MV Review: BiS – DEAD or A LiME
It doesn't seem that long ago that BiS were in their second generation and their final release Are you Ready?...
Game Review: Shenmue II
The year is 2001, the SEGA Dreamcast is on its final leg, it's considered a failure commercially and SEGA has...
Game Review: Shenmue
The year was 1999, the Console Wars were over, the fifth generation was drawing to an end and having failed...
CD Review: 十四代目トイレの花子さん (14th Generation Toilet Hanako-san) – 大量虐殺 (Tairyou Gyakusatsu)
For those not familiar with 十四代目トイレの花子さん (14th Generation Toilet Hanako-san), this will hopefully serve as a taster of what to...
CD Review: BiSH – CARROTS and STiCKS
WACK superstars Chittiii, Atsuko, Momoko, Lingling, Aina and Ayuni D are back with their latest album CARROTS and STiCKS, their...
MV Review: BiSH – MORE THAN LiKE
Following the music video for DiSTANCE, which appeared to have very little feeling or heart behind its concept, BiSH have...
MV Review: BiSH – DiSTANCE
In arguably one of the coolest music videos of the year, BiSH return with their new track DiSTANCE, taken from...
MV Review: EMPiRE – SUCCESS STORY
It's easy to remember back when EMPiRE was a rumour around WACK fans, because they appeared the group that would...
MV Review: GANG PARADE – ブランニューパレード (BRAND NEW PARADE)
GANG PARADE, has had a rocky history, with the constant line-up and name changes, members being removed, re-added and substituted,...
MUTANT MONSTER brings NEKOKABURI back to Jimmy’s!
Anybody who has witnessed a MUTANT MONSTER show live, will not be surprised by the following review, but if like...
Live Report: The Final Night of Indie, Idol and Infamous
Birmingham has seen a surge of Japanese music events in these past few years, hosting such groups as Necronomidol, 2&...
J-Drama Review: Beach Boys
It's easy to forget that the year 2000 was almost two decades ago, in the nineteen years since the start...
MV Review: BiSH – I am me.
With the release of BiSH's third mini-album CARROTS this month, their new track I am me. is the complete polar...
MV Review: PassCode – PROJECTION
If you ever listened to PERFUME but wished they would release a metal album, then there is a chance that...
MV Review: BiS – Are you ready?
Unless you've been living under a rock, or are not overly familiar with the world of 'Alt-Idol', then you have...
MV Review: SHISHAMO – OH！
It’s probably safe to suggest that you were not in attendance at the 2011 Teens Rock in Hitachinaka music contest,...
MV Review: BiSH – 遂に死 (Finally Dead)
Japan is well-known for it’s Idol music scene, but the last couple of years have seen a rise in experimentation...
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