John D. Estes
@johndestes.bsky.social
Content Creator, International Traveler and Digital Hobo. Former screenwriter, producer and reluctant actor. My Kevin Bacon number is still 2.
My current project is just wrong:
https://www.youtube.com/@Dreamlarking-bn3tz
My current project is just wrong:
https://www.youtube.com/@Dreamlarking-bn3tz
Boom-laka-laka-laka, Boom-laka-laka-laka, Boom-laka-laka-laka, Boom-laka-laka-laka
There was never a reason to stop the groove. They just ran out of vinyl.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqWQ...
There was never a reason to stop the groove. They just ran out of vinyl.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqWQ...
Sly & The Family Stone - I Want to Take You Higher (Official Audio)
YouTube video by SlyATFamilyStoneVEVO
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June 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Boom-laka-laka-laka, Boom-laka-laka-laka, Boom-laka-laka-laka, Boom-laka-laka-laka
There was never a reason to stop the groove. They just ran out of vinyl.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqWQ...
There was never a reason to stop the groove. They just ran out of vinyl.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqWQ...
I don't plan this stuff. But if you post about music, sometimes connections just come together. Like that time Babymetal performed with Brian May and Roger Taylor from Queen.
We've come full circle today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdxj...
We've come full circle today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdxj...
Brian and Roger mark New Year’s Eve with Sarah Brightman and Yoshiki
YouTube video by Queen Official
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May 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I don't plan this stuff. But if you post about music, sometimes connections just come together. Like that time Babymetal performed with Brian May and Roger Taylor from Queen.
We've come full circle today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdxj...
We've come full circle today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdxj...
And there's this. Best music thing I've seen in a minute.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs9c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs9c...
Ghost, Fredrik Åkesson & Eric Ericsons Kammarkör - Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen) 2025
YouTube video by Polar Music Prize
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May 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
And there's this. Best music thing I've seen in a minute.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs9c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs9c...
A good day for music... That is, if you're like me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcKx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcKx...
【花冷え。】 - Spicy Queen - Music Video 【HANABIE.】
YouTube video by 花冷え。公式YouTubeチャンネル
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May 28, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A good day for music... That is, if you're like me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcKx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcKx...
Today is a good day for some Poppy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYP...
Poppy - EAT (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Poppy
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April 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today is a good day for some Poppy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYP...
I suppose I should do this one now. Like it or not, its the Stairway to Heaven of Japanese rock. 🤣
Seriously though, I hadn't heard anything so hard, bonkers, and delightfully catchy since the Ramones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKq...
Seriously though, I hadn't heard anything so hard, bonkers, and delightfully catchy since the Ramones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKq...
BABYMETAL - ギミチョコ！！- Gimme chocolate!! (OFFICIAL)
YouTube video by BABYMETAL
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March 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I suppose I should do this one now. Like it or not, its the Stairway to Heaven of Japanese rock. 🤣
Seriously though, I hadn't heard anything so hard, bonkers, and delightfully catchy since the Ramones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKq...
Seriously though, I hadn't heard anything so hard, bonkers, and delightfully catchy since the Ramones.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKq...
Takeshi Ueda of Mad Capsule Markets wrote Gimme Chocolate for Babymetal as well as this banger...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVz...
BABYMETAL - Awadama Fever「NHK - BABYMETAL革命【完全版より】MJ-SP 2016」Full Ver
YouTube video by Super Metal
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March 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Takeshi Ueda of Mad Capsule Markets wrote Gimme Chocolate for Babymetal as well as this banger...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcVz...
Also, if you are a fan of Hanabie, you should also check out Mad Capsule Markets. Guitarist and composer Matsuri has said they are huge influence on her as was Maximum the Hormone. Enjoy a more complete picture. 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yil4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yil4...
THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS - Gaga Life
YouTube video by The Mad Capsule Markets
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March 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Also, if you are a fan of Hanabie, you should also check out Mad Capsule Markets. Guitarist and composer Matsuri has said they are huge influence on her as was Maximum the Hormone. Enjoy a more complete picture. 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yil4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yil4...
