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The men have contributed to music by Quincy Jones, Kendrick Lamar, Common, Kanye West, Mos Def and Q-Tip, to name just a few, and now they've teamed up with jazz trumpeter Christian Scott, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Justin Tyson and multi-instrumentalist Taylor McFerrin to form R+R=NOW, a band packed with influence from multiple musical genres, including jazz, soul, R&B and hip-hop.
According to Glasper, R+R NOW tells "our story from our point of view. Everybody's sound is so different, but we all come from the same concrete garden. Its a very honest, fluid sound that rings of hip-hop, EDM, jazz, at times -- hell -- reggae ... a bunch of cats that respect each other so much that we always pass the ball."
R+R=NOW stands for Reflect+Respond=NOW, so named by Glasper after being inspired by late soul singer Nina Simone, who said an artist's duty is to reflect the times.
Kesha's music and image propelled her to immediate success, with her debut album Animal premiering at the top of the charts in several countries in 2009 and 2010. She achieved 3 more number-one singles, "Tik Tok" and "We R Who We R" as a solo artist, and "Timber" as a featured artist. At the same time, she continued to write songs for other artists, including "Till the World Ends" for Britney Spears. Warrior, her second studio album, was released in 2012, and spawned her eighth consecutive top-ten single "Die Young". "Tik Tok", at one point, was the best-selling digital single in history, selling over 16.5 million units internationally.
Since 2013, Kesha has been in legal dispute with her former producer Dr. Luke, in which a series of lawsuits, known collectively as Kesha v. Dr. Luke, were exchanged between the two parties. Kesha accused him of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and employment discrimination against her, while Dr. Luke claims breach of contract and defamation by Kesha. During this period, the singer only released one single. She returned to music in 2017 with the release of her third studio album, Rainbow, and its lead single "Praying".
Kesha has received several awards and nominations, including her win for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act in 2010. As of November 2013, she has reportedly sold over 59 million records in the United States and 76 million records worldwide.
TRF was formed in September 1992 and had major debut on February 25th, 1993.
Until 1996 they worked as a lower case " trf ". (Abbreviation of TK RAVE FACTORY)
It is Japan's first group of Avex classical music company when they began working on Japanese musical artists. Avex was only a wholesale company of overseas records.
In February 2017, "CDTV Super Request DVD ~ TRF ~" was released.
On February 24th and 25th, 2018, the commemorative live "TRF 25th Anniversary" THANXXX !!! 25 Best Hits LIVE & Party " was held at Zepp Diva City as the first project of the 25th Anniversary Year project.
On January 6th, 2018 Bayfm radio program "TRF presents bayfm Groove The Music" started.
At the 9th Japan Gold Disc Award Grand Prize, they reached "Best 5 Artist Award · Dance Music Section · Album Award" on March 3rd, 1995.
At the 10th Japan Gold Disc Award, the second consecutive Grand Prix award (March 12, 1996) made their first ever achievement in history.
Access (access) is a Japanese music band including keyboardist Daisuke Asakura and vocalist Hiroyuki Takami. They debuted in 1992 and ceased activities from 1995 but resumed in 2002. The label belonging is Sony Music Associated Records . Affiliation offices are Darwin (Asakura), Guan Barl ( Kikumi ).
It was named access because it was suited to Asakura 's intention "computer - related name in English one word". One of the reasons is that in 50 sounds or alphabets "access" are the easiest at the beginning. Abbreviation is " AXS ".
On December 22nd, 2001, they announced resumption of activities.
In 2017, from April 9th to September 3rd, they performed the live tour "access 25th Anniversary ELECTRIC NIGHT 2017".
On May 24th, they released the 28th single " Knock beautiful smile " (top 10 in the Oricon).
On September 13th, the best album " access BEST ~ double decades + half ~ " was released (top 12th in the Oricon).
From September 16th to October 1st, they performed the live tour "access 25th Anniversary TOUR 2017 double decades + half".
On December 20th, they released the 8th album ' Heart Mining ' (22nd highest in Oricon).
On December 23rd and 24th, perform live "access 25th Anniversary Christmas in Naeba" (Napa Prince Hotel).
In 2018, from March 31st to June 3rd, they performed the live tour "access ELECTRIC NIGHT 2018" ( in 10 cities).
On June 30th to July 27th, TRF are carrying out joint live with "access × TRF ~25th Anniversary Joint Live~".
From December 1 to 24, the live tour "access TOUR 2018 WINTER" will be held.
Access (also known as AXS) is a Japanese pop group. Its members are Daisuke Asakura and Hiroyuki Takami. Asakura is the primary composer/producer and featured keyboardist while Takami is the vocalist. Takami also writes a major portion of Access' lyrics. Access is signed with Darwin Records, Asakura's private label.
Access was formed in 1991 after Hiroyuki Takami performed in some of Daisuke Asakura's solo work as a guest vocalist. The unit's career officially began in 1992. The duo went on to record three albums and attain significant popularity before announcing their breakup in 1995 for ambiguous reasons. In 2002, however, they reunited with much fanfare, and have remained active since.
"AXS" is their written nickname. The nickname was coined by Takami. It first appeared on the group's debut album, Fast Access, on the last page of the lyrics book. "AXS" replaced the group's name on their third single "Naked Desire." The logo has many variations depending on its use. There is only one album that has "AXS" credited as the group's name: AXS Remix Best Tracks. In all of their albums from 1993-1995 song production was credited as "songs by AXS". Before their reunion in 2002, the logo and nickname have not been used, except as credits for remixed songs on the album and tour DVDs of "Crossbridge". In 2006, for the "blanc and rouge" tour, "AXS" reappeared in the tour logo interwoven in the design of a coat of arms.
In 2007, after the Virginia Tech massacre, Access produced the song "Shadow over the world" in dedication to the memory of the victims. The song was released on the album "binary engine" and had its live debut during their summer tour of that same year.
Access performed the opening theme for Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Stages 24 & 25, "Hitomi no Tsubasa", and did the third opening theme for D.Gray-Man, "Doubt & Trust" (2007). In July 2008, their single "Dream Runner" was featured as the opening theme of the TV drama series, Here is Greenwood. In 2009, Access was indirectly featured in a musical rendition of Goodbye Charlie with Takami portraying one of the lead roles and Asakura having composed and directed the music. Their single "Bet～追憶のRoulette～" was featured as an ending theme for Fuji TV's series Sukimono from 30 July 2012 to 27 August 2012.Access was also featured in Fuji TV's event live, "FNSうたの夏まつり" ("FNS Summer Festival of Song" - 8 August 2012) doing a cover of TM Network's song, "Be Together", with Tetsuya Komuro.
Becoming popular in the 90's, REEF's concert arriving in Japan for the first time in 15 years!
Reef showed a sense of unique presence in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Everyone has heard of catchy melodies and powerful rock sounds that remains in the ear from the intro of hit song "Place Your Hands".
They got disbanded once in 2003, they finally resurrected in 2010! In May of this year they released "Revelation" as a new score. It is a topic among fans as a masterpiece that incorporates the elements of country, gospel on royal rock and roll.
Reef which is a part of memories of the time comes in progressive form for 15 years. Just by imagining the moment of reunion, our heart is embarrassed with emotional feelings. Expect great in their performance, feeling the past, the present, and the future.
The 4th appearance artists of this event were announced with appealing and high quality performances.
TENDOUJI is a Japanese quartet rock band formed in 2014 which is one of the most beloved bands of Tokyo indie rock world.
They produced 1st DEMO (3 songs) in one month and distributed it free at shops and live houses. Gradually gaining attention in Tokyo's underground scene / indie POP scene, they have steadily appeared at various events including "JUKEBOX" and "New Action!" In August 2017, the first nationwide circulation version 1st full album "MAD CITY" was released.
In January and April 2018, the band announced that a new EP would be produced. From now on, they will appear in March 's largest festival in the US "SXSW" and will also perform live abroad.
MONO NO AWARE is a 4-member band. They released the first album "Life, mountain valley". Their songs are influenced by garage rock and post punk , the fluctuation range is quite wide, and the tune changes boldly even in one song.
The vocal Tamaki ShuAkira and guitar Kato Narujun are in charge of the songwriting, two people were born in Hachijojima. They are looking for freedom together, complementing each other, and are focusing on somewhere that is not here.
Cider girl (CIDER GIRL) is a Japanese rock band. Formed in 2014, major debut in 2017. The label belonging to Universal J (Universal Music).
In May 2014, they performed the first live at Shimokitazawa Club 251.
In June 2015, the band released the 1st Mini Album "Cider Structure" from their independent label. In November of the same year, Torumoru of drummer paused activity and withdrew at the end of December.
On July 26, 2017, they made major debut with Universal J 1st single "Evergreen".
SUNNY CAR WASH (Sanikauosshu) is a Japanese trio group alternative rock band.
Current member.
Yuya Iwasaki (Yuu Iwasaki) was born April 28, 1997. he known as Adam, Vocalist, Guitarist and also an initial members. He is in charge of writing and composition of most songs.
Takeshi Haneda was born July 5, 1997. bassist and an initial members.
