Music
Sonny B
Bay Area rapper brings Japan-Cali connection
Kev Gray & The Gravy Train
Expat outfit launches world tour
Podcast: One-on-One: Shenan Brown, Def Tech
We talk with the Jawaiian music star about Howzit!?, the spirit of aloha, and more.
Audio
Bayside electronic music fest
Music Bars and Record Stores in Tokyo
Second-Hand Sounds: Tokyo’s treasure troves of vintage tunes
Fuji Rock vs Summer Sonic
Japan’s biggest music fests face off
Tyondai Braxton
Rock, techno, and avant-garde—all in one Hive
Kodo
Eri Uchida talks women in taiko
Party Like It’s 1989!
Taylor Swift completes her transformation in the Tokyo Dome
Supercozi Sounds from Outside Japan
Producer Yukimi Yonezawa finds musical freedom in Bali
Dosem
The underground sound of Spain
HAPA
Hawaiian innovators uplift Japan
After Romeo: Extended Interview
Los Angeles boy band craze goes cross-continental
Keith Ape – (It G Ma) ft. JayAllday, loota, Okasian, Kohh
Korean-Japanese rapprochement, rap-style
PUNiK
Speaking the universal language of punk
After Romeo Audio Interview
American group After Romeo sit down with Metropolis before the launch of their new album in Japan
The Black Dragon Sings
Kinlay’s latest album sounds fresh without losing the plot
1 To 1: Sam Smith at the Speed of Success
The “Stay With Me” singer talks to Metropolis
Mogwai Evolution
The amiable Scottish colossus enters its third decade
The Pop Group
The industrial innovators return
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
The three-piece band keep it in the family
Enter Dot Hacker
The LA rock outfit come Alive
Michael Bublé begins
The crooner takes on Japan
Sights and sounds of Tycho
Multimedia artist Scott Hansen’s futuristic fest
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