Because I mentioned the new Babymetal single sounds like Mad Capsule Markets, which I meant respectfully. 🎸🔥👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWbK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWbK...
The Mad Capsule Markets - Chaos Step
YouTube video by al112v5
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March 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Because I mentioned the new Babymetal single sounds like Mad Capsule Markets, which I meant respectfully. 🎸🔥👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWbK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWbK...
Where my J-Rock fam at?
J-Rock's 800 lb. gorilla, Babymetal's new album "Metal Forth" will be released June 13 by... CAPITOL RECORDS (?!?!)
They are the FIRST Japanese band to sign a major deal with the legendary label whose legacy includes Frank Sinatra, the Andrews Sisters and Nat King Cole.😲👍
J-Rock's 800 lb. gorilla, Babymetal's new album "Metal Forth" will be released June 13 by... CAPITOL RECORDS (?!?!)
They are the FIRST Japanese band to sign a major deal with the legendary label whose legacy includes Frank Sinatra, the Andrews Sisters and Nat King Cole.😲👍
March 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Where my J-Rock fam at?
J-Rock's 800 lb. gorilla, Babymetal's new album "Metal Forth" will be released June 13 by... CAPITOL RECORDS (?!?!)
They are the FIRST Japanese band to sign a major deal with the legendary label whose legacy includes Frank Sinatra, the Andrews Sisters and Nat King Cole.😲👍
J-Rock's 800 lb. gorilla, Babymetal's new album "Metal Forth" will be released June 13 by... CAPITOL RECORDS (?!?!)
They are the FIRST Japanese band to sign a major deal with the legendary label whose legacy includes Frank Sinatra, the Andrews Sisters and Nat King Cole.😲👍
Ironbunny didn't last long, but they left us with this absolute banger. Still one of my favorite songs to come out of the recent Japanese rock scene. This is some KFRC, KHJ Boss Radio level shit 🎸😂🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPl...
E.I.B. Live M.V. official IRONBUNNY feat. Warren DeMartini
YouTube video by IRONBUNNY
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March 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Ironbunny didn't last long, but they left us with this absolute banger. Still one of my favorite songs to come out of the recent Japanese rock scene. This is some KFRC, KHJ Boss Radio level shit 🎸😂🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FPl...
May as well post some Ironbunny while I'm at it 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CEq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CEq...
IRONBUNNY 「23 -twenty three-」music video Full Size
YouTube video by IRONBUNNY
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March 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
May as well post some Ironbunny while I'm at it 😂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CEq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CEq...
Before starting KOIAI with guitarists Li-sa-X and Hazuki, vocalist Kotono Omori was a support dancer for Babymetal and a principal vocalist/dancer with Ironbunny. She's had an interesting career, to say the least. 😂
Wishing her a healthy recovery 🎤
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQOh...
Wishing her a healthy recovery 🎤
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQOh...
KOIAI - One Way or Another (Official Live Video from "1st LIVE in JAPAN" Blu-ray)
YouTube video by KOIAI
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March 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Before starting KOIAI with guitarists Li-sa-X and Hazuki, vocalist Kotono Omori was a support dancer for Babymetal and a principal vocalist/dancer with Ironbunny. She's had an interesting career, to say the least. 😂
Wishing her a healthy recovery 🎤
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQOh...
Wishing her a healthy recovery 🎤
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQOh...
KOIAI is a homophone for the term "coy eye." Someone who has a crush, has a "coy eye" for another person.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M87b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M87b...
KOIAI - Come see me [MV Mix] (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by KOIAI
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March 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
KOIAI is a homophone for the term "coy eye." Someone who has a crush, has a "coy eye" for another person.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M87b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M87b...
If you scroll down deep enough, you might see my comment (among many others) telling them they should start a band. 😂 That band would become KOIAI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZG2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZG2...
Polyphia - "ABC" feat. Sophia Black / covered by Kotono, Hazuki and Li-sa-X
YouTube video by Li-sa-X (Official)
www.youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If you scroll down deep enough, you might see my comment (among many others) telling them they should start a band. 😂 That band would become KOIAI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZG2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZG2...
