Why Are You Listening to Your Why Are You Listening to Your Lender?

From: MelanieAtherton
Description:

Looking around on the internet, one very clear statement comes across – Lenders lie to homeowners. Why are you listening to your lender? The most common lie is that the lender really wants to help you, and is working on a loan mod for you, but actually he is just stalling while he waits for the foreclosure to complete.

Tila Solutions saves homeowners from these lies every day. Tila Solutions conducts forensic loan reviews for homeowners. Tila then helps them get a loan mod, using those results to show the lender that he has given the homeowner a predatory loan. The forensic audit shows that there are numerous TILA and RESPA violations (and often there is fraud) in the loan.

You can find thousands of stories online that show what is happening to homeowners.

The lie: “We are working on a loan mod for you.”

The truth: “We are foreclosing on you and expect that you will be stupid enough to ignore the foreclosure proceedings waiting for the loan mod that will never come.”

Here’s an example of the lies from Rip Off Report (a small excerpt only) – as far back as 2002!

“My loan was assigned to Chase in February of 2002. Chase contacted me in December of 2003 offering me a loan modification. This sounded good to me because I was struggling due to a horrible payment plan they offered me when I had fallen behind in May of 2003 due to an illness. At that time, they took me from paying $710 to $1,310. In hindsight, this is when I should have gotten an attorney involved.

“I was given the particulars of my new "loan modification" by a Chase representative and was waiting to receive the papers to sign. I waited six months! I called and I called and I called again. I finally called a lawyer. Once Chase received his letter, they responded to me. They responded by telling me that they would not give me the modification that "I" had requested, and that I should find a way to either pay off my entire loan or get financing elsewhere. I was in shock!

“Little did I know, this was only the beginning. What Chase failed to tell me was that, while I was waiting for my loan modification papers, they had commenced foreclosure proceedings against me.” Phyllis Riverdale, New York

Here’s another:

“My complaint concerns the Loan Modification that I've been dealing with BofA and BAC Home Loans since October of 2009 to help me with my Mortgage payments.”

“My home equity loan was with BOA for 4 years. When BAC took over and talked to me about their Loan Modification Program, they started splitting my payment letting me pay only half of my mortgage. In the meantime, BAC will be looking into my loan to see if I qualify for a Loan Modification. I sent in all the requested docs, never make a Late Payment, and now after six months BAC is telling me that I have not been accepted into the program and I have to pay the full amount of $16, 051.01 by April, 24 2010 (They NEVER mentioned that if I do not qualify I have to pay whatever the full amount is by he time that they finish the paperwork) They are not giving me the chance for a repayments plan. I looks to me that they are trying to force me out to pay this amount if not I am going to lose my house! I need someone to help us. We have no other choice but to send this letter to everyone to know about this after they told us and told us that we would get help!”

Today, many homeowners contact Tila Solutions looking for a solution to get their lender to stop disqualifying them, and stop the foreclosure process on them. Through the use of Forensic Loan Audits, Tila Solutions does just that. First they investigate. Then they negotiate.

Thousands of homeowners are stuck in predatory loans today. It was actually the first round of lies from the lender – “these are good loans, and you can always refi in a year or so.” No they were loans that put you on the road to foreclosure the moment you signed the documents and the lenders knew it!

There are several federal laws that protect borrowers. A Tila Solutions Investigation locates the laws the lender violated, and uses that information to get the lender to give you a loan mod. You can find out more about Forensic Loan audits and predatory loans at tila-y.com .

You do not have to let the bank rip you off. Just contact a Tila Solutions Consultant. They can help you. Tila Solutions uses loan Forensics to locate all the federal laws that were violated when the lender gave you the loan. Contact a Tila Solutions Consultant at 307 - 459 - 0232 or visit their website at http://www.tila-y.com/ . They can help you – often when nobody else can.

Tags: Tila Solutions, Tila, Tila-y, Loan Mod, Loan Modification, Forensic Loan Audit, Loan forensics, Foreclosure, stop foreclosure, predatory loans
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Pyontube of the Future. Pyontube of the Future.

From: Kurosawa
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Ok, so it may appear dead here recently while tsujigazm is away and i am busy working on a series of side projects so i thought I'd make a little post containing some teasers of what i have been working on.

