FNCY "FNCY BY FNCY"
FNCY is a hip-hop unit formed of Zen-La-Rock, G.RINA and Chinza Dopeness (Twitter). They have just released a 2nd album titled "FNCY BY FNCY". Check out the music videos below! All songs can be sampled in this clip. At least...
Posted on September 2, 2021 at 23:46. | Released on September 1, 2021
G.RINA "Tolerance"
Singer-songwriter/trackmaker G.RINA has just released a new album titled "Tolerance"! Featured artists include Chinza Dopeness, Zen-La-Rock, NENE (Yurufuwa Gang), BIM and more. This follows 2017 album "Live & Learn", though she had since released several songs digitally, and also in...
Posted on June 27, 2021 at 16:23. | Released on June 23, 2021
BTB tokko "Sweet Machine"
Talkbox musician BTB (Pan Pacific Playa, ex-Luvraw & BTB) is back as "BTB tokkō" (tokkō = 特効 = special effects) with a new album titled "Sweet Machine". Expect mellow urban summer sounds! This follows recent single "I'll Be Around" (2018)...
Posted on July 10, 2018 at 21:30. | Released on July 11, 2018
Crazy Ken Band "Wild de ikō!!!"
Crazy Ken Band has a new single coming, including 2 songs recently featured in TV commercials. Title track "Wild de iko!!!" was used in men's scalp care product "Rigaos", and "ikinokore!!!" for a pachinko CM (yes..!). This comes with a...
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 23:33. | Released on November 23, 2011
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Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.69
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on June 6, 2026 at 10:26.
Various Artists "Koga Records 2025 Winter Collection"
Koga Records is releasing a Christmas/winter-themed compilation for its 30th anniversary. Included are new songs by Jenny Jenny (with a cover of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" sung in Japanese), Rocket K, liquid people, and Jam to Highball. The...
Posted on November 30, 2025 at 02:13. | Released on December 3, 2025
Owarikarahajimari "OWHJ Remixes Vol.1" (Download)
Electronic rock band Owarikarahajimari (𝕏) has released a first remix EP, containing remixes of latest songs "We Are Feeling Love" (, Spotify, YouTube Music) and "Fight" (, Spotify, YouTube Music). Featured remixers are Sigh Society, CrazyRomantic, OXOTCK, and Owarikarahajimari...
Posted on August 2, 2025 at 01:06. | Released on July 30, 2025
Tanzaku CD (8cm CD) Day 2025
For the 3rd year, Tanzaku CD Day is being held on July 7 (same day as the Tanabata festival), following the 2023 and 2024 editions that revived the nostalgic 8cm CD format (3" CD/mini CD). This year again has many...
Posted on July 9, 2025 at 00:17. | Released on July 7, 2025
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Noël Nippon" édition 2024
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on December 20, 2024 at 23:54.
Utaha "Utauyouni, Hogarakani"
This is the debut solo album of Utaha (Instagram, 𝕏), until now known as the current singer of Wednesday Campanella. The songs were written by Utaha herself, and arranged/sound-produced by Ichirō Yoshida (ex-Zazen Boys), giving the album a rock sound...
Posted on July 28, 2024 at 23:27. | Released on August 9, 2024
Cassette Store Day 2022
Cassette Store Day is happening this year again, on Saturday October 15, and many albums are being released in the nostalgic format. Below are a few picks, a bit coincidentally all from the KiliKiliVilla label (which puts a lot of...
Posted on October 14, 2022 at 22:38. | Released on October 15, 2022
TESTSET "EP1 TSTST" (Download)
TESTSET (Twitter) is a new unit formed of METAFIVE members Yoshinori Sunahara and Leo Imai, together with drummer Shirane Kenichi (GREAT3) and guitarist Seiichi Nagai (ex-sōtaiseiriron). Last year the four had appeared at Fuji Rock Festival '21 as a...
Posted on September 4, 2022 at 20:06. | Released on August 12, 2022
lyrical school "L.S."
lyrical school has a brand new album that has just been released! Included are songs with contributors including MURO/grooveman Spot/KASHIF/ZEN-LA-ROCK, Rachel (chelmico), KM, valknee, Bailefunk Kakeko, among others. It has been announced that lyrical school's current line-up will end with...
Posted on May 3, 2022 at 10:52. | Released on April 20, 2022
Various Artists "Ban Hiroshi presents Columbia Rockin' Kayo Collection Vol.2"
Kyoto rock'n'roller Ban Hiroshi (of Bambino) has released a 2nd compilation of Japanese rocking kayō songs, again selected from Columbia's vast catalog. The album consists of songs from the mid-50s to the early-80s, traversing almost chronogically periods of different influences...
Posted on December 24, 2021 at 00:10. | Released on December 22, 2021
Record Day 2021 Day 2
Record Day, previously happening only on November 3 for "Culture Day" (a public holiday), has being held once more this November, on Saturday November 27. Also check out the post about day 1! Items can be ordered online. Below is...
Posted on December 4, 2021 at 00:54. | Released on November 27, 2021
Interview: The Courettes × Seiki Sato
Interview & translation by Patrick Benny (Tokyo's Coolest Sound) Rock band The Courettes is releasing its 3rd album "Back in Mono" on October 15th, 2021 from Damaged Goods Records (UK), and the album has the particularity of having been mixed...
Posted on October 14, 2021 at 20:00.
Interview: BJ Rubin
Interview of BJ Rubin by Patrick Benny (Tokyo's Coolest Sound)--> BJ Rubin is the New Yorker who is behind the eclectic TV show titled "The BJ Rubin Show" that's currently being aired on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN). The show...
Posted on February 27, 2021 at 22:00.
Posted on August 7, 2020 at 22:33. | Event held on Saturday August 15, 2020 at 22:00 (JST)
Scha Dara Parr "shin Scha Dara daisakusen"
About to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut (album "Scha Dara daisakusen" was released on May 5, 1990), Scha Dara Parr are back with a brand new full-length album! It's been 5 years since album "1212" (2015), after which...
Posted on April 5, 2020 at 17:38. | Released on April 8, 2020
Negicco "Negicco 2003~2012 Best" (2x12")
The final release of Negicco's vinyl re-issue project is their first full-length album, first released on CD in 2012 and bringing together 18 of their best songs since their 2003 debut. To fit everything, it needed to be made into...
Posted on November 3, 2019 at 22:54. | Released on November 5, 2019
Various Artists "Ban Hiroshi presents Columbia Rockin' Kayo Collection"
Kyoto rock'n'roller Ban Hiroshi (of Bambino) brings us a compilation of rocking kayō songs selected from Columbia's historic collection. The collection includes the first Japanese cover of Elvis to various covers and original songs that were influenced by rockabilly and...
Posted on September 16, 2019 at 11:02. | Released on September 18, 2019
