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Electric Eel Shock Sweet Generation 2017

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK Announce First Album In 7 Years ‘SWEET GENERATION’

23rd October 2016

Ahead of their 2016 European tour, garage rock three piece ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK have announced they’ll be releasing their...

PHOTOS: BAND-MAID, The Underworld, London, 12/10/2016

22nd October 2016

PHOTOS: BAND-MAID, THE UNDERWORLD, LONDON, 12/10/2016 Kicking off the European leg of their “Brand New MAID” Release Tour World...

Esprit D’Air Reveals Artwork For New Single ‘Rebirth’

17th October 2016

London-based space metal trio Esprit D’Air have revealed the artwork and release date for their upcoming single Rebirth. Reforming earlier this year...

KEMURI London O2 Academy Brixton Fireball

PHOTOS: KEMURI, O2 Academy Brixton, London, 06/10/2016

10th October 2016

PHOTOS: KEMURI, O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON, LONDON, 06/10/2016 It’s one thing for a band to play their first ever...

INTERVIEW: Joy Opposites – Creating Something New

3rd October 2016

Earlier this year, alt-rock unit Joy Opposites, the latest venture from ex-FACT members Adam, Tomohiro, and Eiji as well as...

SOSO BREAK THE WALL Release Debut Album AN TO KAI

2nd October 2016

SOSO BREAK THE WALL, a solo project established by the brown’s vocalist eye, will release her debut album...

BAND-MAID Prepare For First European Tour and Announce New Single ‘YOLO’

26th September 2016

After making their UK debut back in May at MCM London Comic Con, viral phenomenons BAND-MAID will return...

PHOTOS: SCANDAL, O2 Academy Islington, London, 24/09/2016

25th September 2016

PHOTOS: SCANDAL, O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON, LONDON, 24/09/2016 Returning to the UK for their second ever London performance, Osaka...

GUITAR WOLF Set To Rock London This October – European Tour 2016

25th September 2016

Arguably Japan’s most devoted rock ‘n’ roll three-piece GUITAR WOLF will set London alight this October as part...

SABANNAMAN Bring the Groove With Their New Mini-Album ‘Psychedelic Sox Funk’

18th September 2016

SABANNAMAN, the answer to what would happen if you combine some of American’s hottest rock talents and then...

News

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

Paledusk to make major label debut with ‘HUGs’, opening theme for Gachiakuta

Fujii Kaze confirms third album ‘Prema’, shares lead single ‘Hachikō’

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