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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,...

ALICE NINE – SUPERNOVA – REVIEW

31st March 2014

The sparkling, ethereal style of Alice Nine has been enchanting listeners since 2004, and now the band is...

VAMPS – KOKO – LONDON – 28/03/2014 – REVIEW

30th March 2014

It’s only been 5 months since the last time dark duo VAMPS came to town for a sold...

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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

YOASOBI live in London: J-pop storytellers bring blockbuster ambition to Wembley

Centimillimental EUROPE TOUR 2025 “ribbon”

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

News

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

ALICE NINE – SUPERNOVA – REVIEW

VAMPS – KOKO – LONDON – 28/03/2014 – REVIEW