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Japanese Events: Music

Future Sound Lovers on tour in Germany with five dates

25 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Melt-Banana to bring SLinGShot tour to mainland Europe following a stint on the US West Coast

22 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Broken By The Scream to return to Europe for ‘Screaming Rebellion’ summer tour

15 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

EMNW to embark on first-ever UK tour with performances at The Great Escape

15 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Qujaku’s Shuya Onuki takes solo project KAMIKAMIKAMI on the road for five shows in Western Europe

15 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Survive to Metaverse Tour: Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. to be joined by Cotton Casino for European Tour

12 March 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Verde/ x Takeru at The Underworld in London — The Light And The Dark

11 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

P.O.V. and Risaripa dive into the European underground circuit for eight shows

25 February 2026

Reviews

Photo of the four-piece alternative metal band Esprit D'Air standing side by side against a background featuring a large clockwork mechanism with gears, cogs, and springs, in golden/metallic tones. All members are dressed in dark clothing and standing in what seems to be an old clock tower. The same location and imagery can be seen in the music video for "Shadow of Time", which is produced by Mind Art Visual.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Esprit D’Air – Aeons (Album)

19 January 2026

'I'm hungry !!' album cover, where one of the band members of Moja is eating a cheeseburger.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Moja – I’m hungry !! (Album)

27 December 2025

Cover art for 'Dreaming Japanese' with a monochrome photo of Marty Friedman with long curly hair. Part of his face was painted in a kabuki theatre style, using the colours white, red and black. One of the photos of the same session has been used for Friedman's eighth studio album 'Tokyo Jukebox' (2009). Cover art by Jim Villaflores

Book Reviews

Book Review: Dreaming Japanese by Marty Friedman with Jon Wiederhorn

6 December 2025

over art for Hitsujibungaku’s new album 'Don’t Laugh It Off'. It shows a serene beach scene at sunset with two members of the alternative rock band from Japan.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Hitsujibungaku – Don’t Laugh It Off (Album)

21 October 2025

The photo shows a five members of the visual kei band Matenrou Opera. They are standing together closely, all dressed in black outfits. The background is also dark and it appears that there is a presence of bokeh.

Music Reviews

Music (Video) Review: 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) – AGONY

2 September 2025

The photo features the three men of the band Hebi Katana standing in a Japanese traditional room in natural lighting. They are standing close together and are all wearing dark-coloured clothing. Photo by Hiromi Furukawa

Music Reviews

Music Review: Hebi Katana – Imperfection (Album)

9 August 2025

Musical Snack

Musical snack: A throwback to ICHION’s concert at Brussels’ Boom Café

by Francisca/Seraphinne

1 June 2023

Musical Snack

Musical Snack: Vaiwatt at Ruby Room Shibuya

by Francisca/Seraphinne

29 May 2023

Musical Snack

Musical Snack: cali≠gari’s 30th-Anniversary Celebration Kicked Off With Live Footage Throwbacks

by Francisca/Seraphinne

30 April 2023

Curtain-raiser

In The Spotlight: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

by Charles van Vessem

17 March 2015

Curtain-raiser

The mystery behind u crack irigaru

by Francisca/Seraphinne

1 June 2021

Curtain-raiser

Raising the curtain for HIRΦNO KAMINOSE

by Francisca/Seraphinne

1 May 2021

Concert- and festival news

A live photo of Future Sound Lovers performing on a stage with lasers and LED lights. Kyra, the vocalist, is standing on the left and dressed in white clothing. Akira is standing on the right performing on his instrument behind a table.

Japanese Events: Music

Future Sound Lovers on tour in Germany with five dates

25 March 2026

The photo features the two members of Melt-Banana posing for a photo. The background is white. Yako is kneeling with her left leg on the ground, while she is showing her right leg, pointing her shoe towards the camera. She is wearing a white shirt, black pants and shoes. The second person in the photo is guitarist Agata, fully dressed in black clothing and white mask on his face. He is standing next to Yako.

Japanese Events: Music

Melt-Banana to bring SLinGShot tour to mainland Europe following a stint on the US West Coast

22 March 2026

The photo features the four members of Broken By The Scream posing while standing near each other against a light background. They are wearing coordinating costumes in the colours blue with white and black elements, each having a unique hairstyle. © Broken By The Scream / Metal Blade Records

Japanese Events: Music

Broken By The Scream to return to Europe for ‘Screaming Rebellion’ summer tour

15 March 2026

This photo shows two musicians from the duo EMNW sitting next to each other, Emma Yuki and Menu. They are sitting on what seems to be a skate ramp. The person on the left is wearing a black basketball jersey and has two braids in her hair. The person on the right has a black baseball jersey and has her head full with small braids and curly hair.

Japanese Events: Music

EMNW to embark on first-ever UK tour with performances at The Great Escape

15 March 2026

A cropped version of a photo of Shuya Onuki as KAMIKAMIKAMI, but edited in a way that it shows an eerie and mysterious moment. The photo consists of a bright light source, most probably the sun, and the musician who seemed to have taken the photo in a window. The editing is done by Floor Toppets @/fl00r99 on Instagram, and shows blurring and filters, making it an abstract photo.

Japanese Events: Music

Qujaku’s Shuya Onuki takes solo project KAMIKAMIKAMI on the road for five shows in Western Europe

15 March 2026

The photo shows six musicians standing next to each other on a deck near a lake. These musicians are part of the music collective Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Most of the members are uniquely dressed in colourful clothing, most probably inspired by psychedelic and retro fashion.

Japanese Events: Music

Survive to Metaverse Tour: Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. to be joined by Cotton Casino for European Tour

12 March 2026

Musicians

Interview with DEVILOOF: “With ‘Inshu’ we found the path we should take”

by 夢 (Yume)

10 November 2025

Musicians

Interview: A chat with Jean-Ken Johnny about 15 years of MAN WITH A MISSION and upcoming European tour

29 September 2025

Musicians

Interview: Wednesday Campanella on “Summer Time Ghost”, performing in Asia and upcoming shows in Europe

21 July 2025

Musicians

Interview: How Nao Yoshioka is conquering the world with soulful sounds

17 July 2025

Live Reports

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Verde/ x Takeru at The Underworld in London — The Light And The Dark

11 March 2026

A black and white photograph that captured the energetic live performance of MIKABOMB at The Fox And Newt in Leeds. In the photo three musicians are visible, all playing their (bass) guitars. At the forefront is Mel Roxy with a head and Mika Handa on the right side, both facing the audience. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens) on behalf of AVO Magazine.

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: MIKABOMB Explode Across The United Kingdom

18 February 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: FUKURO at The Underworld in London

31 December 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: NANO at The Underworld — Ready…Set…NANO!

10 October 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Broken By The Scream at The Underworld — Screaming For Vengeance

27 September 2025

SiM: The photo features the four members of the Japanese band SiM (Silence iz Mine), all dressed in black attire and with serious facial expressions, posing in front of a red brick wall. Crossfaith: Band photo featuring the five members of Crossfaith posing against a light gray background with orange lighting on some places. The band members are predominantly dressed in black outfits. Survive Said The Prophet: A black-and-white photo of the band Survive Said The Prophet standing on a road near a bridge. The bandmembers are all dressed in dark/black suits, posing all in a different way but facing the camera.

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: The Japanese Parade at Download Festival 2025

15 September 2025

Video: Q&A #1 over Fran’s eerste Japanreis

Video: Q&A #1 about Fran’s first trip to Japan

18 October 2016

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Anime Spring 2021: 10 titles to look forward to!

19 March 2021

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Music Reviews

CD Review: Esprit D’Air – Constellations

11 September 2018

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