Articles posted in the ‘Top Story’ category

May
18
Upcoming highlight: Gleam Garden’s Brilliant Nightmare. Get “THIS”

“THIS.” Yes this. Three dudes. Drummer, guitarist and bassist working magic in “This.”

I’ve got that gleam in my eye, because of the excellent sounds from Gleam …

May
7
Dazzle Vision’s SHOCKING LOUD VOICE

Dazzle Vision’s SHOCKING LOUD VOICE shines. Sometimes it’s like a beautiful twinkle but mostly it’s like a blindingly awesome spark. It’s the band’s 6th full-length release and …

Apr
26
People In The Box play for people in the UK

The UK is getting a bunch of great Japanese bands this year: Crossfaith, 8otto, Miila and the Geeks, NOKIES! and more. Time to add …

Apr
21
LAZYgunsBRISKY to disband: Release last year’s self-titled Stateside

Female frizzy hair power rockers LAZYgunsBRISKY announce they will disband and pursue other musical projects after one last tour this year, but they are kind enough to …

Apr
17
Budo Grape Kare No Namae Wo Omoidasenai Album Review

Budo Grape can squish out some of the most saccharine synth pop, and their new album Kare No Namae Wo Omoidasenai goes down fairly easy for the …

Dec
5
Shen’s Top 5 Overlooked Artists of 2011

Hey everybody. It’s been a while. Shen here. If you were wondering why I haven’t been posting too much as of late, I actually have a new …

Nov
28
Neaux’s Most Rockin’ and Awesome Vids for 2011

Yes it is that time again.. time to count down the greatest and create-est videos of the past year 2011. If you remember my rules from last …

May
23
The Birthday poised to walk like a dog

Well-known blues rockers The Birthday announced relatively recently that their fifth album “I’M A DOG” is to be released on June 15th. For those unfamiliar with The …

Apr
10
SPACE SHOWER MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS ’10 winners

It’s that time of the year again. The time when the Japanese pull off their version of the VMA awards and we get to find out what …

Feb
18
Interview with FLOPPY

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. …