Giveaway : Win special surprise VII ARC merch boxes
After a wonderful interview with VII ARC, they have generously offered us two special surprise VII ARC merch boxes for our readers to win. This myster...
Interview: The German frontier of visual rock VII ARC
Formed of five members in 2012, VII ARC is German alternative rock and industrial metal band. They released their album ATONIA -THE VOIDS OF TARTAROS-...
MORRIE successfully brings back third installment of Solitude live at Kraine Theatre
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 fo...
Review: Velvet Ants’ buzzworthy album “Entomological Souvenirs I”
The other day, without warning, a dragonfly landed on my shoulder and scared the hell out of me. In the half second before I jumped out of my chair an...
Review: DIR EN GREY guides us into “The Insulated World”
Between intense sessions of BanG Dream! and blasting Ningen wo Kaburu through my car's sound system I had lost track of how soon The Insulated World h...
Video Interview : DEADLIFT LOLITA challenges Napoleon and Genghis Khan
The two strongest kawaii stars in the universe, LADYBEARD and Reika Saiki from DEADLIFT LOLITA shared their thoughts on the upcoming Olympics in 2020,...
Interview: How to run a Tokyo record label with Ian Martin
Ian Martin is a man who wears many hats. Not only is he busy running his own Tokyo based music label, Call and Response Records, home to bands like Lo...
Aimer and Sayuri’s heart fluttering shows at Anisong World Matsuri
The magical night of July 6 at Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles, was filled with joyful moments as four exceptional artists brought out their best on...
Interview: Sanketsu-girl Sayuri, 2.5-dimensional parallel singer-songwriter
Last month, Sanketsu-girl Sayuri went all the way from Japan to L.A. to perform at Anisong World Matsuri, an event which took place in North America's...
Review: BRATS issues powerful and punky debut album
Albums used to come with a sticker admonishment to "play it loud," and this might be good advice for BRATS, the impressive eponymous debut released Ju...
Interview with ACME, juvenile delinquents from a fictional universe
ACME's first album is just around the corner! With a catchy music video Zesshou Ouka just released, we couldn't just sit still and got in contact with...
“XIII” might be lynch.’s most solid album to date
lynch. has come back with a bang this year as the band not only celebrated their 13th anniversary at Makuhari Messe in March, they also welcomed back ...
Live report: Super CHON Bros. 2 tour with Tricot, TTNG, Polyphia and CHON on June 8
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 g...
SEA LEVEL make waves with album “Dictionary (Handwritten)”
Dictionary (Handwritten), the ten song album released by indie band SEA LEVEL on July 11, is an eclectic yet satisfying mix of ambient drones, found s...