Murae Ryo (Ujisami Ryouta) was born October 1, 1997 from Hiroshima. He is in charge of drums at BACKDATE NOVEMBER (October 15, 2016 - March 31, 2017).
When the band performed live at Utsunomiya HELLO DOLLY, they got acquainted with Iwasaki and he joined in May 2017.
Cinema Staff is a Japanese alternative rock band from Gifu Prefecture formed in 2003 under the name "Real" as all the members of the band went to the same high school. They made their major debut on the label Pony Canyon in June 2012 with the release of their EP Into the Green.Their single "Great Escape" was used as the second ending theme to the anime television series "Attack on Titan". Their newest single, "Kirifuda", was used as the fourth opening theme to the anime television series "Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V".
The band got their musical inspiration in the beginning when bassist Mishima joined a folk song society at Nanzan Daigaku and brought musical ideas to the band. Two years later, after releasing various demo CDs, Cinema Staff released their first official mini-album, entitled document.
Ego-Wrappin' (stylised as EGO-WRAPPIN') is a Japanese jazz and rock musical duo, composed of vocalist Yoshie Nakano and guitarist Masaki Mori. The group formed in Osaka in 1996, releasing their debut album Blue Speaker in 1998. The band gained national recognition with their cabaret and kayōkyoku inspired song "Midnight Dejavu (Shikisai no Blues)" (2000).
Ego-Wrappin' was formed in 1996 in Osaka. Originally the band focused their activities in the Kansai region,[1] performing at live houses alongside acts such as Mondo Grosso and Attica Blues. Initially, the group released music through the independent label Metro Crew Records, including their debut extended play Calling Me (1996).
In 1998, the band were featured in the soundtrack for the Eri Fukatsu-starring drama Kirakira Hikaru, covering The Beach Boys' "Disney Girls (1957)". In June of the same year, the band the band released their debut album, the English language Blue Speaker, through independent label RD Records, an Osaka-based subsidiary of Hip Land Music Corp. The album was successful on local Osaka area independent music charts, and was praised by musician Seiichi Yamamoto.
In 1999, the band released two extended plays: their first Japanese language extended play His Choice of Shoes Is Ill! in February, followed by Swing for Joy in November. A song from the extended play, "A Love Song", which featured Osaka ska band Determinations, received strong airplay on regional radio stations such as FM Ishikawa and FM North Wave (Hokkaido). From 2000, the band began performing concerts in Tokyo and other regions of Japan, outside of Kansai.
In 2000, the band came to national attention with their song "Shikisai no Blues", a cabaret and kayōkyoku song written in the style of 1960s jazz singer Mina Aoe. Originally the song was released as a part of the extended play Shikisai no Blues. When it was later released as a stand-alone single/extended play in 2001, it sold over 193,000 copies in Japan.
In May 2001, Ego-Wrappin' established their own sub-label of Toy's Factory called Minor Swing, and released their third album Michishio no Romance. This album, as well as Night Food (2002) and Merry Merry (2004) were commercially successful, all being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. Night Food featured the song "Kuchibashi ni Cherry" (2002), which was the theme song of the Nippon TV drama Shiritsu Tantei Hama Mike.
In 2006, Ego-Wrappin' released their fifth album On the Rocks!, and toured Europe for the first time, performing concerts in Denmark and Sweden as a part of the Tokyo Sound Revolution event. During the tour, Ego-Wrappin' formed a support band, The Gossip of Jaxx, who performed during the album's tour. In 2009, the band released Ego-Wrappin' and the Gossip of Jaxx: an album featuring music recorded with this support band. In 2010, the band released Sure Shot, a split single with rock band Brahman.
In 2014, Ego-Wrappin' performed the theme songs for the drama Reverse Edge: Ōkawabata Tanteisha.
FINLANDS is a female rock band from Kanagawa prefecture consisting of Shikoku and Koshimizukayo formed in 2012.
After the suspension of activity of THE VITRIOL of the former band, they have had live activity in various places. Album "RO69JACK" gets a lot of attention and won many prizes. After 2 mini albums, the band released the full album "PAPER" in 2016. Following the mini album "LOVE" in 2017, in May 2018, they released the split CD "NEW DUBBING" with BALLOND'OR.
Kyuso Nekokami is a Japanese punk rock band that formed in 2009. It was made up of students from Kwansei Gakuin University's music club in Nishinomiya. After finding it difficult to find full-time employment, the members decided to form the band.
In 2010, the band started performing at live houses across the Kansai area. In March 2012, they released their first album Jūdai de Dashitakatta, followed by Daiji na Oshirase in December. They entered the Rockin' On Japan web competition Ro69Jack 2011, and were one of 14 prize winning bands.
On April 1, 2014, it was announced that Kyuso Nekokami signed with major label Victor Entertainment, where they released Change the World in June.
The 3 minutes (Three Minutes) is a Japanese male five-member synth pop rock band from Furuya. Its members include boys which were born in 1995 and 1996.
After being formed in 2014, it operates as a current member band in which members are changed periodically.
In the spring of 2015, they were appointed to the tour of the major artists, appeared in the 3rd live audition at the unidentified festival (ex. Senko Riot) for teen artists only, then the first mini album release & tour in the summer, in the fall they performed the school festival tour and in the winter, won the "Newtube annual Grand Prix" at the NHK integrated music program "Uta-Tube", had the first TV appearance & studio live performance.
On July 19, 2017, they released the triple A plane 2nd single "Shiny Days / Delusion Yundellation / Harnota". In the final of their nationwide tour, a one-man live at HeartLand in local Aichi was held. The tickets are sold out and it ended well in a great success. In the summer, they appeared in the large outdoor festival "a-nation 2017". After that, they also appeared in many festivals held throughout the country.
Formed in 2012, DENIMS is a band from Osaka Sakai. In 2015, they released the 1st Mini Album "Daily use" which was the first national distribution from voluntary label "OSAMIstudio".
The 2nd Mini Album "iggy & pops" was released in 2016, and the first one man performed at the tour final, Toei Shinsaibashi CONPASS, was held. They also appeared in FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '16 the same year. In 2017 they appeared in VIVA LA ROCK. In the same year, they released his first full album "DENIMS".
A crowd of rebellion is a band formed by Niigata Prefecture Niigata City in spring 2007. They released debut song "Hydrangea" in 2012.
Their musicality is characterized Screamo style by twin vocals, and its own musicality is also referred to as " Koshihikari " from Koshihikari, which is a specialty in Scuremo and his hometown Niigata .
In March 2015, the band made a major debut at Warner Music Japan.
9mm Parabellum Bullet is a Japanese rock band, formed in March 2004 in Yokohama. It consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Takuro Sugawara, guitarist and backing vocalist Yoshimitsu Taki, bassist Kazuhiko Nakamura, and drummer Chihiro Kamijo, who came up with the band's name. Piano pieces included in some songs are performed by Taki, while the characteristic shouts are provided by Nakamura.
In the summer of 2008 the band released the double A-side single "Supernova/Wanderland", which also included piano instrumentals of both songs and a third song called "Wildpitch". 9mm Parabellum Bullet were invited to play at Asian Kung-Fu Generation's Nano-Mugen Festival that year at the Yokohama Arena, a festival notable for featuring up-and-coming acts alongside more well known and foreign acts. They covered "Motorbreath" for the October 2008 Metallica tribute album Metal-ikka.
In late spring of 2009, the band released the mini-album Black Market Blues e.p., which also included a recording of their free live performance at Yoyogi Park as a B-side. 2009 also saw 9mm Parabellum Bullet's first nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan for "Best Rock Video", where they were nominated for the video of their song "Living Dying Message". They also performed this song live at the show.
Brahman is a punk band formed in 1995 in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan. Their name comes from the Sanskrit word Brahman meaning the Supreme Reality, and represents their ethos of bringing Asian influences to the Western punk genre, including Okinawan, folk and gypsy music.
They quickly established a following with their individual rock/punk style and in November 1996 released “Grope Our Way” a mini-album. Their popularity throughout Japan blossomed and enabled them to tour the nation extensively and follow up quickly with another high quality mini-album titled “Wait and Wait” in October 1997. In 1998, besides playing countless sell-out shows throughout Japan Brahman released their Chart topping first full-length album “A Man Of The World”.
In 2005, they performed 56 shows and made a record of sold out shows. Right after this nation wide tour, they also had an accomplishing tour in Italy, Austria and other European countries. In 2005, they finished up their 10th anniversary year with another successful tour.
In 2001 [Alexandros] (previously known as [Champagne]) was initially formed by vocalist Yoohei Kawakami and bassist Hiroyuki Isobe. Being brought up in Syria, Yoohei speaks fluent English with a unique Middle Eastern accent. He sings both in English and Japanese, not only aggressive rock numbers but sweet and mellow tunes he creates. Hiroyuki, spending most of his childhood in the US contributes to the band‘s sound that stands out from the other Japanese local bands. These two young talents got together to form what is to become one of the most original bands to emerge from the land of the rising sun. Guitarist Masaki Shirai joined the group in 2007.
