Alternative-rock subgenres have been sabotaged by J-rock bands whose lack of uniqueness has made a once-exciting genre stale. This year, though, 0.8 Byo to Shogeki recaptured that alternative spirit from the 1990s with "1-bo 2-bo 3-bo 4-bo 5-bo 6-bo Toyo no Techno." The track "Machizo ...
The two-week winter vacation surrounding New Year's Eve is great news for kids and a little extra work for parents. The idea of giving your brain a break from school might not be the healthiest way to spend this time. To get kids out of ...
For those not into the usual Japanese holiday traditions of eating Christmas cake, watching the "Kohaku" music show on TV, and quiet nights with the family, luckily Japan's rockers aren't taking time off. December is filled with must-see gigs. The party starts early with London-based ...
In a city like Tokyo, with more than 13 million people and who knows how many aspiring musicians, what does a band need to do to set their show apart from the others? The Blackwoods event, hosted by Tokyo-based rock trio Golden, hopes to change ...
The promotional flyers for the new EP from JinnyOops!, "Mother Shock!," come with a strange tagline: Minna Okan kara Umarerunchauka? You can translate that from Osaka-dialect Japanese into English as: "Isn't everyone born from a mother?" This fixation on mothers and birth may stem ...
Antique lovers won't need to travel all over Japan to find their treasures this weekend, because more than 250 dealers from Hokkaido to Kyushu are set to gather at the Yokohama Kotto World antique fair. Dealers will have a variety of artworks on hand, including ...
Hot on the stiletto heels of Tokyo's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week comes Fashion's Night Out, an event that features limited-edition merchandise, some freebies and, of course, Champagne. FNO organizers say 420 brands — from Dior to Hysteric Glamour — will be represented at the event. ...
On Oct. 28-29, Noge Halloween in Noge, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, offers an event where you can eat, drink and have fun all at the same time. Noge in Yokohama has 19 bars and restaurants, which will be offering special deals throughout the event, such as ...
Bossa Aoyama hopes to bring a soothing atmosphere and fresh sounds to Tokyo's Aoyama neighborhood this weekend. Various artists will perform during the Bossa Nova-themed music event. Musicians will fan out from Aoyama's Gaienmae Station at around noon and perform in stores, public spaces and ...
Imagine yourself trapped up in a room trying to find a way out. It's a situation that surely would thrill you when you watch it on the big screen, but what if you could have the experience in real life? The Real Dasshutsu (Escape) Game, ...
