As we get our first grainy view into THE NOVEMBERS’ upcoming album “Misstopia”, the PV for the title track gives a much cleaner and crisper look than…

I’m not quite sure how I should feel about フルカワミキ. She just released a new album “Very”, which contains this single “サイハテ”, a song made famous by…

Just when you thought you thought garage rock was down and out, up-and-coming revival bands like Droog show you they still believe in that classic sound. Proudly…

The somewhat disturbing music video of “天使の胃袋” (Angel’s Stomach) doesn’t seem to match the almost uplifting spirit of past videos from People In The Box. (See: “完璧な庭”)…

Sine Wave Orchestra and low-bit Disco — some of electronic/chip tune duo FLOPPY’s release titles sum up the sound of their music more accurately than anything else. They know…

amazarashi’s “光、再考” (hikari, saikou – light, reconsideration) is beautiful. The Aomori-based duo of Hiromu Akita and Manami Toyokawa may have an agile, lightweight sound but in “光、再考”,…

The latest PV from alternative/emo rockers VELTPUNCH is an interesting move for the band in ways you wouldn’t expect. “クライマーズ ハイ” (Climber’s High) itself doesn’t seem tremendously…

The latest from the legendary Akihiro Namba (難波章浩) leaps from the pages of popular rock history that he was part of. “JUMP!JUMP!!JUMP!!!” is a thrilling throwback to…

A man walks into a small club in Tokyo. The thumping bass. Spotting that one girl in the dancing crowd. With no apologies, The Brixton Academy is…