Reports: Japanese Music Events

On a Wednesday summer evening in 2023, at the Lexington in London, the event was hosted by Loud Women, a DIY collective that champions women’s music through live events. During...

Haru Nemuri brought her Shunka Ryougen tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland from May 25 - June 7, 2023. Before it began this tour was already heavily affected by...

Much has been made of the need for diversity in a male-dominated music industry (and quite right too) so it’s heartening to see that both bands appearing tonight have all-female...

Set in the heart of Bristol, the Trinity Centre is a wonderful venue that simply drips history. A decommissioned church (originally functioning between 1832 and 1976) that now serves the...

The Heavy Rock Breakfast tour through Europe celebrates experimental trio Boris' 30th anniversary as a band. This report covers the Ireland & UK leg from 2 through 6 May 2023....

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Victoria Hall – Settle, United Kingdom, 06. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast...

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Room 2 – Glasgow, United Kingdom, 05. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast...

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 The Black Box – Belfast, United Kingdom, 04. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock...

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Button Factory – Dublin, Ireland, 03. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast across...

Boris “Heavy Rock Breakfast” Euro & UK tour 2023 Cyprus Avenue – Cork, Ireland, 02. 05. 2023 This gallery belongs to the main article "Boris serving Heavy Rock Breakfast across...

The Japanese heavy metal band DEVILOOF celebrated their major debut in Japan with the release of their new EP DAMNED on 19 April this year. To commemorate the occasion, they...

The lockdowns enforced by the global pandemic were disastrous on several levels, but one of the biggest shocks for me was the cancellation of PSYDOLL’s previous tour. They had a...

There’s been a surge of interest in the 1990’s recently with the alternative side of that decade coming into vogue. Having played their delectable brand of indie pop for over...

It’s been barely a year since Japan’s BRIDEAR last visited these shores, and that they have such a strong affinity with the United Kingdom is really no surprise as there’s...

Two bands from two different parts of the world pay homage to the krautrock music genre at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds music venue. Although it came to prominence in the...

If you ever needed proof that the current rock scene was in ruddy health, then you need look no further than the Amplified Festival. Featuring eight bands that cover the...

During the 2022 edition of HYPER JAPAN Festival, a collaboration took place with booking agency Orion Live for a music festival after the day programme of HYPER JAPAN on Friday...

During the 2022 edition of HYPER JAPAN Festival, a collaboration took place with booking agency Orion Live for a music festival after the day programme of HYPER JAPAN on Friday...

The duo BlackLab scheduled a couple of performances in the United Kingdom, one of which was at Desertfest. only a few days later they performed in a more intimate setting...

I once read an interview with Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain in Rolling Stone where he explained his first Shonen Knife gig: “When I finally got to see them live, I was...

Punk rock (and its various offshoots) is best when used by the marginalised, whether it be Stiff Little Fingers or Bad Brains, as it gives voice to the previously dispossessed...

As an old school metalhead raised and weaned on bands like Darkthrone and Venom it took me a while to fully comprehend NECRONOMIDOL. Four cute women singing and dancing highly...