Music
Return of Swans
The New York rockers make new magic
Taylor Swift loves the ‘80s
The country singer-songwriter goes pop on 1989
Meet Rhyming Gaijin
Tokyo-based rapper breaks hip-hop ground
Ogre You Asshole
Nagano indie rockers' new album Papercraft
The Watanabes
Indie alt-rockers release new EP
Tokyo-Manila Jazz & Arts Festival
Cross-cultural celebration between Japan and the Philippines
Rock in Opposition
European prog-rock fest hits Japan
Meet Nathan East
Bassist extraordinaire brings harmony to Japan
Musical Polymorphism
Shuta Hasunuma discusses Japan’s avant-garde arts
Revamping the Vaselines
Indie legends bring a new album and new lineup to Japan
Think Local, Rock Global
John Butler’s roots rock branches worldwide
Mighty Celts of YouTube
Skinny Lister craft folk for the digital age
Call and Response Records
Cutting-edge J-indies label turns 10
Friendly Fires
The UK dance unit finds a fleeting paradise on Pala
Fishbone
With a new rock doc and album, is it finally the LA warhorse’s moment?
Turtle Island
The roots-punk collective heads up Radical Music Network’s 10th anniversary
Quake Aid
Banding together to support quake victims
Roy Ayers
The jazz-funk icon tours with the producer who sampled him