9.7.2008 - Discography Update, Etc.

After a hiatus of several months, I have updated the Discography section with pages for both All Because of You and My Story. With the recent Cyndi Lauper tribute appearance and upcoming Snuff tribute appearance, I'll try to update the miscellaneous "Covers" section in the Music area soon.

I also managed to purchase first press editions of both solosolo and Jet CD recently, so I added scans of the picture discs to the respective pages.

4.3.2008 - "All Because of You" Pre-Order

Puffy's latest single, "All Because of You," is now available for pre-order on CDJapan, in both the limited edition (with DVD) and regular edition versions. According to Puffy's home page, the DVD will be of live footage from last year's "honeysweeper" tour; additionally, there will be two more singles coming this year, and both will have more live footage on them (apparently there's a contest going on in Japan for those who buy all three special edition singles).

3.24.2008 - New Single - "All Because of You"

According to Puffy's official site(s), on May 21st their new single -- "All Because of You" -- is set to be released. The track was written by Butch Walker and Avril Lavigne, and presumably produced by Walker. The B-sides are "Frontier no Pioneer" (see post below for a bit more info on that song) and the "Closet Full of Love" remix that was available for download in Japan last year.

Some are probably going to be up in arms over Avril's involvement with Puffy...but really, how is it any different than Butch Walker writing and producing for them? honeycreeper featured songs written by Butch Walker and Kara DioGuardi, who have both written for Avril in the past. I'm not saying the single is going to be some magnificent piece of work, but claiming that Puffy are being ruined because Avril Lavigne wrote the lyrics to one of their songs is silly...especially when they've been working extensively with one of Avril's collaborators over the past two years.

3.12.2008 - Notes

If you've been keeping up with the "Diary" section at PuffyAmiYumi.com, then you know all about Puffy's upcoming commercial campaign featuring a cover of Tamio Okuda's song "Frontier no Pioneer." Also, Ami and Yumi are in the process of working out the details of their new project.

In a related note, updates around here have been very sparse lately. Part of that is Puffy have been working mostly behind the scenes up until now. A larger reason is that Puffy's English language site is actually being updated with news and notes very frequently now, unlike when I first started this page (back then, their site was virtually ignored). I don't like simply copying news straight from the official site -- as I find it a little lazy -- and there's not a whole lot else going on right now (there are still one or two unfinished bits on this site, but nothing major). Lastly, there are a couple other major Puffy fan sites that keep on the ball about news and stuff, usually posting things before I have a chance, and I don't want to simply parrot them either.

So, I'm not going away, but expect things to be far less busy around here than they were last year, at least unless Puffy's English site takes a nosedive again (though that's unlikely). I'll keep things like the discography updated as new things are released, and I still make the occasional wallpaper, so keep checking in every so often.

3.6.2008 - New Compilation CD Appearance

Puffy are set to appear on the all new compilation CD entitled Drivin' J-Pop for love & joy, due to be released on April 9th. The disc -- which also includes songs from Tamio Okuda, Kaela Kimura, Do As Infinity and others -- features Puffy's track "Koi no Etude," from 2006's Splurge.

Meanwhile, Ami and Yumi have been hard at work in the recording studio for much of the new year, which probably means a new release of some sort is on its way this year (in addition to the long-awaited U.S. release of honeycreeper)!

1.10.2008 - Official Site Renewals; Shojo Beat

Happy New Year! After taking a break over the holidays, Ami and Yumi are once again back to work...which means I am, too!

First, both Puffy's Official Home Page and PuffyAmiYumi.com have been redesigned with a photo from the Shojo Beat (see paragraph below) photo shoot.

Second, it's been announced that Puffy are featured in (and on the cover of) January's issue of Shojo Beat, talking about honeycreeper, which is still slated for a U.S. release sometime this year. The issue is slated to hit newsstands on January 15, so pick up a copy.

Also, Puffy are up for "Best Pop Artist or Group" in Shojo Beat's Third Annual Shojo Beat Music Awards! If you are a resident of the U.S. or Canada, be sure to vote!