Reports: Japanese Music Events

26 November 2024

Live Report: LOVEBITES Blow the Roof Off The Garage in London

25 November 2024

Between Heaven And Hell: Japanese Underground Idols Hit London

24 November 2024

Photo Report: Minami Deutsch at Hare & Hounds in Birmingham

28 September 2024

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Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Ayano Kaneko + spincycle – The Victoria in Birmingham

27 September 2024

If ever a band was to live up to their name then it would surely be Birmingham’s very own spincycle....

The photo pictures the group GANG PARADE dressed in red and blue uniforms engaged in a live performance on stage. Most of the performers are have their open hand in front of their mouth as a pose, while a couple are singing into a microphone. The performers are arranged in a row and the audience can be seen in the front in the shadow.

Live Report: WACK in the UK vol. 2

27 August 2024

Following the success of the first WACK in the UK event last year in November, WACK returned for round 2...

Photo Report: MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS at Headrow House in Leeds

26 August 2024

In March 2024, MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS were on their first European tour since coming back from their hiatus...

The picture shows the two women of AINAKANNA sitting on the ground and surrounded by traditional decorations (fan, umbrella, swords, masks, toys, tableware) and a gold-coloured wall. They are dressed in Japanese traditional clothing, kimono, and one is holding a pipe, while the other holds a small cup.

Live Report: AINAKANNA, Dirty Mojo Project, JERO11 unite for first edition of PAWAA Up! J-Rock Night

1 June 2024

On the first of what promises to be a series of events celebrating J-Rock, three very different performers convene to...

Live Report: Dark Beats From London’s Black Heart

30 May 2024

Why a plethora of Japanese artists should have adopted the music and aesthetic of an art form that was once...

Haru Nemuri stands on a stage at London's Studio 9294. She is wearing an outfit that seems to be fully in denim. Her arms are raised and her eyes are closed. Behind her stands a man who is operating the backing tracks for the musicians.

Live Report: Haru Nemuri and Tlya X An at London’s Studio 9294

29 May 2024

Jerusalem-born, now Bristol-based, the artist known as Tlya X An is a strange tangle of influences. Hyper-pop, dance, RnB and...

The image features a photo collage of musicians in the midst of a performance. In total four musicians are present in this collage, all different performers and equipped with a variety of instruments, think of a guitar, a mixing board and a drum. From left to right: BGGB, Si Paton, Steckdose and Ryosuke Kiyasu. Photos by Peter Dennis.

Ryosuke Kiyasu at The Tin Arts: Let There Be Drums!

29 May 2024

In the heart of Coventry’s canal basin lies The Tin Arts, a former coal bunker that now serves as the...

The photo depicts the solo idol Himari Tsukishiro performing a live show on the stage of Tin Arts, she is dressed in black attire and has long black hair.

Dark idol Himari Tsukishiro casts black metal magic over Coventry with Isiliel

26 May 2024

Once upon a time, when Coventry was an industrial powerhouse, the canal which dissects the City was an important artery...

Live Report: FATE GEAR at London’s Boston Music Room

9 May 2024

Since forming in 2015, it has been full steam ahead for Japanese steampunk metal band FATE GEAR. Having left a...

TsuShiMaMiRe at Loud Women (20-06-2023) - Photography: Wonderlens

Photo report: Death Pill, TsuShiMaMiRe, Shooting Daggers, and Rabies Babies presented by LOUD WOMEN

12 April 2024

On a Wednesday summer evening in 2023, at the Lexington in London, the event was hosted by Loud Women, a...

Photo Report: Haru Nemuri at Oslo Hackney in London

22 March 2024

Haru Nemuri brought her Shunka Ryougen tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland from May 25 - June 7, 2023....

Paranoid Void - The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, 22.05.2023 | Photography by James Grant (wonderlens)

Live Report: Paranoid Void + Falling & Laughing at The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham

20 March 2024

It’s my first time witnessing local duo Falling & Laughing, and I must admit that it is something of a...

The members of Otoboke Beaver (おとぼけビ～バ～) are dressed in colourful clothing, orange, pink, green and blue, every band member has a different coloured dress. They are lying on the floor while looking at the camera. There are effects added to the photo where it looks like it is ripped and it gives an collage effect. A different version of the photo is used for their album "SUPER CHAMPON". Photo by Takeaki Emori

Live Report: Otoboke Beaver and Drinking Boys And Girls Choir at Bristols’ The Fleece

23 September 2023

Much has been made of the need for diversity in a male-dominated music industry (and quite right too) so it’s...

Ichiko Aoba, dressed in blue clothing, is hanging into a bush of pink Bougainvillea flowers.

Live Report: Ichiko Aoba and Hinako Omori at Bristol’s Trinity Community Arts

12 July 2023

Set in the heart of Bristol, the Trinity Centre is a wonderful venue that simply drips history. A decommissioned church...

Gallery: Boris & Pupil Slicer at Button Factory (Dublin, Ireland) | Heavy Rock Breakfast in Europe 2023

Live Report: Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast across Europe

The Heavy Rock Breakfast tour through Europe celebrates experimental trio Boris' 30th anniversary as a band. This report covers the...

Gallery: Boris & Pupil Slicer at Victoria Hall (Settle, United Kingdom) | Heavy Rock Breakfast in Europe 2023

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Victoria Hall – Settle, United Kingdom, 06. 05. 2023 This gallery...

Gallery: Boris & Pupil Slicer at Room 2 (Glasgow, United Kingdom) | Heavy Rock Breakfast in Europe 2023

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Room 2 – Glasgow, United Kingdom, 05. 05. 2023 This gallery...

Gallery: Boris & Pupil Slicer at The Black Box (Belfast, United Kingdom) | Heavy Rock Breakfast in Europe 2023

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 The Black Box – Belfast, United Kingdom, 04. 05. 2023 This...

Gallery: Boris & Pupil Slicer at Button Factory (Dublin, Ireland) | Heavy Rock Breakfast in Europe 2023

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland, 03. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs...

Live Report: Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast across Europe

Gallery: Boris & Pupil Slicer at Cyprus Avenue (Cork, Ireland) | Heavy Rock Breakfast in Europe 2023

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Cyprus Avenue – Cork, Ireland, 02. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs...

DEVILOOF -RUIN- in Tokyo (29 April 2023) | Photography by: Hisashi Mori

Live Report: Roaring DEVILOOF delivered first live show in Tokyo since major label debut

by Kyosuke Tsuchiya

5 May 2023

The Japanese heavy metal band DEVILOOF celebrated their major debut in Japan with the release of their new EP DAMNED...

PSYDOLL at The Sunflower Lounge (Birmingham). Both members are dressed in dark clothes. One of the members of PSYDOLL is wearing a leather mask with seemingly bunny ears and plays the guitar, while the other member is singing. | Photography by James Grant (wonderlens)

Live Report: Cyberpunks PSYDOLL Go Psycho!

15 April 2023

The lockdowns enforced by the global pandemic were disastrous on several levels, but one of the biggest shocks for me...

Esprit D'Air at O2 Academy 3 in Birmingham (23.02.2023) | Photography by Paul Duckworth

Live Report: Walking on air…with Esprit D’Air!

8 March 2023

It’s been quite a journey for Esprit D’Air since their formation in 2010. Following a hiatus between 2013-16, the band...

Live Report: In The Family Way with The Wisely Brothers at Birmingham’s The Dark Horse