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Yurufuwa Gang joins Great Escape Festival 2024 line-up

Yurufuwa Gang join Great Escape Festival 2024 line-up

24th April 2024

UPDATE: Yurufuwa Gang have pulled out of the festival. Though they haven’t disclosed the reason, their absence from...

YOASOBI expand US tour after successful San Francisco performance

24th April 2024

Following a whirlwind series of events along the South Coast, J-pop mega-phenomenon YOASOBI have announced headline shows in...

Dempagumi.inc to disband: Ending 16-year journey in 2025

21st April 2024

Dempagumi.inc, one of Japan’s most prolific idol groups of the early-mid 2010s, have announced their decision to disband...

Ado confirms summer release date for 2nd original album ‘Zanmu’

20th April 2024

Ado has confirmed the release of her long-awaited second original album, ‘Zanmu’, slated to hit shelves on July...

Crossfaith unveil ‘AЯK’, their first album in six years

19th April 2024

Japan’s metalcore titans, Crossfaith, continue their return to prominence with news of their highly anticipated new album, ‘AЯK’,...

REITA, bassist of the GazettE, passes away at 42

16th April 2024

REITA, bassist for the visual kei band the GazettE, has passed away at the age of 42 on...

MELT-BANANA announce extensive ‘3 + 5’ UK tour

15th April 2024

Tokyo noise rock duo MELT-BANANA are set to kick-off the extensive UK leg of their ‘3 + 5’...

Tohji returns to London as part of ‘2024 S/S TOUR’

13th April 2024

Underground rap trailblazer Tohji is set to make a triumphant return to London later this April as part...

Rina Sawayama collaborates with CHANMINA on ‘This Hell’ remix

12th April 2024

Rina Sawayama and CHANMINA have teamed up for a new rendition of Rina’s hit single ‘This Hell’. Titled...

Helsinki Lambda Club hit single receives Swim Deep remix ahead of UK tour

11th April 2024

Helsinki Lambda Club kick off their remix series with a bang as the British indie pop band Swim...

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News

L’Arc-en-Ciel bring Shibuya demolition site to life in ‘YOU GOTTA RUN’ music video

DIVERS CROIX turn a “LOST CHILD” in a home improvement store into a VK epic

BUCK-TICK start new chapter with symbolic music video for ‘Raijin Fujin – Resonance’

Events

NANO and MADKID unite for joint North American tour in 2025

Japanese alt-pop act CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE to make UK festival debut at TGE 2025

Ichiko Aoba sets 2025 world tour and new album ‘Luminescent Creatures’

Features

The passing of Sayuri: A tragic loss for Japan’s “oxygen-deprived” generation

Petit Brabancon’s new EP ‘Seven Garbage Born of Hatred’ delivers raw nu-metal experience from rock heavyweights

Who is mei ehara? The Tokyo artist debuting in America with Faye Webster

Live Reports

mei ehara live in Berkeley: A mesmerizing debut on Faye Webster’s US tour

HARU NEMURI live in San Francisco: Unleashing riot grrrl fury Stateside

D=OUT vocalist KOUKI live at Visual Kei Night: VK fans unite for a special London performance

Interviews

tricot reflect on first anime theme ‘Call’ for You Are Ms. Servant and 15 years in music

Interview with KAMIJO: From European tour highlights to the epic sound of ‘VIOLET DAWN’

INTERVIEW: Helsinki Lambda Club to touch down in the UK for ‘HLC AIRLINES’ tour

BUCK-TICK start new chapter with symbolic music video for ‘Raijin Fujin – Resonance’

L’Arc-en-Ciel bring Shibuya demolition site to life in ‘YOU GOTTA RUN’ music video

Ado leaves London fans spellbound from the shadows at UK debut

News

Yurufuwa Gang join Great Escape Festival 2024 line-up

YOASOBI expand US tour after successful San Francisco performance

Dempagumi.inc to disband: Ending 16-year journey in 2025

Ado confirms summer release date for 2nd original album ‘Zanmu’

Crossfaith unveil ‘AЯK’, their first album in six years

REITA, bassist of the GazettE, passes away at 42

MELT-BANANA announce extensive ‘3 + 5’ UK tour

Tohji returns to London as part of ‘2024 S/S TOUR’

Rina Sawayama collaborates with CHANMINA on ‘This Hell’ remix

Helsinki Lambda Club hit single receives Swim Deep remix ahead of UK tour