Entertainment

Special Bonus 300 Points for CD Japan Orders With JRockNews.com!

Sep 6, 2015

Hello new and old friends of JrockNews.com!This is Edohsama here to tell you about a very special promotion we have been working on with CD Japan for our Grand Opening! I'm very excited to announce that fro...

Watch the GazettE’s Commemorative Program for “DOGMA” On Nico Nico

Midnight

Aug 25, 2015

Entertainment

I just caught wind of something that might interest you! At 04:00 GMT Nico Nico will broadcast a special commemorative program for the GazettE's new album, DOGMA. It seems like the program will be taking a look...

ESP Taiwan Exhibition – Behind the Scenes 2015

edoh+

Aug 6, 2015

Entertainment

I was casually browsing the internet when I came across a post depicting some shots behind the scenes of kick-ass ESP guitars. These were showcased at an exhibition in Taiwan earlier this year. The collection i...

Mogamigawa Tsukasa’s Interview on PromicTV

NBT

Aug 6, 2015

Entertainment, New Band, Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byA2koR3sagOne of the coolest things that recently happened in the visual-kei world is without a doubt Mogamigawa Tsukasa's debut as an enka artist! He's been getting more and ...

Satoshi from Girugamesh’s “STREET ARTS” Photoshoot

NBT

Aug 5, 2015

Entertainment, New Look

Here's a treat for you Satashi fan girl and boys out there! As Satoshi—vocalist of Girugamesh—continues to model for street wear brands, more photoshoots has been coming along and the latest one endorses no oth...

Watch Alice Nine and Vistlip on Nico Nico Visual

edoh+

Aug 5, 2015

Entertainment

Nico Nico Visual will be broadcasting online a talk with special guests Alice Nine and Vistlip, hosted by Hoshino Takuya. The show will be on the 11th August (Tuesday) at 17:00 Japan time, simply sign up as a m...

SuG’s Equipment Van Stolen

Zansouki

Jul 31, 2015

Entertainment

Japan has always been one of the safest countries around, but even they can't escape their share of criminal activity. Unfortunately, SuG's equipment van was stolen yesterday, July 30th, during the morning. On ...

Yoshiki Would Like to Collaborate with BABYMETAL at Some Point in the Future

Zansouki

Jul 31, 2015

Entertainment, Videos

X- Japan's co-founder, Yoshiki, has expressed his interest and desire to collaborate with BABYMETAL someday.During an interview with Metal Hammer magazine, Yoshiki revealed that many fans send him BABYMET...

DIR EN GREY’s Toshiya Launches New Fashion Line “DIRT 100% Natural Dirty”

Midnight

Jul 30, 2015

Entertainment

DIR EN GREY's Toshiya is traveling the same path of his bandmates by branching out with solo works of his own. The bassist of the group recently (July 27) launched a clothing line named, "DIRT 100% Natural Dirt...

SR Readers Shows Off Their J-Rock goodies

edoh+

Jul 27, 2015

Entertainment

This weekend we asked our fellow readers to show us their J-Rock goodies, from signed CDs, plectrums to VIP passes, Facebook readers told us stories and snaped photos of their amazing collections.The casett...

Matenrou Opera’s “The Fifth Element TOUR” Photo Exhibition

Midnight

Jul 23, 2015

Entertainment, Tour and event

Last month, on June 17, Matenrou Opera's (摩天楼オペラ) successful tour, "The Fifth Element TOUR", was concluded at Akasaka BLITZ. After traveling through eleven cities in Japan, the band's performances were captured...

Interview with WagakkiBand at Anime Expo 2015 (Eng Sub)

NBT

Jul 9, 2015

Entertainment, Releases, Videos

Our friends at Kawaii Kakkoii Sugoi was fortune enough to spend some time with one of the greatest modern wagakki sensation, just a day before their sold out live performance in Los Angeles at Anime Expo. In ...

Learn Tokyo Jihen’s Bass with Seiji Kameda

edoh+

Jul 5, 2015

Entertainment

I'm a big fan of Tokyo Jihen and came across these videos of Mr Seiji Kameda teaching the bass for some of the songs, any bass players there? He includes 'Nodoteki Sanpunkan' which was the first song I heard fr...

Yuusei (GUTS AND DEATH) Plays Guitar with a Fractured Bone

NoMusicNoReason

Jun 19, 2015

Entertainment, Videos

It seems nothing stops Yuusei from playing the guitar. Not even a fracture in his arm! He only needs one finger (of his bandaged hand), the pick in his right hand and the amp on the sofa to bring us a powerfu...