The candy spooky theater!

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

I listened to this band and love them but I was wondering on thier progress and when ever they are gonna perform live live! anybody gots some info on them? please! heheh thanks!
wopo!
muffins!

[Liquid Fantasy]

Here's their MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/candyspookytheatermurder

SOME INFO:

The Candy Spooky Theater is a Japanese band who based their style and music upon Halloween, horror and Tim Burton's works.

Formed in January 2003, they released their first single in March 2004, following that up with their first live event ‘Party Monsters Collection 01’ on the first of February, 2005.

The discography composes of only maxi singles.

Pumpkins Scream in the Dead of Night Parade(03.21.2004)
Wonderland(09.09.2005)
Murderland(1.10.2005)
The Bedroom(05.07.2006)

Members:
Jack Spooky::Vocal
Peggy::Guitar
Zull::Bass

ANOTHER INFO:

PROFILE
The concept of The Candy Spooky Theater expresses "a horror world like an overturned toy box." This blend of the macabre and playful is reflected in both their dark, whimsical music, which contains elements of Deathrock and children’s nursery rhymes, and their bizarre styling. The members refer to themselves as "Living Dead Spooky Dolls" and their stage shows are elaborately staged events that feature pumpkin heads and other Halloween paraphernalia, whips, straight jackets, a sparking electric chair, an MCing puppet called Tsutomu (which has even released a message CD) and and electric upright bass called Linda-chan. Aside from their work with The Candy Spooky Theater, all three members are also active in various session bands.

Author : Geisha & Nataku D. Dragonblood (2007-02-22)

BIOGRAPHY
The Candy Spooky Theater was founded in 2003 by Jack Spooky (comical horror voice, mischievous vampire doll) and Peggy (shameless electric bass, princess of sexual witch doll), who had previously been together in a band called Dororo. Later that year, they were joined by Zull (sound of fascination guitar, mad anatomist doll), who had met Peggy while they were both working as guest musicians for Art Marju Duchain (under the names Yuzuru and Meila).

Their first release was the maxi single Pumpkins Scream in the Dead of Night Parade in March 2004, which introduced their weird and wonderful world to an unsuspecting audience.

In February 2005, The Candy Spooky Theater performed at their first Party Monsters Collection, an event sponsored by the band itself that also featured some minor bands. During the course of the year, they held two more Party Monster Collections, each featuring different bands. In September, their second maxi single, Wonderland, was released, followed in October by their third, Murderland.

2006 saw a lot of activity from the band, which teamed up together with Sugar and Calmando Qual for a compilation CD and a live tour. They also performed on various events together with both Visual and Goth bands and in July released another single: The Bedroom. September saw them play their first one man live, at which they distributed a free DVD containing a PV and some live clips.

In January 2007, the band played their second one man show: "Rockin' Child's Spook One Man Show Baby!!", where, again, a free DVD was distributed, and in May they will make their International live debut with a three date US tour organized by Tainted Reality, who also work with BLOOD.

Author : Geisha & Nataku D. Dragonblood (2007-02-11)

[RukaNightmare]

Hitsugi_love sent me some of their songs X) I think their songs are really special and interesting... Very halloween-ish XDD

[Liquid Fantasy]

Found an interview in jmusiceuropa.com

The popular indie band The Candy Spooky Theater will perform in the USA for the first time on May 20-22. We held an interview with vocalist Jack Spooky, guitarist Zull and bassist Peggy in order to get to know them a bit better and to find out their thoughts about their upcoming USA tour.


First of all, please introduce yourself. Who is The Candy Spooky Theater?

Jack: The Candy Spooky Theater is just ourselves, it means the space in which we express ourselves.
Zull: I’m a vision flower; guitarist, Zull. The Candy Spooky Theater is the place where I express my beauty.
Peggy: Frog; Pyonkichi

How did you all first meet? When did you decide to form a band together?

Jack: I wanted all of you to touch the world inside my head and I felt I could shape the world so I chose to do so. The other members also agreed to express my world with me. We decided to make our band in December 2002, just around Christmas time.
Zull: They are my old friends. I joined them on their way.
Peggy: An apple fell from a tree in a baseball field.

How did you come up with such a unique concept of horror and Halloween?

