The People In Fog: Too Much Knobs And Cables
Yoshifumi Sodeyama has been a mainstay of Japan's electronic dance music scene for about two decades now and while with his better known moniker, DJ Sodeyama he explores techno music with…
HANABIE. @ Dürer Kert, Budapest, 2025.11.23.
HANABIE. became one on the biggest international sensations to come out of Japan in the last couple of years: their completely unlikely blend of extreme metalcore and cheesy J-Pop went…
“From that moment, all our worries disappeared” – an interview with HANABIE.
This email interview with HANABIE. was conducted in November, 2025, around the time the band played its second show and first ever club show in Budapest, Hungary. The show took place…
Mono @ Turbina, Budapest, 2025.11.24.
You would think that it is kind of difficult to write anything new about a Mono show. I mean, the band's been touring Europe for over 20 years now. This…
Genre-bending, loud rock and a brand new album – an interview with Paledusk
Paledusk released its first full album today, so this is a perfect time to finally share the interview conducted a few weeks ago in a small dressing room, just a…
One OK Rock, Paledusk @ Budapest Arena, Budapest, Hungary, 2025.10.30.
One OK Rock, one of Japan's biggest rock bands just wrapped up its European tour, which wasn't just another EU tour, but also a very important landmark for them. The…
Qujaku @ A38, Budapest, 2025.08.27.
This August Qujaku finally returned to Europe, after being away from the continent for several years.: following their 2018 tour, they released one more EP in 2019 (the excellent In Neutral) and…
Hibushibire UK/EU tour starting today!
Hibushibire, one of the best bands coming from Japan's excellent psychedelic rock scene is back in the continent and starting its tour tonight in Newcastle, UK. Hibushibire is known for…
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…
Karnage: Moments of Fleeting Existence
While Karnage is mostly known as one of the best known figures of the Japanese dubstep scene, he's been doing noisy experimental music for quite a while as well. His…