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SiM release full version of new single ‘The Rumbling’

6th February 2022

SiM have released the full digital version of their worldwide hit single The Rumbling. Used as the opening...

Iwai Fumito drops completely independent first album ‘TIME MACHINE’

5th February 2022

Former Galileo Galilei guitarist Iwai Fumito has released his first full album TIME MACHINE as a digital exclusive....

Miso Extra is creating the best Japanese hip-hop in London

28th January 2022

London-based rapper and producer Miso Extra is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated up-and-coming artists...

SCANDAL release 10th album ‘MIRROR’ and celebrate 15th anniversary

26th January 2022

SCANDAL have marked their 15th anniversary with the release of their 10th studio album MIRROR, the band’s first...

Kamui successfully crowdfunds new album ‘YC2.5’ and first live show

22nd January 2022

When it comes to Japan’s underground hip-hop community, Kamui is about as underground as it gets. Now, with...

Regal Lily release 2nd full album ‘Living things as C’

21st January 2022

Tokyo 3-piece Regal Lily have released their 2nd full album Living things as C, the band’s first album...

Age Factory releases music video for ‘Light off’ featuring JESSE

15th January 2022

Age Factory have released their latest music video for Light off featuring JESSE (The BONEZ/RIZE) from their 4th...

MONDO GROSSO drops first music video from new album ‘BIG WORLD’

14th January 2022

MONDO GROSSO (Shinichi Osawa) released his new music video for IN THIS WORLD from his upcoming album BIG...

Tricot prepare for upcoming 2022 UK tour

9th January 2022

UPDATE: TRICOT POSTPONE UK AND EUROPE WALKING X WALKING 2022 TOUR tricot will return to UK stages for...

Asunojokei made the best post-hardcore tracks of 2021 you're not listening to

Asunojokei made the best post-hardcore tracks of 2021 you haven’t heard

8th January 2022

Asunojokei released two of the strongest post-hardcore singles of the year in 2021, but most likely they went...

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News

WATCH: NIGHTMARE upload 14 classic music videos from Nippon Crown era

New VK band DRUGS debuts with single ‘NEW ORDER’: Featuring members of Mejibray, Fukuro, ZORO, LIPLICH

go!go!vanillas bring calm after the storm for SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2 ending theme

Events

FACT confirm full lineup for final ROCK-O-RAMA event at Makuhari Messe

ASP announce “ASP in the U.K Tour”, their first international headline tour

KAF to perform at mixed-reality event Fantastic Reality in Los Angeles this July

Features

anklet: “We didn’t know left from right” – Tokyo’s new indie voice on building a band from nothing

JJJ to remain POP YOURS 2025 headliner in tribute following his passing

What is CEIPA? The organisation behind matsuri ’25 and MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN

Live Reports

YOASOBI live in London: J-pop storytellers bring blockbuster ambition to Wembley

BABYMETAL live in London: A 15-year climb culminates in landmark show at The O2

kanekoayano live in London: No longer just Kaneko Ayano with a band

Interviews

IRORI Records artists comment on first UK shows at The Great Escape 2025: go!go!vanillas, Kroi, Ako, and Bialystocks

CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE interview: Dancing through doubt and doing it their way

Hitsujibungaku interview: US debut, anime themes, and life beyond Tokyo’s indie circuit

Centimillimental EUROPE TOUR 2025 “ribbon”

YOASOBI debut animated music video for 2024 Olympic hit ‘Butai ni Tatte’

YOASOBI live in London: J-pop storytellers bring blockbuster ambition to Wembley

News

SiM release full version of new single ‘The Rumbling’

Iwai Fumito drops completely independent first album ‘TIME MACHINE’

Miso Extra is creating the best Japanese hip-hop in London

SCANDAL release 10th album ‘MIRROR’ and celebrate 15th anniversary

Kamui successfully crowdfunds new album ‘YC2.5’ and first live show

Regal Lily release 2nd full album ‘Living things as C’

Age Factory releases music video for ‘Light off’ featuring JESSE

MONDO GROSSO drops first music video from new album ‘BIG WORLD’

Tricot prepare for upcoming 2022 UK tour

Asunojokei made the best post-hardcore tracks of 2021 you haven’t heard