Jrock Revolution's online magazine, with artist interviews, feature articles, and JRR-only exclusives. Also featuring our blog content, collected here.
While the conventional thing for Japanese music appreciators to do is to look to Japan for new artists, the answers fans may be looking for may be closer to home than they ever expected. This is part one of a series of articles that looks at Japanese artists based outside of Japan who are making a splash in the music scene.
This is the second in the series called "Jrock Where You Live," in which Jrock Revolution staff writers chronicle what it's like to be a Jrock fan in their community. In this installment, staff writer Allyse shares what the scene is like in the college town of Gainesville, Florida.
Have you ever felt like an artist was stuck in a niche? Are your ears asking for three different styles of music all at once? I’m here to bring you a solution and its name is SID. You’ll find yourself surrounded by jazz, rock, and pop all swirled together in a delicious musical sundae.
She'd almost look like a Japanese doll—gorgeous kimono, jet-black hair and white skin—were it not for the grotesque red lipstick severing her mouth. Perhaps it was her haunting appearance that struck you first. Or was it her blood-chilling laughter before she cursed you?
This is the first in the series called "Jrock Where You Live," in which Jrock Revolution staff writers chronicle what it's like to be a Jrock fan in their community. In this installment, staff writer Kia shares what the scene is like in her hometown of Seattle, Washington.
Earlier this year, forty-three fans from all corners of the globe made an extraordinary journey to Japan to see X JAPAN live at Tokyo Dome. Even if you didn't get to go with them, you can read this detailed field report to find out why their traipse about Tokyo was truly one for the ages. Read on to learn more about X JAPAN: The International Experience!
What does it take to make a legend? For this band: passion, dedication and a dash of good luck. Over their twenty year career, GLAY has risen from their humble beginnings in high school to sold out shows, festivals, and an increasingly large international fanbase.
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