Japanese Music General

Japanese screamo band envy shared a live video for two songs Farewell to words and Testimony to the existence. The video was taken during their live show at Shimokitazawa ERA...

When the ladies of the Japanese pop-rock band GIRLFRIEND announced at the end of 2019 that they would perform outside Japan again, it was impossible to predict what eventually became...

In addition to uploading their whole discography on Youtube for a certain period, Acid Mothers Temple discovered that they have never made any official promotion video in the twenty years...

After waiving the revenue shares to support the musicians and labels, Bandcamp decided to this on every first Friday of each month in the coming three months. So on 1...

During the Golden Week in Japan, there will be a new edition of the YouTube Music Week. This time it will be a little different as it promotes that we...

PIZZA OF DEATH RECORDS has started distributing entire catalogue released so far on each subscription service. A total of 1,127 tracks by 32 punk and alternative rock bands can be...

A new project has started in support of the live venues in Japan, who have been losing profits since they have ordered by the Japanese government to close their doors...

Management and music production agency HIGHFeeL will be releasing a special compilation CD with the Japanese musicians who collaborate with the company from Belgium and Japan. The profits from this album...

Psychedelic rockers Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. were supposed to tour through North America in April and May, but had to cancel the tour due to the...

This is a very strange moment in time, due to the pandemic and the varying reactions of countries to it. For many people, the advice is to stay at home...

Dutch theatres, concert halls, pop venues, event and sports organisers, museums and festivals jointly ask visitors to keep their tickets in order to support the cultural sector. The sector has...

The past year was a turbulent year for vocalist Kihiro, known for his work in the bands LOKA, UNDIVIDE and Supe. After pulling the plug on the band LOKA, the...

Visual Kei band ACME (アクメ) is currently in the United States for their first West Coast tour. After their first show of this tour, in Seattle on 5th of January,...

German music label Get Your Genki is 1 year old and has decided to celebrate by handing out Bandcamp codes via Twitter. Last weekend, codes were shared through the Twitteraccount...

How do you relax in a good way during a stressful period? How do you fall asleep in the best way? Some people use ASMR videos for this. In a...

Afraid that you won't get a gift on Valentine's Day or are you still looking for a good gift? SOUNDWITCH got you covered. Between 14 till 24 February it is...

Let's look back once again at AVO J-Music Festival. A festival for lovers of Japanese music. Headliners Esprit D'Air and REMNANT were occupied the large stage of the open-air theatre....

On Sunday November 19 the band LOKA, currently on a European tour, got robbed in Paris. LOKA would perform on that day in the French city and was in Nantes...

Visual kei band vistlip announced that after more than 10 years of activity they are now going to strengthen their overseas communication. Meanwhile, the band has announced through their official...

Good news for fans of NECRONOMIDOL: the idol unit opened an international fan club. The fan club is called The Hermetic Order of the Black Dawn. NECRONOMIDOL already has a...

At the end of 2016, it was mentioned by HIGHFeeL that the last works of Shota Yokoyama would be released in 2017. The date has been fixed on November 30,...

Singer-songwriter Haruka (遼花 -haruka-) has announced that she will release a new album in November. The album is titled Unite! and the release is set on November 10th. You will...

The discovery of PLASTICZOOMS did not happen for me up until 2013, but this band has built up a proper state of the art in their ten-year existence. It all...

As an AVO Magazine reader, you should know Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's music by now. Her 2011 debut single Pon Pon Pon has now been viewed 74 million times on YouTube....