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ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK MAKES LONG-AWAITED RETURN TO THE UK

27th February 2014

Tokyo hard rock trio Electric Eel Shock will be making their way back to Blighty this April and...

MIYAVI TAKES OVER LONDON MARCH 15TH – SLAP THE WORLD TOUR 2014

27th February 2014

From the European release of his new album, to an appearance in Hollywood war drama ‘Unbroken’, 2014 is...

MELT-BANANA return for UK tour this May – UK Tour 2014

26th February 2014

Is it punk? Is it grindcore? Is it no wave? All we know is that this 21-year-old Tokyo-brewed...

BO NINGEN ANNOUNCE 10-DATE UK TOUR – NEW ALBUM CONFIRMED

25th February 2014

Japanese born, London based psychedelic rock quartet Bo Ningen will be hitting the road once again this May...

POLYSICS – ACTION!!! – REVIEW

24th February 2014

With the incredible upsurge of energy that was Weeeeeeeeee!!! it’s hard to believe that POLYSICS’ last album hit...

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2013

30th January 2014

FACT RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘DISCLOSURE’ – NEW ALBUM ‘WITNESS’ COMING MARCH 5TH

27th January 2014

Starting out in 1999, 2014 marks the 15th anniversary for the formerly masked Ibaraki rockers FACT, and already...

CYBERGOTH TRIO PSYDOLL RETURN TO UK THIS FEBRUARY

25th January 2014

Need something a little different to start the year? How about some industrial/cyberpunk/electric goth courtesy of PSYDOLL? A...

GIRUGAMESH PREPARE TO EMBARK ON EUROPEAN TOUR – MAY 23RD – JUNE 11TH 2014

23rd January 2014

With their lacklustre 5th album ‘GO’ hitting two years ago and their last UK performance nearly three, it’s...

VAMPS TO PLAY EXCLUSIVE LONDON SHOW – MARCH 28TH, KOKO, CAMDEN

22nd January 2014

After the overwhelming success of their first UK show in October of last year, VAMPS, one of the...

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DEVILOOF confirm Europe debut with 2025 tour ‘THE UNHOLY’

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 day 1 winners: Creepy Nuts sweep, Hitsujibungaku and YOASOBI among big winners

HYDE announces European dates for HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR

Events

DEVILOOF confirm Europe debut with 2025 tour ‘THE UNHOLY’

HYDE announces European dates for HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR

PSYCHIC FEVER to celebrate third anniversary with first Europe fanmeet tour

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

Ichiko Aoba live in Oakland: Dreamlike stillness at the Fox Theater

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

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

Interviews

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

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

Mrs. GREEN APPLE announce “MGA MAGICAL 10 YEARS” projects to celebrate 10th anniversary

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2025 day 1 winners: Creepy Nuts sweep, Hitsujibungaku and YOASOBI among big winners

AiNA THE END to perform DAN DA DAN Season 2 opening; preview revealed in new PV

News

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK MAKES LONG-AWAITED RETURN TO THE UK

MIYAVI TAKES OVER LONDON MARCH 15TH – SLAP THE WORLD TOUR 2014

MELT-BANANA return for UK tour this May – UK Tour 2014

BO NINGEN ANNOUNCE 10-DATE UK TOUR – NEW ALBUM CONFIRMED

POLYSICS – ACTION!!! – REVIEW

TOP 5 ALBUMS OF 2013

FACT RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘DISCLOSURE’ – NEW ALBUM ‘WITNESS’ COMING MARCH 5TH

CYBERGOTH TRIO PSYDOLL RETURN TO UK THIS FEBRUARY

GIRUGAMESH PREPARE TO EMBARK ON EUROPEAN TOUR – MAY 23RD – JUNE 11TH 2014

VAMPS TO PLAY EXCLUSIVE LONDON SHOW – MARCH 28TH, KOKO, CAMDEN