The PV for “ダイヤモンドリング” (diamond ring) by BIGMAMA has arrived and it’s pretty awesome. It’s not as blow-you-away amazingly catchy as some of their songs like “Paper-craft” …

Judging from SparkPlugged’s release calendar, July will to be a great month for music. So, we compiled a week-by-week list of all the upcoming albums & singles we’re excited for.

Here’s a blast from the past, RAD style! I really like the album version of “祈跡” (Kiseki), which appeared on RADWIMPS’ second album in 2005 but I …

“Moonlight” is the latest from dynamic acoustic hip-hop duo AKLOと空 (AKLO to Sora). That’s an interesting blend from an interesting pairing. MC AKLO is Mexican-Japanese and has …

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!

lilynote‘s “butterfly”.The PV is really simply done (pure text!). But it has a very Japanese ASCII charm which makes it strangely addictive to watch.
And m(_ …

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

A new company brings rock from Japan and elsewhere in Asia to a western audience. Their first release is merely weeks away!

the ARROWS’ “Karada no V” PV from the recently released AROI album. It features footage from the award-winning “Frog in the Well” performance by the Okayama University …

You’d think with Sparkplugged’s snazzy Release Calender feature, these surprise releases would be a thing of the past. Oh well, how boring a life it would be …