m-flo is back! But… who or what is m-flo?!?
During the last couple of months one of the most talked about news at Japanese entertainment sites was the long awaited return of m-flo, one of the most unique, interesting…
New album from Miyavi featuring an army of guest musicians!
Miyavi return with a new album in November, but this time not with a regular studio album, but with a follow-up to his Samurai Sessions from 2012. Which means: it…
Debut album from PKCZ with an all-star LDH featuring cast
Last year when I wrote about how LDH and their acts are changing the face of JPop (which eventually turned out to be the second most popular post on the…
Crazyboy: NeoTokyo EP – hip-hop for the dance floors from JSB’s Elly!
Last year I wrote a double feature about LDH, that included a review about the excellent HiGH&LOW compilation and described the agency's role in changing the face of JPop during…
Tokyo 2016 #5: DJ Daruma, kiLLa and more @ Contact, 2016.09.06
Tokyo 2016 is a 13 part series of photo & live reports from September, 2016, documenting a deep dive into the city's various underground music scenes. The trip's first overnight…
How LDH and their acts are changing the face of JPop
In the HiGH&LOW review, I called that the best and most important JPop album of the year. The "best" part was explained there, but why is it oh-so-important? To understand…
HiGH&LOW – the JPop album of the year
It might sound like a rushed statement to call anything the "... of the year" while only seven months passed, but in this case, it is a pretty sure bet,…