Charisma.com, weddings and… toothbrushes!?
is a pop / hip-hop / electro duo and also, they are one of the most interesting and unique JPop acts from the last several And ever since they started…
Back from Tokyo! And a shape of things to come…
A few days I got back from Tokyo, after spending nearly three weeks there and as I spent most of my time there going to concerts and parties and visiting…
Girl rock, Europe & anniversary – Scandal interview
Japan's most successful all-girl rock band Scandal just started its longest European tour so far on the 10th of September and they will be on the road till the end…
Food, love & art punk – an interview with TsuShiMaMiRe
TsuShiMaMiRe is getting ready for its current tour in Japan, that involves a bunch of quite interesting local and international and also, they are preparing for their first ever European…
Boris brings its Pink tour to Europe
Boris's been touring for a while, celebrating the 10th anniversary* of the release of Pink, which is probably their best known album, playing it in its entirety and at the…
Mighty Crown’s new album and video celebrates the dancehall crew’s 25th anniversary
The 20th of July marked the long awaited return and new album of Yokohama's World famous dancehall & reggae crew, Mighty Crown, which was to coincide with their 25th and…
Maki Nomiya’s new album revisits Pizzicato Five and the French roots of Shibuya-kei!
Even though Pizzicato Five, the Shibuya-kei group that built up a very serious international following in the '90s is long gone (they disbanded in 2001), their legacy still lives on.…
Merzbow goes tribal for new album, Hatobana!
I am absolutely not planning to write about each and every new Merzbow release, but the new announcement, if possible, sounds even more exciting than the Sun Ra rework one…
Babymetal to support… the Red Hot Chili Peppers in UK!?
When, after their solo show at Wembley Arena earlier this year, you thought that the Babymetal phenomenon can not get any more they announced that in December they will be…
Bed-In: Rich – a tacky time travel with Tokyo’s trashiest duo
I guess everyone has those guilty pleasure kind of favorites. Things that you know are bad by all standards, but still you just can't stop loving them. For me Bed-In's…