Style Cleanups

As a designer i am aware pyontube lacks the finer touches. This is mostly because i have been learning various technical platforms and have had little time to spend on what i'm actually good at. I have been working on improved styling little by little and will showcase it when i am happy.

If you notice any sections of the site that look a little off then feel free to email me the details, with a screenshot if needed at admin@pyontube.com.

Mobile Platforms

At the moment Pyontube does offer some level of iphone compatability on the video pages. I have been looking into various methods of improving this from a custom iphone sized theme to a fully functional iphone app. This project has been taking up most of my time.

Site Extras

I have also been working on improving features such as blogs, groups and profile pages. I have also been working on new sections of the site such as dedicated article pages and some form of interactive live chat.

Browser compatibility

Once i roll out the new site style i will be looking into improving browser compatibility, mainly with Internet Explorer. This however is of as low a priority as making a standard compliant web-browser is for Microsoft. Until then i suggest you use a real web browser such as firefox or safari. (i am also toying with html5 and css3 techniques to add exclusive features to compatible browsers.) At this moment in time safari 4 is the only browser compatible with html5 and css3 although firefox should add support in the future.

General Chatty Stuffs

If anybody wants to contact me in any way be it site specific or would just like a chat then here are all my details.

Pyontube Support request email: admin@pyontube.com

Private email and windows live messenger contact: kurosawa@pyontube.com

skype name: kurosov (usually only available for text chat)

iChat: kurosov@mac.com (rarely on as i usually have skype and adium for msn running, maybe when ichat hits iPhone )
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Pillows 20th Anniversary Cover Pillows 20th Anniversary Cover Contest!!!

From: Azai392
Description:

I am super pumped this year because it is the Pillows's 20th Anniversary and they are having a cover contest. The prize is a paid trip to Japan to see their 20th Anniversary Concert on the 16th of September. It is an international contest as well so I am sooooo going to enter. Me and a couple of friends are still narrowing down the selection of what song we are going to do but the one I really want to do is Scarecrow... the problem is we can't find the band score or even tabs of its... so we have back up songs as well.

I will upload the video that we enter on here once we get it done or videos of trials to get some feedback. =o

*If anybody knows where I can find tabs, chords, band score, or anything for Scarecrow it would be most appreciated! ^^*
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Fave Song atm - - Lyrics.... Fave Song atm - - Lyrics.... Zhu Zhi Ge by Xiang Xiang

From: Tsujigazm
Description:

These are the romanized lyrics to the song Zhu Zhi Ge by Xiang Xiang

We dont have it on the site at the moment, but hopefully Kurosawa will upload it soooon!!

zhu ni de bi zi you liang ge kong gan mao shi de ni hai gua zhe bi ti niu niu
zhu ni you zhe hei qi qi de yan wang ya wang ya wang ye kan bu dao bian
zhu ni de er duo shi na me da hu shan hu shan ye ting bu dao wo zai ma ni sha
zhu ni de wei ba shi juan you juan yuan lai pao pao tiao tiao hai li bu kai ta e~~~

zhu tou zhu nao zhu shen zhu yi ba cong lai bu tiao shi de guai wa wa
mei tian shui dao ri shai san gan hou cong bu shua ya cong bu da jia

zhu ni de du zi shi na me gu yi kan jiu zhi dao shou bu liao sheng huo de ku
zhu ni de pi fu shi na me bai shang bei zi yi ding tou zai na fu gui ren jia e~~~

chuan shuo ni de zu xian you ba ding ba suan ming xian sheng shuo ta ming zhong fan tao hua
jian dao piao liang gu niang jiu xi xi ha ha bu hui lian hong bu hui hai pa

zhu tou zhu nao zhu shen zhu wei ba cong lai bu tiao shi de guai wa wa
mei tian shui dao ri shai san gan hou cong bu shua ya cong bu da jia
e~~~
chuan shuo ni de zu xian you ba ding ba suan ming xian sheng shuo ta ming zhong fan tao hua
jian dao piao liang gu niang jiu xi xi ha ha bu hui lian hong bu hui hai pa ni hen xiang ta

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Post a vid of yourself singing this or any of the other songs on Pyontube and you could win something special!!
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Iz Crunch Tyme Iz Crunch Tyme

From: Rrayni
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Okies, so I've been rather busy as of late and haven't had much time for anything. My classes are ending, and I'm still wayyyy behind. x.x ...So, I've been running through several tests daily trying to catch my ass up in time to make it. But, I promise, when alls said and done, I shall return! *exit stage left*

Wish me luck. ^ ^
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1 year ago
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Hmmm,,, the mysterious disappe Hmmm,,, the mysterious disappearance of Pyontube staff...

