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MIYAVI returns to London as part of “DAY2” world tour 2018

11th April 2018

Following up from his successful Firebird World Tour last year, the guitar legend, actor, and philanthropist MIYAVI will...

waterweed announce London tour date and record deal

28th January 2018

waterweed have announced they’ll be making their London live debut this April ahead of their appearance at this...

Esprit D'Air Starstorm Single New UK tour 2018

Esprit D’Air release new single ‘Starstorm’ ahead of UK tour

27th January 2018

Esprit D’Air start 2018 off strong with the release of their new single Starstorm a week ahead of...

Otoboke Beaver Announce Three Exclusive UK Shows for 2018

19th December 2017

Otoboke Beaver have announced their 3-date UK exclusive tour ATTYUUMA (Blink of an eye) for April 2018. This...

waterweed Join Manchester Punk Festival Line-up

18th December 2017

waterweed have announced they’ll be making their UK live debut in 2018 as part of Manchester Punk Festival....

MAN WITH A MISSION London Exclusive Headline Show

MAN WITH A MISSION Announce Exclusive London Headline Show Following UK Tour With Don Broco

17th December 2017

Arguably Japan’s biggest pop-punk stars, MAN WITH A MISSION have announced they’ll be returning to London for an...

Top music picks for HYPER JAPAN Festival 2017

24th May 2017

London’s biggest Japanese pop-culture celebration HYPER JAPAN is back with one of the year’s biggest Japanese music showcases....

Kero Kero Bonito get major album debut in Asia

Kero Kero Bonito get their major album debut in Asia

23rd May 2017

Kero Kero Bonito announced last week that they will release their debut album Bonito Generation across Asia via...

PHOTOS: MIYAVI, O2 Academy Islington, London, 07/05/2017

14th May 2017

PHOTOS: MIYAVI, O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON, LONDON, 07/05/2017 One of the most passionate guitarists in the business. MIYAVI returned...

0.8Syooogeki to disband this autumn and release new video for ‘CraZy,Faster,CraZy’

8th May 2017

0.8Syooogeki have announced that they will end all band activities as of this autumn. The duo dropped the...

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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

MIYAVI returns to London as part of “DAY2” world tour 2018

waterweed announce London tour date and record deal

Esprit D’Air release new single ‘Starstorm’ ahead of UK tour

Otoboke Beaver Announce Three Exclusive UK Shows for 2018

waterweed Join Manchester Punk Festival Line-up

MAN WITH A MISSION Announce Exclusive London Headline Show Following UK Tour With Don Broco

Top music picks for HYPER JAPAN Festival 2017

Kero Kero Bonito get their major album debut in Asia

PHOTOS: MIYAVI, O2 Academy Islington, London, 07/05/2017

0.8Syooogeki to disband this autumn and release new video for ‘CraZy,Faster,CraZy’