Foxpill Cult: Homo Demens Man – new album and two new videos from the new wave band!
The deliciously weird new wave (well, if you can call it new actually they are pretty hard to categorize) group Foxpill Cult already had a CD out earlier this year,…
New music video from Mono + Taka Goto announces solo project
As reported previously, Mono will be releasing its new, altogether ninth studio album mid-October and they just released the full version of their music video for the title and if…
Ska punk group Kemuri releases its best of album in Europe and goes on a UK tour!
Japan's most famous and probably oldest ska punk band, Kemuri released a best of album, Ska Bravo last summer to commemorate their 20th anniversary together and now the album will…
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.…