In January of 2010, picked up by RX-RECORDS just a couple of years after, the band released their first-ever recording and a near-perfect debut album “Where's My Potato?". Regardless of the album coming from a yet-anonymous rookie band, this one gem of a record received great reviews and spread all over the country through word of mouth. The word was out. This is where it all began. In March that same year, the band contributed a Mary Poppins cover track for a Walt Disney compilation "DISNEY ROCKS!!" distributed exclusively via Village Vanguard, a subculture merchandise/book store chain. This helped the band gain great recognition. A month later, Satoyasu Shomura who had occasionally supported the band became the official drummer. This led to the now four band members to move to Tokyo, sharing one house together to focus on their musical career. The band released a couple of EP's during the rest of the year including "city" on July 7th, which was chosen as heavy rotation on a music channel Space Shower TV for July, and “You're So Sweet & I Love You" on Nov. 24th. The band concluded 2010 with their performance at famous Countdown Japan event.
The band released their sophomore album "I Wanna Go To Hawaii." on Feb. 9, 2011. Just like 1st album, new album got rave reviews from the press that triggered even more buzz to spread across the country and the album debuted at No. 14 on Oricon Weekly Album chart. Shortly after the release, the band went on tour in support of the release, out of which the last date was shot to make a very first live DVD released on Oct. 17th entitled "It's Me And Me Against The World". The band also released 2 singles in 2011, “Ie" on July 20th and “spy" on Dec. 14th.
On January 16, 2012, [Alexandros] supported the UK rock band KASABIAN for their Japan dates as an opening act, gaining recognition and acceptance from the international music. Soon after, on April 4th the band released their 3rd full-length album "Schwarzenegger", which debuted at No.10 on Oricon weekly album chart immediately after release. After another single release of "Kill Me If You Can" from the album in July, the band released a 2DVD entitled "I thought it was only one day" consisting of the live footage of their Schwarzenegger tour final show on June 30th at Shibuya and a collection of their music videos.
The year 2013 was a busy year for the band. They started off by being the supporting act for MUSE on their Japan show on Jan. 11th at the Saitama Super Arena. Soon after, their double A-side single “starrrrrrr / Namida ga Koboresou" was released, containing a natural mineral water GEROLSTEINER tie-in track. Reaching out to a wider range of audiences, the single marked No. 11 on the Oricon Weekly Single chart. On May 16th, the band performed on the UK‘s prestigious THE GREAT ESCAPE festival, receiving a positive reaction from the UK crowd. Following the festival, the band released brand new studio album “Me No Do Karate." on Jun. 26th which debuted at No.7 on Oricon Daily album chart. The band embarked on an extensive tour “We Don't Learn Anything Tour" visiting all over Japan soon after in support of the new release. This tour gathered 20,000 fans altogether, with ALL dates completely sold out immediately after tickets went on sale! One thing led to another, and the next step-up opportunity was a supporting act for PRIMAL SCREAM on their Japan show on Nov. 5th followed by a double A-Side, double tie-in EP “Run Away / Oblivion" on Dec. 25th. On the video of “Run Away“, the band collaborated with Nike + FuelBand, while the other track "Oblivion" was chosen for the theme song for fall/winter 2013 collection of an apparel brand LITHIUM HOMME. Appearances on music TV programs "Music Station" and "Countdown TV" also helped spread their name and keep the buzz going for 2013 and on to 2014.
In Jan. 2014, singer Yoohei participated on a song written for an annual campaign called ACCESS hosted by FM 802. He also went on to hook up with m-flo and collaborated on “m-flo + Yoohei Kawakami / FLY" which was released on Mar. 26th. The band decided to travel across the Pacific and performed at SXSW in Austin, TX on Mar. 12th and 13th. Soon after their return to Japan, they played a SOLD OUT show at prestigious Nippon Budokan gathering 11,000! And on this very day, the band announced their new band name as [Alexandros] (formerly known as [Champagne]). The band hosts a regular program “Welcome! [Alexandros]" on Space Shower TV. Collection of footages from this program was released on DVD titled “SPACE SHOWER TV presents Welcome! [Alexandros]" on Christmas Eve.
[Alexandros] signed and announced a partnership deal with Universal Music to kick off 2015 and released a double A-side single “Wataridori / Dracula La" on Mar. 18th including tie-in singles for a movie and a drama. The band plans to release a new studio album in June and another show at Nippon Budokan in July is confirmed followed by a nationwide album tour in fall. We are all to witness what the future holds for this promising band
Cocoroauction is a Japanese band formed by four classmates who met at the Kansai University in 2011. The band name was named with the feeling that "I want to increase the value of the heart who listened to their music."
Their first mini album "TICKET" released in 2012 and the 1st single "Hikari" is selected as Osaka marathon x eo Music supportive song.
Tenmei joined as the fifth member in the 5th anniversary held in Osaka formally. On August 2nd, 2017, major 3rd Mini Album "Summer Night's Dream" was released.
Sambomaster is a Japanese rock band signed by Sony Music Japan. The band's name Sambomaster refers to the Russian martial art called Sambo. The band has 3 members: Takashi Yamaguchi: Vocal - Guitar , Yoichi Kondo: Base - Chorus,Yasushi Kiuchi: Drum - Chorus.
Lead vocalist and guitarist Takashi Yamaguchi first met drummer Yasufumi Kiuchi a few years back, at a university music club they were both members of. The duo ran into bassist Yoichi Kondo during February 2000, and the three went on to officially form the band now known as Sambomaster.
They made their debut at a live house in Tokyo's Kōenji district and soon followed this up with the self-production of their first single "Kick no Oni" (Kicking Demons), which they spent nearly a year working on. It was subsequently released in April 2001 as a limited edition of 300 copies.
For the first time, listeners outside of a live show were presented with vocalist and frontman Yamaguchi's vocals, which shift between a soft, sandpaper-like melodic voice to all-out screaming madness. Sambomaster's musical style is a blend of punk/classic rock, pop, jazz and rock ballads.
Polysics (ポリシックス Porishikkusu, typeset POLYSICS) is a Japanese new wave and rock band from Tokyo, who dubs its unique style as "technicolor pogo punk". The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and synthpop heavily inspired by the American bands Devo and The Tubes, as well as Japanese bands such as P-Model and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or gibberish.
Polysics was formed in 1997 by Japanese high-school student Hiroyuki Hayashi. After watching some live footage of Devo and becoming inspired by new wave music of the West, Hayashi quit his soccer team and formed a band to expand on the cartoonish image and musical ideas of the zany art-punk icons he had seen on TV
In 1999, Polysics released their first albums 1st P and A.D.S.R.M! on the independent label DECKREC Records. In 2003, "Neu "was released in the United States on Asian Man Records to rave reviews and great sales. For the 2003 album "National P", Polysics went to the US to tour, which was then captured on the PippikkippippiP In USA DVD.
Dragon Ash (Doragon Asshu) is a Japanese rap rock group founded in 1996 by Kenji "KJ" Furuya and Sakurai Makoto. They were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan.
Dragon Ash started out as a punk rock group, they debuted in 1997 with two EPs at the beginning of the year. The group had progressed to a blend of various pop and rock influences. Their fourth single, "Let Yourself Go, Let Myself Go", reached number 7 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, and eventually climbed to number 4, selling a total of 640,000 copies.
The band finally reached the peak of their success when they released their third album, Viva la Revolution, in July 1999 and it hit number 1 on its debut week. The album has sold in excess of 2,000,000 copies.
In 2007 they celebrated their 10th anniversary by simultaneously releasing two best-of albums, The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 1 and The Best of Dragon Ash with Changes Vol. 2. Both albums hit number 1 upon their debut.
Potshot is a music group from Japan formed in 1995. They released their records on their own label, TV Freak, in Japan. Their first five albums were also re-released by Asian Man Records, an American label well known for signing Asian punk-pop bands. Their final album, Potshot Beat Goes On, released in May 2005. They disbanded in 2005, playing a final show in Tokyo.
The debut album "POTS AND SHOTS" was released August 20, 1997. Tracklist includes "We Are Potshot", "Time", "Clear", "UNDER THE BLUE SKY", "MEXICO" and so on.
After the dissolution , we appeared as a secret band at KEMURI EXTRA SHOW which was held on 1st December 2007 .
The Back Horn (ザ・バックホーン, stylized as THE BACK HORN) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Tokyo in 1998. The band got started around April in 1998, when the original members all came to Tokyo from the countryside where they all lived, all for different reasons. They met, and decided to start a band.
Following their first notable performance at the Fuji Rock Festival in 1999, they released a mini-album Doko e Yuku on Kando Records. Seven months after that, they released their first full-length, Yomigaeru Hi. As the band was becoming increasingly popular, they were asked to provide music for 2 movies: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Bright Future and Kazuaki Kiriya's Casshern, releasing the album Ikiru Sainou in between them.
Their tour was a huge success and the band decided to release a live album of it, entitled Ubugoe Chainsaw which contained the best performances of songs from the tour. 2 months later, Back Horn played their first show in Europe, at a festival in Barcelona, Spain. The band then released several singles and did some shows, including an acoustic street tour with only Yamada and Suganami, where they performed on the streets of Japan for free.
Acidman (often stylized as ACIDMAN) is a Japanese rock group. The band was formed in 1997 with four members, Shiibashi Takeshi, Urayama Ichigo, Satou Masatoshi, and Ohki Nobuo.