From: Tsujigazm
Description:

You may have noticed that both Kurosawa and I have not been hanging around on Pyontube for quite some time. We are both having internet problems, Kurosawa's being far worse than my own. We are trying to to access Pyontube as often as we can but having this small problem is proving quite prohibitive. This is not to say that we are giving up hope or slacking from our work! NO! We are constantly trying to develop the sites structure and ideas for content, logos, banners, blogs etc. We are also working hard on competitions which you will see here in the near future.

We have not lost faith in you, our dear Pyonners! We love it that you are still uploading content and continuing to enjoy the media that is up on the site! :D

We shall over coooooome!*

Your Loving Community Manager

Tsujigazm

*Discworld: Missing Presumed? - Sufferajester
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Server Changes. Server Changes.

From: Kurosawa
Description:

This afternoon pyontube was moved to a new server. This new server should be faster and more reliable than the older system and will also enable us to bring some exciting new features in the near future.

As of this time not all of the widgets hosted by us have been updated and may display incorrectly. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but they should be back to normal soon.
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:) :)

From: xcrazygirl08x
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Just been referred to this site, I think rather than just dismiss it, I'll take a look around and have some fun with it. Why not? Any suggestions on what I should watch/listen to/read, just send a message and I'll check it out :)

Sophie! X
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New FMA! New FMA!

From: Rrayni
Description:

Ok, so I'm officially going to kill Kurosawa. I was in the middle of messing with my profile, and I see an ad for new Fullmetal Alchemist episodes. In class, I screamed very loudly, and proceeded to watch the first epi. So thats like, three strikes against him. So as soon as I watch a little bit of it I'm gonna start blogging about it. Everyone I know got sick of my FMA rants so I have to complain somewhere.

FYI... the theme song is AMAZING. I love it i love it i love it. DAMN YOU KUROSAWA!! I WAS DOING GOOD! Now I'm addicted to FMA again. Thanks. Now I'm going to be a zombie again. Rawr.

So... anyone wanna watch it with me? ^ ^
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on leave... be back next week. on leave... be back next week... T_T

From: koolkat_rats
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Im gonna be off for some time... T_T..... school's really busy.... sooooo sad... and also my internet is reallly slow these days.. so annoying... ggrrr.. anyway... when i come back... ill upload HEAPS!!!... luv u guys!!!.... ill probably be back next week... early next week... hehehe... see yah guys!!!... i feel so silly putting this in my blog.. XDDDD.... anyway.. that's it.. and so i rest my case.. XDDD
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if you want....XP if you want....XP

From: koolkat_rats
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hey guys!!!... i've uploaded that guitar chords for che.r.ry... i have some more songs... so i guess i could post some... just ask me if there's anything you want... though most of my chords are yui songs and avril and taylor swift.. i still have some others.. and i could find the chords, i dont guarantee that is the right chords that the singer used... but hey... i'll try my best.. lol... XDD.... so yea.... peace out!!!.. XD
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Che.r.ry guitar chords with ly Che.r.ry guitar chords with lyrics ^^

From: koolkat_rats
Description:

F                                                                         C

Tenohira de furueta sore ga chisana yuuki ni natte ita n da
F                                                                                    C
emoji wa nigate datta dakedo kimi kara dattara wakuwaku shichau

                Gm                                                A#

henji wa sugu ni shicha dame da tte dareka ni kiita koto aru kedo

                Gm
kakehiki nante dekinai no

          D#     C
suki nano yo ah ah ah ah

A# C           F                 A#   C        Dm

koi shichattanda tabun kidsuitenai deshou?

