MUSIC

AAAMYYY, who is the member of Tempalay and playing in a backing band to artists such as Ryohu and TENDRE, expressively shows her new self in her second album.

In this series, Tsuya-chan writes about contemporary music with a focus on Japanese hip-hop. She breaks down the relationship between music and fashion, as well as fashion trends and youth culture. In the twelfth installment, she peers into the heart of Prada’s creativity through the lens of hip-hop stars’ lyrics.

Fishmans’ drummer talks about songs that could only be recorded in a private studio, his responsibility for one drum sound, and consistent attitude and energy toward “everyday life” of a band that has been changing like a living thing.

The Japanese edition of French psychedelic pop artist Moodoïd’s newest EP features a song with Miho Hatori. We asked frontman and Japan-enthusiast Pablo Padovani about the details of this new release, as well as his affinity for Japan.

The party “WAIFU” was started after an incident in Shinjuku 2-chome. Elin McCready, a member of the team, and Midori Morita look back on the activities of WAIFU.

Gutevolk released the new song Mezameru Wakusei on July 7th— we talked with them about their history and identity, spanning Hirono Nishiyama’s debut under her own name to Gutevolk’s most recent work.

Jeff Mills talks about the background and current mindset behind his digital magazine “THE ESCAPE VELOCITY MAGAZINE” and his latest album “The Clairvoyant”.

In October, iri is releasing an album of her greatest hits, marking her fifth anniversary as an artist. She’s also going on tour. We spoke to her about the shift in her mood from her previous album to now.

A global interview series by the creative collective PKCZ®, comprised of EXILE MAKIDAI, Alan Shirahama, VERBAL and DJ DARUMA. Post-Covid club scene to be unveiled through cross talks between the creatives and globally sough-after DJs. The first-ever guest of the series is Boys Noize.

In this series, Tsuya-chan writes about contemporary music with a focus on Japanese hip-hop. She breaks down the relationship between music and fashion, as well as fashion trends and youth culture. In the eleventh installment, she examines the true nature of Louis Vuitton through a detailed analysis of an Anarchy & Badsaikush music video that features a Louis Vuitton bag.