They created two demo tapes together in 1998, but former vocalist Shiibashi Takeshi left in 1999. Ohki took his place and became the leader of the group. They continued playing live concerts, and were eventually signed to Toshiba-EMI. The band is often categorized as punk music or alternative rock but their musical style is broader and is said to blend various kinds of individual peculiarities. The bassist, Satou Masatoshi is the main composer for the group, and is always experimenting with new types of music. It is noteworthy that the band's lead guitarist/singer (Ohki Nobuo) paints many of the band's album covers.
In 2000 ACIDMAN debuted with the single "Sekitou" under Nomadic Records. The single reached as high as number three on the indie charts. The group followed up with the mini-album Sankazora in 2002, debuting at #29 on Oricon indies charts. ACIDMAN toured with other popular indies bands such as Husking Bee and Bloodthirsty Butchers. The band was quickly signed to Toshiba-EMI.
After releasing a couple singles, the band released their first album, Sou. The album ranked at #9 on the Oricon charts. The band even won the Best Newcomers Award at The Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2003.
The Band Apart (ザ・バンド・アパート) is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1998. Since their formation, they have released 7 albums, 11 EPs and 6 DVDs. Their album Adze of penguin (2008) reached number 9 on the Oricon Albums Chart.
The band name comes from Quentin Tarantino's movie production production "A Band Apart". There are 4 members, Takeaki Arai, Shoichi Kawasaki, Masakazu Hara and Eiichi Kogure. They debuted a single "FOOL PROOF" in 2001. Since then, they have released high-quality songs one after another and gained popularity at the top level in the Indie music scene. In 2016, an acoustic album "1" was produced. In the same name in 2017 "2" was released.
Straightener (ストレイテナー Sutoreitenā) is a Japanese alternative rock band. The band started out as a duo with Atsushi Horie (vocals/guitar) and Shinpei Nakayama (drums) in 1998. They established an independent label named Ghost Records in 2002. Hidekazu Hinata joined the band as bassist in 2003, giving the band a heavier sound. In October of the same year they released a single, "Traveling Gargoyle" from Toshiba EMI.
They are a critically acclaimed alternative/indie rock band in Japan. The group released their first mini-album, "Straighten It Up", to huge success. Straightener would go on to dominate the indies scene, and in 2003, they signed to EMI. Straightener exploded onto the mainstream scene, with their 2007 album "Linear" reaching number 7 on the Oricon charts. Straightener's 2009 album, "Nexus", became their biggest commercial hit to date, as it reached number 5 on the Oricon, and stayed in the charts for six weeks. To date, Straightener regularly break the Oricon top 20, and are widely regarded as indie rock legends in their home country.
Straightener have performed at numerous festivals and live tours. The band toured all over Japan during their Linear tour in 2007, as well as performing a joint tour in December 2013 with Asian Kung-Fu Generation to celebrate both bands' 10-year anniversaries. Both bands performed in Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan along with a local band from each country.
FRONTIER BACKYARD (Abbreviation is "FBY") is a Japanese rock band formed in 2001. The label is NIW! Records.
Two fomer members are TGMX and Fukuda "TDC" Chuoji. In 2004, they debuted "FRONTIER BACKYARD" album. After that, the band held events NEO CLASSICAL and one-man live. In 2014, they announced that the 10th anniversary "BEST SELECTIONS" would be held a nationwide one-man tour. Because member changes repeatedly, they released the first album "THE GARDEN" which will become the first Duo formation in 2017.
LITE (Light) is a foursome instrumental - rock band formed in 2003 that only performs instruments without vocals. They play many genres of music such as royal road rock system, piano rock, electro, jazz, ska and funk.
The albums "LITE" and "Filmlets", which were released in Japan in 2006 as well as in European countries including the UK. In the autumn, they held a UK Ireland tour. In 2007, the band appeared at FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL. In the autumn of the same year, they conducted a second UK Ireland tour.
Performing the first US tour in 2009, they released music on iTunes Store and reached no.3.
BIGMAMA are a Japanese Alternative Rock band from Tokyo formed in the early 2000's, consisting of Masato Kanai (vocals, guitar), Hiroya Kakinuma (guitar, vocals), Mao Higashide (strings, keyboard), Hideto Yasui (bass), and Ib Riad (drums). Their defining characteristic is the inclusion of a violin and increasingly ambitious string/orchestral arrangements throughout their career.
Originally formed to play cover songs at school festivals, BIGMAMA signed to RX-Records (under the independent record company UK.Project) in 2006 and released their debut EP short films. After a quick lineup change in which Hideto Yasui and Mao Higashide joined the group, they released their first album Love and Leave, and steadily gained notoriety from then. By the release of (and with the help of) the "Secret to Lucy" single in 2011, they had become one of UK.Project's biggest artists.
They culminated their independent music career and marked their ten-year anniversary with a show at the Nippon Budokan, where they announced they would continue their career with Universal Music.
Discography (with RX-Records)
short films EP (2006)
Love and Leave (2007)
Dowsing for the Future (2008)
And Yet, It Moves (2009)
Roclassick EP (2010)
Kimi ga Mata Burausu no Botan o Todomeru Made en: (2012)
Kimi omou, yueni ware ari. en: (2013)
Roclassick 2 EP (2014)
The Vanishing Bride (2015)
Fabula Fibula (2017)
Discography (with Universal Music)
Synchronicity (Collaborative album with HY) (2015)note
-11°C (2018)
Singles (with RX-Records)
"Boys Don't Fly" (2007) A-side:
"Neverland" (2007)*
"Weekly Fairy Tale" (2008) A-side:
"Diamond Ring" (2009)
"I'm Standing On The Scaffold" (2010)*
"Secret to Lucy" (2011) en:
"#DIV/0!" (2011)
"to mother" (2012)* A-side:
"Fuusenfuufu no Fukan Show" en: (2012) A-side:
"Jeffrey Campbell no Skate Shoes de" en: (2012)
"alongside" (2013)
"Wanderlust" (2014)*
"Sweet Dreams" (2014)
"SPECIALS" (2016)
"DOPELAND" (2017)A-side:
Singles (with Universal Music)
"Strawberry Feels" (2018)
"Foxtail" (2018)*
"mummy mummy" (2019)
Sakanaction (サカナクション) is a Japanese rock band from Sapporo, Hokkaido. Their music is a fusion of alternative rock, electronic, pop, and new wave styles, and thus it is difficult to classify under one category. The band consists of five members: Ichiro Yamaguchi, Motoharu Iwadera, Ami Kusakari, Emi Okazaki, and Keiichi Ejima.
The discography of Japanese band Sakanaction includes six studio albums, eight singles, four video releases, and multiple digital downloads. Since their 2007 debut, all of Sakanaction's releases have been released under Victor Entertainment in Japan. Sakanaction currently have two albums certified gold by the RIAJ, Documentaly (2011) and Sakanaction (2013). Four songs by Sakanaction have been certified gold by the RIAJ for digital downloads, and their single "Good-Bye" / "Eureka" (2014) reached number two on Oricon's singles chart.
In the band's own words, their name reflects a wish to act quickly and lightly, like fish in the water, without fearing changes in the music scene. They are enjoying increasing popularity, having hit mainstream success with their records consistently achieving positions within the Top 10 on Japan's Oricon charts.
Super Beaver (stylized as SUPER BEAVER) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005. They are most well known for their song Shinkokyū (深呼吸), which was used as an ending theme for the fifth season of Naruto Shippuden, and their song Rashisa (らしさ), which used as an opening theme for Barakamon in 2014.
In 2007, the band held their first one-man live at Shimokitazawa’s CLUB 251, which sold out. As the band grew in popularity, they soon expanded their activities to the whole of the Kantoregion, the eastern part of Japan. In 2008,
SUPER BEAVER released their first indie mini-album Shinkyou, that almost instantly made them popular. More lives, and radio and TVappearances followed.The release of Shinkyou was followed by a nationwide tour, and wherever the band went their lives were highly anticipated. The final live of the tour was held in Shibuya O-WEST, where once again, the tickets were sold out
The band published their first mini album in 2008 under the indie label Rebelphonic, which sold fairly well. Their first two mini albums were sold exclusively at Tower Records.
The band consists of : Vo. 渋谷龍太 (Shibuya Riyuuta) Ba. 上杉研太 (Uesugi Ken Tai) Gt. 柳沢亮太 (Yanagizawa Ryouta) Dr. 藤原広明 (Fujiwara Hiroaki)
Totalfat (stylized as TOTALFAT) is a Japanese melodic hardcore band formed in 1999. Totalfat consisted of vocalist/guitarist Jose (ホセ), vocalist/bassist Shun, guitarist Kuboty, and drummer Bunta.
TOTALFAT started out playing NOFX songs in 2000. Their shows were mainly songs of Ten Foot Pole, Millencolin and Slick Shoes. In 2003, they released their 1st album entitled "End of Introduction", from a Japanese independent label named Catch All Records.
