When it comes to great hard rock and metal scenes around the world, you should never overlook the great music coming out of Japan. The music has been hugely influential and ever evolving and we've ...

For Japanese rock band Spyair, performing live on stage is about sharing music with the audience in the most direct and ...

“We actually performed the characters’ parts via motion capture, turning our movements into animation,” drummer Akane tells ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It has been a wild week for social media gurus, that is for sure. If you have kept up with Twitter ...

In 2007, Julian Cope brought classic Japanese rock ’n’ roll to the indie literati’s attention with Japrocksampler—an astute, awkwardly named analysis of early Japanese rock music and the cultural ...

The Last Rockstars are here. As revealed this week, X Japan bandleader Yoshiki has formed a new supergroup with three other major players from Japan's rock scene. Indeed, they are called The Last ...

A Japanese rock band has a whole new kind of look, and we don’t mean their fashion choices — at least not exactly. Man with a Mission is the name of the group that performs with wolf masks on. So you ...

A compilation of Japanese rock and metal bands titled Japan is Loud is currently available for free on YouTube, courtesy of purveyors of Rick and Morty and live Dethklok shows, Adult Swim. The ...

Yoichi Shibuya, a prominent figure in Japan's rock music scene, died of aspiration pneumonia, his company said Tuesday. He was 74. Shibuya launched the magazine "Rockin'On" in 1972 to cover Western ...

Residents on the northern Japanese region of the Iwate prefecture of the country are using rock music to keep themselves safe from bear attacks. Amid a spike in bear sightings across the rural ...

As festival season comes to a shuddering conclusion for another year, we take a moment to look at the highlights of an exciting international music event full of Eastern promise. Fuji Rock, a ...

In 2007, Julian Cope brought classic Japanese rock ’n’ roll to the indie literati’s attention with Japrocksampler—an astute, awkwardly named analysis of early Japanese rock music and the cultural ...