URBANGARDE to stream premiere of 2015 USA concert on May 30
Japanese rock band URBANGARDE will stream the premiere of their 2015 USA debut concert at 8:00pm JST on May 30 via their YouTube channel. (morContinue reading…
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URBANGARDE announces “Polkadot Autobiography – URBANGARDE Chronicle”
Japanese rock band URBANGARDE will release their first-ever authorized biography on April 27. (more…)Continue reading…
URBANGARDE brings in 2020 with retro “Kotoba Uri” MV and new album TOKYOPOP now streaming
URBANGARDE’s new music video “Kotoba Uri” (“Word Seller”) touches base on 80s technopop to bring in the new year, with a VHS-style reflection on pContinue reading…
URBANGARDE technopop album TOKYOPOP gets deluxe special edition and nationwide tour
URBANGARDE will release a deluxe edition of their next album, TOKYOPOP, scheduled for release on January 1, 2020. The concept album includes neContinue reading…
Yoko Hamasaki – Interview (2019)
Yoko Hamasaki Interview by David Cirone August 10, 2019 URBANGARDE vocalist Yoko Hamasaki surprised fans in July with the simultaneous releasContinue reading…
URBANGARDE – Interview (2018)
URBANGARDE Interview by David Cirone July 26, 2018 Japanese “trauma techno-pop” band URBANGARDE has been pushing the envelope for a decade, and tContinue reading…
Yoko Hamasaki – Interview (2017)
Yoko Hamasaki Interview by David Cirone October 30, 2017 It’s been over a year since the release of Yoko Hamasaki’s second solo album, Blue FContinue reading…
Yoko Hamasaki – Blue Forest (Review)
Yoko Hamasaki Blue Forest Review by David Cirone URBANGARDE’s musical style and subject matter are so diverse to begin with, it was hard to pContinue reading…
URBANGARDE interview in April issue of Otaku USA
URBANGARDE vocalists Temma and Yoko talk about their view of Japanese society, social pressures, and the television ban of their video Kuchibiru DContinue reading…
URBANGARDE – Showa 90 (Review)
URBANGARDE Showa 90 Review by David Cirone URBANGARDE knows how to write a hook. Showa 90’s dark, dystopian view is full of shocking, scary sContinue reading…