EU dates for GRIM and a new 8″ from Jun Konagaya
Even though in the current situation unfortunately all tour and concert announcements seem so uncertain, the two European shows that Grim announced recently are still months from now, so let's…
The beginning of a New Era – an interview with Crossfaith
During their latest tour Crossfaith returned to Budapest to play a sold out show at Dürer Kert on : it was their third time in the city, but their first…
Disc Shop Zero’s legendary owner Naoki E-jima passed away
image from Naoki's FB page I just got the news that Naoki Iijima aka. Naoki DSZ E-jima, owner of Shimokitazawa's Disc Shop Zero passed away about two weeks and I…
Otoboke Beaver in Europe… right now! Plus new music video and some more EU dates for summer.
OK, so, Otoboke Beaver, one of the best and craziest all-girls bands from Japan is touring around Europe now! Well, Europe this time actually means UK and the Neatherlands, plus…
Dubstep update for the second half of 2019
The last time we checked what's happening on Japan's mighty dubstep scene was about half a year ago back in June. And while late spring / early summer that I…
Deluxe vinyl reissue of an early classic from Incapacitants
Besides issuing new material such as the latest release from Masonna's Controlled Death project, Urashima is also known for unearthing some long out of print classics and the latest such…
Crossfaith’s month long headline tour starts early February
Just half a year after their latest EU tour Crossfaith will return to the continent yet again, but while that tour last August was relatively short, this one will go…
New album from Masonna’s Controlled Death project
Back in the days when Japanese noise had its international breakthrough in the '90s Masonna (aka. Maso Yamazaki) was one of the best known acts: he was one of the…
Miyavi @ Barba Negra Budapest, 2019.10.21
The first time Miyavi played here in Budapest was in October, 2009, so now, this October, when he returned almost exactly 10 years later it wasn't just another chance to…
Bo Ningen @ Dürer Kert, Budapest, 2019.10.12.
Bo Ningen, that's been around for ten years now, comes from a very unique background: the band was formed by four young Japanese guys living in London, so it is…