wanted to make at that time. Besides, poppy "Into The Stars" single was such a flop she didn't have much choice... Still, I hate the fact most people now call her "that Olivia from Nana"

[wakaba_doll]

^ Wow, do they really refer to her as that? I'm actually really surprised that Into The Stars was such a flop when a little pain is almost in the same vein as that song~ It's relatively "soft" rock/pop, but a little pain made her famous in the Japanese scene again Oh, well~ As long as she continues to make music, that's all I care about

Can't wait for The Cloudy Dreamer!

[aedon]

More Anna scans from nana-nana.net~
PHAT Jan/Feb 2007

[wakaba_doll]

^ Anna's so punk~ I love her! I like her hair like that too

[aedon]

OLIVIA's The Cloudy Dreamer Feature @ Barks.jp
http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=1000029314
I've tubed her comment:

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Anna's 土屋アンナ 2006 FINAL 「strip yourself!」 live report
http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/live_report/tsuchiyaanna_20061217/

btw, I love Anna's current hair color as well, but it bugs me a little it looks too much like Aikawa Nanase's, and Nanase had that style since November I mean, I understand that noone really cares about Aikawa anymore (but I do T_T), but oh well, I'm not calling Anna a copycat or anything... well maybe just a tiny little bit :3

[wakaba_doll]

^ OMG, now I know why I liked it so much! LOL And don't worry, I still care about Aikawa, too! She was my second J-rock babe after Ringohime But yeah, I guess Anna is copying Aikawa's style, but you can't blame her~ Aikawa pwns the punk J-rock girl look^~