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Music

ULTRA Japan 2023

ULTRA Japan 2023

The world's ultimate urban dance music festival Sep 16 - 17

never young beach’s Yuma Abe 

never young beach’s Yuma Abe 

“Tokyo has lost its expression”

Based in Japan: Akim White Exploring Community Through Music

Based in Japan: Akim White Exploring Community Through Music

“You need people around you”

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus

Catalyst for Creativity

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases June 2023

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases June 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Through the Eyes of Thundercat

Through the Eyes of Thundercat

The Grammy-winning musician shares his passion for anime, music and tips for Tokyo

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases May 2023

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases May 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

ACiD presents: THE BEACH

ACiD presents: THE BEACH

Kick off summer in style with Tokyo’s newest urban beach party

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases April 2023

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases April 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Black Country, New Road Interview 

Black Country, New Road Interview 

Catch up with their new songs on this upcoming tour

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases March 2023

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases March 2023

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

That’s life 

That’s life 

Psych rockers De Lorians forge ahead with their latest EP

An Interview with Morgan Simpson from black midi

An Interview with Morgan Simpson from black midi

black midi’s much-anticipated return to Tokyo after the European tour with Dos Monos 

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases December 2022

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases December 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Based in Japan: MIYACHI

Based in Japan: MIYACHI

Hip-hop artist and Youtuber bridging cultures and scenes

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases November 2022

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases November 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Ramza: Whispering Jewels

Ramza: Whispering Jewels

Nagoya-based DJ crosses cultures and genres on his latest album

Pajaumi at COTTON CLUB

Pajaumi at COTTON CLUB

Tokyo-based multinational artists redefine the Japanese band

Stella Donnelly Interview

Stella Donnelly Interview

Australian indie artist Stella Donnelly on her upcoming Japan tour

Live Review: Squarepusher at O-East

Live Review: Squarepusher at O-East

The jazz-electro-breakbeat polymath goes full circle at his Tokyo return

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases October 2022

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases October 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

LOVEHO SELECTS October

LOVEHO SELECTS October

Three Tokyo Artists to Know | October 2022

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases September 2022

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases September 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

“Am I Hideous?”

“Am I Hideous?”

The xx’s Oliver Sim on his solo debut, living with HIV and taking things less seriously

Squadcar release “Dayglow”

Squadcar release “Dayglow”

Introducing the new track from former Tokyo indie mainstays

Gampeki Music Festival: “Spectrum”

Gampeki Music Festival: “Spectrum”

The non-profit music festival changing Japan’s music scene

Jockstrap Interview

Jockstrap Interview

On creativity, perfectionism and their new album

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases August 2022

Tokyo Music Scene: New Releases August 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Helsinki Lambda Club

Helsinki Lambda Club

Fighting homogeneity in the Japanese music scene

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) Interview

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) Interview

On reinvention and their long relationship with Japan

Fuji Rock 2022 Wrap Up

Fuji Rock 2022 Wrap Up

Interviews with Snail Mail, Hiatus Kaiyote and Black Country New Road

LOVEHO SELECTS

LOVEHO SELECTS

August 2022

Music Rewind: The Artists and Tech of 2002

Music Rewind: The Artists and Tech of 2002

From pop hits and rock jams to MP3 wristwatches, here’s a flashback to a simpler time

Five Japanese Acts to See at Fuji Rock 2022

Five Japanese Acts to See at Fuji Rock 2022

Not sure which Japanese artists to see this year? We've made it easy for you

The Japanese Salaryman Who Quit His Job with Nothing but a Handpan

The Japanese Salaryman Who Quit His Job with Nothing but a Handpan

…that he didn’t know how to play

An Interview with Satoko Shibata

An Interview with Satoko Shibata

On her 10th anniversary album, what makes her angry and a decade in music