In 2023, Stray Tenor will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their band's formation and the 20th anniversary of their major label debut, as well as their third sold-out Budokan concert. This year marks the 27th anniversary of the band's formation, and Stray Tenor continues to challenge and evolve. It was recently announced that they will release an EP "Next Chapter EP" on October 29 (Wed.), their first CD release in a year since their album "The Ordinary Road" was released last October. Prior to the release of the EP, a new song "Next Chapter," which will be the title track, was pre-released on August 27, and while the response from fans has been positive, another new song, "Metasequoia and the Moon," which will be included on the EP, will be pre-released next week on September 24. At the same time, a jacket photo for the distribution has also been released. Metasequoia and the Moon" is a fresh and exciting work with a shoegaze sound approach. The song is a song that captures the listener's attention with its beauty and the fragile melody that emerges from the wall of guitars, which is Stray Tenor at their best. The members of Stray Tenor also requested an illustrator, Riichiro Shinozaki, to create the jacket. The moon and metasequoia are symbolically depicted in the delicate and imaginative...

The Biscats are a hybrid rockabilly band consisting of Misaki (Vo.), Kenji (Gt.), and Suke (W.ba.), who are working hard to create a new rockabilly movement in this era. In June, they released their first double A-side single "Right Now! / Gamba Rockabilly" in June, the band has been energetically performing at summer events around the country, and is now embarking on the "Gamba Rockabilly" tour. The tour started in Yokohama, Misaki's hometown, just like last year's tour. The Yokohama show featured "Blue Light Yokohama," a song released on YouTube last year, and the MC announced that the fifth "Rockabilly Festival 2026 supported by Joto Fruits" was also announced. The tour started with a full of "Ganba Rockabilly" feeling, including some happy happenings in Misaki's hometown. After the live, Misaki said, "I am very happy to welcome the first day of the tour this year in Yokohama, my hometown, with great excitement. This tour...

The musical "Fate/Zero: A Hero of Justice" opened on September 6, based on the prequel "Fate/Zero" to the PC game "Fate/stay night" that started the "Fate" series. It depicts the Fourth Holy Grail War that took place 10 years before "Fate/stay night. Following the first part, "Fate/Zero: The Sword of Promised Victory," which was performed from January to February this year, the second part will be written and directed by Hideyuki Nishimori and lyrics written and directed by the author of the novel, Gen Urobuchi, who also supervises the script. Hideyuki Nishimori writes the script, direction, and lyrics. In the fourth Holy Grail War, seven masters summon seven Servants to battle for the Holy Grail, which can grant any wish. The first part of the novel depicted how Saber's promised sword of victory settled the battle with Caster at the Mienkawa River. In this work, the novel's conclusion is depicted. Who will obtain the Holy Grail? And what will be the wish that will be fulfilled? Kiritsugu Emiya is played by Hironori Shinki. He is a man who wishes for a peaceful world and seeks the Holy Grail...

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Orange Spini Club held a free live concert at KITAYA PARK (Shibuya Ward's Kitaya Park) located in the Jinnan area of Shibuya, Tokyo, to celebrate the release of their 4th Mini Album "Knife". Despite being held on a weekday evening, the event attracted an audience of about 300 people, and the music of the Orange Spini Club was etched into the Shibuya night. The audience greeted the band with applause and cheers, and Yusuke Suzuki (Vo,Gt), Suzuki Naoto (Gt,Cho), Yukki (Ba,Cho), and Yurito (Dr,Cho) appeared on the stage. The light of dusk softly tinted the stage, and the audience's anticipation and murmur instantly changed the atmosphere. The opening song of the free live performance was "Nectar," which was based on the theme of a bygone youth. The song's melancholy melody and explosive heat mixed together to tell a story in the Shibuya night. The following songs, "Partner in Crime" and "She's Wrapping Her Hair Around Me," naturally overlapped with the audience's clapping and chorus, turning the entire park into one stage. Yusuke called out with a smile, "Good evening, Shibuya people! Yusuke called out with a smile, expressing his gratitude for the opportunity to hold the free live concert. The free live performance on this day was open to photography by the audience....

Two-time Grammy Award winner Sabrina Carpenter's latest album, "Man's Best Friend," will be released on CD in Japan on Friday, October 31. The domestic CD will include lyrics and bilingual translation. Pre-order here: https://umj.lnk.to/SC_MBF "Man's Best Friend," which was released on import and digitally on Friday, August 29, debuted at No. 1 on the latest U.S. album chart (Billboard 200) as of September 13. This was the highest first-place finish for a female artist in 2025 in terms of initial units, album sales, and first-week streaming, making it her second consecutive album to top the U.S. album chart, following her previous album, "Short and Sweet," which was released in 2024. It was also the second consecutive album to reach the top spot on the U.S. album charts. Globally, "Man's Best Friend" also debuted at No. 1 on the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. With "Man's Best Friend," Sabrina joined her previous collaborator, Amy Alle...

Super Mountaineering Club, a five-piece band based in Aichi, Japan, released a new song "Mountain Walking" today. This song was created in collaboration with YAMAP, Japan's largest mountain climbing and outdoor platform, and through the experience of mountain climbing (mountain walking), which is part of the Super Mountaineering Club's identity, it is a song that you will suddenly want to listen to when you are walking or climbing a mountain and sampoing. The result is a song that you will want to listen to when you are walking or sampoing up a mountain. The song is a song that you will want to listen to when you are walking or sampoing in the mountains. The theme of the project is "Memories of mountain climbing" and the selected video will be used in the music video. Super Mountaineering Club x YAMAP "Mountain Walking" Music Video project page: https://yamap.com/magazine/67704 *Please apply until 23:59 on September 24 (Wed.). The live video of "Mountain Walk" filmed at Mt. Hakuba will be premiered on YouTube at 21:00 today...