Local Sound Style is borrowing heavily from other epic rock groups to create their own punk anthem in “The Symphony.” It sounds like LSS has been listening…

Cold Kitchen pull out the rattling U2 guitar sound for their single “Kuuchuu Roukaku” and it works incredibly well. It’s very neat to watch how the guitarist…

Beware of The Ivy. This is not the Takeshi Hosomi you thought you knew.

I’m going to do the unthinkable and compare “The Ivy” to Radiohead. Maybe it…

It takes balls to perform naked, but I’m glad The Beat Motors embrace the mosaic in their latest PV for “きれいな少女.”

I’d like to say that The Beat…

Oil78proof’s band name sounds like an extremely flamable liquor or maybe a great detergent, like BLEACH maybe? Because the newly released live PV for “Searchlight” sounds a…

Noisy. Loud. Full Speed on rock. Your choice of feedback and distortion. All for you with Hanumaan’s second mini-album Re Distortion out June 9th, 2010 (yesasia is a…

I have HIJACKED SPARKPLUGGED.NET to throw up the new ONE OK ROCK video. No it’s not indie. No it’s not alternative. It’s straight up mainstream rock which probably gets compared to My Chemical Romance on a daily basis.. why would I do this?

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…

Innovator and electronic musician extraordinaire DE DE MOUSE trades in his table-top synths for a key(board)blade.

DE DE MOUSE’s new album, A journey to freedom comes out simultaneously in…

“Again” is the latest single from YUI and I must say, it’s pretty cool. The song has some nice guitar riffs weaved in and YUI’s vocals shine…