Mega music festival SUMMER SONIC is about to get even bigger and better. Because two separate festivals (in Tokyo and Osaka) over two days (August 7th and…

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…

Prism is a befitting title for the latest album from the masterful shamisen-playing sibling duo Yoshida Brothers.

YOUR SONG IS GOOD (YSIG) packs live performances of a decade’s worth material onto three DVDs

Fans of ACIDMAN, STRAIGHTENER, Ellegarden, MONGOL800, and more may want to head to Okinawa this summer.

detroit7 made quite a splash with their American debut release and subsequent tours across the US and Europe, so we finally put their US debut through the SparkPlugged Review-o-matic.

On Ensemble pulls traditional Japanese music up by its roots and replants it in rich soil of modern style and sensibility.

It’s been a while but the new edition of the SparkPlugged Podcast has arrived! This episode features a plate full of diversely delicious aural treats, of course. Welcome back and enjoy!

We finally get to listen to the Disney Rocks! compilation and it’s amazing.

With their latest album, MONICA URANGLASS unleashes an electric storm that gushes with layers of liquescent synth amid thundering percussion, vocals, and more.