Candy, Cookies and Catnip: Japan’s Rock Queens Shonen Knife Cut Deep at 40th Anniversary Concert
The all-girl band paints their music with a brush so vivid, in colors so delightfully saturated, and with an innocent purity that is so infectious,…
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Celebrate 40 years of guitar musicianship with Tak Matsumoto’s anniversary book collection
With a career that spans 4 decades now under his belt, grammy-award winning guitarist, Tak Matsumoto is celebrating with the release of two books detailing…
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[FUJI ROCK 2019] Japanese Duo Glim Spanky Raise Their Game
Daniel Robson for JAPAN Forward Performing for their third time at the Fuji Rock Festival, Glim Spanky is the quintessential band for a festival set…
Defeat A Lobster In Rock, Paper, Scissors At Red Lobster Japan For A Free Lobster Plate
Janken is the Japanese equivalent of rock, paper, scissors, and as such it’s used to solve daily disputes over what to eat and the like….
Fukushima Sake Breweries Collaborate with Classic Glam Rock Band for KISS Sake
Various efforts have been made to help revitalise the area surrounding Fukushima, and in a surprising turn it seems their latest special product is targeting…
David Bowie Immortalized As Awesome Japanese Ukiyo-e Artwork
David Bowie lives on as traditional Japanese artwork. UKIYO-E PROJECT was started by Yuka Mitsui, CEO of Mitsui Agency International, to preserve the traditional art…
Awesome Grandma Dances Into Grandson’s Room And Rocks Out On His Electric Guitar
Metalheads who grew up in a small house probably have this one thing in common — they’ve been yelled at by a sibling, parent, or…
Japanese Stone Artist Breathes Life Into Rocks With Paintings Of Realistic Animals
Japanese artist Akie Nakata, also known as Stone Artist Akie, describes her stone art as a “collaboration between two fragments on earth.” On one side…
Explore The Wondrous World Of Rocks And Minerals Eating Jars Of Edible Specimens
The Japanese seem to have a knack for recreating virtually anything — from the adorable to the downright grotesque — into astonishingly detailed dishes and…
4-Year-Old Drumming Genius Performs X-Japan Songs At Retirement Home
There are no shortage of drum covers on YouTube of legendary Japanese band X-Japan. In fact, we recently saw even a Japanese mascot pull off…
Babymetal Confirmed To Join Guns N’ Roses Japan Tour Concerts
It has been about 10 years since American rock band Guns N’ Roses last performed in Japan. Right as 2017 kicks off, the iconic band…
East Meets West In Epic Collaboration Of KISS And Ukiyo-e Art
Ukiyo-e is a traditional Japanese art made of multicolored wood-block prints, and although it has been around since the early 1600s, the art form has…
Does Miso Taste Better If You Play Rock Music For It? A Famous Miso Maker Gave It A Try!
A dream collaboration between miso and rock! This is the rock band Miso Shiru’s, whose major label debut album in 2014, “Me So She Loose,”…
Java Sparrow Loves To Sing And Dance To Catchy Japanese Rock Music
Sakanaction are a popular Japanese rock band who have gained increasing popularity over the past few years. With an ever-growing fan base, their music is…