Tomoko Sukenobu: “I hope Atomic Swing will continue to play forever”
Atomic Swing’s Tomoko Sukenobu talks to Roppongi Rocks about her musical and personal journey from Japan to Stockholm.
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Album review: Patrik Jansson “Game Changer”
Former Hellsingland Underground member Patrik Jansson serves up an excellent blues-rock album.
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Gig review: Legend of Rock – a tribute to Deep Purple and Rainbow
Two mind-blowing tribute shows in Tokyo celebrated the legacy of 70s hard rock.
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Gig review: Marty Friedman “Energy Oasis” tour finale
A smashing high-energy tour finale in Shibuya for guitar wizard Marty Friedman and his ridiculously great band.
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Video premiere: Stargazer “Live Today”
Norwegian heavy rockers Stargazer present the second song from their upcoming album.
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Album review: Hellsingland Underground “Endless Optimism”
Swedish rockers Hellsingland Underground are back with their sixth studio album, the fabulous “Endless Optimism”. Album of the year? Quite possibly so.
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Album review: Darkthrone “Astral Fortress”
Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone serves up blackened doom on its new album.
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Video premiere: Liv Sin “Antihero”
Today, Sister Sin’s lead vocalist Liv Jagrell releases a new single and music video with her band Liv Sin.
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Album review: John Norum “Gone to Stay”
Europe guitarist John Norum returns with a new solo album full of bluesy hard rock.
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Album review: Lugnet “Tales from the Great Beyond”
Lugnet’s third album gives us bluesy and groovy hard rock with doom influences.
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Show preview: Legend of Rock – a tribute to Deep Purple and Rainbow
A Roppongi hard rock celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of Deep Purple’s first Japan tour and the late Ronnie James Dio’s 80th birthday.
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Gig review: Andy McCoy at Shinjuku Loft
Hanoi Rocks legend Andy McCoy shows us how it’s done with scaled-down acoustic versions of his classic songs during two fabulous nights in Tokyo.
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Album review: Skid Row “The Gang’s All Here”
Great songs and new vocalist Erik Grönwall have made Skid Row relevant again.
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