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lynch. to celebrate 20th anniversary with 'FIERCE-EP' and national tour

lynch. go ‘EXCENTRIC’ with lead single for 20th anniversary release ‘FIERCE-EP’

16th June 2024

Metal veterans lynch. will release their latest EP, ‘FIERCE-EP’, on June 26th. This new EP follows their March...

Mrs. GREEN APPLE ‘Columbus’ music video taken down amid colonialism controversy

15th June 2024

Mrs. GREEN APPLE have found themselves embroiled in controversy following the release and subsequent removal of their music...

Aiobahn presents EDM serenity in ‘new world’ featuring Isekaijoucho

15th June 2024

South Korean-born music producer and viral DJ, Aiobahn, has launched his fourth major-label single under Avex, titled ‘new...

Galileo Galilei announce dual album release ‘MANSTER’ and ‘MANTRAL’

14th June 2024

Porter Robinson’s favourite Hokkaido rock band, Galileo Galilei, have announced the simultaneous release of two new albums, ‘MANSTER’...

TRiDENT unleash powerful new single ‘SPICE!’ featuring SSTP’s Yosh

14th June 2024

All female 3-piece TRiDENT unleashed the new single ‘SPICE!’ on June 6th, taken from their 3rd EP ‘spice...

SHADOWS mark first single release under new label with ‘CLIMB’

13th June 2024

Post-hardcore troop SHADOWS return with their latest single, ‘CLIMB’, released on June 14th. This digital single marks their...

East of Eden release single ‘Chasing The Moon’ ahead of new EP

12th June 2024

All-female rock group East of Eden released their latest single ‘Chasing The Moon’ on June 5th, along with...

ATARASHII GAKKO! and ano join Maximum the Hormone on 'Ki-Se-I Rush'

ATARASHII GAKKO! join Maximum the Hormone on new single ‘Ki-Se-I Rush’

11th June 2024

Everyone’s favourite mental metal band Maximum the Hormone are due to release their latest single ‘Ki-Se-I Rush’ on...

Peanuts-kun goes hard with 'Squeeze' ahead of 4th album release

Peanuts-kun unleashes hard trap single ‘Squeeze’ pre-album drop

9th June 2024

Peanuts-kun (ピーナッツくん) hits hard with his gritty new single, ‘Squeeze’, in the run up to his new album...

Tokyo’s baddest, 3Li¥en, releases first solo single ‘BL333SSED’

9th June 2024

Tokyo based Japanese-Nigerian hip hop artist 3Li¥en (Eliyen) has just released her anticipated solo single ‘BL333SSED’. The single...

News

Tokyo indie trio anklet detail first EP ‘monologue’ following strong 2024 debut

Visual kei’s most mysterious new band YATANO KAMEN debut with ‘KIBOU’ MV

HANA shoot down clones in mud-soaked music video for debut single ‘ROSE’

Events

WACK in the UK Vol.6 doubles down for first two-day showcase in London

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS announce autumn 2025 Europe tour

Otoboke Beaver and Fujii Kaze join Lollapalooza 2025 lineup

Features

What is CEIPA? The organisation behind matsuri ’25 and MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN

Yoshiki honours David Lynch: A look back at their surreal collaboration on X Japan’s ‘Longing’

The best music collaborations out of Japan this year

Live Reports

Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO!, and YOASOBI live at matsuri ’25 Los Angeles: A sold-out statement for Japanese music

Phantom Siita live in London: ‘Moth to a flame’ tour ends with a crimson-tinged idol pop finale

(ARCHIVE) An Cafe live in London (2014): The oshare kei icons’ last UK show

Interviews

KAIKA interview: From virtual singer to songwriter, the story behind ‘Umarerumaekara Kimiwo Shitteru’

Minori Nagashima – serval DOG – interview: “After dropping out of middle school… that’s when I picked up the guitar”

NIGHTMARE interview: Visual kei legends talk 25 years, DEATH NOTE fame, and first European tour