“太陽の証” (Taiyou no Shou) by the powerful banana is a song that’s as awesome as the band’s name itself. The trio’s latest album, FLOORS, is out on…

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

Why didn’t I post this sooner!? “Kung-fu Cider”, by STRIKERS (ストライカーズ) is pretty crazy (I’m sure the title gave that away :P). It’s a frenetic mash-up of distortion,…

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

“南ウイング” (minami wing, south wing) is off of Mellowhead’s fourth album, Daydream weaver, which came out on April 8th. It’s a nice acoustic rock song that has…

“Under the Rain” is, of course, the latest single from ACIDMAN and it’s due out on May 27th. “Under the Rain” is a pretty dynamic track that finds…

The rays of light reflected off of the telephones’ clashed mirror ball just got a bit brighter and a lot more far reaching.

“愉快なピーナッツ” (yukai na peanuts, pleasant peanuts) is くるり’s (Quruli) 22nd single! It’s a pretty delightful, bouncy song with a nice melody. The PV is pretty nuts (ha!), though.…

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.

“まばゆい” (mabayui) is the latest single from serial TV drama. It is the quintet’s second single on RX-RECORDS and was released on April 22nd. The song has…