Music

Your guide to music in Tokyo. Artist interviews, concert reviews and cultural critiques. From rock to requiem, Japanese musicians and international names.

Man With A Mission

Wolves descend on Japan's Download Festival

By Takahiro Kanazawa and Julia Mascetti | Posted on March 8, 2019

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Interview

Alt-rockers return to Tokyo

By Takahiro Kanazawa | Posted on February 25, 2019

4AD: Revue Live Review

Bringing together some of its best

By Takahiro Kanazawa | Posted on February 22, 2019

John Grant Interview

Grant and his various inextricable links with Japan

By Metropolis | Posted on February 18, 2019

Heisei Jump!

Metropolis gives you the lowdown on Heisei era locales brim full of nostalgia

By Patrick St. Michel | Posted on February 8, 2019

Andrew Wasylyk’s The Paralian

Scottish musical maverick's ode to his homeland's rugged and beautiful coastline

By Brian Durr | Posted on February 3, 2019

Parcels

More than a funk band

By Takahiro Kanazawa | Posted on January 31, 2019

Luby Sparks

The shoegazing, reminiscent sounds of the alternative band

By Paul McInnes and Takahiro Kanazawa | Posted on January 12, 2019

More Than Music

Interview with Justin Sachs, founder of the indie music events series

By Caroline Perrine | Posted on January 4, 2019

Nao and Tokyo

Interview with the British songstress on her new album and Tokyo debut

By Julia Mascetti | Posted on December 1, 2018

Moe Shop

French producer’s spin on technicolor electro-pop

By Patrick St. Michel | Posted on November 21, 2018

Catching up with Franz Ferdinand

On the new faces and sound coming to Tokyo

By Paul McInnes | Posted on November 19, 2018

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