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MIYAVI announces North America tour ‘BROKEN FANTASY PART 1: LOST IN LOVE’

12th February 2025

The samurai guitarist MIYAVI has announced his return to North America with a tour scheduled for May this...

JILUKA unveil ‘KVLT’, their 5th EGM single, marking 10th anniversary

9th February 2025

JILUKA have just unveiled ‘KVLT’, their 5th EGM single, with the video dropping on February 7th, ahead of...

BE:FIRST score no.1 with ‘Spacecraft’ / ‘Sailing’ as world tour approaches

8th February 2025

BMSG boyband BE:FIRST have secured another chart-topping release with their latest double A-side single, ‘Spacecraft / Sailing’, which...

Creepy Nuts release ‘LEGION’, their first album in over two years

5th February 2025

Creepy Nuts have released their long-awaited fourth album, ‘LEGION’, digitally today (February 5th), their first full-length release since...

ASP unveil Budokan live Blu-ray teaser ahead of London return

4th February 2025

Punk-fuelled idol group ASP have released a teaser for their upcoming live Blu-ray, ‘We are in BUDOKAN “The...

YOASOBI announce UK live debut at Wembley Arena

3rd February 2025

Update: Due to popular demand, YOASOBI have added a second Wembley date on June 9th, after the first show...

Visual kei band DAMNED drop 6-minute metalcore epic: ‘Suikyou to majiwaru kyouhakuteki kachikan’

3rd February 2025

Metal visual kei band DAMNED have dropped their 5th official music video, ‘Suikyou to majiwaru kyouhakuteki kachikan’. The...

the pillows disband following 35th anniversary tour closer

1st February 2025

Japanese rock band the pillows disband, bringing their 35-year career to a close following their final performance at...

DIV and Gravity vocalists CHISA and Roku unveil ‘GRA war. – VS DIV -‘ collab

29th January 2025

DIV vocalist CHISA and Gravity vocalist Roku have teamed up for 2 collaboration videos as part of the...

HANABIE. announce 2025 Europe and UK tour after huge US run

Harajuku metal band HANABIE. announce 2025 Europe and UK tour

29th January 2025

Harajuku-core metal band HANABIE. have just announced their upcoming EU & UK tour, starting in October. This follows...

News

THE BAWDIES launch HOT DOG RECORDS after parting with SEEZ

YOASOBI turn gaming memories into new single ‘PLAYERS’ for PlayStation’s 30th

Otoboke Beaver and Fujii Kaze join Lollapalooza 2025 lineup

Events

Otoboke Beaver and Fujii Kaze join Lollapalooza 2025 lineup

Fujii Kaze to tour Europe for the first time in 2025

FACT bring back ROCK-O-RAMA for their final live show

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

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

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