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Yuki Chiba, formerly KOHH, drops new single ‘Team Tomodachi’

13th February 2024

Yuki Chiba, formerly known as KOHH, has made a triumphant return to the rap scene with his latest...

Utada Hikaru unveils 'A Flower of No Color' music video

Utada Hikaru unveils music video for ‘A Flower of No Color’ – ‘SCIENCE FICTION’ details announced

12th February 2024

J-pop veteran Utada Hikaru has debuted the music video for their latest single ‘A Flower of No Color’...

URBANGARDE unveils 'METRAUMEREI' music video from upcoming album 'METROSPECTIVE'

URBANGARDE’s ghostly ‘METRAUMEREI’ music video sets stage for new album ‘METROSPECTIVE’

12th February 2024

URBANGARDE have released their latest music video for ‘METRAUMEREI’, the lead single from the self-proclaimed ‘trauma pop’ unit’s...

WACK to release new kudaranai1nichi ‘Doitsumo Koitsumo’

kudaranai1nichi partners with WACK for first nationwide album release

11th February 2024

WACK have announced their partnership with Tokyo emo-indie rock trio, kudaranai1nichi (くだらない1日). The agency, known for managing artists...

coldrain drop new single ‘VENGEANCE’ in conjunction with ‘Ninja Kamui’ premiere

11th February 2024

Nagoya metalcore outfit coldrain have dropped their latest single ‘VENGEANCE’, coinciding with their collaboration with the new anime...

Awich joins 88rising’s Head in the Clouds Festival 2024 line-up

7th February 2024

Awich, hailed as the queen of Japanese hip-hop, joins the lineup for ‘Head In The Clouds New York...

LOVEBITES adds London date to 2024 world tour - 'THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE'

LOVEBITES add London date to 2024 world tour – ‘THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE’

6th February 2024

LOVEBITES, the all-female power metal band hailing from Tokyo, expand their long-awaited ‘THE THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND...

TORO's latest release 'FEEL GOOD' channels Britpop essence

TORO channel Britpop vibes with latest release ‘FEEL GOOD’

6th February 2024

TORO, the rock revivalists formed in 2023, have released their latest digital single, ‘FEEL GOOD’. Released on January...

RADWIMPS frontman Yojiro Noda composes music for Netflix’s ‘The Parades’

5th February 2024

Yojiro Noda, best known as the frontman of RADWIMPS, has composed the soundtrack and theme song for the...

MIYAVI reveals 'Lost In Love, Found In Pain' two-part album details

MIYAVI reveals details about two-part album ‘Lost In Love, Found In Pain’

5th February 2024

MIYAVI has revealed more details about his upcoming two-part album, ‘Lost In Love, Found In Pain’, originally hinted...

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