FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2015 — Japanese new wave band rock Budo Grape has released their 5th set of digital singles worldwide on iTunes, featuring a contrast of melancholy...
“Showa 90 is parallel to modern Japan. This is a war time and people are hiding their voice like ghosts.” Link: http://www.femmemetalwebzine.net/2016/04/04/temma-yoko-shin-kei-urbangarde
BAND-MAID leads Ibuki magazine’s coverage of Sakura-Con 2016. Sakura-Con will be BAND-MAID’s international performance debut.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2016 — BAND-MAID rocked an audience of over 2500 music fans at Sakura-Con in Seattle last Easter weekend. The long-running Japanese culture event hosted the...
exist†trace is on the cover of JAPAKO MUSIC #4 in Europe + 6 pages of photos & interviews. Publication date: April 2016 Link: Japako Store
Japanese Rockers BAND-MAID Play First-Ever U.S. Show in Seattle BAND MAID is an all female rock band from Japan who played their first ever US show this weekend at Sakura-con...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2016 — Riding on the momentum from their latest album Showa 90, Japanese trauma-techno-pop band URBANGARDE has announced a series of new projects for 2016....
“At first, we were more like a pop-rock music group,” said Kobato. “But when we recorded the song ‘Thrill’ from our first album, which is more like hard rock, we...
(Japanese only) Link: http://www.soysource.net/column/2016/03/band-maid
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2016 — Japanese pop duo YANAKIKU has released a behind-the-scenes video documentary of their February 13th visit to Osaka, their first concert in the city...
“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 balance, but that’s the point. BO-PEEP is unapologetically...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2016 — Japanese girls rock group BAND-MAID released a special video today in preparation for their American performance debut at Sakura-Con next month. Fans of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2016 — Japanese all-girl rock band BAND-MAID released their new music video “alone” on Valentine’s Day, and the video has racked up over 10,000 views...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2016 — All-female Japanese rock band exist†trace has revealed the jacket image and track list for their upcoming mini-album THIS IS NOW, due for release...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 2016 – Nitroplus mascot Super Sonico has released a special edition downloadable image set for Valentine’s Day. The brightly-colored image from Super Sonico wishes her...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2016 — BAND-MAID will appear on the international Japanese music television program J-Melo as one of the finalists in J-Melo‘s Breakthrough Artist Showcase. The all-girl...
Swinging Popsicle interview in English & Spanish on Colectivo Bunka: “Overseas fans are used to expressing their passion honestly. They enjoy the moment 100%, much differently than Japanese people, so...
“The basic idea of the ‘Kuchibiru Democracy’ PV, with the fascist uniforms, was inspired by the Charlie Chaplin movie, The Great Dictator, which criticized fascism and the mood of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2016 – Red-hot Japanese girls rock band BAND-MAID will make their American live performance debut at Seattle’s Sakura-Con in March 2016. The five-member group has...
“URBANGARDE might not seem like so-called pop culture type of music of Japan, but we do sing about topics that popular music doesn’t sing about, such as negative parts of...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2016 – Fans of all-girl Japanese rock group BAND-MAID showered drummer Akane with piles of drumsticks last month, delivered from several countries around the world...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2016 – Just one month after the release of their alternate-future album Showa 90, URBANGARDE members have revealed even more artistic projects for the start...
“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...
