The Absent Trail of an Echo and My Future Plagued by Surrender

 I've started writing more about the Japanese underground scene recently. If you want to follow more of my writing, check it out here: h...

2014 was an interesting year in Japanese music. This year was the most active ever for my label, MeatCubeLabel . Five out of the 6 releases ...

     I guess the logical step from Screamo would be to look at the Japanese emo scene. Right off the bat, I'd like to say that I don...

     I've had several people mention that they don't really know where to start when getting into Japanese music. I can definitely s...

Another awesome Japanese zine from the early/mid 2000's. This one has an interview with toe, a history of Japanese hardcore group Foo...

Another awesome zine from 2003. Some awesome photos from all sorts of bands and interviews with some great bands. Pics from Boiler Frog, C...

[WeAre]Off! was an Osaka based zine active in the early 2000's. I only have one issue, but this one is jam packed with some of my fav...