Jack: I love old horror movies: the movies of Tim Burton, toys, figures and flyers related to horror and I was inspired by the popular ideas of horror in particular.
Zull: The concepts were all determined before I joined. I think they are wonderful.
Peggy: I’m hungry.

Your band has a pretty specific image. Do you consider yourselves part of the VK scene, a part of the horrorpunk/deathrock scene, the gothic scene or is what you're doing something completely unique?

Jack: We don’t consider ourselves part of anything. It’s not our business. We just want to enjoy ourselves.
Zull: I consider us part of Emotional Rock, or Alternative Rock.
Peggy: It’s hard to make Takoyaki.

Why do you refer yourself to the "living dead spooky dolls"?

Jack: I'm a friend of Horror toys and dolls and since some point I have been called as such myself.
Zull: That’s right. I’m different from others in the way that I’m a doll wanting beauty.
Peggy: I’m surprised!

For your concerts, you often change some things on the stage such as putting candles there, and an electric chair on which Jack Spooky gets electrocuted. Where do you get the inspiration for these kind of props from and isn’t it very difficult to change the stage for this?

Jack: I think I’ll continue to get inspiration from my favourite horror movies, toys and so on.
Zull: From dreams; we turn our imaginations into real worlds. The other members come up with the principle ideas and I just arrange small antique items and Blythe Dolls.
Peggy: An athletic meeting is held in a grave in night.

Do you design and make your costumes yourself?

Jack: I design and then the staff arrange to make our costumes. I sometimes combine clothes of my favourite shops too.
Zull: Our designer makes our costumes. I just ask her to make mine white and beautiful. She is very talented.
Peggy: Dogs and cats dislike each other.

Can you tell us something about Tsutomu, your ‘mascot’: the doll that is seen at your lives, photo shoots and even in your PV?

Jack: He takes charge of the MC mainly, because I’m not good at talking.
Zull: He is higher-ranking than me.(laugh)
Peggy: Beam.

How do you usually write your songs? Do you write the lyrics first, then the music, or the other way around?

Jack: I convey my images to the other members and after they make the songs, I put my lyrics and melodies on them.
Zull: I make sounds and bring them to the studio. I let Jack make melodies. His scales are unique and I’m always looking forwards to listening to them. I really enjoy making new songs.
Peggy: The engine is worked by gasoline.

What inspires you to write the song lyrics?

Jack: I combine my first images and the songs’ images together, and make words of the images in my head.

Can you tell us the idea behind the PV "Exorcist"?

Jack: I didn’t want to put in scenes of us performing, because I wanted to make it like a movie.
Zull: This is the work of the movie director. The girl was a real Punk! We were asked to act but I didn’t want to, because I think that musicians shouldn’t act.
Peggy: Ninpo-Musasabi no jutsu. (The art of a flying quarrel by ninja)

Do you have any plans to release an album or a mini-album soon?

Jack: I’ll make plans whenever I want to make them.
Zull: I think we won’t release for a while but there will be a small release soon.
Peggy: Bugyousho (The old Civil Service in Samurai period)

Concerning your upcoming tour in the USA, how do you think your American fans will react to your music and show?

Jack: I hope you enjoy our shows. I’m looking forward to playing them.
Zull: I want you to feel how you want and I think you will feel. I want to make our tour one that I can talk about the memories of it to Japanese fans after we return to Japan.
Peggy: Ninja! Samurai fights!

Is there anything in particular you are looking forward to, aside from the lives, about touring in the USA? Any places you would like to try to visit or things you’d like to do?

Jack: It’s my first experience to go to America, so I’m very excited. I want to go to Hollywood, the Statue of Liberty and the home of Disney World.
Zull: I wonder if I could see Madonna. I want to see her.
Peggy: I like melon as much as water melon.

As a next step, do you have any plans to perform in Europe as well?

Jack: We released our CDs in Europe, so we want to play in Europe in near future.
Zull: Of course we get many offers. I really want to go to Europe. I want to make my guitar sound out in Germany.
Peggy: In Shogi (Japanese chess), we should read ahead.