              A#       C      F
Hoshi no yoru negai komete CHE.R.RY

Dm                      C                      A#
yubisaki de okuru kimi e no MESSAGE

F                                                                            C
sakura ga saiteiru kono heya kara mieteru keshiki wo zenbu

F                                                                       C
ima kimi ga kanjita sekai to juu byou tori kaete morau yori

               Gm                                                      A#
hon no ichigyou demo kamawanainda kimi kara no kotoba ga hoshiinda
Gm
usou demo shinji tsudsukerareru no
D#              C

suki dakara ah ah ah ah

A# C           F                 A#   C        Dm
koi shichattanda tabun kidsuitenai deshou?
               A# C           F
Hoshi no yoru negai komete CHE.R.RY
Dm                      C                      A#
yubisaki de okuru kimi e no MESSAGE

D#                            F
amakunaru kajitsu ga ii no
D#                  F                G   C
naigenai kaiwa kara sodate tai ah ah ah ah

A# C           F                 A#   C        Dm

koi no hajimari mune ga kyun to semakunaru

          A#    C        F     Dm                        C          A#
itsumademo matteiru kara haru no tsumetai yokaze ni azukete MESSAGE

A# C           F                 A#   C        Dm
koi shichattanda tabun kidsuitenai deshou?
             A#    C           F
Hoshi no yoru negai komete CHE.R.RY
Dm                      C          A#
yubisaki de okuru kimi e no MESSAGE

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

My hands trembledThat is because of the little courage I developed
I was never into emoticons But if they are from you I will become excited

It is bad to reply right away I heard it from someone
But such tricks are beyond me and I cannot do it

...I really like you ah ah ah ah

I fell in love, but you probably haven't noticed
In the starry night Filled with wishes CHE.R.RY
Within my fingertips I send you a message

Cherry blossoms are blooming
Right now I rather exchange 10 seconds of the full view from this room
And get to know what you're feeling

I don't mind even if it's just one line I wish to have words from you
Even if it's a lie I'm still able to continue believing it

....Because I like you ah ah ah ah

I fell in love, but you probably haven't noticed
In the starry night Filled with wishes CHE.R.RY
Within my fingertips I send you a message

The sweeten fruit is nice
Wish to get to know you more starting from casual conversations
ah ah ah ah

The beginning of love I felt as if my heart 'twitched'
Because I will wait for you no matter what
The message that filled with cold night winds of spring

I fell in love, but you probably haven't noticed
In the starry night Filled with wishes CHE.R.RY
Within my fingertips I send you a message
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News: Interview with the Leade News: Interview with the Leader

From: Tsujigazm
Description:

Just a quick message to let you know that I conducted an interview with Kurosawa on the history of Pyontube and the plans for the future, please read it and comment! :D

It can be found here
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Interview with The Leader :P Interview with The Leader :P

From: Tsujigazm
Description:

OK!

So everyone knows a bit about me, Tsujigazm and exactly what I do here on Pyontube, but our reclusive leader Kurosawa is something of an enigma.. He keeps himself locked away and only pokes out for a comment or two, but otherwise keeps himself busy playing with the dark innards of the Pyon~World.

I decided to crawl into the underbelly of Pyontube to search for him and ask him a few questions so that each and every one of you can find out just a little more about the man, the mystery, the practically transparent person (due to lack of sunlight) that is Kurosawa..

Hmmm...

It turned from finding out about Kurosawa to finding out what Pyontube is about and why it came into existance.

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Tsujigazm: HELLO

Kurosawa: HiHi

Tsujigazm: I have decided to interview you on behalf of all the members of Pyontube so that
                 they can get a little insight into the mysterious being that is Kurosawa.

Kurosawa: Oookay

Tsujigazm: Social networking websites are nothing new nowadays and there are many out there
                  to compete with, what made you want to start your own social networking website?

Kurosawa: As is pretty obvious I am a huge fan of asian music and like most of you have
                 been a member of various online communities with similar interests. However I
                 found it was difficult to gain access to a range of music as most of these sites
                 either rehashed the same few artists and bands while others didn't have a means of
                 listening to the music. I always thought 'Wouldn't it be great if there was a place
                 I could visit to listen to the music I like before I make a commitment to buy'. A
                 sort of 'try before you buy' for those groups I have never before listened to. After
                 searching for a long time to no avail I thought I'd go ahead and make the bloody
                 thing myself. and I did.