They embarked on a CD release Japan tour which included 41 shows. The first album sold about 3,500 copies. In 2004, Totalfat released an EP "Get It Better" from Catch All Records. Then they had a CD release tour which included 48 shows around Japan. The EP "Get It Better" sold about 3,000 copies. They also supported bands touring Japan, and festivals such as Rock in Japan, Punk Spring, and always support Summer Sonic Festival from 2009 to present. Their debut in major label is Overdrive album.
Wienners is a Japanese quadruped rock band formed in early 2009 on Kichijoji Benten Street by Tamaya 2060% (Vo / Gt). MAX (Vo / Key / Sampler) and MANAB CITY (Dr) who are the original members finally withdrew from live on September 7, 2014. Wienners resumed in about nine months with Asamisae (Vo / Key / Sampler), KOZO (Dr).
Many artists can put messages in songs, but Wienners professes that music itself owns this purpose. They do not think about anything difficult, but they are crazy in music. Asamisae and KOZO joined in the band May 2015. Then, Wienners moved to No Big Deal Records .
Creep Hyp (Creep Hyp) is a successful indie rock band from Japan that formed in 2001. After five years of non- released material, the group finally debuted on the indie scene with the "Negairi" EP in 2006. The album was a moderate success in the Japanese underground, and the group went on a mysterious hiatus for three years.
In 2009, the group returned with two EP's "When I Was Younger, I'd Listen to the Radio" & "Mikita", both of which gave the band a pulse in the ever-growing Japanese indie scene. The group quickly garnered a respectable indie fan base, and managed to sign with a major label (VictorEntertainment) in 2012, over a decade after they formed as a band. Today, CreepHyp are looked upon as one of the most promising and unique bands to emerge from the Japanese underground scene in a while.
“Yu san san” released in 2013 was selected for SHISEIDO Anessa’s commercial song, drawing a lot of attention to the band. In April 2014, they had 2-day Nippon Budokan show, which was an instant sold out.
Shinsei Kamattechan (神聖かまってちゃん) is a Japanese rock band from Chiba, Japan, formed in 2007. The band consists of Noko (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Mono (leader, keyboard, guitar, tambourine), Misako (drums), and Chibagin (bass, chorus).
The band have grown an organic fanbase via online videos and so on, which is unusual in Japan. They released their debut studio album, Tomodachi wo Koroshite on the indie label Perfect Music. On July 7, 2010 they released their first single Yūgata no Piano. In 2011, the group performed the opening theme song for the Japanese anime series Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl, titled Os-Uchūjin (Os-宇宙人, Os-Alien).
Shinsei Kamattechan have received a lot of media attention in Japan. They have also attracted attention from English-language media. They were interviewed in a video on the website of British magazine NME at Summer Sonic 2010, and by The Japan Times newspaper. They have also been mentioned in various blogs.
Crossfaith is a Japanese heavy metal band from Osaka that was formed in 2006. The band released their first demo "Blueprint of Reconstruction" in 2008. They are characterized by a fusion of metal and hardcore with dubstep and others forms of electronic music, and for their intense live performances.
They released their first studio album "The Artificial Theory for the Dramatic Beauty", through Zestone Records in 2009, and their second studio album "The Dream, The Space" in 2011 through Tragic Hero Records. Crossfaith then released their second EP "Zion" in September 2012, this acted as a promotional release to countries outside Japan.
In an interview with DEAD PRESS! in April 2017, the band confirmed that they had two new singles ready for release for the summer, and that they planned to release a follow-up full-length to "Xeno" in 2018.
CIVILIAN (civilian) is a Japanese rock band composed of three people, a guitar vocal, a bass, and a dru. The band was renamed from "Lyu: Lyu" to "CIVILIAN" in 2016. After that, they appeared at ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2016. In November 23 of the same year, they debuted under Sony Music Records.
On June 19, 2011, the first voluntary project "Lyu: Lyu presents INCIDENT 619 vol. 1" was held. From November 18 to December 21, 2017, they planed to hold "CIVILIAN ONE MAN Tour". On November 22, 1st full album "eve" were released. It was about two and a half year from the mini album released in the Lyu: Lyu era before the rename.
SiM (Silence iz Mine) is a Japanese alternative metal band from the Kanagawa Prefecture formed in 2004. The band currently consists of MAH (vocals), SHOW-HATE (guitar), SIN (bass), and GODRi (drums). At the beginning of the formation, they called the three piece band as "Silence iz Mine" (the current band's name is an abbreviation for it). Their musical style mixes heavy metal, alternative, hip hop, ska, reggae, dub and punk with rebellious lyrics and songs with attitude.
In 2008, the band released their first full album entitled Silence iz Mine. In the same year, they performed for the first time in Kyoto. In 2013, they joined Monster Energy Outburn Tour 2013 with Coldrain. The band moved to Universal Music Japan and made a major debut with single "EViLS" on April 3, 2013. On October 23, they released the first album PANDORA since their major debut, and peaked at fifth in the Oricon weekly chart. On November 4, 2015, SiM performed at Nippon Budokan which was their THE TOUR 2015 FiNAL -ONE MAN SHOW at BUDOKAN. Tickets were sold out.
Kinoko Teikoku (きのこ帝国, literally "Mushroom Empire") is a Japanese shoegazing/dream pop band signed to the Universal Music sub-label EMI Records. Their first EP, Long Good Bye, peaked in the Oricon Albums Chart at #56 on the week of December 4, 2013. Their most current album “Ai no Yukue” peaked Oricon Album Chart #19 on December 14, 2016.
Debuting with the album 'Become a whirlwind.' In April 2015, they released a single "Before Sakura Blooms". In November 2016, they released the album "Yuu no Yuuhee" containing the title song written down as the theme song of the movie "Hot Love to Boil". One-man tour starting from March 2017 "When to know the name of flowers".
The Oral Cigarettes (ジ オーラル シガレッツ), stylized as THE ORAL CIGARETTES is a four member Japanese alternative rock band from Nara Prefecture formed in July, 2010. The band signed to A-Sketch in 2012 and have currently released two independent albums, three studio albums, one extended play, eight single albums and one demo album. They are best known for performing the opening theme song of the anime Noragami Aragoto, "Kyōran Hey Kids!!"
Since its formation, the band has been aggressive in local live performances spread throughout the Kansai region. In 2012, they won the Grand Prix at the MASH A&R audition of music. After the release of an indie demo, an indie single, and two indie albums, THE ORAL CIGARETTES made their major debut with the single "Kishikaisei STORY" in 2014.
Album “FIXION” was released in both a Limited and Regular edition consisting of 10 tracks in total, including the band’s previously released singles “Amy”, Kantan na Koto”, and “Kyouran Hey Kids!!”. The DVD packaged with the Limited Edition contains a documentary related to the album’s recording process.
Current members
Yamanaka Takuya (山中 拓也) — lead vocals, guitar (2010–present)
Akirakani Akira (あきらかにあきら) — bass, vocals (2010–present)
Suzuki Shigenobu (鈴木 重伸) — guitar (2010–present)
Nakanishi Masaya (中西 雅哉) — drums (2013–present)
Discography
Studio albums
[2014.11.12] The BKW Show!!
[2016.01.05] Fixion
[2017.02.01] Unofficial
[2018.06.13] Kisses and Kills
Independent albums
[2011.03.12] Barking In The Moon, Sorrow... (月に吠えて、哀・・・)
[2012.02.12] New Moon and Aries (新月と牡羊座)
Extended plays
[2013.08.28] Orange's Ovule, A Proof Of The Living Eye Of Me (オレンジの抜け殻、私が生きたアイの証)
Single albums
[2014.07.16] Resuscitation Story (起死回生STORY)
[2015.04.22] Amy (エイミー)
[2015.07.14] Easy (カンタンナコト)
[2015.11.11] Frenzy Hey Kids!! (狂乱 Hey Kids!!)
[2016.08.03] Dip-Bap
[2016.11.16] 5150
[2017.06.14] Tonariau / One's Again (トナリアウ / One's Again)
[2017.09.27] Black Memory
Digital singles
[2018.02.16] ReI
Demo albums
[2010.10.10] Suicide A-TYPE (悩殺A-TYPE)
Video albums
[2017.12.06] Unofficial Dining Tour 2017 at Nippon Budokan
THE PINBALLS (The Pinballs) is a quadruple rock band from Saitama was formed in 2006. The abbreviation is PINS .
The band has performed at countless music festivals including SUMMER SONIC and "TREASURE 05 X" in the rock scene. In 2015, they wrote an ED theme song of "NINJA SLAYER FROM ANIMATION - episode 3" called "Gekijo-Shihainin no Theme "(There is no business like Gekijo business) and the song created a big buzz.
THE PINBALLS' movie songs and wild performances make their rock sound uniquely like endemic species in the islands far away from continents. The band made major debut with a mini album "NUMBER SEVEN" on Dec 6th, 2017.
Do not forget me is a J-Punk band formed in December 2008. They are produced by the label VAP since 2011. "I want to win everything in love, work and living quietly" as the motto of the band .
