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Milk Talk release debut self-titled album

Milk Talk releases debut self-titled album: A retrospective synth boogie journey

14th November 2023

Electro-funk duo Milk Talk have released their inaugural self-titled album, a chic retrospective spanning four years of their...

Pay money To my Pain 'SUNRISE TO SUNSET' Documentary

Pay money To my Pain documentary ‘SUNRISE TO SUNSET’ to hit Japanese theatres this month

10th November 2023

The documentary film, ‘SUNRISE TO SUNSET’, a tribute to the iconic Japanese alt-rock band Pay money To my...

Negative Sun to drop raw debut ‘Demo ’23’ on cassette

9th November 2023

Tokyo’s Negative Sun is poised to unleash their debut demo, ‘Demo ’23’, worldwide on cassette through Indonesia label...

Underground-supergroup ULTRA launch debut album ‘Tōtei Oyobanai’

7th November 2023

Underground-supergroup ULTRA have just released their debut full-length album titled ‘Tōtei Oyobanai’ (‘到底及ばない’). Formed in November 2020, ULTRA’s...

HEY-SMITH release long-awaited 6th studio album ‘Rest In Punk’

4th November 2023

Osaka ska-punk legends HEY-SMITH have dropped their 6th full-length album, ‘Rest In Punk’, their first album release in...

Atarashii Gakko! Nominatted for Japan's 2023 Buzzword Award

ATARASHII GAKKO! nominated for Japan’s 2023 Buzzwords Award

3rd November 2023

Japanese dance unit ATARASHII GAKKO! (New School Leaders) have secured a nomination for the 2023 U-CAN New Words...

Fake Creators New Single 'Star Racer' 2023

Fake Creators unveil new rave-style anthem ‘Star Racer’ and exclusive NFT drop

2nd November 2023

Fake Creators, the collaborative brainchild of math rock unit LITE and DJ/producer DE DE MOUSE, have dropped their...

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS Europe Tour 2024

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS announce first ever Europe and UK tour in 2024

28th October 2023

Renowned Japanese post-hardcore and shoegaze trio, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS, or Masudore for short, have revealed the...

Age Factory drops music video for ‘Blood in blue’, their fourth single of 2023

21st October 2023

Nara rock trio Age Factory have unveiled the music video for their latest single, ‘Blood in blue’. Directed...

WACK in the UK, London, 2023 - AiNATOAOI, ASP, ExWHYZ

‘WACK in the UK’ to Bring Japanese Alt-Idol Madness to London

13th October 2023

WACK, the renowned Japanese alt-idol agency known for its disruptive influence on the nation’s music scene, is gearing...

News

Arlequin drop new video despair-fuelled single ‘Chi wo Kayowasero, Sono Inochi Subete ni.’

Crossfaith return to Download Festival for first time in over a decade

Watch ‘BABYMETAL Legend – 43 The Movie’ in cinemas across Europe next week

Events

Crossfaith return to Download Festival for first time in over a decade

matsuri ’25 global stream announced – Ado, YOASOBI & ATARASHII GAKKO!

Hitsujibungaku to tour West Coast on first US headline run

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

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

NANO & MADKID live in San Francisco: Rock and pop collide on joint US tour

Phantom Siita live in San Jose: Retro horror meets idol pop

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