Tsujigazm: Couldnt someone just search for what they want on other popular video websites?

Kurosawa: I admit that is what I used to do myself. Youtube does have a large selection of
                 asian media, but I find that not only is the quality poor but the music is hard to
                 find. Youtube and other social media sites tend to be a free for all with content
                 and as such does not help support a community of people with common interests.
                 Because Pyontube is focused on Asian music we do not have these problems.

Tsujigazm: Ok, so what can you offer someone who visits your site? What sets you apart from
                 other social media websites?

Kurosawa: My main goal for the site was to create a great community.
                 No matter how much content we have the site would not be an attractive place to visit
                 with a community like some other sites (which I wont mention here).

                 My next goal was to bring awareness to the lesser known even independent Asian
                 artists out there as there is a wealth of talent many people are unaware of.

                 Pyontube offers many things other sites do not, mainly heavy user influence. We
                 allow members to create groups and even contribute to site design by having a go
                 at making their own logo's. We also offer a growing range of customisable widgets
                 for members to add to their blogs or personal web pages and even reward our most
                 active members with a customised widget upon request.

                 In the near future we hope to offer new ways for our community to influence the
                 site.

Tsujigazm: You say that your main goal was to 'create a great community'; what is your
                definition of a great community?

Kurosawa: Hmmm. I guess a given is a community full of active members. This doesn't necessarily
                mean members who upload lots of stuff but rather people who rate media, comment on
                blogs and pages and make friends. This is a large part of a social networking community.

                The most important part is that people get along well. Why join a new community if you don't
                make new friends?

Tsujigazm: Indeedy! Your second goal was to promote new and lesser known bands, groups or solo artists.
                What is your (Pyontube) approach to this? How are you finding these artists who are not well
                publicised?

Kurosawa: We have been looking into a few methods of finding these artists including requesting people
                living in Asia to join the community. We also listen very carefully to the soundtracks in Asian film
                & TV. Our best resource has to be the iTunes music store in Japan. Here we have access to an
                independant and unsigned artist section that is full of great music.

Tsujigazm: You said that you can make 'custom widgets' for communities and/or members. What are they
                 and how do they work?

Kurosawa: A widget is basically a small web app, usually flash based that can be placed anywhere that allows
                you to post in html. The widgets on Pyontube are fully functional media players that will list all of your
                favourite music on Pyontube for anybody to play. The actual file is stored on our servers so all you
                need is the small section of code and you can use the widget anywhere.

Tsujigazm: So a Pyontube member can post their widget on, say, their favourite message boards or forums?
                Or on the pages of their favourite social networking sites like MySpace?

Kurosawa: Absolutely! We even offer an automatic system for the more popular sites so they don't have to
                worry about messing about with code.

Tsujigazm: Does a person have to be a member to take a Pyontube widget and use it?

Kurosawa: We have a mix of widgets available. At the lowest level there are those found on our media play
                 pages. These allow anybody, even non members to use a widget that plays the corresponding media.
                 Next we have special widgets only available to members that will list and play all the things that person
                 has contributed to the site. Finally we have the custom widgets, These are created just for our most
                 active members and include custom graphics and logo's.

Tsujigazm: On each members page, they have a small section for "Points" Can you tell me how a member can
                 accumulate the points and how they can redeem them on the site?

Kurosawa: The points system is a fairly new implementation that is still undergoing testing. Every member starts
                off with 100 points when they join the site (members who joined before the system was implemented
                got 250 points instead). You gain more points by contributing to the community, the number of points
                given differs depending on the contribution with more points being given to those who upload content or
                comment on a members profile.

                In the future we hope to implement a series of rewards, both virtual and physical to tie in with the
                points system.

Tsujigazm: Running a website like Pyontube surely costs real money and not just points, how do you manage with
                 the costs without resorting to taking donations and what can a member do to help out?

Kurosawa: Running a website of this scale does cost money. We need to run servers powerful enough to encode
                all the media our members upload as well as have the space to store it in.

