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The photo features the four members of Mikabomb (Also written as MIKA BOMB), all dressed in an alternative fashion style, wearing punk-inspired attire. They are standing close together on a flight of stairs. Photo by Shu Tomioka

Musicians

Interview: A chat with Mika Handa about the past, present and future of Mikabomb

26 July 2026

Bandleader of Hibushibire, Changchang, plays the guitar on the stage of The Victoria in Birmingham. The musician is wearing colourful clothing, a reddish shirt and vertical striped pants in the colours green, red, and yellow. In the background there is another member, Tetsuji Toyoda, playing the bass. Photography JJ Grant (wonderlens)

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Freak Out Jams With Hibushibire at The Victoria

12 July 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Fizz, Foam, Froth: Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs at The Hare And Hounds

31 May 2026

The three-piece THE LET’S GO’s in the middle of a performance at New Cross Inn in London. The guitarist and vocalist COCO is in front playing her guitar and interacting with the crowd. On the left, a bit of the audience is visible, partly enjoying the show and partly filming the show. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens)

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: THE LET’S GO’s at The Night Owl in Birmingham

14 April 2026

Live photo of the idol group ASP on stage, in the middle of performing a song. The stage is brightly lit with red and blue lights. They have their right arms raised while singing. The members are dressed in leather(-like) clothing, giving the idea that it is inspired by motor clothing. The clothing is mostly black but differently decorated, with red and blue stripes, white stars in different sizes, and other symbols or words. Some of them are fully dressed like that, while others have extra additions, like a tartan-style skirt. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens)

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: ASP at The Underworld in London (UK Tour Final)

31 March 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

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

11 March 2026

Photo of Utaha from Wednesday Campanella on stage, dressed in a red and blue outfit with tartan print. It shows an energetic scene where she looks toward the audience and waves her arms. Additionally, Kenmochi Hidefumi is seen in the background behind the DJ equipment. The stage is illuminated by white and blue lighting, also contributed by the big screen behind the two members. Photo by JJ Grant (Wonderlens) on behalf of AVO Magazine

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Wednesday Campanella at London’s Heaven — Wednesday’s Child Is Full Of Grace

4 February 2026

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

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: FUKURO at The Underworld in London

31 December 2025

'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

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

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Double Trouble at WACK in the UK vol.6 (Day 2)

14 September 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Cuts like a (Shonen) Knife

10 August 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

Band photo of the three-piece band Maya Ongaku sitting next to each other at a cosy cafe or diner. The seating arrangement is near a couple of windows allowing natural sunlight to shine inside the space, giving it a warm atmosphere. Photography by Kenta Sawada

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Psychedelic Sounds At The Shacklewell Arms with Maya Ongaku and Lando Manning

4 August 2025

Music Reviews

Music Review: Green Milk From The Planet Orange – Tragedy Overground (Single)

1 August 2025

Photo shows a lively scene of the band kanekoayano performing at the Hare & Hounds in Birmingham. There are five musicians on stage. Photography by JJ Grant/wonderlens

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Ayano Kaneko sets her sights on the future with her band at Hare & Hounds in Birmingham

1 August 2025

A black-and-white photo of the three band membes of GUNGIRE. They are standing in front of what seems to be a white or light backdrop. They are standing side by side, mostly dressed in dark clothing, only the vocalist is standing a bit more foreward. | Photography by Saskia (sas.silence on Instagram)

Music Reviews

Music Review: GUNGIRE – OUTLIVE (Single)

22 July 2025

Live Report: Silky sounds at The Lower Third with Nao Yoshioka

Musicians

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

17 July 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Silky sounds at The Lower Third with Nao Yoshioka

17 July 2025

Green Milk From The Planet Orange at The Tin Arts in Coventry, all members are sitting on stage during the performance, while the audience is fully focused on the stage performance. Photo by Peter Dennis

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Technicolour tunes at The Tin Arts with Green Milk From The Planet Orange

12 July 2025

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Online magazine since 2012 and based in the Netherlands. AVO Magazine is a Japan-related entertainment website with information about events in especially in Europe. There is a big focus on Japanese music. Other content we publish are reports, reviews, informative articles, and interviews. AVO Forum, founded on May 16, 2003, served as the foundation for AVO Magazine.

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Peter Dennis

Interview: A chat with Mika Handa about the past, present and future of Mikabomb

Live Report: Freak Out Jams With Hibushibire at The Victoria

Live Report: Fizz, Foam, Froth: Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs at The Hare And Hounds

Live Report: THE LET’S GO’s at The Night Owl in Birmingham

Live Report: ASP at The Underworld in London (UK Tour Final)

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

Live Report: Wednesday Campanella at London’s Heaven — Wednesday’s Child Is Full Of Grace

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

Live Report: FUKURO at The Underworld in London

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

Book Review: Dreaming Japanese by Marty Friedman with Jon Wiederhorn

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

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

Live Report: The Japanese Parade at Download Festival 2025

Live Report: Double Trouble at WACK in the UK vol.6 (Day 2)

Live Report: Cuts like a (Shonen) Knife

Music Review: Hebi Katana – Imperfection (Album)

Live Report: Psychedelic Sounds At The Shacklewell Arms with Maya Ongaku and Lando Manning

Music Review: Green Milk From The Planet Orange – Tragedy Overground (Single)

Live Report: Ayano Kaneko sets her sights on the future with her band at Hare & Hounds in Birmingham

Music Review: GUNGIRE – OUTLIVE (Single)

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

Live Report: Silky sounds at The Lower Third with Nao Yoshioka

Live Report: Technicolour tunes at The Tin Arts with Green Milk From The Planet Orange

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