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MELT-BANANA And the piqnic To Play Raw Power Festival 2016

9th March 2016

MELT-BANANA will be returning to London for what might just be their only UK set of 2016 at...

Otoboke Beaver Make Their UK Debut This Spring

6th March 2016

Otoboke Beaver are a punk rock quartet hailing from Kyoto, and you better remember that, or they’ll rip...

DJ Krush Returns To The UK This Month For Long-Awaited London Set

6th March 2016

DJ Krush, the godfather of trip-hop, returns to the UK this month for his first set of UK...

SHADOWS Publish Video Recording Of New EP ‘EXTRANCE’ For A Limited Time

4th March 2016

SHADOWS, consisting of three of the original members from the recently separated FACT, Hiro (Vo), Kazuki (Gt), and...

8 Of The Best Japanese Music Videos You Need To See

3rd March 2016

A music video can make or break a record. They can make an average track memorable, and a...

BAND-MAID Announce New Album and UK Debut at London Comic Con

3rd March 2016

All-girl hard rock five-piece BAND-MAID are pushing on with their self-proclaimed quest for “world domination”, and have their...

coldrain Announce European Tour For Spring 2016

29th February 2016

This May, Nagoya metalcore unit coldrain will be returning to the UK as part of their 16-date European...

Esprit D’Air Return For Charity Event This March

29th February 2016

London based underground rock outfit Esprit D’Air have announced they’ll be returning for a one off headline performance at...

PHOTOS: a flood of circle, The Dublin Castle, London, 05/02/2016

6th February 2016

PHOTOS: A FLOOD OF CIRCLE, THE DUBLIN CASTLE, LONDON, 06/02/2015 During what might be the quickest visit to...

Top 5 Albums of 2015

20th January 2016

It seems like we say this every year, but 2015 has been another great year for Japanese music...

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News

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

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

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

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

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

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

The best music collaborations out of Japan this year

News

MELT-BANANA And the piqnic To Play Raw Power Festival 2016

Otoboke Beaver Make Their UK Debut This Spring

DJ Krush Returns To The UK This Month For Long-Awaited London Set

SHADOWS Publish Video Recording Of New EP ‘EXTRANCE’ For A Limited Time

8 Of The Best Japanese Music Videos You Need To See

BAND-MAID Announce New Album and UK Debut at London Comic Con

coldrain Announce European Tour For Spring 2016

Esprit D’Air Return For Charity Event This March

PHOTOS: a flood of circle, The Dublin Castle, London, 05/02/2016

Top 5 Albums of 2015