                To offset this cost we, like all other non-privatly funded websites rely on advertisement revenue. We
                have a variety of adverts on the site, the one that pays the most being the tall 'skyscraper' ad on the
                right hand side.

                At the moment Pyontube costs around $100/£68/€76/¥9,860 per month and is operating at a loss.
                As we get more members this should even out however and we are optimistic about the future of
                Pyontube.
                The skyscraper advert I mentioned comes in two forms. The first being an advertisment for either
                YesAsia or YesStyle. These ads are commission based, meaning if you buy something from one of
                these stores after clicking one of these ads we get 5% of the sale.

                The other kind is the standard Google ad. These ads give us money depending on how many clicks
                we receive in a day. I will take this time to mention that if a member continuously clicks these ad links
                to extreme amounts we actually lose money. This is done to prevent us from cheating the system so if
                you wish to help us out please keep this in mind, We have had a member do this in the past and it
                resulted in more harm than good.

Tsujigazm: Finally, As of now, do you think you are on the way to achieving the goals you have set for the
                 development of Pyontube and what are your plans for the future?

Kurosawa: Pyontube has succeeded in creating a small yet friendly community who are eager to contribute.
                My goal now is to try and increase the size of this community without losing any of the atmosphere.
                For this we hope our current members will help us out and spread the word to people they believe
                would enjoy what we have to offer.

                We have a range of new projects for the site underway including various site upgrades, an interactive
                newsletter and competitions complete with virtual and physical prizes. Unfortunately for those reading
                this interview we will be keeping the rest of these ideas a secret until we feel the time is right.

                We are always open to suggestions from our members so feel free to email or post on either my or
                Tsujigazm's profile.

Tsujigazm: Thank you for this wonderfully revealing look at Pyontube, it's history and it's future. I hope that it
                 opens the eyes and ears of our members to the hard work that is put into everything that happens on
                 this site and that it would not be possible without their valued input and it would not be worth it if they
                 didn't enjoy it! :D Thanks again Kurosawa for taking the time to share all this information with
                 everyone on Pyontube.

Kurosawa:
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Butlers Wanted....... Butlers Wanted.......

From: Tsujigazm
Description:

Here’s a job you might never thought existed in Japan for gaijin/foreigners–being a “butler” for Japanese otaku girls.

Well now, the Butler’s Cafe is expanding and looking for more help according to today’s tokyo.craigslist…

BUTLERS CAFE - Waitstaff Wanted (Shibuya, Tokyo)
Reply to: butlerscafe@gmail.com
Date: 2009-04-22, 12:35PM JT tokyo.craigslist.jp
We are looking for polite, friendly and good-looking foreign male waiters who live in Japan to work in our butler cafe.
Applicants must hold working holiday, work permit, student visa or must be able to work in Japan.
This themed cafe places emphasis on making its female customers feel like princesses.
The butlers act accordingly, providing a welcoming environment and give each princess a unique, individual experience.
Butlers need to have exceptional people skills, be punctual and have a strong work ethic. No waitering experience necessary. Please send your resume *with photo attached*. Please don’t send an email without a photo of yourself.
We look forward to hearing from you!
–butlerscafe.com
* Location: Shibuya, Tokyo (map)
* Compensation: depends on skills and effort; performance-based raises
* This is a part-time job.
* Please, no phone calls about this job!
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests. PostingID: 1134053854
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100% Genki Japanese Music Tour 100% Genki Japanese Music Tour - UK

From: Tsujigazm

Description:

OK SO,,,

Japanese music fans in the UK never get a good deal when it comes to tours because no one ever comes here on tour,, that is all about to end thanks to the 100% Genki Tour!

The 100% Genki tour takes place over 10 days in May 2009, and will introduce contemporary Japanese acts to the UK. International audiences have demonstrated a growing interest in Japan’s music, and a wealth of talented artists exists in the burgeoning domestic scene, spanning the entire musical spectrum - from punk to electronica, from techno to ska. Young Japanese bands, producers, singers and DJs have their own unique sense of direction and style, due in part to the unique position of the country - increasingly immersed in Western culture, but still removed, culturally as well as geographically.

