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After Five Years Red Bacteria Vacuum Says Hey! Peeps
Japan's Red Bacteria Vacuum have been kinda, like, doing their own thing since the release of Dolly Dolly Make a Epoch in 2009. We were missing them, but now the badass...
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It Doesn’t Really Get Better Than Boris Covering My Bloody Valentine
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...
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Shonen Knife, Boris Featured On Loveless Tribute Compilation
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...
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J-Rock Superstars B’z Announce North American Tour
After releasing their first-ever English language release on iTunes in July, Japanese rock legends B'z are bringing their arena-ready show back to the US.
The veteran...
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Shonen Knife Is Back To Haunt You With Ghost Train Video
Japan's queens of pop punk Shonen Knife just stepped off a North American tour in support of their latest album Pop Tune. Never ones to rest, they just fired off a video...
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Video Roundup: Tokyo’s Titans
Want to meet the biggest legends in Japan’s music industry? You might not have heard of them, but these icons have been in the business for years and all are at the top...
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MTV Iggy Special: L’Arc~en~Ciel (Interview)
Celebrating 20 years together, L’Arc~en~Ciel has become of the most illustrious Japanese rock bands, having sold over 40 million records and performed for over 3 million...
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L’Arc~en~Ciel — “Niji”
“Niji,” which means “rainbow” in Japanese, was L’Arc~en~Ciel’s first release with the band’s current lineup - the debut of yukihiro - and is one of their most loved...
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MTV Iggy Special: L’Arc~en~Ciel
“It took us 20 years to get here. Will we meet again?” L’Arc~en~Ciel held their long-awaited debut concert at Madison Square Garden on March 25, 2012, becoming the first...
Music Video
L’Arc~en~Ciel — “Chase”
It's a race to the finish line in L'Arc~en~Ciel's "CHASE," as hyde sings of winning success in a crazy, lawless world. Used as the ending theme song for the live-action...
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New Shonen Knife Album, Pop Tune, Out June 6
Just when you thought Shonen Knife had exhausted every possible song combination featuring food, animals, and Ramones-style beach Rock, along comes their 19th album...
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L’Arc-en-Ciel — “XXX”
The title of L'arc En Ciel’s seductive single "XXX" might refer to innocent kisses, but the glittering fête in this video makes the J-rock track sound so much more...
Interview
Metal Die Hards Dir En Grey Tell Their Tale
Progressive death metal heavyweights Dir En Grey survived the earthquake that struck Japan in March of 2011 and so did their music. Not only did they live to tell the...
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Impress L’Arc~en~Ciel’s Hyde with Chocolate
Is love easier if you're a legendary rockstar? We turn to J-rockers L'Arc~en~Ciel for an answer.
On the heels of their 12th album release and on the verge of a...
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Japan’s Crossfaith Turns Up The Volume In Live Video
Ever wonder what a crazy hardcore show is like in Japan? It goes a little something like Crossfaith's new video for "Snake Code (Carribbean Death Roulette)."
The...
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L’Arc~en~Ciel 20th L’Anniversary Live
The movie theater at Union Square was a quarter full with a mix of Japanese young people and other New Yorkers. What drew this group together -- one of many around the...
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J-Rockers L’Arc~en~Ciel Coming To Movie Theaters Around the World!
To celebrate their 20th anniversary and their upcoming world tour, the Osaka J-Rock legends L'Arc~en~Ciel are screening their live Tokyo performance in movie theaters...
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Dir En Grey Screams For The Truth
If you've been in Times Square lately, you may have noticed something a bit off. Floating amidst the decidedly American advertisements for sitcoms and Wicked is a...
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大震災にも負けないDIR EN GREY
８つのアルバムをリリース、数え切れない程のツアーをこなし、まるで全てを経験したかのような５人組バンド、Dir en Greyはよく磨かれたボーカルハーモニーを特徴とする激しく鮮烈なメタル音楽を作り続けている。
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Not Even An Earthquake Can Topple Japan’s Dir En Grey
Dir en Grey has been through it all. Through eight studio albums and countless tours, the fivesome continues to churn out brutal metal with seasoned vocal...