Kobe Metal Outfit BRAIN DEATH ZOMBIE Make International Debut in London

Including support act Umez!

When: Saturday 12 January 2013 from 7pm.

Where: The Pipeline, 94 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7DA. Tickets: £6 (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/201100)

Event pages: [facebook] [last.fm]

Four Female-Fronted Japanese Acts Fly to London for Showcase Set

An evening of explosive live music from Japan!

Japan Underground returns to London with one of its most exciting live line-ups to date; FOUR artists from Japan, all rocking female vocalists! From rock, to quirky and fun shibuya-kei and indie-pop, we have it all covered! Come along for one of our most

Music Review: THE GAZETTE “DIVISION”

UK release date: 1st October 2012

Formed in 2002, the GazettE, whose song “Headache Man” was used for the ending theme of Hotel Chelsea a film written and produced by Hiro Masuda starring Nao Nagasawa and Tony Laurent, are one of the most popular visual kei bands in Japan right now. But not only are they appreciated on their own turf, their pulsating music and flamboyant image has attracted fans from all over the world. Their longevity doesn’t appear to be waning anytime soon. So to celebrate their 10^th anniversary the band has recorded

Event Review: Friday Late: Loli-POP! Lolita Fashion Fun At The V&A Museum

London embraces the Japanese street style Lolita!

Reporter: Lizzie Ooi

On Friday, 31^st August the V&A Museum (Victoria and Albert Museum) in London held a free evening of Lolita fashion, the unique street style that combines Japan’s obsessions with cuteness, punk and Gothic macabre. The programme included a kimono demonstration with Mamechiyo Modern, a wig workshop with Pixie Late and her team, photo shoots, a screening of Kamikaze Girls

JPU Records Announces European Launch Party For GazettE Album

London – Friday 28th September – Paris – Saturday 29th September

JPU Records (Japan Underground Records) is to celebrate their physical release of the GazettE‘s blistering new album DIVISION in Europe by throwing launch parties in the cities of London and Paris.

The events, taking place at the Bloomsbury Lanes in London on Friday 28 September, and at Kawaii Cafe in Paris on Saturday 29th, will have copies of DIVISION available to purchase before the official

NEO Magazine Announces Photo & Cosplay Competition At MCM Expo

Join NEO at MCM Expo London 25 – 27 May 2012

Win Anime Boxsets Every Day of the MCM Expo with NEO Magazine’s Photo Competition!

NEO Magazine will be holding a competition each day of the London MCM Expo Comic Con where a talented individual will win K-On! Complete and Naruto Shippuden Season 2 boxsets, courtesy of

HITT To Headline NEO Magazine And Japan Underground’s After Party

Saturday 26 May from 8pm at Bloomsbury Lanes, London

Japanese piano rocker HITT will be making a special appearance in the UK on Saturday 26 May. The musician, whose fashion sense leads many to classify him as visual kei, will be performing live at the Japan Underground vs NEO After Party, taking place from 8pm at Bloomsbury Lanes in London.

Tickets for the show are set at £5 and can only be purchased on

NEO’s Profile Series Continues With Video Game & Anime Producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi

NEO magazine issue 98 on sale from 17th May 2012!

In the latest edition of NEO’s profile series, Diverse Japan’s creator and administrator, Spencer Lloyd Peet, focuses on video game and anime extraordinaire, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, best known for his involvement with the Resident Evil franchise. Other exciting features in issue 98 include:

THE UK’S ANIME, manga and Asian pop culture magazine is going super saiyan over the release of Dragon Ball Z this summer.

Cool “New” Look For NEO Magazine Website Ahead Of 100th Issue

“Expect exclusive daily updates!” (NEO Magazine’s editor Gemma Cox)

The UK’s longest running publication of its kind, NEO Magazine, celebrates the redesign of its website this month as the journal approaches its 100th issue.

NEO Magazine first opened up the world of anime, manga, Asian film and eastern music and pop culture to the

Japan Underground Makes Broken Doll’s Latest Album ” Reach For The Sky” Available Worldwide

Kawaii culture with pop-punk party beats!

HARAJUKU PARTY SQUAD Broken Doll release their brand new album “Reach for the Sky” on 11 April, and thanks to Japan Underground – the UK’s leading J-rock specialists – a limited number of copies will be available outside of Japan for the bargain price of £10.

Broken Doll combine Japan’s kawaii culture with pop-punk party beats, wrapping it up in bright colours and

Tokyo Rockers ASIDBLOW To Make UK Debut At The Pipeline London

A mixture of Japanese and western rock!

ONE OF JAPAN’s newest guitar acts, ASIDBLOW, is pleased to announce that their first overseas show will take place in London on Saturday 24 March. With influences ranging from Mötley Crüe, Kurt Cobain and Japan’s own alternative music legend hide (X Japan, Zilch), ASIDBLOW hopes to impress a British audience with their mixture of Japanese and western rock styles.

In 2011 the band concentrated their activities on conquering Tokyo’s indie scene and finished the year with

They Will Rock You! Queen Tribute “Queer” First-Time Live UK Gig

Tie your mother down and get ready, Freddie for an electrifying homage to arguably the greatest rock group of all time!

One of Japan’s hottest new Queen tributes prepares  for a set of explosive shows in London this February. Two very special Queen tribute nights will take place at the Pipeline in Liverpool Street London on Saturday 4 and Tuesday 7 February. Both nights will feature live sets from one of Queen’s premier Japanese tribute bands, Queer.

Entry is £5 with an advance ticket or