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BROKEN DOLL TO PLAY HYPER JAPAN 2014 + AFTER PARTY SHOWS IN LONDON – JULY 25TH – JULY 30TH

25th June 2014

Tokyo’s underground J-Girl rock act Broken Doll are breaking out of Japan this July for their first set...

PERFUME RETURN TO LONDON AS PART OF 3RD WORLD TOUR – LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK DATES CONFIRMED

25th June 2014

After the success of their first London performance in July of last year, the internationally acclaimed electropop trio...

SUKEKIYO ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER EUROPEAN TOUR – ‘AMEAGARI NO YUUSHI’ EUROPEAN TOUR 2014

30th May 2014

Known for over a decade as the frontman of world famous metal band DIR EN GREY, Kyo will...

UPLIFT SPICE – 000 – REVIEW

25th May 2014

Listening to a string of Japanese pop songs, particularly from the larger girl groups, I often find myself...

TARO&JIRO, ASIAN CHAIRSHOT + MAYU WAKISAKA – THE PIPELINE – LONDON – 12/05/2014 – REVIEW

14th May 2014

TARO&JIRO, ASIAN CHAIRSHOT + MAYU WAKISAKA – THE PIPELINE – LONDON – 12/05/2014 – REVIEW On a rainy...

BABYMETAL TO PLAY LONDON’S FORUM – WORLD TOUR 2014

7th May 2014

Put your kitsune up! BABYMETAL are coming to London on July 7th where they will be putting on their...

EMO-PUNK UNIT UPLIFT SPICE TO TOUR EUROPE IN MAY – LONDON SHOW CONFIRMED

22nd April 2014

After appearing in Europe for the first time in 2011 for a sold out show at the Maroquinerie...

BABYMETAL TO MAKE UK DEBUT AT SONISPHERE 2014

10th April 2014

UPDATE: BABYMETAL’s performance has now been upgraded to the main Apollo stage on Saturday July 5th where they...

FACT – WITNESS – REVIEW

9th April 2014

FACT has a habit of coming out of nowhere every few months, usually with a pile of new...

FAR EAST MENTION MANNEQUINS (FEMM): PLASTIC DUO MAKE DIGITAL DEBUT

6th April 2014

This is FAR EAST MENTION MANNEQUINS, or FEMM for short, a feisty mannequin pop duo crafted around one idea,...

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News

WACK in the UK Vol.6 doubles down for first two-day showcase in London

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS announce autumn 2025 Europe tour

THE BAWDIES launch HOT DOG RECORDS after parting with SEEZ

Events

WACK in the UK Vol.6 doubles down for first two-day showcase in London

MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS announce autumn 2025 Europe tour

Otoboke Beaver and Fujii Kaze join Lollapalooza 2025 lineup

Features

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’

The best music collaborations out of Japan this year

Live Reports

Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO!, and YOASOBI live at matsuri ’25 Los Angeles: A sold-out statement for Japanese music

Phantom Siita live in London: ‘Moth to a flame’ tour ends with a crimson-tinged idol pop finale

(ARCHIVE) An Cafe live in London (2014): The oshare kei icons’ last UK show

Interviews

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”

NIGHTMARE interview: Visual kei legends talk 25 years, DEATH NOTE fame, and first European tour

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

matsuri ’25: Japanese Music Experience LOS ANGELES

MAXIMUM THE HORMONE drop high-octane ‘INTENT TO MURDER’ music video

News

BROKEN DOLL TO PLAY HYPER JAPAN 2014 + AFTER PARTY SHOWS IN LONDON – JULY 25TH – JULY 30TH

PERFUME RETURN TO LONDON AS PART OF 3RD WORLD TOUR – LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK DATES CONFIRMED

SUKEKIYO ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER EUROPEAN TOUR – ‘AMEAGARI NO YUUSHI’ EUROPEAN TOUR 2014

UPLIFT SPICE – 000 – REVIEW

TARO&JIRO, ASIAN CHAIRSHOT + MAYU WAKISAKA – THE PIPELINE – LONDON – 12/05/2014 – REVIEW

BABYMETAL TO PLAY LONDON’S FORUM – WORLD TOUR 2014

EMO-PUNK UNIT UPLIFT SPICE TO TOUR EUROPE IN MAY – LONDON SHOW CONFIRMED

BABYMETAL TO MAKE UK DEBUT AT SONISPHERE 2014

FACT – WITNESS – REVIEW

FAR EAST MENTION MANNEQUINS (FEMM): PLASTIC DUO MAKE DIGITAL DEBUT