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After postponing the Sudden Fictions promotional tour through the United Kingdom from October 2020 to April 2021, London-based psych-rockers Bo Ningen had to reschedule the tour once again due to...

For its 16th edition CAMERA JAPAN has presented a varied programme, with both films and events, all focussed on Japanese culture. From drama to anime, and even a Shibari/Kinbaku workshop,...

Girl band SCANDAL have announced that they will once again postpone their world tour, with shows in Europe and North America, planned for fall this year. Furthermore, SCANDAL announced that...

With Bandcamp Friday’s return, it is time to start highlighting a couple of Japanese artists and labels in an article. In the past, there were suggestions done in a sort of...

While fans of Esprit D'Air are waiting for the upcoming single release of Kai's melodic metal and electronicore solo project, the music project has something else in store. Kai recently...

Ultra-dark idol group NECRONOMIDOL will return to Europe for the first time in two years. This upcoming tour is scheduled to take place in autumn and will be the fourth...

Visual Kei melodic metal band Jupiter will hold their very first livestreaming concert on Saturday the 28th of August. Titled Jupiter Tour "THE FORCES" Tokyo, the four-piece will perform on...

There has been a lot of news surrounding the band KUUNATIC lately, time to put it in order. Swamp Booking announced the addition of tribal-psych trio KUUNATIC to their tour...

To celebrate the release of the album, ナナりんご (Seven Apples), pop-rock band Vaiwatt will be touring. This album release tour will mostly take place in Japan, but will take a...

With Bandcamp Friday's return, it is time to start highlighting a couple of Japanese artists and labels in an article. In the past, there were suggestions done in a sort...

The first European tour of all-female power metal band Aldious is cancelled. This was announced by UK-based tour organisation ORION Live. The tour was planned to take place in October,...

Theatrical group Japone Artists will present two brand-new music videos during HYPER JAPAN ONLINE, which makes it a worldwide exclusive premiere. The first video will be premiered on the evening...

HYDE can be seen as one of Japan's most prolific rock artists and is known for as being the vocalist of L'Arc~en~Ciel and VAMPS. Lately he has been more active...

Metalcore band CRYSTAL LAKE will return to Europe for a new tour in the winter of 2022. The European tour is planned for February and the beginning of March and...

AVO Magazine started in 2003 as a forum and over the years transformed into an online magazine with a variety of articles. While I have started this project myself and...

On Sunday the 18th of July, Ryota Yoshinari, will celebrate his birthday with a music event at Live Bar Thumbs Up in Yokohama. Ryota is better known for his work...

Even though there are not as many conventions and other activities planned this year, AVO Magazine will still work hard to contribute to the events that do take place. The...

Shonen Knife's planned United Kingdom tour, scheduled for autumn of this year, will be postponed to 2022. The tour was announced as a celebration of the pop-punk band's 40th anniversary...

There will be another YouTube Music Weekend, organised by YouTube Japan, the third special event since December 2020. More than 50 musical acts have been confirmed to join this weekend...

The online edition of HYPER JAPAN will soon start, but the organisation is still announcing interesting activities. Not so strange since the online event will last for one whole month...

Rock'n'roll band Guitar Wolf will be organising a new edition of Shimane Jett Fes, planned for 9 and 10 October. Last year, the event took place online due to the...

During the pandemic, when physical events were cancelled and the doors of cultural organisations were closed, going to events virtually sounded like a logical next step. It is not something...

Good news for Japanese film-loving people! The dates for the 2021 edition - also the 16th edition - of CAMERA JAPAN Festival have been announced.CAMERA JAPAN will take place from...