While most people focus on the scenes in the UK and US as having birthed hardcore punk, there was one group far ahead of the phenomenon in Japan.

back number ’s “Blue Amber” debuts at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, released May 7, becoming the popular band ...

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Here are four fabulous covers of The Kinks’ classic song “Waterloo Sunset,” by David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Def Leppard, and ...

Mei Semones bridges two cultures through her music, blending Japanese and English lyrics into a sound that’s entirely her own ...