Music

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

Japanese EDM’s Hikarie Takeover

The second annual Tokyo Dance Music Event

By Patrick St. Michel | Posted on November 30, 2017

The Coffeeshop Dungeon Tour Circuit

Local creative Vaughan discusses his unconventional tour venues

By Lucy Dayman | Posted on November 20, 2017

How to Build An Indie Band

The Watanabes talk TV show hijacks, superstar gigs and breaking into the Tokyo music scene

By Taryn Siegel | Posted on November 15, 2017

Chelmico Charts Their Own Path

The new faces of hip-hop

By Patrick St. Michel | Posted on November 10, 2017

How to Build An Idol: Part 2

The Shopping Mall Gamer

By Michael Lanigan | Posted on November 3, 2017

In The Groove

Making the rounds of Tokyo's record stores

By Katherine Whatley | Posted on November 1, 2017

Retro Rhythms

The West discovers Showa Era pop music

By Toby Jones | Posted on October 16, 2017

Online and Underground

Meet the next generation of Tokyo’s indie record labels

By Patrick St. Michel | Posted on October 10, 2017

Flau 10 Retrospective

Tokyo-based label Flau celebrates 10 years of quiet absorption

By Patrick St. Michel | Posted on September 29, 2017

Lagerphones feature interview

The Australian band's upcoming tour and Japan addiction

By Lucy Dayman | Posted on September 8, 2017

Vinyl Fever

The growth of Discogs in Japan opens up the country’s crates to the West

By Patrick St. Michel | Posted on September 1, 2017

Manga and music collide with Metempsychosis

The latest release from Zoom Lens unites the forces of indie music with independent manga

By Giacomo Lee | Posted on August 27, 2017

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