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Japan Underground, the UK’s pioneering Japanese rock night that has hosted punk legends FACT, chart-topping alt-rockers [Alexandros], and the mighty Kero Kero Bonito, returns this November to celebrate its 15th anniversary with events in Birmingham and London. The night will once again deliver a full-throttle mix of Japanese...
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Tokyo rock band WENDY release debut album Don’t waste my YOUTH via JPU Records, with US and UK shows plus new single Pledge of Love.

Debut single from Tokyo-Brit punk band STRAIGHT BACK FORWARD. ‘Don’t Back Down’ / ‘Haunted Home’ out now on JPU Records. Raw, energetic punk rock.

Japanese rock band lynch. continue their 20th Anniversary Project by re-recording a second batch of fan favourites from their indie days. A new song called 'BRINGER' has also been recorded, which the band says is “quintessentially lynch.” in a new...
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Japanese visual kei heavyweights NoGoD celebrate two decades since their formation with the release of Le: VOYAGE 20th Anniversary Best. Out digitally via JPU Records today, September 24, the 22-track compilation spans the band’s output from 2016’s Renovate through to...
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