One OK Rock @ Dürer Kert, Budapest, 2019.05.19
In these last couple of years One OK Rock became one of the biggest, most popular Japanese acts worldwide. They formed in 2005 and they started to become popular overseas…
Mono @ Dürer Kert, Budapest, Hungary, 2019.04.21.
I saw Mono for the first time back in 2003. It was during their very first European tour, just after the EU release of their second album, One Step More…
Tsushimamire celebrates its 20th anniversary with a compilation album [updated with videos]
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Tsushimamire and to commemorate this, the band will release a best of album this summer. Titled Mamire Mania 20, the compilation that was…
Heavy psych group Hibushibire drops new album and goes on a UK tour
Hibushibire exploded into the psychedelic rock scene with its massive first album, Freak Out Orgasm! back in 2017 and now, two years later they are finally back with their follow-up,…
New album from Otoboke Beaver + UK tour dates!
Otoboke Beaver (one of the latest additions to Japan's long line of amazingly weird and wacky all-girl rock bands that gain international success) is back to the UK to do…
Acid Mothers Temple starts 2019 with five new releases!
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO never takes a break and after all those releases in 2018 (see some of them here, here and here) they started the…
The Yellow Monkey releases its first new album in 19 years!
Rock legends The Yellow Monkey stopped at the absolute peak of their career, back in 2001 playing their last show at the gigantic Tokyo Dome and they officially disbanded a…
New album from Shonen Knife + EU and UK tour!
It's been quite a while since pop punk legends Shonen Knife did a proper EU tour, but the girls are finally back and will be rocking Europe starting early May!…
Band-Maid’s side-project Band-Maiko makes a surprise comeback with a new mini album and music video
Band-Maiko started out as all-girl rock group Band-Maid's side project last spring with a digital single called Secret Maiko Lips, which got its own music video as well, that ended…
Jupiter is back with a new album and is getting ready for a European tour in May!
Jupiter formed back in 2013 by four members of Versailles after the popular visual kei band went on hiatus, so initially many people wrote them off as not much more…