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YouTube channel “anthology.space” shared an insightful discussion between guitarist Ivan Kwong from the Japanese rock band Survive Said The Prophet, and drummer Anton Fung from the Hong Kong math…
Won’t stop us from getting in this sanitized bath though. This week we aim to tackle how to handle a canceled show. Of course, we can’t help but address the elephant in the room as well.…
Yosh from Survive Said the Prophet comes knocking on gamers doors with a special collaboration with the revered composer, Nobuo Uematsu—best known for scoring most of the music for the FINAL FANTASY …
For those who are musically inclined or want to learn about Japanese drums, that is now possible with open taiko group, TaiKomotion. Those wooden percussions are called Taiko (太鼓) drums, and the…
I attended my first Hatsune Miku live show out of curiosity back in 2018, at Miku Expo London, to see what it was all about. To clarify just what and who Hatsune Miku is, she is first and foremo…
One of the guest bands at Animé LA entertained attendees in the entertainment lounge was Japanese Lunchtime Rush. This southern California based group performs anisongs in their style of jazz, p…
Lie and a Chameleon (嘘とカメレオン), a five-piece band from Tokyo formed in 2014 has been signed by JPU Records ahead of their first major single Mononoke in the Fiction, out on January 15, 2020.…
We ask because Yoshiki seems to have more than us. Making a surprise appearance at YouTube Brandcast Japan event last week, Yoshiki announced his documentary titled Life of a Japanese Rock Star.…
The digital pop star Hatsune Miku is an entity that appears in almost any medium you can think of. The shop is indeed decorated with a bunch of Hatsune Miku figurines, but what’s peculiar about …
They say fame and fortune often can go to a person’s head, so what would happen if the pineapple-apple-pen PIKOTARO was to release a new album? Well, you’re wrong. PIKOTARO has gr…
