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Aldious to perform first US show at music industry event NAMM SHOW

31 December 2019

Recently stepping their way onto our Jrock Girl Band list of the decade, Aldious has announced that they will be performing at a music industry trade show, The NAMM SHOW on January 17, 2020, in Anaheim, Califor...

sumika “Higher Ground” featured as “My Hero Academia” movie theme

edoh

20 December 2019

Anime, Music Video, New Band

sumika⁠—a four-man band from Kawasaki, Kanagawa⁠—is an indie rock band that started in 2013. Their new song, Higher Ground will be used for the animated film My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising that debuts in theat...

Lie and a Chameleon now signed to British label JPU Records

edoh

9 December 2019

Anime, Music Video, New Band

Lie and a Chameleon (嘘とカメレオン), a five-piece band from Tokyo formed in 2014 has been signed by JPU Records ahead of their first major single Mononoke in the Fiction, out on January 15, 2020. To tease their new o...

Report: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION supporting Feeder at Roundhouse London 2019

edoh

6 December 2019

Featured, Review

Feeder and ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION—two names we had no idea would come crashing together is every 90s' anime fan crossed with grunger's wet dream. It's a very niche group of fans, but I assure you that they ve...

BAND-MAID and MIYAVI to appear on Netflix film “Kate”

edoh

28 November 2019

Entertainment

Production for a new Netflix assassin thriller Kate featuring BAND-MAID and MIYAVI is currently underway. Starring American actor Mary Elizabeth Winstead who plays the role of an assassin who has been poison...

amazarashi’s “Miraninarenakatta Anoyoruni” sing out the pains of band life

edoh

25 November 2019

News

Miraninarenakatta Anoyoruni, the latest track by amazarashi, will be featured on their upcoming DVD and Blu-ray “amazarashi Live Tour 2019 Miraininarenakatta Subeteno Yoruni”, due out on November 27, 2019. E...

YOSHIKI documentary series to hit YouTube Originals

edoh

20 November 2019

Entertainment

Does everyone else also only have 24 hours in a day? We ask because Yoshiki seems to have more than us. Making a surprise appearance at YouTube Brandcast Japan event last week, Yoshiki announced his document...

PIKOTARO’s “Everyone must die” is nightmare fuel

edoh

17 November 2019

Music Video

They say fame and fortune often can go to a person's head, so what would happen if the pineapple-apple-pen PIKOTARO was to release a new single? You'll expect something fun and light-hearted as the fruit-loving...

Live stream JAM Project’s performance at Lantis Matsuri 2019

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11 November 2019

Tour

Popular anime listing website MyAnimeList and anime community Honey’s Anime have launched MAL Live, a streaming service that allows anime fans from all over the world to watch concerts and events from the comfo...

Review: Did Yoshiki create the spiciest teriyaki burger at McDonald’s?

edoh

5 November 2019

Entertainment

Two weeks ago, Yoshiki announced a collaboration with McDonald's to drum up to the challenge of designing the spiciest teriyaki burger possible for McDonalds' 30th anniversary. The limited range named Mc ni Muc...

Shiina Ringo and Utada play world’s classiest game of Tetris in “Roman to Soroban”

edoh

4 November 2019

Music Video, Releases

Is it possible to out finesse Shiina Ringo, the classiest woman in jazz-rock? Well, apparently she can topple over her previous swan self and emerge from the ashes a phoenix. Roman to Soroban, featuring another...

Warm your soul with the gentle sound of Lamp

edoh

2 November 2019

New Band

Switching it up for those seeking a more gentle sound when life is already so chaotic, we have a three-piece band that writes dreamlands for listeners to escape to. Lamp conjures up invigorating yet peaceful vi...

MIYAVI and Kyoto’s oldest brewery team up to release sake

edoh

30 October 2019

Entertainment

Joining the lineup of the Jrock liquor shelf alongside "Y" by Yoshiki, a red wine from Napa Valley, is a collaboration between MIYAVI and Kyoto's oldest brewery Tsuki no Katsura (月の桂) who will be releasing a ne...

Photo report: MIYAVI at Islington Assembly Hall, London 2019

edoh

23 October 2019

Featured, Review

It feels like it's only been a short while since we spoke to MIYAVI when he visited London in April 2018, but this time we've come to attend the show and watch him take command of the stage in a fresh white sui...

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