In 2016, the rock band released their first best-of album, “Wasureranneyo no Koremade to, Korekara” on February 24. The best-of album includes 22 tracks, three of which are new songs. On December 21, 2011, the second single "Bokura Czenza World" was released. On April 2, 2017, the first one-man live performance at "Hibiya Outdoor Great Bird Music" was held.
go! go! vanillas is a 4-member Japanese rock band, abbreviation is "vanilla" by Maki. The band signed to Victor Entertainment. They made their debut in 2013 under SEEZ RECORDS and later made their major debut under Victor Entertainment in late 2014.
Maki thinks that there are many good bands in overseas bands starting with V, such as Vaselins, The Vines, Velvet, Underground, and while searching for words starting with V, the word "vanilla" stares in his eyes. Said himself, "the notation of "vanilla" is cool, but the meaning "vanilla" is cute and I like the gap".
In January 16, 2013, the 1st 7inch single "Human praises / Across the University" was released. From March 10th to May 5th, 2018, they held the nationwide tour "FOOLs Tour 2018 ~ Music Idiots and Spring Night Picnic ~".
Members
Maki Tatsuya (牧 達弥) - Vocal, Guitar
Hasegawa "Pretty" Keisuke (長谷川プリティ敬祐) - Bass
Jett Seiya (ジェットセイヤ) - Drums
Yanagisawa Shintaro (柳沢 進太郎) - Guitar
Discography
Kameleon Lights (2016)
"SUMMER BREEZE / Stand by Me" (2018)
Frederic (フレデリック) is a Japanese rock band from Kobe formed in 2009. The band is signed to A-Sketch Music Label and has released 4 EPs and multiple singles. In 2015, Frederic won the Kansai block local award at the 7th CD Shop Awards for their album "Oddloop". This album was released on September 24, 2014 and was also their debut at a major record label.
The rock band is composed of twin brothers of Kenji Mihara (Vo./Gt.), Koji Mihara (Ba.), Takashi Kashira (Gt.) and Takeshi Takahashi (Dr.). In 2016, major 1st full album "Frederism" was released gaining a lot of attention.
Dramatic Alaska (dramaticalaska) is a Japanese quartet rock band from Kobe. Their abbreviation is Doara and affiliation labels are LD & amp; K Records. All the members went to the same high school and formed a band in 2010, but they only released their first mini album in June 2013.
They appeared t at COMIN’KOBE 13, the performance created a buzz and made their CD debut in June 2013. In 2015, the band settled on the new formation, welcoming Satoshi Yamamoto (GAGAGA SP), Romantic☆Yasuda (Bakudan Johnny), and Masataka Sawayanagi (THE NAMPA BOYS) as support musicians.
The vocalist Hijikata’s voice is high and clear and their melody is catchy. Their emotional and aggressive live performance is something to be acclaimed.
Dizzy Sunfist (Dizzy San Fist) is a rock band from Osaka Prefecture formed in 2008. CAFFEINE belongs to BOMB ORGANICS. The band, consisting of Ayapetta (guitar/vocals), Iyama (bass/vocals), and Moai (drums), put their first demo together in 2009, their first mini-album in 2013, and their debut full album in March last year.
Japanese-pop punk trio Dizzy Sunfist released their first single and their second live DVD simultaneously on April 5th, 2017. The single, The Dream Is Not Dead, features four songs. The live DVD, Dizzy Beats DX, features footage from their Dizzy Beats Tour finale at Big Cat Osaka, as well as all of the music videos the band has released to date. Interestingly, the band members have penned some tunes in English.
From January 31st, 2108, they decided to hold the 47th prefecture tour for the second time, starting with local Osaka!
Ivy is a quadruple rock band formed in Gunma Prefecture in October 2010. It consists of four people, Tenmyo Terasuke (Gt / Vo), Kawai Ryo Taro (Ba / Cho), Oshima Tomoko (Gt), Fukushima Yuya (Dr / Cho), Fukushima is in charge of composing all songs .
Ivy announced that they made major debut within the year at the Tour Final performance of "2nd mini album" succession "release tour" told "held on July 9th at Ebisu LIQUIDROOM. In November 2012, they won BestROCKERS at FM Kunima. In 2016, a nationwide tour started in Tokyo at TSUTAYA O-Crest.
Yoru no Honki Dance (夜の本気ダンス) is a rock band formed in Kyoto in 2008. The origin of the band name is original from a newspaper.
After announcing limited single "Bitch" in February 2014, they released the first nationwide mini album "DANCE STEP" in March and released the album "DANCE TIME" in November the same year. In 2015, single "By My Side" were released. From February to March 2016, the band appeared on the live tour hosted by Space Shower TV "Space Shower Renta 15th Anniversary Performance JAPAN TOUR 2016". On March 9, the same year, they released the album "DANCEABLE" from Victor Entertainment.
Lastly, live on September 23, 2016, Machida of the guitar withdrew. Thereafter, a new member Nichida Nishida joined.
The BONEZ are influenced by different types of music including hardcore, alternative, electro, folk and urban hip-hop. In September 2013, they changed their band name to “THE BONEZ”, moving from being JESSE’s solo project to more of an actual band.
ZUZU left the band after the second album was completed. Then NAKA (formerly of RIZE) joined the band at their October 14 concert. In November, JESSE, T$UYO$HI, ZAX, and NAKA announced the new logo for “The BONEZ”. It is an overlapping “N” design that symbolizes positions of the four band members.
The BONEZ released their second album, “Astronaut”, on January 22, 2014. A special limited edition containing fan-coveted material, a CD+DVD limited edition, and a regular edition CD version were made available. The band then went on an album release tour called “Astro Tour 2014” from February 18 to April 12.
The BONEZ hit 19 locations in Japan. The 20th location was a “one-man” concert called “The ONE”, which was released as a concert DVD. In July, they released “Place of Fire”, which was their first release since NAKA joined the band, and a concert DVD called “Astro Tour 2014 ‘The ONE’”. The BONEZ then started a “one-man” tour of Tokyo/Nagoya/Osaka, called “Astro Tour ‘ONE MAN SHOW’”, on December 4.
Mio Yamazaki is a Japanese foursome rock band formed in Tokyo. They were successful in 2014 with single "Minpo Dai Nanahyaku Kyu Jo".
In August 2013, they released their own promotional application "Masaya Miyami". Thirty thousand downloads in 10 days from the release and won 1st place in the App Store domestic music category. The PR method of the band using the application is said to be "innovative PR strategy".
In 2016, they sang the theme song of Fuji TV late night drama and released the 1st full album "anti-these" on November 2 which ranked ninth in the Oricon Album Daily Chart and has gathered enthusiastic support mainly from women in their teens and twenties. The single 'Noise' was released in July receiving the most attention, including winning 1st place on the iTunes rock chart.
mol-74 is a 3-piece rock band formed in 2010 in Kyoto prefecture. The group consists of Kazuki Takeichi (武市 和希) - Vocals / Guitar / Keyboard, Yuto Inoue (井上 雄斗) - Guitar / Chorus and Yukihiro Bando (坂東 志洋) - Drums. So far, they have released 3 mini albums.
Their music is described as "Sleepless, fleeting, beautiful." The sound like a snowflake and Takechi's voice draws a unique view of the world. Their influences range from J-rock band such as Asian Kung-fu Generation to Sigur Rós.
Saucy Dog is a rock band formed in 2013 in Osaka consisting of three members, Shinya Ishihara (vo, g), Kazuki Akizawa (b), and Yuka Sato (ds, cho). After a process of withdrawal from members, the band gained huge popularity with songs "Someday" composed by the current members. Afterwards, they won a Grand Prix at the audition of 2016 MASH A&R.
" Midday Moon ", the latest song recorded in 2nd mini album "Salad Days", was released on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. This campaign is to be carried out with the concept of "Listeners let their thoughts be conveyed to important people". It is a joint project by Saucy Dog and two companies, commemorating the "May May POWER PUSH!" And SPECE SHOWER TV "May Heavy Rotation".
In addition, Saucy Dog will start the first one-man tour 2018 from May 25 (Friday), followed by the Wonderful Tour 2018 around 15 countries throughout the year in October.
PAELLAS is a 4-piece rock band based in Tokyo, Japan. They appeared like a comet in Tokyo's music scene, after releasing the hit "Music is a magical way to make everyday dramatic". PAELLAS released mini album "DREAM" on September 6. After the MV release, the lead track "Shooting Star" broke 100,000 playbacks in 3 days with the smooth sound likes a fantastic night in the city.
Their sound, created by interpreting all kinds of genres through their own unique filter, could be best described as sexual and romantic. Their live performance embodies the melancholic and transient nature of city life, possessing the power and appeal to transcend specific “scenes” and generational boundaries.
Panorama Panama Town, stylized as is a four member Japanese alternative rock band formed in 2014. The band signed to A-Sketch in 2018 and have currently released four extended plays. They are best known for performing the opening theme song of the anime Juuni Taisen.
Four people, different from each other, from Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Osaka and Kobe gathered in the light music section of Kobe University and formed a 4 piece alternate rock band. On January 17, 2018, major debut mini album "PANORAMADDICTION" was released. From February, we hold a nationwide tour "HEAT ADDICTION TOUR" with the theme at 12 locations.
Domico (ドミコ) was formed by Hikaru Sakashita (Vo. / Gt.) and Keita Hasegawa (Dr.) in 2011 and from the start, their music was exceptional, unique and full of originality.