I suppose it's become KOIAI day 'round these parts. 🎸🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-JE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-JE...
KOIAI - "Make You Regret" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by KOIAI
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March 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I suppose it's become KOIAI day 'round these parts. 🎸🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-JE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-JE...
Where my J-Rock mutuals at?
So, Kotono Omori has left KOIAI due to a health crisis. Her talent, skills, versatility and showmanship cannot be replaced. The only direction is forward. It's only music, but it still sucks.
I wish Kotono speed in her recovery. 🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX6S...
So, Kotono Omori has left KOIAI due to a health crisis. Her talent, skills, versatility and showmanship cannot be replaced. The only direction is forward. It's only music, but it still sucks.
I wish Kotono speed in her recovery. 🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX6S...
KOIAI - A New Picture (Official Live Video from "1st LIVE in JAPAN" Blu-ray)
YouTube video by KOIAI
www.youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Where my J-Rock mutuals at?
So, Kotono Omori has left KOIAI due to a health crisis. Her talent, skills, versatility and showmanship cannot be replaced. The only direction is forward. It's only music, but it still sucks.
I wish Kotono speed in her recovery. 🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX6S...
So, Kotono Omori has left KOIAI due to a health crisis. Her talent, skills, versatility and showmanship cannot be replaced. The only direction is forward. It's only music, but it still sucks.
I wish Kotono speed in her recovery. 🤘
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX6S...
This shot. Dressed in white, bejeweled Apple watch, sandal on the wah wah pedal, shredding a GLP custom. This can only be Miyako Watanabe.
It's like VanGogh's Chair.😂
It's like VanGogh's Chair.😂
March 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This shot. Dressed in white, bejeweled Apple watch, sandal on the wah wah pedal, shredding a GLP custom. This can only be Miyako Watanabe.
It's like VanGogh's Chair.😂
It's like VanGogh's Chair.😂
This is so hype.
I think this vid will be the first time a lot of future fans see or hear Lovebites. 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKqK...
I think this vid will be the first time a lot of future fans see or hear Lovebites. 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKqK...
LOVEBITES / Raise Some Hell [Official Live Video from "NO MORE TRAGEDY"]
YouTube video by LOVEBITES
www.youtube.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is so hype.
I think this vid will be the first time a lot of future fans see or hear Lovebites. 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKqK...
I think this vid will be the first time a lot of future fans see or hear Lovebites. 👍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKqK...
Where my J-Rock mutuals at?
"Hello, Lovebites? This is Budokan. WYD March 29, 2026?" 🤣🎸🤘
Thrilled for them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZr...
"Hello, Lovebites? This is Budokan. WYD March 29, 2026?" 🤣🎸🤘
Thrilled for them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZr...
LOVEBITES LIVE AT BUDOKAN
YouTube video by LOVEBITES
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March 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Where my J-Rock mutuals at?
"Hello, Lovebites? This is Budokan. WYD March 29, 2026?" 🤣🎸🤘
Thrilled for them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZr...
"Hello, Lovebites? This is Budokan. WYD March 29, 2026?" 🤣🎸🤘
Thrilled for them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZr...
Those who said you might not get paid if you took the "fork in the road" offer... turns out they were right.
www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
A federal worker tried to take Trump's 'Fork' resignation offer. Here's what happened
Liz Goggin, a social worker with the Veterans Health Administration, took the offer to resign in exchange for pay and benefits through September. Then she learned her position was exempt.
www.npr.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Those who said you might not get paid if you took the "fork in the road" offer... turns out they were right.
www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...
Ah, there it is...
gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Mayor Adams plans executive order allowing ICE presence at Rikers Island
Adams announced his intentions following a meeting with President Trump’s border czar.
gothamist.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah, there it is...
gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Pointing out clownery within the anti-diversity crowd is apparently hate speech now.
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Pointing out clownery within the anti-diversity crowd is apparently hate speech now.
This tweet has just become ironic.
January 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This tweet has just become ironic.