G Andrew White, Author at JROCK NEWS

Report: Witnessing THE LAST ROCKSTARS US debut in New York City

19 February 2023

On February 3, titans of rock THE LAST ROCKSTARS made their explosive US live debut in New York City. Fans camped out in front of Manhattan Center, braving freezing winds on the city sidewalk overnight—all for ...

BRIDEAR fires up live album “Aegis Of London… Live!”

G Andrew White

25 January 2023

Releases

Japanese metal band BRIDEAR excitedly announces a live album Aegis Of London… Live! for release on February 17. The album was recorded in London at the Boston Music Room during their Decide to Survive Tour 2022...

Lonesome_Blue powers up album “Second To None” with international release

G Andrew White

17 January 2023

Releases

Japan’s power rock band Lonesome_Blue released the full album Second To None in Japan on December 21. However, they will now step up to the next level by releasing the international edition via JPU Records that...

Interview: BAND-MAID unpacks sold-out US tour and aggressive EP “Unleash”

G Andrew White and Nori

7 January 2023

Interview, Tour

Between a wildfire US tour, and prepping for their first big concert of 2023, BAND-MAID sat down for an interview with JROCK NEWS. The metal maidens from Tokyo had a lot to say about their US tour experience th...

Top 10 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2022

NBT, Erica, Rin, Nori and G Andrew White

29 December 2022

Entertainment

This year has been quite a special one, with Japan opening up to the world again, and at the same time, we saw more Japanese bands seeking to perform abroad. Our toplist for the year 2022 gathers notable vis...

Interview: NEMOPHILA guitarists SAKI and Hazuki reflect on US performances

G Andrew White and Nori

18 December 2022

Interview, Tour

In October, JROCK NEWS caught up with the all-female hard rock band NEMOPHILA at Aftershock Festival 2022. We had a quick interview with their guitarists SAKI and Hazuki. They were buzzing from the electrifyin...

Report: HARU NEMURI delivers wild and unpredictable performance!

G Andrew White

4 November 2022

Review

Japanese poetry rapper HARU NEMURI resumes SHUNKA RYOUGEN - NORTH AMERICA TOUR 2022 with a surreal live performance at Trees in Dallas, TX. On October 15, an unpretentious brick-and-mortar building in the perfo...

NEMOPHILA performing at SXSW, adds more shows for U.S. tour 2023

G Andrew White

28 October 2022

Tour

NEMOPHILA announces their appearance at South by Southwest (SXSW) and adds additional shows for Seize the Fate - NEMOPHILA U.S. tour 2023. This announcement follows the first artist lineup released from SXSW, t...

Interview with Jose Mangin: Metal Ambassador on Jrock and Jmetal

G Andrew White

18 October 2022

Interview

During our coverage of Jrock bands at Aftershock Festival 2022 in Sacramento, CA, we sat down with the official host, Jose Mangin. He is regarded as the most distinguished personality in hard rock and metal tod...

Report: BAND-MAID turn Aftershock Festival into hard-rock Japanese café

G Andrew White

13 October 2022

Review, Tour

A bright sun shines on the Coors Light stage at the Aftershock Festival as BAND-MAID arrives for a small and dedicated crowd. Starting earlier than scheduled on a hot October 9 in Sacramento, CA, the all-female...

Report: NEMOPHILA shred at Aftershock Festival, announce North America tour

G Andrew White

10 October 2022

Review, Tour

On Friday, October 7 at Aftershock Festival 2022, NEMOPHILA took on the U.S. West Coast from the DWPresents stage. This explosive event at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA featured a meteoric list of metal and ...

Review: JROCK NEWS jockeys over BAND-MAID’s EP “Unleash”

G Andrew White and Nori

29 September 2022

Releases, Review

Japan's extraordinary hard-rock headliners BAND-MAID let loose the next chapter in their musical conquest with the eight-track EP Unleash, available worldwide since September 21. Coming in under 30 minutes, the...

Interview: SCANDAL reflects on touring challenges and looking forward

G Andrew White and Nori

19 September 2022

Interview, Tour

On July 15, SCANDAL made the fourth stop on their North America WORLD TOUR 2022 "MIRROR" in Atlanta, Georgia. JROCK NEWS was in the crowd. This tour, previously planned for 2020 but delayed by the COVID-19 p...

BRATS invade cyberspace with “Spiderweb” music video preview

G Andrew White

12 September 2022

Music Video, Releases

Rock duo BRATS will drop their song Spiderweb on September 16 on streaming services. The new release was made possible by a successful crowdfunding campaign from earlier this year. https://youtu.be/wlp_dES_U...

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