Japan Live

“The best thing about Limited Express is you know at least one of the members will be hurt by the end of the show,” said a friend of mine ri...

When I first got into Japanese rock, one of the groups that pulled me in deep was a trio that played passionate, uniquely Japanese punk rock...

Check out this cute/surreal animated music video by K.O.G.A. label pop band Jimmy Pops (click on the green box on the page to watch it). Y...

Anytime you go to a rock show in Tokyo, you get a stack of fliers at the door advertising upcoming shows, events and new albums. Some people...

Kuki Kodan is an unusual band. A Japanese indie pop group that’s been around since 1997, they have a decent following even though they’ve n...

I’ve wanted to see songstress MISSWONDA ever since I read about her in chipple.net and bought her album Wonderful Tangent , and so I was h...

A few weeks after it happened, we fans of Tokyo pop band Orange Plankton are finding out that we weren’t alone in being shocked by the sudd...

Interesting thoughts by writer-musician Marxy on lack of garage space in Japan where novice bands can practice, the existence instead of a ...

Naoki Kishihara Saturday was a rare snowy day in Tokyo, the streets slippery with ice, but even so fans of Tokyo pop band Plectrum showed u...

Here are my ten favorite Japanese albums and mini-albums of 2005. 1. Advantage Lucy’s Echo Park A thrilling musical pageant of guitar pop,...

I went to see the Sakerock / Tucker / Kiseru show Thursday night because I was in the mood to see a few bands I knew nothing about, and als...

I received word yesterday that Orange Plankton , one of my favorite Japanese pop groups, has disbanded. Although I know in the abstract that...

If you've never heard of a Japanese band named Lost in Found , that wouldn't surprise me. They were only around for a few years, and...

I go to a lot of rock shows. Usually, I go to at least one a week, and sometimes four or five. The number of new bands I see at these shows—...

advantage Lucy On December 23, which is the Emperor’s Birthday holiday in Japan, advantage Lucy played two sets at the ‘Festival of Light’ ...

Vasallo Crab 75 Thursday night’s show at the Shibuya Eggman looked promising on paper, and I was looking forward to it: it featured Vasallo ...