The fin., Ålborg and She Her Her Hers, go!go!vanillas and more at The Great Escape festival (+additional UK shows)
The Great Escape festival in Brighton, UK is one of the best showcase festivals around Europe and them featuring some Japanese acts is nothing however this year their straight-from-Japan lineup…
Sugar House: Sugar House
Sugar House popped up on my radar last year and became an instant favorite thanks to their songs that belenced between groovy post-punk and sometimes edgier, sometimes more melodic indie…
TsuShiMaMiRe European tour happening now!
TsuShiMaMiRe is back in Europe! So, top level Japanese art punk madness is hitting cities around the continent again as the trio embarks on their latest tour, that actually already…
TsuShiMaMiRe: Sake Mamire / #2021reviews
So, what we learn from this new TsuShiMaMiRe album is these girls obviously get pretty wild when they drink! I am guessing this because the theme of Sake Mamire, the…
The Mirraz: Japanese English / #2021reviews
Ever since they formed in 2006 the The Mirraz had a very distinctive trademark sound with mostly fast, hyperactive indie-rock tunes, that were just perfect for their crazy live shows.…
The fin.: Outer Ego / #2021reviews
Back in 2018 The fin. released There, its first new album in over three years and now, another three and a half years later they are back with another full-length.…
Newspeak: Turn / #2021reviews
Newspeak's been around since 2017, but I only ran into them about a year and a half ago and I don't really remember the last time a band became such…
TsuShiMaMiRe: new EP and a bunch of new music videos!
Beside last year's 20th anniversary compilation album the latest release from TsuShiMaMiRe was an EP back in 2018, so it was high time for some new material from and this…
Online streams this weekend by three young rock bands straight from Tokyo!
This whole covid crisis is turning pretty much everything upside down and it hit the live music scene especially hard. Musicians however try to adapt to the situation creatively, which…
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…