Ska-punk band HEY-SMITH are funding air-con and sound upgrades at Shiga's U☆STONE, after the heat there left Shuhei Igari's ...

Japanese-Filipino gyaru tarento Yukipoyo has released the Tagalog remix of ‘Te-Te Gyaru’, featuring Filipino rapper Zae. Both ...

Takanori Nishikawa has recalled the Osaka band he almost formed with L'Arc-en-Ciel's tetsuya, before either had the career ...

JILUKA bring their 2026 “DeViLs” world tour to the United States this May, following the release of their sixth Electro Gothic Metal single ‘DeViLs’. The tour includes a full schedule of headline ...

New visual kei band XILT share debut song 'DYSTOPIA', asking what it means to be V-kei in an era of changing values.

Newspeak announce 'Deadman's Constellation', their first single since going independent, plus an eight-city Port Primal tour ...

HALCALI reunite with O.T.F for 'Guin Guin Guin', their first original song in 14 years, as 'Otsukare SUMMER' passes 10 ...

Otoboke Beaver will return to Europe in summer 2026 as a support act for Foo Fighters on select dates of the Take Cover tour. The Kyoto punk four-piece will join the US rock mainstays for six stadium ...

The last song before 'OPTIMIZE = OPTDEMISE' lands, an album that pairs coldrain's 2025 EP with seven newly recorded tracks. Released on August 28th, ‘POISON’ is the newest song from coldrain’s eighth ...

Japanese deathcore band DEVILOOF have left Tokuma for Universal's Virgin Music, with new single 'Gamurou' landing in October.

KAWAII LAB. warns fans of bans, police reports, and legal action as project-wide rules expand after ticket fraud and CD ...

Tokyo trio wagamama turn being a mess into an anthem on new single 'N0 PLAN N0ISE', produced by bassist shizupi and out in ...