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Maison book girl Great Escape Festival 2018

Maison book girl prepare for Great Escape Festival performance alongside Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

14th May 2018

Maison book girl are headed to the UK this month for first time performances across the country, including...

DEADLIFT LOLITA HYPER JAPAN Festival 2018

DEADLIFT LOLITA to perform at HYPER JAPAN Festival 2018

13th May 2018

All singing, all dancing, pro-wrestling duo DEADLIFT LOLITA are heading to London this July for HYPER JAPAN Festival...

LIVE PHOTOS: waterweed, The Star Inn, Guildford, 23/04/2018

30th April 2018

LIVE PHOTOS: WATERWEED, THE STAR INN, GUILDFORD, 23/04/2018 Fresh from making their first ever appearance at Manchester Punk...

MIYAVI London ULU Live 2018 Day2 World Tour

PHOTOS: MIYAVI, ULU Live, London, 21/04/2018

24th April 2018

PHOTOS: MIYAVI, ULU LIVE, LONDON, 21/04/2018 Making his first UK appearance since April last year, MIYAVI made a...

Half Mile Beach Club release debut EP ‘Hasta La Vista’

23rd April 2018

Earlier this month Half Mile Beach Club dropped their debut EP Hasta La Vista. A balearic beat unit...

DYGL set for first ever France tour this June

17th April 2018

DYGL will make their European live debut this summer with their first ever 4-date France tour this June....

MAN WITH A MISSION Take Me Under Music Video 2018

MAN WITH A MISSION drop bonkers new video for ‘Take Me Under’

16th April 2018

MAN WITH A MISSION have released their action-packed new video for Take Me Under from their upcoming duel single Take...

Fresh Japan Spotify Playlist presented by Electric Bloom Webzine

15th April 2018

Looking to discover the latest must listen tracks from across Japan? Check out the Fresh Japan Spotify playlist presented...

CRYSTAL LAKE announce massive UK/Europe summer 2018 tour

15th April 2018

CRYSTAL LAKE have announced that they will be returning to the UK this summer as part of a...

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION The Survivor's March Music Video

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION release heartfelt new video for ‘The Survivor’s March’

14th April 2018

Rock legends ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION have released their new video for The Survivor’s March, the band’s first new single...

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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’

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

Maison book girl prepare for Great Escape Festival performance alongside Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

DEADLIFT LOLITA to perform at HYPER JAPAN Festival 2018

LIVE PHOTOS: waterweed, The Star Inn, Guildford, 23/04/2018

PHOTOS: MIYAVI, ULU Live, London, 21/04/2018

Half Mile Beach Club release debut EP ‘Hasta La Vista’

DYGL set for first ever France tour this June

MAN WITH A MISSION drop bonkers new video for ‘Take Me Under’

Fresh Japan Spotify Playlist presented by Electric Bloom Webzine

CRYSTAL LAKE announce massive UK/Europe summer 2018 tour

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION release heartfelt new video for ‘The Survivor’s March’