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tricot unveil 13-date UK tour as part of ongoing Zang-Neng Tour

23rd June 2023

Rock four-piece tricot have announced a 13-date UK tour for this November as part of their ongoing Zang-Neng...

Isiliel moonbow rising world tour UK dates

Isiliel announces UK dates of ‘moonbow rising’ world tour

21st June 2023

Isiliel, the solo project led by former Necronomidol member Himari Tsukishiro, is preparing for her upcoming moonbow rising...

Crystal Lake unveil intense music video for ‘Denial’ from upcoming single

18th June 2023

Metalcore unit Crystal Lake have unveiled the music video for their latest track, Denial, one half of their...

SiM sell-out their first ever London headline show

11th June 2023

SiM are ready to leave their mark in London this Tuesday at a sold-out O2 Academy Islington. The...

Otoboke Beaver return for rescheduled SUPER CHAMPON European tour

20th April 2023

Punk rock riot grrrl group Otoboke Beaver hit UK shores again this May as part of their SUPER...

NANA KITADE to perform in London as part of 20th anniversary tour

8th April 2023

UPDATE: NANA KITADE’s London show on April 26th has been cancelled. Singer/songwriter and 2000s underground fashion icon NANA...

Ling Tosite Sigure Tatsumaite Senno Sony 360 Reality

Ling Tosite Sigure re-release latest music video in collaboration with Sony

23rd May 2022

Earlier this month Ling Tosite Sigure returned with Tatsumaite Senno, their first new song in over a year....

Genie High release ‘Eclair’, theme for ‘Haken Anime!’ live-action adaptation

22nd May 2022

Indie pop super group Genie High have dropped their latest music video for Eclair. The new song is...

DE DE MOUSE and LITE form new project Fake Creators

21st May 2022

Math rock unit LITE and producer/DJ DE DE MOUSE have joined forces to create their new musical project...

Rina Sawayama Hold The Girl New album UK Ireland Tour

Rina Sawayama announces new album ‘Hold The Girl’ and UK/Ireland Tour

20th May 2022

Rina Sawayama is back with her first single from her forthcoming album Hold The Girl due for release...

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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’

YOASOBI debut animated music video for 2024 Olympic hit ‘Butai ni Tatte’

News

tricot unveil 13-date UK tour as part of ongoing Zang-Neng Tour

Isiliel announces UK dates of ‘moonbow rising’ world tour

Crystal Lake unveil intense music video for ‘Denial’ from upcoming single

SiM sell-out their first ever London headline show

Otoboke Beaver return for rescheduled SUPER CHAMPON European tour

NANA KITADE to perform in London as part of 20th anniversary tour

Ling Tosite Sigure re-release latest music video in collaboration with Sony

Genie High release ‘Eclair’, theme for ‘Haken Anime!’ live-action adaptation

DE DE MOUSE and LITE form new project Fake Creators

Rina Sawayama announces new album ‘Hold The Girl’ and UK/Ireland Tour