Selective Hearing: Interview with URBANGARDE (2016)
“I think that pop is like a poison candy, giving you something bitter with a smooth and very sweet taste. As Andy Warhol said, pop is not just sweetness. Something...
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“I think that pop is like a poison candy, giving you something bitter with a smooth and very sweet taste. As Andy Warhol said, pop is not just sweetness. Something...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2016 – Swinging Popsicle’s latest EP flow is now available for streaming and download in 119 countries via services such as iTunes, Spotify, KKBox, Rhapsody,...
“Uniting these two images of Japanese culture (maids and temples) represents an intentionally chaotic mix. Vocalist Saiki Atsumi added, ‘I think that it shows the contrast, which is our band’s...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2016 – Japanese gothic heavy metal band Yousei Teikoku’s latest album Shadow Corps[e] has finally been released to overseas fans via iTunes USA. The band...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE URBANGARDE’s Heisei Death Game MV Features Idols and the Dark Side of Tokyo Youth Idol guest performers in new video include Rei Kuromiya (LADYBABY & BRATS) and...
“This year is the 20th anniversary of forming the band. We got together, thinking ‘There’s no way to let this opportunity go!'” Link: http://selective-hearing.com/interview-with-swinging-popsicle
Swinging Popsicle’s “At Christmastime” from their latest EP flow was named one of JaME’s Top 10 Japanese holiday songs. Other artists included in the list were Bump of Chicken, E-Girls,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Super Sonico’s Christmas song now streaming worldwide December 21, 2015 – Super Sonico’s band First Astronomical Velocity’s Christmas song “Very Merry” is now streaming worldwide on Spotify...
Archangel Diamond members sent in great questions for our 2nd Q&A with exist†trace! exist†trace members Jyou, miko, Mally, Omi, and Naoto got together before their live show in Tokyo to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YANAKIKU drops new song Kira Kira Tokio at Roppongi one-man show December 18, 2015 – J-Pop Kimono Cosplay duo YANAKIKU released a venue-only edition of their new...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Swinging Popsicle releases Mobile Phone lyric video December 16, 2015 – J-Pop band Swinging Popsicle has released a lyric video for the song “mobile phone”, included on...
“Showa 90‘s dark, dystopian view is full of shocking, scary stories pulled from the shadows of Japan’s outwardly perfect society, but in true URBANGARDE style, they’re perfectly balanced by instant...
“After we released the song ‘Thrill’, we got a clear vision for the direction and music we want to achieve, so the songs have become even harder.” Link: http://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/2015/12/09/band-maid/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2015 — Japanese all-girl rock band exist†trace announced a new untitled mini-album to be released next March, which will contain six songs. Two tracks, “Twin...
“We wear cute maid costumes, but there’s more than cuteness to BAND-MAID. Please come to the service, listen to our performance, and experience it. Then you’ll understand the extreme gap...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE YOUSEI TEIKOKU RETURNS TO AMERICA FOR A-KON 27 Gothic Metal Band Has Performed Themes For Valiant Knights, Future Diary, and Tokyo ESP November 23, 2015 – Japanese...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Super Sonico’s Band First Astronomical Velocity Gets International Release Headphone-wearing Japanese icon is popular worldwide as star of games, books, figures, and anime November 23, 2015 –...
Archangel Diamond members sent in great questions for our 2nd Q&A with exist†trace! exist†trace members Jyou, miko, Mally, Omi, and Naoto got together before their live show in Tokyo to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE J-Pop band Swinging Popsicle has announced the release of their new album flow at the end of this year as part of the band’s 20th Anniversary ....
“Reminiscent of Wolfmother’s debut CD, this is a band that’s found its sweet spot and is super-clear about what they’re about.” “Vocalist Saiki is killing it on “Arcadia Girl”, probably...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2015 – Japanese trauma-pop group URBANGARDE has released a provocative new music video for “Kuchibiru Democracy”, the lead song from their upcoming CD Showa 90....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEKAI NO OWARI, SCANDAL, OLDCODEX Wow Fans at TIMM 2015 Japanese Pop, Rock, and Anisong Showcase Held at Zepp DiverCity November 1, 2015 — The 12th annual...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2015 – Temma Matsunaga, the lead male vocal of Japanese rock band URBANGARDE, has announced the release of his first book Jisatsushatachi (“Selfie People”) on...
“The number of humans who, in their heart, genuinely believe in fairies is dwindling. The Empire is faltering and faces destruction.” Link: http://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/2015/10/06/yui-yousei-teikoku/
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2015 – Japanese trauma techno-pop band URBANGARDE announced their new album Showa 90 at their concert showcase event on September 5. URBANGARDE hosted UTSU Fes...
“URBANGARDE itself is a piece of art. It’s all together for us. It’s one package. The music videos, the CDs, the live shows, it’s all built to go together, like...
“SHADOW CORPS[e] represents an exciting new step for a band that’s always on the move. From the deliciously horrifying ‘Shirogane Bara Kitan’ to the dramatic instrumental stylings of ‘ancient moonlit...
“With no limitations as to theme or song length, we were able to more freely experiment with certain things we wanted to try ourselves.” Link: http://www.jame-world.com/us/articles-117329-interview-with-empress-yui-of-yousei-teikoku.html
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2015 – Members of Japanese rock band URBANGARDE accepted the invitation of a Nagano hospital to perform for patients in the psychiatric ward and nursing...
“I think artists should be hustlers,” Temma explains. “I think artists should lie.” http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/08/26/antimony-talking-to-urbangarde-about-their-vision-music-and-lying-to-fans/