Moth in Lilac plays a very groovy, rhythmic style of metal. M9N (pronounced Mokkyun) on drums, NaluchaRos on base and...
Read moreDetailsGarage rock power trio Guitar Wolf toured Europe last March and April, with shows in The Netherlands, United Kingdom, France,...
Read moreDetailsLast Sunday, 20 May, the Rapenburg and the Groenhazengracht in Leiden from Japan Museum SieboldHuis through the Hortus botanicus to...
Read moreDetailsDuring the weekend of April 7 and 8 the 5th edition of TomoCon was held in Oss. And of course...
Read moreDetailsThe final show of Takayoshi Ohmura’s METAL PARADOX tour started as so many concerts do; in a long line of...
Read moreDetailsOne of the best parts of going to see a metal concert is that often, the headlining band is the...
Read moreDetailsThe Cherry Blossom Festival or hanami is an important party in Japan where it is celebrated that the Spring has...
Read moreDetailsOn 23 February KYAS ART SALON was the location for the opening of the solo exhibition of the new works...
Read moreDetailsDid you know that the song Physical by Olivia Newton-John has been covered over 20 times in it's lifetime? The...
Read moreDetailsThe 21st of January Dynamiccon came back with the second edition of their event. This year they decided to handle...
Read moreDetailsThe rock band ONE OK ROCK returned to The Netherlands, after almost a year, on December 21. The band started...
Read moreDetailsOn October 14th Kaoru Yamamoto opened her own solo exhibition in her own KYAS ART SALON in Amsterdam in the...
Read moreDetailsIt's always difficult to draw in a large crowd on weekdays unless it's a musician or band with world fame....
Read moreDetailsGyaru Festival, a new event of Gyaru Lovers Event in collaboration with Deshima Sounds, was held the 22nd of July...
Read moreDetailsIf European VK fans are used to seeing MIKARU & G.L.A.M.S in their countries, as he just wrapped up his...
Read moreDetailsFormula Cosplay Europe had their second edition last Saturday, this time with more visitors! They also held I Love K-POP...
Read moreDetailsThe Manga & Cosplay Festival that has a permanent spot in the calendar of the Japanese Garden in Hasselt in...
Read moreDetailsOn the 8th and 9th of April, it was time for another edition of TomoCon. Like last year it was...
Read moreDetailsLast Saturday, 11 March, it was 6 years ago that Japan was suspended by a very large earthquake, followed by...
Read moreDetailsPLASTICZOOMS was performing live in the Netherlands for the second time on Thursday 9 March. P60 in Amstelveen this time...
Read moreDetailsLast Sunday you had the opportunity to attend the first edition of Dynamiccon at the Dynamo building in Eindhoven. Eindhoven...
Read moreDetailsFor most Boris fans the album PINK is a favorite, for the band this meant the breakthrough. Because this album...
Read moreDetailsStichting Tomo decided to start 2017 with a new event, TomoFair Amsterdam. A brand new event that's different from the...
Read moreDetailsSaturday the 3rd of December was a time to celebrate AVO's early Christmas party with the guys from X Made...
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