Zephyr, Author at JROCK NEWS

Report: Anisong powerhouses captivate fans with nostalgia at Anisong World Matsuri, Anime NYC

8 January 2019

On the first day of Anisong World Matsuri at the Hammerstein Ballroom, tons of anime fans lined the street as they eagerly waited for the performance. It was a fairly mixed crowd consisting mainly of cosplayer ...

Interview: [ALEXANDROS] on cooking up music in Brooklyn

Zephyr

19 November 2018

Featured, Interview

We were extremely lucky to be able to sit down and have a conversation with the popular rock band from Tokyo, before their show at Gramercy Theatre in New York. Having their music featured in things like the r...

Live report: [ALEXANDROS] at Gramercy Theatre 2018

Zephyr

18 November 2018

Featured, Review

Upon arriving at Gramercy Theatre, it wasn’t surprising to see that the line of fans anxiously waiting wrapped around the corner of the sidewalk and down the side of the venue. Fans from all over came to see l...

MORRIE successfully brings back third installment of Solitude live at Kraine Theatre

Zephyr

17 October 2018

Review

It has been a little under a year since MORRIE’s very first Solitude live show in New York City, and with this now being his third show in New York for his Solitude series, we know that the man behind legendary...

Anisong World Matsuri brings thrilling line-up to New York

Zephyr

4 September 2018

Anime, Tour and event

With the popular Anisong World Matsuri (AWM) concert series humbling having its first line of concerts in Los Angeles in 2016, the festival is now brought to the people of the big apple, New York City, marking ...

Live report: Super CHON Bros. 2 tour with Tricot, TTNG, Polyphia and CHON on June 8

Zephyr

23 July 2018

Featured, Review

By now, the return of CHON's successful Super CHON Bros tour from last year is likely over. Spanning over 25 dates, the tour was a flying success in giving fans of Tricot a chance to mingle with larger scale in...

Review: Unboxing J-RockVault subscription box

Zephyr

28 June 2018

Review

A few weeks ago, the kind folks over at J-RockVault mailed me a trial package version of one of their bimonthly J-RockVault boxes. I was asked to review the product, and having no prior knowledge about the comp...

MIYAVI adds 6 U.S. tour dates to upcoming World Tour 2018

Zephyr

5 March 2018

Tour and event

World-renowned slap guitarist MIYAVI has decided to pay a visit to the U.S. as part of his "DAY 2" World Tour 2018. The U.S. dates will begin in May and will happen in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Toron...

MORRIE brings back the feeling of Solitude in second New York live show

Zephyr

26 February 2018

Review

MORRIE, the influential frontman behind the bands DEAD END and Creature Creature, has returned to New York for a second installment of his Solitude concert series. He has been doing these series of shows in Jap...

MORRIE schedules second New York show date for “Solitude” series

Zephyr

14 October 2017

Tour and event

Only about a month and a half after MORRIE’s first performance in his Solitude live series in New York, he’s already announced a second live show date scheduled for January 31, 2018, the night of a full moon. M...

MORRIE brings out the feeling of Solitude in intimate live show in New York

Zephyr

20 September 2017

Review

When I searched for the venue known as “Kraine Theatre”, the venue that MORRIE of DEAD END and Creature Creature decided to host his live show, I must admit it was difficult for me to find at first. Upon never ...

Report: Intense guitar battle at “SUGIZO vs INORAN BEST BOUT 2017~L2/5~”

Shmilly and Zephyr

16 June 2017

Review, Tour and event

Under the great Ferris wheel on Tokyo's artificial island Odaiba, it was time for the final show of the Japan leg of LUNA SEA’s famous guitarists’ battle tour. Arriving at Zepp Tokyo, the city’s largest liv...

Shinya of DIR EN GREY surprises us out of nowhere with new solo project “SERAPH”

Zephyr

6 April 2017

New Band

As of recent, DIR EN GREY as a band hasn't released anything of substance, aside from a single with one new song Utafumi (詩踏み) almost a year ago, and recently some fan club exclusive live DVDs of their From Dep...

lynch. to go on hiatus due to bassist Akinori’s arrest

Zephyr

25 November 2016

Disband/Hiatus/Revive

On November 22, Akinori, the bassist of Nagoya-kei rock band lynch., was arrested for "antisocial behaviour". Due to this sudden turn of events, the band has decided to cancel their upcoming tour dates, most no...

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