Leetspeak monsters to perform at Katsucon 2025
Visual kei rock band Leetspeak monsters has been announced as a musical guest of honor for Katsucon. In addition to a concert, fans can expect to Continue reading…
Author: David Cirone
XY drops surprise single “Crazy Love (XIV Version)”
Hot new boy band XY, produced by YOSHIKI, dropped the surprise single “Crazy Love (XIV Version)” on January 27, and the song has already hit #1 onContinue reading…
Phantom Siita’s first North American tour starts this week
Phantom Siita has announced the dates for their first North America Tour “Moth to a Flame”. San Jose – Jan. 28 Anaheim – Jan. 30 Dallas – Feb. Continue reading…
Best J-Pop/J-Rock Album Covers 2024
Check out J-Generation′s best J-Pop and J-Rock album/single jackets of 2024, chosen by David Cirone, Nhu Nguyen, Marc Bowie, and Molly CoggshallContinue reading…
SCANDAL launches international social media accounts
“Hi, everyone! Thank you so much for your amazing support for SCANDAL over the years! We are excited to announce the launch of our new internationContinue reading…
Eru Matsumoto’s TRIVENI nominated for Best New Age album at the 67th Grammy Awards
Eru Matsumoto’s album TRIVENI, created in collaboration with Chandrika Tandon and Wouter Kellerman, has been nominated for the Best New Age, AmbieContinue reading…
ASTERISM will perform opening theme for “Even Given the Worthless ‘Appraiser’ Class, I’m Actually the Strongest”
ASTERISM’s new song “Crescendo” will be the opening theme for the TV anime Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest.Continue reading…
Macross Frontier’s all-time best album Nyan Nyan Greatest☆Hits! set for April 2025 release
At Sheryl Nome’s special birthday event on November 23, it was announced that Macross Frontier’s new all-time best album Nyan Nyan Greatest☆HitsContinue reading…
Kumi Koda launches 25th Anniversary celebration with new single and feature documentary
On December 6, the date of her 2000 debut, J-pop diva Kumi Koda kicked off celebrations of her 25th anniversary year. Her first ever domestic dinnContinue reading…
Enako and Umi Shinonome gear up for Peace Combat cover January 2025
Japanese models Enako and Umi Shinonome strap on serious hardware for the cover of Peace Combat’s January 2025 issue. Joined in a special photo spContinue reading…