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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...

She, in the haze set to drop 1st EP ‘Paranoid’ later this month

6th May 2017

She, in the haze are set to release their first EP Paranoid later this month. Formed in 2010, this...

qujaku Sticky Mike's Brighton April 30th

PHOTOS: qujaku, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton, 30/04/2017

2nd May 2017

PHOTOS: QUJAKU, STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR, BRIGHTON, 30/04/2017 A growing staple in the UK’s underground music scene, qujaku...

Raw Power Festival 2017 Japanese Highlights

Raw Power Festival 2017 Japanese Music Highlights

30th April 2017

Raw Power Festival, London’s three day celebration of all things noisy, returns this May for it’s 4th year after...

SHADOWS release 1st full album ‘illuminate’ and new music video

27th April 2017

SHADOWS released their debut album illuminate earlier this week, along with a new music video for Into The...

HER NAME IN BLOOD release first cut from new EP ‘From The Ashes’

22nd April 2017

HER NAME IN BLOOD have released their latest video for From The Ashes, the title track of their upcoming...

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MOROHA go on indefinite hiatus following final Tokyo show

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

pinponpanpon turn maid cafe into a rave in new single ‘Maidnight Ravers’

Events

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula present 2025 North American tour with Crystal Lake

DIR EN GREY add Anaheim headline show following Sick New World cancellation

Features

The best music collaborations out of Japan this year

14 best anime songs of 2024: The hits and hidden gems that defined the year

The passing of Sayuri: A tragic loss for Japan’s “oxygen-deprived” generation

Live Reports

REDLINE ALL THE FINAL Festival Highlights: 57 bands celebrate the end of an era

FACT live at REDLINE ALL THE FINAL: A monumental reunion

mei ehara live in Berkeley: A mesmerizing debut on Faye Webster’s US tour

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

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula present 2025 North American tour with Crystal Lake

MOROHA go on indefinite hiatus following final Tokyo show

75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen: Full line-up announced, featuring tuki., Creepy Nuts, ME:I, and more

News

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’

She, in the haze set to drop 1st EP ‘Paranoid’ later this month

PHOTOS: qujaku, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Brighton, 30/04/2017

Raw Power Festival 2017 Japanese Music Highlights

SHADOWS release 1st full album ‘illuminate’ and new music video

HER NAME IN BLOOD release first cut from new EP ‘From The Ashes’