Since domico was started, the band printed their first album "Wow,diving", and two mini albums "Shinsou Kaikan Desuka?" (2014), and "Delivery Songs" (2015) which are first distributed nationwide. The band's musical style can be described as diverse as garage, low-fi, or psychedelic, but their style is a unique sound only domico can create. domico’s performance are well-known to make the crowds at concerts addicted to their irresistible live show even though only two members on the stage.
In 2016, the band released a SG "ooo mai gaaa!!!" (only at the venues). The title song "ooo mai gaaa!!!" was featured as an ending theme of episode 4 of "Ninjya Slayer from Animation".
domico is due to release their first full album "soo coo?" on November 2016 from RED Project(Sony Music JPN indie label).
In 2017, picked by Apple music as
They performed at FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL’17 first time. After that domico released 2nd full album”hey hey,my my?” on October. Then started album tour & first China Tour(5 places).
The band has many experience played with international artist as opening act in Japan such as Spanish girl band, Hinds (1st gig in JPN 2016), Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!(2017 Aug),Jet(2018 March) .
In 2018,domico’ll first visit to US for SXSW and US Tour(6places
MONOEYES is a Japanese rock band formed in May 2015 by Hosomi and Scott. Their music is pop-punk genre and it is so catchy.
MONOEYES's debut album “A Mirage In The Sun” was released in July 2015. As well as versions of DVD and Blu-ray: “MONOEYES Cold Reaction Tour 2015 at Studio Coast” was released March 9, 2016.
Originally all from different bands, the 4 members of MONOEYES have become a centripetal force for many rock music fans. MONOEYES made a name for themselves on the Japanese pop-punk scene with hugely talented members, including Takeshi HOSOMI, the inspirational singer of the band, the guitarist Masafumi TODAKA from ART-SCHOOL, the drummer Masakazu ICHISE from ASPARAGUS, and the bassist Scott MURPHY.
Humbreaders is a rock band from Osaka prefecture formed in October 2009 for the appearance of a cultural festival at high school. The members are Mutsuro Akira, Yoshino Explosion, Shigeru and Kijima. In April 2016, the predecessor bassist Makchan graduated, a successor replaced that position.
Humbreaders released the first album "Pure Heterosexuality", which would be the first nationwide circulation board. Their activities are under the concept of "never ending adolescence". The band appeared in SUMMER SONIC in 2017. In the Kansai largest contest "eo Music Try", they won the Mizuno Prize and the semi-Grand Prix award.
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Polka Dot Stingray ( English : Polkadot Stingray ) is a Japanese rock band, abbreviated as "Polka". The band have been steadily appeared since debuting in 2010, including commercials for Google. But the recently released mini-album Dai-Seigi feels like their breakthrough; a short-but-focused set that makes them worth watching in Japan.
They’ have released one other EP, last year’s “Telecaster Stripe,” which served as a great introduction to the four-piece, an energetic rock. On July 13, 2017, on the Tokyo Kinema Club stage, they announced the release of their debut album Universal Sigma before the end of 2017. The album was released on November 8, 2017 with a twelve-station concert series called" Polkadot Stingray 2018 Tour: Zencsi zen".
Regal Lily is female rock band from Tokyo formed in 2014, affiliation label is Biotope Records. Their unique lyrics create a fantasy realistic view of the world, and their performances attract audiences a lot.
They won semi-Grand Prix at "Unidentified Festival 2015" held in October 2015. The band participated in "Next Music From Tokyo vol. 8" in Canada , which was the first overseas performance in May 2016. Besides, on October 19th the same year, they released the mini album "the Post". On July 5, 2017, they released the second mini-album "the Radio". Those 20-years-old girls have just released the third mini album "the Telephone" on June 6, 2018.
The former member Haruka Shiraishi withdrew on September 18, 2017 due to poor physical condition. The band continues to work with 2 members.
Creepy Nuts is a HIP HOP duos including MC R-designation and DJ Matsunaga. Creepy Nuts is 1 MC 1 DJ unit, number one Japanese MC battle rapper " R-指定" who won the most famous Japanese MC battle ULTIMATE MC BATTLE (UMB) Osaka 5 times, and the champion of the national competition UMB GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and "DJ Matsunaga" who has been top3 of DMC JAPAN 2 times and also known as a track maker providing tracks to a variety of artists.
Their unique live performance with these two skilled musicians attracts attention in the industry as a new dawn of Japanese HIP HOP scene.
So far 2 EPs "たりないふたり" and "助演男優賞" are released and both records have been smashing hit as most of the music videos on Youtube has been watched millions of times.
Creepy Nuts’ vitality is highly valued from all types of media as you can see them featured in numerous media including television and magazines and they are also personality of famous radio shows.
In 2017, Creepy Nuts had Japan headliner tour in July and August and all the shows were sold out. Not only shows in clubs and venues, but also played at huge festivals such as SUMMER SONIC and ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL to name a few and getting solid fan base among not only HIP HOP but every kind of music scene now.
In 2017, Creepy Nuts started a label for themselves called CREEPERS in Sony Music and debut with single "高校デビュー、大学デビュー、全部失敗したけどメジャーデビュー。" released on November 8.
The Floor is a Hokkaido-born 4-piece band that made major debut with 1st album "Terminal". A major debut of Sapporo's most noteworthy band The Floor, which has expanded live activities to various places this year.
They released the 2nd mini album "Weather" in June, followed by the first one-man tour (Sapporo- Tokyo- Osaka) also sold out all the venues. Sapporo's attracting attention rapidly thansk to New band The Floor. Event "Sapporo Neutral" attracts artists who work based in Hokkaido and Sapporo, it has been held to transmit wonderful music related to the local but it is still said a new event.
"Yourness" is a four-person rock band formed in 2014 working mainly in Fukuoka, a member went to Fukuoka prefecture's music vocational school "Fukuoka school of music".
It is not only a monotonous band but the band is drawing attention from the skills of each member through the high quality of songs. Yuanez released the first nationwide distribution board "Ctrl + Z" (control Zet). In this work, which will be a mini album with 8 songs, the eloquent singing voice of Yuji Kurokawa (Vo / Gt) the beautiful and melancholy melody produced by Shohei Kogei (Gt).
At the Tour Final Fukuoka Performance in May 2018, they announced the shift of activity bases from Fukuoka to Tokyo.
teto is a Japanese band. In January 2016, Sadatoshi Koike together with Kenichiro Sato formed teto in Saitama. In October, the band launched its own label and released 1st EP "Pain Pain Pain". They sold out the press for the first time in one month with only two stores online. In December of the same year, Yusuke Fukuda, a friend from Koike's student days officially joined as a drummer.
In June 2017, Helsinki Lambda Club released "Split" single with the band from the label Hamsterdam Records. At the end of 2017, they performed in "COUNTDOWN JAPAN 17/18". From now on, they will appear in events such as "YON FES 2018" and "VIVA LA ROCK 2018". Teto "60 minutes 2,800 yen tour" around nationwide from April 2018 has been held, the tour will release the first single "Forgotten".
RUSH BALL (Rush Ball) is a large-scale Japanese music rock festival held in the Kansai in the summer. It was first held in Mai sports island in 1999. After that, changed to Kobe from 2001, it is counted as one of the summer festivals representing Kobe. The event attracts 20000 people every year.
In addition, a pre-event titled "RUSH BALL ☆ ◯" is held only for one day except for the 2008 times commemorating the 10th anniversary of the event, held for two days, and at the end of the year an event marked "Winter RUSH" is also held. In addition, although the 20th anniversary of 2018 is held for 3 days, it is scheduled to hold a split with August 25, 26, September 1.
Friends is a Japanese of the men and women five people formed in 2015.
In May 2016, the first one-man live "situation comedy vol.1" was held in Tokyo. In April 2017, they released the first album "Baby Birth!" which would be the first nationwide distribution board and they come through 10 locations nationwide to tour "Baby Birth! Release Memorial ~ Friend Application Tour 2017".
In September 2017, the band held the nationwide tour "Situation · Comedy season 2" in the whole country. In March of 2018, the 1st single "Bedside Music ep" was released.
Sweet William's melody is the catchy sound, not only from hip hop heads but also from the Japanese music scene. Therefore he draws a lot of attention.
And this time, he remixed the famous piece "How You Like Me Now?" and released by m-flo in 2000.
IO is a MC and Film Director
He was born in 1990 in Wako Gakuen.
He is a member of BANKROLL. He belongs to BCDMG. He also works as a video production crew, THE TAXi FILMS.
He was working part-time at the CD shop BOOT STREET which was operated by DO of Knead Maza Fucker and others.
Now he is a member of KANDYTOWN LIFE that is composed of members who have been growing up in the same town since childhood. Besides wrappers, art director, visual creators, etc, he also has a variety of facial expressions, now he is one of the most noteworthy artists in Tokyo.
At the end of 2014 he attracted a great deal of attention by joining with MURO, ANARCHY, KOHH and others YOUNG JUJU, DONY JOINT. Besides, he appeared in the cover of OLLIE magazine even before the debut, made him become a remarkable artist in fashion street magazines. Also, participating in "Special Radio" recorded by KID FRESINO's "Conq.u.er" and the music video of the same song taken in New York also gave him a lots of fans. In November 2015, he released a free download song "Nothing New" collaborated with CARHARTT, YOUNG JUJU, DONY JOINT.
