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GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE – O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON – LONDON – 13/06/2015 – REVIEW

22nd June 2015

GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE – O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON – LONDON – 13/06/2015 – REVIEW Like their peers, GENERATIONS...

NAMIE AMURO – _GENIC – REVIEW

18th June 2015

Once a teen queen, now a veteran of the Japanese music industry, Namie Amuro is the seemingly ever-youthful,...

BO NINGEN BRING THE NOISE TO THE BAWDIES’ EUROPEAN DEBUT

17th June 2015

In a rather unexpected turn of events, London born acid rock foresome Bo Ningen will be joining swing...

VAMPS TO JOIN APOCALYPTICA ON SHADOWMAKER UK TOUR THIS NOVEMBER

16th June 2015

Quickly becoming familiar faces in the UK rock scene, hard rock duo VAMPS have announced they’ll be joining...

MIYAVI COVERS ICONIC MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME + ANNOUCES EUROPEAN TOUR

11th June 2015

Next month the new instalment in action spy series Mission Impossible, ‘Rogue Nation’, hits cinemas across the UK,...

BiSH (BRAND-NEW IDOL SHIT) FILL THE SHOES OF THEIR PREDECESSORS – SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM RELEASED

28th May 2015

Earlier this year Junnosuke Watanabe (WACK) announced the formation of BiSH (Brand-new idol SHiT), successors to outlandish idol...

MONO RETURN FOR THEIR SECOND EUROPEAN TOUR OF 2015 THIS WINTER

20th May 2015

In April MONO embarked on a 27-date European tour that wrapped up earlier this month which was followed...

THE DISASTER POINTS BRING STREET PUNK TO JAPAN – FIRST ALBUM ‘FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE’ ANNOUNCED

19th May 2015

FOR FANS OF: Dropkick Murphys, The Blue Hearts For decades Japan has been one of the world’s top...

GLIM SPANKY ANNOUNCE FIRST FULL ALBUM ‘SUNRISE JOURNEY’

18th May 2015

FOR FANS OF: Shina Ringo, Janis Joplin During their gig at the Tokyo Kinema Club on May 17th,...

MAN WITH A MISSION CONFIRMED FOR DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2015

17th May 2015

As if the bill for this year’s Download Festival wasn’t massive enough, Tokyo’s wolf masked alt pop triumphs...

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News

RADWIMPS unveil three-part short film for new single ‘Tamamono’

Visual kei band NAZARE disband for second time

Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi join The Great Escape 2025 for Japanese artist showcases

Events

Ako, Bialystocks, go!go!vanillas, and Kroi join The Great Escape 2025 for Japanese artist showcases

FRIENDSHIP. returns to The Great Escape with ‘SSR from Tokyo’ showcase

Centimillimental brings “ribbon” tour to Europe this summer

Features

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

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

Yoshiki honours David Lynch: A look back at their surreal collaboration on X Japan’s ‘Longing’

Live Reports

Hitsujibungaku live in San Francisco: Calm intensity and full hearts at August Hall

HANABIE. live in Sacramento: Metalcore mayhem marks end of US tour

Kenshi Yonezu live in London: A full-circle set for a new audience on first world tour

Interviews

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

KAIKA interview: From virtual singer to songwriter, the story behind ‘Umarerumaekara Kimiwo Shitteru’

Minori Nagashima – serval DOG – interview: “After dropping out of middle school… that’s when I picked up the guitar”

ATARASHII GAKKO! buff up in ‘Fly High’ video – New album drops

Tetsuya-led L’Arc-en-Ciel cover band Like-an-Angel announce first Japan tour

WACK opens auditions for new idol group aiming for global success

News

GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE – O2 ACADEMY ISLINGTON – LONDON – 13/06/2015 – REVIEW

NAMIE AMURO – _GENIC – REVIEW

BO NINGEN BRING THE NOISE TO THE BAWDIES’ EUROPEAN DEBUT

VAMPS TO JOIN APOCALYPTICA ON SHADOWMAKER UK TOUR THIS NOVEMBER

MIYAVI COVERS ICONIC MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME + ANNOUCES EUROPEAN TOUR

BiSH (BRAND-NEW IDOL SHIT) FILL THE SHOES OF THEIR PREDECESSORS – SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM RELEASED

MONO RETURN FOR THEIR SECOND EUROPEAN TOUR OF 2015 THIS WINTER

THE DISASTER POINTS BRING STREET PUNK TO JAPAN – FIRST ALBUM ‘FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE’ ANNOUNCED

GLIM SPANKY ANNOUNCE FIRST FULL ALBUM ‘SUNRISE JOURNEY’

MAN WITH A MISSION CONFIRMED FOR DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2015