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Mori Zentaro releases 1st single ‘Muddy Water’ featuring Daichi Yamamoto

9th February 2022

Soulflex beat maker/producer Mori Zentaro has released his 1st single Muddy Water featuring Kyoto born rapper Daichi Yamamoto....

SiM release full version of new single ‘The Rumbling’

6th February 2022

SiM have released the full digital version of their worldwide hit single The Rumbling. Used as the opening...

Iwai Fumito drops completely independent first album ‘TIME MACHINE’

5th February 2022

Former Galileo Galilei guitarist Iwai Fumito has released his first full album TIME MACHINE as a digital exclusive....

Miso Extra is creating the best Japanese hip-hop in London

28th January 2022

London-based rapper and producer Miso Extra is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated up-and-coming artists...

SCANDAL release 10th album ‘MIRROR’ and celebrate 15th anniversary

26th January 2022

SCANDAL have marked their 15th anniversary with the release of their 10th studio album MIRROR, the band’s first...

Kamui successfully crowdfunds new album ‘YC2.5’ and first live show

22nd January 2022

When it comes to Japan’s underground hip-hop community, Kamui is about as underground as it gets. Now, with...

Regal Lily release 2nd full album ‘Living things as C’

21st January 2022

Tokyo 3-piece Regal Lily have released their 2nd full album Living things as C, the band’s first album...

Age Factory releases music video for ‘Light off’ featuring JESSE

15th January 2022

Age Factory have released their latest music video for Light off featuring JESSE (The BONEZ/RIZE) from their 4th...

MONDO GROSSO drops first music video from new album ‘BIG WORLD’

14th January 2022

MONDO GROSSO (Shinichi Osawa) released his new music video for IN THIS WORLD from his upcoming album BIG...

Tricot prepare for upcoming 2022 UK tour

9th January 2022

UPDATE: TRICOT POSTPONE UK AND EUROPE WALKING X WALKING 2022 TOUR tricot will return to UK stages for...

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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

Mori Zentaro releases 1st single ‘Muddy Water’ featuring Daichi Yamamoto

SiM release full version of new single ‘The Rumbling’

Iwai Fumito drops completely independent first album ‘TIME MACHINE’

Miso Extra is creating the best Japanese hip-hop in London

SCANDAL release 10th album ‘MIRROR’ and celebrate 15th anniversary

Kamui successfully crowdfunds new album ‘YC2.5’ and first live show

Regal Lily release 2nd full album ‘Living things as C’

Age Factory releases music video for ‘Light off’ featuring JESSE

MONDO GROSSO drops first music video from new album ‘BIG WORLD’

Tricot prepare for upcoming 2022 UK tour