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[CHAMPAGNE] TO PLAY THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL 2013

7th March 2013

Japanese rock quartet [Champagne] announced yesterday that they will be hitting Brighton’s biggest music festival The Great Escape...

CROSSFAITH TO PUT ON FIRST EVER UK HEADLINE DATES & TOUR WITH BRING ME THE HORIZON

22nd February 2013

Over the past year Crossfaith have been making quite a name for themselves here in the UK, taking...

THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S TO HIT LONDON DURING UPCOMING EUROPEAN TOUR

28th January 2013

After making an appearance at last year’s HYPER JAPAN, Visual Kei all stars THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S will...

Yojiro Noda, frontman of RADWIMPS, makes his UK debut as solo project illion

22nd January 2013

[UPDATE 08.03.2013] The show will be going ahead as scheduled, but with a couple of slight changes. Organisers...

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES 15th anniversary album ‘EMBRACE’ hits stores today

8th January 2013

Electronic rock unit Boom Boom Satellites’ new album “EMBRACE” is now available in stores across Japan today (tomorrow...

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to play London's O2 Academy Islington February 2013

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to UK live debut in London February 2013

19th December 2012

Harajuku superstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu will be making her UK debut on February 13th with a long awaited,...

FACT return with UK tour starting February 2013

17th December 2012

It has been over 2 years since Japan’s masked rockers FACT graced our shores back in 2010 after...

Japan Underground Presents: Brain Death Zombie Live in London

16th December 2012

After what has been one of the best years for Japanese music so far, Japan Underground plans to...

DJ Krush Live at Kentish Town Forum: A Rare 3-Hour Set

14th December 2012

The godfather of Japanese Trip-Hop, DJ Krush, will be gracing London with a rare 3-hour set at the...

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

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

Yuki Chiba drops debut album ‘STAR’ and announces Nippon Budokan concert

Events

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

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

FACT announce first nationwide tour in 10 years: FACT IS LIFE TOUR 2025

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

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

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

News

[CHAMPAGNE] TO PLAY THE GREAT ESCAPE FESTIVAL 2013

CROSSFAITH TO PUT ON FIRST EVER UK HEADLINE DATES & TOUR WITH BRING ME THE HORIZON

THE MICRO HEAD 4N’S TO HIT LONDON DURING UPCOMING EUROPEAN TOUR

Yojiro Noda, frontman of RADWIMPS, makes his UK debut as solo project illion

BOOM BOOM SATELLITES 15th anniversary album ‘EMBRACE’ hits stores today

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to UK live debut in London February 2013

FACT return with UK tour starting February 2013

Japan Underground Presents: Brain Death Zombie Live in London

DJ Krush Live at Kentish Town Forum: A Rare 3-Hour Set