Heavy Metal trio BABYMETAL are heading to the UK for both an appearance at the Sonisphere Festiva – and also a standalone London date this July. The outfit, whose eponymous debut album we reviewed in March, have been keen to … Read More
In the new anime series K, Yashiro Isana’s life is ordinary and uneventful. As a student at Ashinaka High School (notable for its unique location on an island), Yashiro suddenly finds his life turned upside down when he’s implicated in … Read More
With KYARY PAMYU PAMYU returning tomorrow for her second ever gig in the UK, we thought the timing was right to flag up some of our Kyary articles from the archives to remind us why we like the PONPONPON star. … Read More
Wolf wisdom Alternative rock outfit MAN WITH A MISSION have been stealthily building up a global presence over the past few years. The outfit, formed in Shibuya in 2010, released their debut Welcome To the Newworld the same year. Their … Read More
J-POP GO will be making a return appearance at the next LAC scheduled for 5th-6th July. Please note that this is the new revised date due to refurbishment work at the venue (full story here). Among the other musical guests … Read More
The first 2014 issue of ELECTRONIC SOUND is now out. Regular readers will recall that Electronic Sound occasionally covers the Japanese music scene (notably with last year’s PERFUME coverage). The new issue includes a brief feature on the 3-piece Japanese … Read More