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Char unearths hidden archives from 1976 debut

30 September 2022

Hidden in the deep archives and unearthed after 46 years, an ancient cassette tape was found capturing the monumental "first tour" of Char who revolutionized the music scene with his electric guitar on December...

RADWIMPS composes for animated film “Suzume”

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28 September 2022

Anime, Releases

The next Makoto Shinkai anime film "Suzume" slated to be released in Japanese theatres on November 11, 2022, will feature music composed by RADWIMPS. The band and renowned film music composer Kazuma Jinnouch...

Dean Fujioka stars in Amazon film “Pure Japanese”

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19 July 2022

Entertainment

Japanese actor and singer Dean Fujioka produces and stars in a brand new cult crime-action film Pure Japanese out now globally via Amazon Prime Video. For genre fans, fed on a steady diet of Tarantino and Ta...

JROCK NEWS merch shop now open

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18 July 2022

Featured

Let's face it. Only now that we have to go back outside, do we realize how truly ancient our wardrobe has become during the past two years? For some who had to move back home with family, then you've probabl...

BACK-ON’s summery “NOT ENOUGH” single features FLOW

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15 July 2022

Music Video, Releases

Japanese rock veterans BACK-ON bring summery pop-punk vibes with a new single NOT ENOUGH, featuring anime anthem heroes, FLOW. The two-track is out now to download and stream worldwide and is the first single f...

Interview with SUGIZO: “All humans should have a sense of love and harmony”

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6 July 2022

Interview

Hot on the heels of the recent release of SHAG's new album THE PROTEST JAM and Rebellmusik music video, we've been presented an opportunity to pick the brains of the mastermind behind the thoughtful album. I...

SUGIZO’s project SHAG presents “Rebellmusik” music video

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5 July 2022

Music Video

SHAG's full album THE PROTEST JAM dropped just a few days ago, and they've uploaded a new music video for the fifth track, titled Rebellmusik. This piece is an improvisational battle royale, woven by six gen...

We create Jrock nightmare fuel with artificial intelligence

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2 July 2022

Entertainment

Lately, we've seen a wave of creepy hilarious AI-generated art hitting social media—spewed from the machine that is DALL·E mini. Let's be honest, the art it comes up with is equally terrifying and intriguing, e...

DuelJewel returns with album “Trigger”, drops “Under The Gun” video

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29 June 2022

Music Video, Releases

Since DuelJewel re-emerged from their hiatus in 2019, after Hayato made a full recovery from functional dysphonia, not much had been heard from them until now. Slipping under our radars, they casually dropped a...

ka-yu (ex-Janne Da Arc) drops new SOLID BEAT jewellery collection

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27 June 2022

Entertainment

Former Janne Da Arc bassist ka-yu, the founder and designer of jewelry brand SOLID BEAT, has announced the new 2022 Summer collection for the first time in three and a half years. Inspired by his love for j...

BUMP OF CHICKEN and NHK look for 1000 18-year-olds for special event

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13 June 2022

Entertainment

BUMP OF CHICKEN and NHK will hold an event BUMP OF CHICKEN NHK 18 Fest in Japan for "18-year-olds". This will be the sixth festival and they were looking for video submissions with the theme of "myself" from...

SUGIZO’s psychedelic project SHAG drops “THE PROTEST JAM” album

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22 May 2022

Releases, Tour and event

SUGIZO’s psychedelic jam band SHAG are putting the pedal to the metal this summer with the new album THE PROTEST JAM, plus a Tokyo show to celebrate its release. The album seeks to reach out and connect peop...

9mm Parabellum Bullet ring out for “One More Time”

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9 May 2022

Releases, Tour and event

9mm Parabellum Bullet has released the teaser music video for the digital single One More Time which came out today on May 9, 2022. To celebrate this release, they've announced a short tour across Japan, sta...

SEKAI NO OWARI creates “Habit” for xxxHOLiC live action

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2 May 2022

Entertainment, Releases

SEKAI NO OWARI has dropped the music video for Habit, a bouncy upbeat track that was specially written as the theme song of the live-action movie "xxxHOLiC". Dressed in an oversized knitted vest and funky neckt...

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