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We’re guessing that the ever-crafty Shugo Takumaru, a Japanese indie folk artist, has VIP access to the art store. “Katachi,” a single from In Focus, is a pleasant...

Name: Thee Mighty Fevers, AKA One of the best names for a trashy garage punk band ever
Where They're from: Kobe, Japan
When They started: 2010
Genre: Rock 'n'...

Admittedly, when we heard some of our favorite Japanese bands like Boris and Shonen Knife were doing a My Bloody Valentine were were stoked but it was a little hard to...

Japanese indie folk singer/songwriter Shugo Tokumaru captures the exuberance of art in “Decorate,” a single from In Focus. The lively jumble of drums and xylophone is as...
By now some people have heard about the reggae and dancehall scene in Japan. The soca scene is still a little more underground, but that doesn't mean Tokyo soca parties...

This settles it. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is the coolest girl on the planet. (Or should I say woman?) I always get great fashion ideas from her videos, but this trés mod all...

Words by Dexter Thomas.
It's hard to believe that just a few years ago, the Japanese hip-hop scene—made and created by Japanese artists— was almost unimaginable....

Name: Shugo Tokumaru
Where he's from: Tokyo, Japan
When he started: 2003
Genre: Indie-folk, indie-pop
Most Similar: The Beatles, Sufjan Stevens, New...

Words and Interview by By Robert Michael Poole.
At Thailand’s Big Mountain Music Festival in Khao Yai, a few hours north of Bangkok, thousands of locals perch on a...

Words and Interview by Miko Uno.
What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase “End of the World”? Disaster? Darkness? Sadness? If there was a perfect score or...

Name: ZZZ's
Where They’re From: Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
When They Started: 2012
Genre: Post-Punk Garage Noise
Most Similar:Le Butcherettes, Eddy...
Well this is exciting. Japanese highly visual folk musician Shugo Tokumaru will be releasing his sixth studio album, In Focus? January 22 on Polyvinyl. If the album is...

Words by Dexter Thomas.
Nowadays, everybody wants to play Barbie.
Every week, it seems like there's some new female artist with pink hair, donning doll clothes. I...

Name: Bo Ningen
Where They’re From: England via Japan
When They Started: 2007
Genre: Psychedelic rock
Most Similar: Gezan
They may live in London and sing...

These are tense times for My Bloody Valentine fans. Kevin Shields, leader of the broken up/not that broken up Irish shoegaze legends, insists that the band is only weeks...
President Obama's razor-thin re-election last night shows that the US is still divided on his record as the country's leader. But one thing is for sure -- the rest of...

Montreal's electrofunk duo Chromeo and DJ Questlove of the Roots spun beats and pleased crowds at the Tribeca Grand Hotel in New York on October 20. Sponsored by...
Marilyn Manson isn't scary, Satanic metal bands aren't really scary, most goth rockers and gangster rappers don't bother us. Odd Future and Cannibal Corpse don't even...
Is goth the new black? It’s seem like everyone from J-pop princess Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to the US's Jhene Aiko is adding a touch of creepy to their videos. Maybe it's...
One of the most popular rock bands in Japan, Glay is known for the energy of their live experience and now they're bringing their anthemic music to theaters with an epic...