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riddimsaunter

Indie pop-rock band riddim saunter has announced that they will end all activities. They will hold their last live-show on September 3 in Nakano Sunplaza, of which the tickets will go on sale starting August 14. They have one more live on thursday 11 August, together with lo-fi pop-act HARVARD.

aionline201120

It’s already halfway past 2011, and since I started it last year, I need to continue it. This time it’s my third sampler, and the first one for this year. In this sampler I provide you with 20 songs of various indie releases I enjoyed that were released in the last 6 months. A wide [...]

theloveningen

THEラブ人間 (THE LOVE NINGEN) is one of those bands that is gaining more and more fans by the minute. I discovered them about a year ago when I purchased the split-tape they did with ひらくドア (HE LUCK DOOR), and loved their tracks more than the ones by ひらくドア. So I soon after ordered their 2nd [...]

kulukulugarden

Sad news from Japan today. Kulu Kulu Garden has decided to break up. The band originally formed in 2006, and after a long debate, the band has decided to hold their last live next Sunday, on May 15. It’s hard to put the band in specific genre as they mix multiple genres intoo one mix, [...]

ひらくドア giving stuff for free

One of my favorite bands of 2010, ひらくドア (HE LUCK DOOR) has recently released a new mini-album as mentioned before. I really tried obtaining this but I seemed out of luck, and I kind of forgot about this release. Today, by chance, I visited their website for the first time in a few weeks, and [...]

ammoflight2

Pop-rock band アンモフライト (Ammoflight) announced the releasedate for their second mini-album. The follow-up of their 2009-debut philosofiles will be called Truthpeaker and is going to be released on May 9. A cover isn’t available yet, but you can find the 7 tracknames after the jump.

merpeoples

All-girl band Merpeoples have announced they will be releasing a new mini-album on April 13. メトロポリス will be the second release by this new-wave band that is obtaining a lot of attention in the underground scene of Tokyo. The mini-album contains eight new tracks and will go on sale for 1500 yen. A cover art [...]

gellers

Alternative pop-band Gellers have announced they will break their four years of silence with a brand new single next month. Guatemala will have a total of 7 songs, of which four will be live-versions of older songs. The band is mostly known for having the well-known Shugo Tokumaru as a member of the band. The [...]

mowmow

モーモールルギャバン (MowMow Lulu Gyaban) have released the accompanying promotion video for their upcoming album BeVeci Calopueno. The album, that contains 13 brand new tracks, will be in stores on March 16. As PV the band has chosen for Hello!!Mr.Coke-High, which is the third track on the album. This PV is a little less hectic than [...]

Second EP by Heavenstamp

Aion February 24, 2011

Second EP by Heavenstamp

Female-fronted rock band Heavenstamp has announced they will release a new EP on April 13. STAND BY YOU – E.P. + Remixes will have the same set-up as their previous EP. Four brand new songs by the band will be accompanied by 3 remixes of the songs made by different bands. This week, the band [...]