Reports

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...

It was a sunny warm day in London on the 23rd of July, fitting for HYPER JAPAN's return for the first time since the pandemic. For those of you who...

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...

It seems that we are currently living in a golden age of female Japanese metal bands with BAND-MAID, LOVEBITES and NEMOPHILA all captivating the hearts of Western metalheads. Perhaps the...

After cali≠gari completed a 12-hour marathon stream entitled Tokyo cali≠garimpic 2021 - a nod to the Tokyo Olympics - filled with the screening of archive footage, never-before-shared live footage and...

JILUKA's first digital encounter with the European soil took place as one of the closing events of the one-month long online event of HYPER JAPAN. On a Sunday evening, the...

This year the Anime, Manga & Game Online Festival was set up for the first time, allowing international fans to experience 2.D stage plays through streaming for the first time....

For the online HYPER JAPAN, Nano recorded a special live performance for fans to watch to celebrate the release of their first self produced album, ANTHESIS. Where Sunday afternoon doesn’t...

Over a year into the pandemic and still a lot of events occurring online, HYPER JAPAN is one such event which has moved to an online version for the first...

Since forming in Tokyo in 2019 things have moved pretty fast for NEMOPHILA. Three raucous singles caught the attention of the global metal community and landed them a contract with...

On the 9th of June, also known in Japan as "Rock Day", LUNA SEA's SUGIZO and INORAN held a live event project, titled SUGIZO vs INORAN PRESENTS BEST BOUT 2021～L2/5～,...

The psychedelic jam band SHAG, in which SUGIZO improvises with five great men, held their first livestream LIVE STREAMING FROM TOKYO EPISODE III - THE SHAG STRIKES BACK - on...

In the times when we can't travel to Japan, there are several opportunities to visit the country virtually. Some things have already been written about them for the Virtual Japan...

As part of the Youtube Live Weekend, Yabai T-Shirts Yasan performed as part of the Saturday lineup. The band was formed in 2013, where Takuya Koyama (Guitarist and vocals), Aribobo...

It has been a question for many musicians, after the many cancellations and postponements of concerts, big events and tours: What is a smart thing to do now? This year...

Organised for Sonic fans by the Sonic fans at Summer of Sonic team. The hugely successful Kickstarter event, Sonic Adventure Music Experience, was held at The Garage in London on...

On an Autumnal Tuesday night in November it was time for an evening of Rock & Roll in Musicon where the key words dirty, loud and fast fit the bands...

At the time of Le Guess Who? 2019, the group members of Minyo Crusaders were closely followed by LGW house photographer Juri Hiensch to capture the adventures in the run-up...