On February 14th, 2016, he released long-awaited debut album "Soul Long". Next April 2017 he released the second album "Mood Blue".
Shunské G & The Peas is a band consisting of soul singers “Shunské G” and “The Peas”.
It is an ensemble that spreads through space and time. In the new album “PEAS OF MIND”, Matzuda Hiromu (Talkbox), Takeshi Kurihara (Tenor Saxophone) have been featured.
Their slogan is"Music for your SOUL !!"
Opus Inn is a 2-unit band with Masayoshi Horiuchi (Vocal) and Makoto Nagata (Guitar) from Kobe. Their music combines all genres such as R & B, Soul, Rock, AOR and has catchy melody . In recent years, they have added Electronica, Hiphop to attract attention. They are a unit with overseas standard that creates a new pop in the city with a guitar sound that emphasizes the dry warmth that the musical instrument originally plays.
Two people started track production from around 2016, and from 2017 songs are released at SoundCloud.
They are conducting Live activities including support members.
In July 2017, they appeared in "Go Beyond" held at Tower Records Shibuya B1F CUTUP STUDUO.
Prior to the event, Towa record Shibuya shop releases two CDs with limited time. These songs are recorded again and released as 1st EP "Time Gone By" under the name Opus In on the December 1st, 2017.
Later in 2013, he received the Best Newcomer Award from MNET. MNET described Seven as a super rookie who could only stand against Rain, although the two were friends back in their high school years, alongside Boom.
Se7en has also acted the lead role of the Korean drama Goong S, a spin-off of popular drama Goong. Although the first season of Goong was a hit, Goong S has failed to attract many viewers. Despite the low ratings, Goong S is the most searched and rewatched drama online; ranking higher than its competition: KBS2 Dal Ja's Spring and SBS Surgeon Bong Dal Hee. The drama has also gained a wide variety of support from international fans in the U.S., Thailand, Malaysia, Brazil, Singapore, etc.
Se7en has been preparing for his debut in the U.S. Mark Shimmel, Rich Harrison, and Noize Trip are helping Se7en to create his first English album. It was also reported that Teddy from 1TYM has produced a song for Se7en's American album and possibly will make more songs.
On March 10, 2009, Se7en debuted in the U.S. with the digital single Girls, featuring Lil' Kim.
In 1971, the seven musicians formed a new band, calling themselves Con-Funk-Shun, after a song by the instrumental ensemble The Nite-Liters. They relocated to Memphis, Tennessee in 1973 when they were hired to back up "Stax Records artists The Soul Children". There, they came to the attention of Estelle Axton who signed them to her "Fretone Records" label. Their debut album, Organized Con Funk Shun, was released in 1973. The seven band members chose to change the name of the band to Con Funk Shun (dropping the hyphens) in 1974.
Signed to Mercury Records in 1976, Con Funk Shun enjoyed a decade of successful both nationally and globally, eleven chart-topping albums, and numerous hit singles, including a Billboard magazine "Number One With A Bullet" hit single on the Top R&B Singles chart. After leaving Mercury Records, the original band members began performing and recording as Con Funk Shun in 1987. The group formally disbanded in 1986.
In 2009, they released mini album "Spears" and held Australia tour in 2010. In 2011, they signed with US Important Records and released the album "Alchemic Heart" worldwide.
Vampillia becomes more and more well-known because of their diversity of genre including post-rock, post-black metal, noise, electronica.
Members:
Death, Gesu, three vocals by opera, twin violin, viola, piano, twin guitar, bass, DJ, drums Tatsuya Yoshida , Taro Tornado , Kazuhisa Chikada, and Toyoto Yoshikawa are also in a row. Current drummer 2013, RUINS of Tatsuya Yoshida , Turtle Island of tornado Taro is.
Enslaved is a hard rock band in Japan with 5 members: Ivar Bjørnson (guitar), Grutle Kjellson (vocal & bass), Cato Bekkevold (drums), Håkon Vinje (keyboard & vocal), Ice Dale (solo guitar). Over the course of more than 25 years, Enslaved have proved themselves to be among the most prodigious and original artists of the modern age.
Formed in Bergen, Norway, in 1991, Enslaved followed their own singular path from the very start. Enslaved’s reputation grew rapidly in the wake of extraordinary, epic albums like their debut Vikingligr Veldi and its strident follow-up Frost (both 1994). By the late ‘90s, the band had morphed into a much more ingenious and ground-breaking beast: always retaining that essential link to their extremist roots but fearless in their pursuit of new ways to express their wildest ideas.
Enslaved entered the 21st century by flexing new muscles on the acclaimed likes of 2003’s Below The Lights and its groundbreaking successor, Isa (2004) – for which the band won a Norwegian Grammy award. Increasingly admired in the prog rock world while never losing that all-important bedrock of metalhead support, Bergen’s finest hit a rich vein of form as the years passed, with albums like 2008’s post-rock-fuelled Vertebrae and 2010’s elegant and grandiloquent Axioma Ethica Odini gleefully redesigned the Enslaved musical universe.
Since the release of "E', Enslaved have been dedicated to spreading their gospel of musical fearlessness around the world. They once again conquered Europe and North America during late 2017 and early 2018, and will be performing at festivals throughout the summer, including appearances at CopenHell, Wacken Open Air, Hellfest, Beyond The Gates and Psycho Las Vegas. Determined to keep everyone happy, they will also be hitting Australia and Japan for a handful of dates in the autumn, with further plans to explore more of the planet in the very near future.
A new album "I Know I Dream" including songs that Kazuo Ishiguro has written lyrics is a best selle. While making full use of English, French and Portuguese, Stacy Kent unfolds a stage that is heart-warming, "Jazz Songbird" is active in cosmopolitan style. Born in New Jersey, USA, she started full-time activities in London, England. In 2009 she received the French Arts and Cultural Order, and the latest work mentioned above also won the 2017 Jazz Japan Award "Album of the Year / Vocal Division". Together with her husband Jim Tomlinson this time, we will be fascinated by a number of masterpieces that cross the times and borders.
DJ Dynoji (Otani Nobuhiko)
DJ Monique ( Rikiko kirin) (Monkeychi)
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Fairweather Low was born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. He first found fame as a founding member of the pop group Amen Corner in the late 1960s. They had four successive Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, including the #1 single "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" in 1969. The overnight success and Fairweather Low's teen idol looks, as music journalist William Ruhlmann noted at Allmusic; "... put his attractive face on the bedroom walls of teenage girls all over Britain".
When the ex-group split in 1969 Andy formed the band Fairweather which was signed to RCA on their progressive label Neon and for an underground progressive band it was somewhat surprising that they soon had a Top 10 single in 1970 with Natural Sinner. Andy’s first solo success was another Top 10 hit with Reggae Tune in September 1974 when after two albums with Fairweather and a brief spell off for good behaviour Andy had signed a Solo deal with A&M Records and recorded Spider Jiving which was produced by Neil Young producer Elliott Mazer and included major players such as The Memphis Horns & Nashville legend Charlie McCoy.
Also in 2011, Fairweather Low made a guest appearance on Kate Bush's album 50 Words For Snow, singing on the chorus of the album's only single, "Wild Man".
In 2013, he opened Eric Clapton's shows with his band the Lowriders on Clapton's European tour and, later that year, Fairweather Low & the Lowriders released the album, Zone-O-Tone. In April 2013, he appeared at the Eric Clapton Guitar Festival Crossroads in New York and featured on two tracks of the DVD of the concert. On 13–14 November, he was also part of Eric Clapton's band on the occasion of Clapton's two concerts during the "Baloises Sessions" in Basel, Switzerland, where he was featured singing "Gin House Blues". In November 2015, Fairweather Low made a guest appearance on Kevin Brown's album Grit.
There are 3 special casts :
Vampillia
Cohol
Sawhill Sacrifice (Finland)
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Furachinarhythm is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 2011 that is consisted of 4 members: Morinahumi, Tamura Yuta, Takeuchi Kazuhiro and Tsuzuki Sotiji.
2015 August 18th, a concert was held to commemorate their debut. On August 19th of the same year, the 1st mini album was released.
They released full album "Half & half" on August 3, 2016 and "Half & Half 2" was released in 2017. In June 2017, the band held Flatalistic One Man Live "Different Ariake - Virtual Budokan!? Challenge the Center Stage!? concert with attention of numerous fans.
Those men won the "Album Hit Award" in Japan Crown Hit Award.
Selfarm is a four-piece rock band from Hokkaido.
In 2011, they held the first live concert in SUSUKINO 810 in March. Some months later, they received "The 5th Music Revolution HOKKAIDO FINAL" Excellence Award at Zepp Sapporo.
In 2012, the band appeared as guest at Zepp Sendai in March at "Music Festival Thrusting at the Ear of One Million People - Sendai Tengu - 2012 Final". After a short charging period in July, they performed a revival live and restart.
In 2014, they participated in the competition "SOUND AIR 2014".
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