Kinoco Hotel returns with its first new album in three years!
Kinoco Hotel went through several changes during their 10+ years of existence and from a good, but not-so-special '60s revival band, they turned into an incredible genre-bending group, adding, among…
Crystal Lake is touring in Europe right now and announces another headliner tour for November!
Crystal Lake toured around Europe several times these past few years, but they were always either playing at festivals or touring around as a supporting act. This changed this summer…
Noodles drops “I’m Not Chic”, their first new album in two years!
A bit less than two year after Metaltic Nocturne, seminal all-girl rock group Noodles is back with its latest full-length, I'm Not Chic, that hit the stores two days ago.…
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…