Bringing a taste of Japan’s exciting music scene to a UK audience, the tour will take in 4 of the UK’s best, most cutting-edge festivals.

Date	City	Event	Venue
Friday 15th May	Brighton	The Great Escape	various
Saturday 16th May	Brighton	The Great Escape	various
Sunday 17th May	Manch ester	Futuresonic festival	Night & Day
Tuesday 19th May	London	Strummerville party	Under The Westway, W.London
Thursday 21st May	London	Stag & Dagger festival	The Queen of Hoxton, E.London
Friday 22nd May	Liverpool	Liverpool Sound City	tbc

Artists

80kidz

Emerging from the borderless youth culture of Japan, 80kidz began making music as a three-piece DJ unit in early 2007, and released their own limited bootleg mix CD “The Kidz Are Alnight No.1” in February of the same year. This mix sold-out rapidly and requests for DJ appearances quickly followed – they have since performed with the likes of Justice, Busy P, Boys Noize, Teenage Bad Girl, Hot Chip and Bobmo. “The Kidz Are Alnight No.2” continued to move things further forward for them, and a series of Myspace only unofficial remixes saw the threesome’s music blogged, discussed, and circulated around the world. This attention has built ever further with the posting of an original track, “Disdrive”, which was soon followed by official remix requests pouring in from autoKratz, Danger, Benjamin Diamond, Cazals, CSS, Black kids, the Shoes, Quiero Club, When Saints Go Machine, and Futurecop.

DE DE MOUSE

De De Mouse

DE DE MOUSE is the brainchild of bespectacled Tokyo-based studio boffin Daisuke Endo. Following the lead of “chiptune” pioneers (and fellow Tokyoites) YMCK, DE DE MOUSE’s sound is characterized by feather-light vocals, housey beats, infectious synth melodies and lush production values. Unlike their near-contemporaries YMCK – DE DE MOUSE began life in 2005, two years after YMCK debuted – Endo does not base his entire oeuvre on soundtracks to games made for the 8-bit NES console. Instead, Endo’s layered grooves often take on a darker, more abstract bent that incorporates drum ‘n’ bass and ambient. DE DE MOUSE has won fans in Tokyo’s music and fashion scenes: as well as sharing live bills with the likes of HALFBY and BUFFALO DAUGHTER, it has also soundtracked fashion shows by Takayuki Suzuki, the costume designer of choice of J-pop stars such as Mika Nakajima.

Riddim Saunter

The band’s first eye-opener into the world of music began with band leader, TA-1, first encountering Hip Hop music. At this time, TA-1 was simply a DJ but soon transformed into a drummer after finding interest in intricate rhythms. During high school TA-1 got together with classmates, Keishi (Vo.) and Hiroshi (Gtr.) and a band was born. Influenced by the ska boom in the late nineties they quickly become a ska-core band and upon moving to Tokyo, met a trumpet player named Honma, who was soon included into the group. Soon after, the band recruited a saxophonist and bassist thus creating the six-piece band known as “Riddim Saunter.”

Tucker

A hyperactive one-man band / turntablist / organ playing whirlwind, who has created an worldwide internet phemenon. Tucker’s confounding, high-energy mix of rock and roll, punk, pop, and hip hop leaves critics fumbling for words. The electric organ fan site Electone Zone described it dizzily as “a 21st century Neo-Tokyo vaudeville show.” Other fans describe his sets as “performance art” (in 2006, Tucker appeared at Barcelona’s Sónar multimedia music and art festival). “Vaudeville” implies comedy, and laughter is the obvious response when Tucker spins the “Pink Panther” and “Sesame Street” theme songs, scratches records with his nose, or leaps shirtless into the crowd. Music critics’ vocabulary is rarely so taxed, but coming up with a way to describe someone not entirely hip hop, not entirely rock, not entirely retro, and perhaps not ever entirely serious has left many at a loss. Even Tucker’s show-stopping blazing organ trick is both a Hendrix send-up and a gutsy act of vandalism more punk than hip hop. Tucker’s mash-ups are knowing and often more than a little tongue-in-cheek, but his reverence for retro instruments and melodies goes well beyond the merely ironic.

If anyone is going to go to the Liverpool gig then let me know and we could have a Pyontube outing! :D

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