CD Review: Esprit D’Air – Constellations
With their European tour just having started, what better way to get you hyped for the live action than reviewing one of Esprit D'Air their latest albums? And hyped we ...
Tag: 2017
Film Review – Blade of the Immortal
Blood, swords, fights and samurai, the movie Blade of the Immortal has it all. This movie from 2017 is based on the eponymous manga series created by Hiroaki Samura and ...
ONE OK ROCK shares their ambitions in the Melkweg
The rock band ONE OK ROCK returned to The Netherlands, after almost a year, on December 21. The band started in 2005 and later this year they released their eighth ...
CD Review: NightRetriever – Symphony of the Nights
NightRetriever is a new name in the Japanese music world, but the person behind it isn't new. Behind NightRetriever is Yuto, who we know better as the ex-guitarist of VANIRU. ...
MV Review: DUALUZ – Ugly Star
The young visual kei band DUALUZ has a second single planned with the title Insult us. Whether this is a sincere request to the fans to come with insults is not ...
CD Review: April in 85 – BREAKING DAWN/CALL ME
rock band and project of yuichi abe, April in 85, released a new single with a double A side: BREAKING DAWN/CALL ME. The songs has been spread in March, but ...
Masked Warriors in the spotlights at Japan Museum SieboldHuis
Between 8 December 2017 and 27 May 2018, ‘Masked Warriors. Battle Stage of the Samurai’ will be on view at Japan Museum SieboldHuis. The focal points in this splendid exhibition ...
IBASHO presents a group show with work by the founders of the Japanese photographer’s collective VIVO
IBASHO presents the exhibition VIVO, a group show with work by the founders of the Japanese photographer’s collective VIVO, Shomei Tomatsu, Eikoh Hosoe, Ikko Narahara, Kikuji Kawada, Akira Sato and ...
Japan Open Café with speakers Marc Gerritsen and Tsutomu Togashi
On Wednesday, November 29th it will be the last Japan Open Café for 2017. The location is Koorenhuis in The Hague and the topic will be about the implications of ...
LOKA robbed from equipment in Paris
On Sunday November 19 the band LOKA, currently on a European tour, got robbed in Paris. LOKA would perform on that day in the French city and was in Nantes ...
FEMM back to United Kingdom for a few shows
In April 2017, the duo FEMM was in the United Kingdom for a performance at HYPER JAPAN Party with Shirobon. It has been announced that the duo will be back ...
vistlip starts communication with overseas fans in celebration of their 10-year anniversary
Visual kei band vistlip announced that after more than 10 years of activity they are now going to strengthen their overseas communication. Meanwhile, the band has announced through their official ...
NECRONOMIDOL opens international fan club: The Hermetic Order of the Black Dawn
Good news for fans of NECRONOMIDOL: the idol unit opened an international fan club. The fan club is called The Hermetic Order of the Black Dawn. NECRONOMIDOL already has a ...
MV Review: XAI – WHITE OUT
WHITE OUT is the debut single from the singer XAI and the theme song of the anime movie GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters. The track is produced by BOOM BOOM SATELLITES ...
Sebastian Masuda presents Escape from Anonymous(e) at NDSM wharf
Artist Sebastian Masuda, one of Japans most famous artists and founder of the Harajuku Kawaii culture in Japan, will present a performance and installation at the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam. ...
LOVEBITES to HYPER JAPAN Christmas 2017
The all-female metal band LOVEBITES come to the United Kingdom for a few performances, including the Christmas edition of HYPER JAPAN. It is the first time for the band to ...
AVO interview with S!N
During S!N's first European tour, AVO Magazine got the chance to have a small chat before his performance in Belgium. AVO: It is the first time that we got the ...
Shota Yokoyama’s last works will be released: Melting
At the end of 2016, it was mentioned by HIGHFeeL that the last works of Shota Yokoyama would be released in 2017. The date has been fixed on November 30, ...
BAND-MAID cancels concert in Barcelona
Due to unforeseen circumstances, BAND-MAID has been forced to cancel the concert in Barcelona (Spain) scheduled for November 12. The concert was part of the upcoming European tour that will ...
Editor’s Letter: Japan Expert
During a conversation I've had recently we came to the contents of my creative CV. I have named my CV that way after I shaped it with my creativity so ...
MUTANT MONSTER plans second tour through United Kingdom
The garage punk trio MUTANT MONSTER will be back in the United Kingdom in November, later this year, for a short tour. The band announced that they will perform at ...
CD Review: Yusai – 雨 (Ame)
Yusai (游彩) was officially announced as a new band in December of 2016 after guitarist Luy stepped forward as the new vocalist of the band ZIN. Under the name ZIN ...
Sundays & Cybele European tour 2017 announced
Sundays & Cybele has announced a European tour that will take place in November and December this year. The tour consists of 31 dates. The band will start their extensive ...
AVO interview with haru (of universe)
During the 2017 edition of Abunai! the musician haru (from the band universe) was the special guest of the convention. AVO could get the chance to exclusively interview the musician. ...
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