Boom Boom Satellites – R.I.P. Michiyuki Kawashima
It was announced earlier today by Boom Boom Satellites' staff, that the duo's singer and guitarist Michiyuki Kawashima passed away after his years-long struggle with brain tumor. After going through…
Guitar Wolf’s EU tour starts… today!
Guitar Wolf, Japan's best known (and by far noisiest) garage rock band is back in Europe at long last! They released their latest album, their 12th altogether back in May,…
TsuShiMaMiRe announces European tour dates!
As the band's leader, Mari already mentioned in our recent interview, at the end of this year, indie / altern rock / art punk band TsuShiMaMiRe will be going on a…
Karnage & Dayzero: new releases from the new generation of Japanese dubstep producers! [Updated]
Recently UK's Encrypted Audio label became an avid supporter of the new generation of Japanese dubstep producers: they started off last year by releasing a digital only joint EP by…
Boris + Endon: Eros – out on vinyl in November
One of the most exciting releases from last year was by two of Japan's heaviest bands, Boris and Endon, who joined forces for a cassette only mini-album with five tracks,…
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…
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…