Posted a couple of weeks ago by wonderful folks at Black XS and La Blogotheque, Japanese indie folk artist Shugo Tokumaru is the topic of the first…

Step 1 in how to Rock ‘N Roll: name yourself an outrageous band name like Thunder Baum.

Step 2. Wear jackets without shirts.

Step 3.  Hire crazy women on…

Locofrank is back in 2010 and return to their happy place…  the stage. Or is it the moshpit?

Regardless, they are “Happy” with a great concert PV that…

Releasing their second full-album “シンクロニシティーン” (Synchroniciteen) earlier this month, 相対性理論 (Sotaisei Riron, Theory of Relativity) is certainly one of Japan’s more idiosyncratic pop bands. Not only is…

A relatively unknown band that has been making a lot of noise in the Japanese music community lately is 世界の終わり (Sekai no Owari, End of the World).…

soulkids try their best to give us a high-energy, kick-ass, song that still manages to hold onto the soulful lyrics with the recent release of their latest…

OLDE WORLDE sound like a long lost Kim Deal fronted Pixies track in their single “Isabelle”. I am beyond serious.

The guitars sound straight off of the Pixies…

Fans of simple yet honest ballads might love the latest from a little band by the name of plenty. Similar to groups like BUMP OF CHICKEN and…

I was beyond surprised to see that excellent rock band Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re decided to reenact parts of the 1995 movie KIDS directed by Larry Clark…

The Japanese post-rock monguls te’ show off their signature powerhouse performances in this music video for one of the songs off their upcoming album “敢えて、理解を望み縺れ尽く音声や文字の枠外での『約束』を。” While seeming…