[Kinsao]

oooh, i luv the candy spooky theater! :happy: well, i ain't got their latest maxi tho >.< *makes a mental note to get it* :)

thanx for that interview, i hadn't read it before. lmao @ Peggy's answers!! :lol:

i really wish that they will come to europe! i will definitely go to their concert if they do! :silly:

[Liquid Fantasy]

Peggy's answers are hilarious...so out of topic...XD
I think(basing on the interview) that they are a bunch of great people...ahaha

[Kinsao]

and apparently Peggy will chat with his fans on msn too... that's so cool :love:

[RukaNightmare]

OMG! Chat on msn? That's so cool!:cool: Yea, Peggy's answers seems so off topic... It got me all confused.. I was like takoyaki? lmao...:lol:

[PsyKoViggy]

i have a couple of their songs..
they look amazing, and their music is alright.. its good live and with PVs.. but on its own it gets a bit annoying after a while, i found anyway, heh.

[Fureya Eriku]

Ive been inlove with this band for quite some time now^^ Its soo fun that they finnaly came out in the light! I just read a fun interview of them in both JaMe and Orkus^^ I hope I will finnaly get to see them live in europe someday^^
I love peggy! He is soo fuun^^:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

[[~Hitsugi_love~]]

I'm goin to the concert the 22nd!!!! >DDD

i can't wait~

[Kinsao]

really?!? O_O wow, you're so lucky! :cool:

[[~Hitsugi_love~]]

Yea i couldn't believe it when i heard there comming so close to me *___*
I wonder what there concert will be like x3

aww!! peggy has msn?! does anyone know his adress xDD?

[Fureya Eriku]

Yeah! I have heard that they play around in the US these days.. I soo wish they would come to europe soon!

[[~Hitsugi_love~]]

yea, im sure they will once they see all the fans they have!!

they'll be so inspired, most jrock bands don't realize how much fans they have overseas :blush:

[nekkyo]

I got to see them in Boston (Cambridge). They were pretty good. There weren't too many fans though. Then again, they're not that popular. I almost met them, except I had to run to work. :( I was sad that they didn't have an encore. I can't blame them though. Most of the crowd was blah.

[Fureya Eriku]

They are probably as popular as Gothika.. I was at the show in Oslo an there was very few people there.. Though the ones that came for the show were mostly fangirls^^ Very lively crowd :P

I soo want to see TCST live!! Aah! heh.. Any news about them lately?

[sunsweet]

^ Zull's leaving ... that's the only TCST news I've heard lately.

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Liquid Fantasy]

Yeah, Zull's leaving!

I hope Jack gets a replacement...

I was just getting to know the band and now THIS!!!!

But it's okay...I got over the news...

I posted one PV(Exosist) of the band and my friends like the song already...yay me...yay TCST!

[RukaNightmare]

I found scans of them on Lj XDD
http://community.livejournal.com/jrock_scans/855933.html#cutid2

[Same]

I am listening now their last CD <__<

Well it's pretty good! Very strangeee and darky ! All I luv n_n

[Fureya Eriku]

YAY! They have announced a new member to replace Zull^^ Kiddy skeleton^^ I really hope he fills in just as well as Zull did^^

[Liquid Fantasy]

^ yes....*Claps*

I'm sure he'll really fit in...

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

Yea woooo!!!!
same here

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

At their live at Shinjuku Urga on September 1st, the world will get their first glimpse of The Candy Spooky Theater’s new guitarist, Kiddy Skeleton. At this live, they will also release their new single “Prince of Darkness”, which will make its US debut on Tainted Reality in the coming weeks. There are currently no plans for a US release.

[Liquid Fantasy]

Sept. 1 is tomorrow! (where I live). I want to hear Prince Of Darkness already. XD

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

o u r so lucky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if u go tell me the experience!!!!
same here haha

[RevengeBabyYeah]

I only just got into this great band. Can't wait to hear the new single! :cool:

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

wooo!
*dances*
i remember the first song i heard from em haha
Exocist
i loved it when Jack spooky stabbed her and they ate her haha
so cool haha
sorry jus rambling

[Liquid Fantasy]

Twisted Insanity: I'm not going anywhere. I wish I could. What I meant is that Sept. 1 is today and I wish I could go to their live. Sadly, classes have started already.

On the other hand, the first song I heard from them was Devilish Kidnapper. The song rawks!

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

aww
okay haha
same here haha

woooo!!

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

Peggy is another band too i tink called 2nd effect O.0

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

for those who havent seen KIddy skeleton http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=1000369742