Articles - Archives (2013/12)

MO'SOME TONEBENDER © MO'SOME TONEBENDER

Biography

MO'SOME TONEBENDER

Known for their wild performances and fearless exploration of new sounds, the members of MO'SOME TONEBENDER still manage to surprise even their most devoted fans with each new release.

IRON ATTACK! © 2015 IRON ATTACK! All rights reserved.

Biography

IRON ATTACK!

The main creative outlet of workaholic guitarist IRON-CHINO, IRON ATTACK! is a doujin band that specializes in heavy metal arrangements of Touhou Project songs, although they also tackle other source material from time to time.

JOSY © JOSY, Japan Nite

Biography

JOSY

An all-female, guitarless pop-rock band heavily inspired by the 1960s, JOSY's music is filled with child-like innocence, a psychedelic vibe, funky keyboards and a healthy sprinkling of punk attitude.

Nothing's Carved In Stone © Epic Records Japan Inc. All Rights Reserved

Biography

Nothing's Carved In Stone

An alternative rock band formed by ELLEGARDEN guitarist Shinichi Ubukata, Nothing Carved In Stone have recently begun to attract more and more attention due to their songs being attached to popular anime series.

Oricon Top 100 2013: Singles © JaME - Oricon

Special

Oricon Top 100 2013: Singles

Oricon Charts has compiled their top 100 best selling singles of 2013. Find out which releases sold best in Japan according to the Oricon Charts.

Oricon Top 100 2013: Albums © JaME - Oricon

Special

Oricon Top 100 2013: Albums

Oricon Charts has compiled their top 100 best selling albums for this year. Find out which albums were most popular and sold best in Japan in 2013!

Oricon Indies Top 20 2013: Singles & Albums © JaME - Oricon

Special

Oricon Indies Top 20 2013: Singles & Albums

Here are 2013's top 20 selling singles and albums by independent artists according to the Oricon Chart.

INORAN TOUR 2013 –MAKE YOU BANG!!!- © INORAN

Live Report

INORAN TOUR 2013 –MAKE YOU BANG!!!-

INORAN’s birthday live at Tokyo’s Shibuya Kokaido.

Pay money To my Pain © VAP

Biography

Pay money To my Pain

With moving lyrics and an emotional sound influenced by screamo and hardcore, rock band Pay money To my Pain have attracted a strong following both in their home country and abroad.

Rocking out at STUDIO COAST with DIR EN GREY © DIR EN GREY

Live Report

Rocking out at STUDIO COAST with DIR EN GREY

DIR EN GREY offered a visual spectacle at their concert at STUDIO COAST, Tokyo.

orange pekoe - Oriental Jazz Mode © orange pekoe

Review

orange pekoe - Oriental Jazz Mode

A journey across the Orient: the pair are back with style.

Interview with BACK-ON at Anime USA © Megan Pfeifle

Interview

Interview with BACK-ON at Anime USA

Prior to their concert in Washington DC, JaME caught up with party animals BACK-ON to see how their trip had been so far and plans for the future.

lynch. at Shibuya-AX © lynch. - Gan-Shin

Live Report

lynch. at Shibuya-AX

lynch. doesn't raise the roof―they blow it up!

Kajinaga Daishi © JaME

Biography

Kajinaga Daishi

Daishi rose to fame as the vocalist for the popular cosplay band Psycho le Cemu, but after a series of unfortunate events, he went on to become a solo artist under his full name, Kajinaga Daishi.

J – New Blood, New Explosion at Shinjuku BLAZE © J

Live Report

J – New Blood, New Explosion at Shinjuku BLAZE

J blazed out in his “New Blood, New Explosion” live on November 2nd in Tokyo.

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