Articles by Shay

Dec
18
FLiP – “ホシイモノハ”

The rock gods must look favorably upon FLiP. Their latest single, “ホシイモノハ” (Hoshii Mono wa) is a guitar-driven rock number with a powerful vocal melody that has…

Dec
15
Yuji Nakada – “Veil”

Tsubakiya Quartette (椿屋四重奏) may have disbanded but former frontman Yuji Nakada (中田裕二) is back with his solo debut.

His debut is ecole de romantisme and the song above, “Veil”…

Dec
13
NICO Touches the Walls – “Endless roll”

NICO Touches the Walls rock “Endless roll”. The song sticks closer to the style the band knows well and doesn’t bounce, hop, or clap at all like…

Dec
7
LITE – “Pirates and Parakeets” (with avengers in sci-fi and Achico)

avengers in sci-fi and Achico join LITE on deck to jam to “Pirates and Parakeets”. The song is a laid-back groove led by guitars and a rolling…

Dec
5
RIZE set to rise in the US

RIZE have been busy and are looking to rise in the US.

The popular trio recently re-released one of their most popular songs, “Stand Up” (originally off of…

Dec
3
a flood of circle’s LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK’N’ROLL

Love is a beautiful thing. Sometimes it’s a battlefield, other times it’s like a drug, and in a flood of circle’s case, it’s like music. ROCK’N’ROLL!

a flood…

Oct
22
the telephones – “A A U U O O O”

the telephones are so rock they don’t even have to use words in their choruses. Three letters do the job.

“A A U U O O O” begins…

Oct
12
Japan Underground in London

Three electronically charged Japanese indie pop groups invade London for Japan Underground 2011.

HONDALADY, Tokyo Pinsalocks, and GalapagosS will perform at Bloomsbury Lanes on Saturday, October 15th.

Oct
1
Film inspired by Galileo Galilei’s “Kanseitou” premiers in London

A film inspired by the music of Galileo Galilei is set to premier at the 2011 Raindance Film Festival in London on October 9th.

The film, “管制塔 (Kanseitou,…

Aug
20
Kuuchuu Loop – “Stereo”

Kuuchuu Loop’s (空中ループ) latest release, “Stereo” (ステレオ) is the band’s take on LaB LIFe’s awesome song by the same title. Kuuchuu Loop build upon the song’s simple…