GazettE – Los Angeles 2016 at Wiltern Theatre (Live Report)
the GazettE Wiltern Theatre – May 3, 2016 Live Report by Nhu Nguyen Full disclosure: I am a fan of the GazettE. I have had the pleasure of seContinue reading…
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ONE OK ROCK – Self Help Festival 2016 (Live Report)
ONE OK ROCK Self-Help Festival 2016 Live Report by Christina Aoun Self Help Fest 2016 – This year’s punk-rock/heavy metal festival was heldContinue reading…
BABYMETAL – METAL RESISTANCE (Review)
BABYMETAL METAL RESISTANCE Review by David Cirone BABYMETAL’s METAL RESISTANCE, the follow-up to their 2014 cross-cultural smash BABYMETAL, rContinue reading…
RHEDORIC – Amplyfi 2016 Live Report
RHEDORIC Amplyfi – March 13, 2016 Live Report by Nhu Nguyen RHEDORIC has been eager to perform for their American fans. You could see it as sContinue reading…
FEMM – Pow! / L.C.S. (Review)
FEMM PoW!/L.C.S. Review by David Cirone FEMM isn’t running short in the attitude department — they’re still throwing buckets of shade on hatContinue reading…
exist†trace – THIS IS NOW (Review)
exist†trace THIS IS NOW Review by David Cirone THIS IS NOW is bold and uneven, an irresistibly imperfect statement of individual creative aContinue reading…
SCANDAL – YELLOW (review)
SCANDAL YELLOW Review by Arthur Doctolero With six studio albums and a successful world tour under their belt, there is no doubt that SCANDALContinue reading…
Charisma.com – Aidoro C (Review)
Charisma.com likes playing with your head. Aidoro C, the latest album from the duo of MC Istuka and DJ Gonchi (following up 2015’s O-Lest) dares yContinue reading…
BO-PEEP – THANK YOU (Review)
BO-PEEP’s latest CD THANK YOU opens with rocket-fueled, fast-paced guitar fury from Mika Yoshimura in “Hello”. Mika’s shrill vocals push you off bContinue reading…
Princess Jellyfish (Film Review)
Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime) Review by Jen Wang Very rarely do female geeks get the same treatment as their male counterparts. They may be Continue reading…