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Est.2003 🇳🇱🇬🇧 A Japan-related webzine with a focus on Japanese (indie) music. Interviews, reports, reviews. Weekly music video roundups | Concert&festival organiser | 📧 [email protected]

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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 52, 2025):
🍙 /naname
🍙 メコン
🍙 君が四角くなる前に
🍙 君影ノイズ
🍙 Coral Color
🍙 ゾッキ
🍙 トウキョウオサムバンド

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December 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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🎤 NEW LIVE REPORT

During FUKURO's first European tour last July, the visual kei band also performed in London. We were there for a live report: 'When it comes to music, FUKURO are all business and deliver a set that’s bursting with energy.'

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Live Report: FUKURO at The Underworld in London
After only being formed in 2021, it’s good to see FUKURO’s pulling power as a young independent band from Japan. Tonight’s show looks like it’s going to be a near-capacity crowd. In fact, the evening’...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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📅Tour News

ExWHYZ will tour the UK in January before disbanding later in 2026

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ExWHYZ touring the UK in January before disbanding later in 2026
Even though it hasn’t been that long since the four girls from ExWHYZ visited London as part of WACK in the UK vol. 6, in upcoming January, they will be back as part of their first headlining tour…
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December 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Since 2020, AVO Magazine has brought you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, highlighting music videos released in week 52 of 2025. #AVOMagazine

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7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 52, 2025)
With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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🎧 NEW REVIEW

Moja – I’m hungry !! (Album)

"Perhaps Moja’s greatest achievement with 'I’m hungry !!' is wrapping complexity up within simplicity"

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Music Review: Moja – I’m hungry !! (Album)
When two musicians join forces, the sound they create is often bigger than their constituent parts. It’s a strange inversion of physics that shouldn’t really work, yet Moja prove that such a union can...
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December 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 51, 2025):
🍙 teiichi
🍙 after20時 (after20ji)
🍙 ku-ten
🍙 水中スピカ (Suichu Spica)
🍙 Neocera Garan
🍙 sōne
🍙 pham foo

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December 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Every week, AVO Magazine brings you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, published to highlight music videos released in week 51 of 2025. #AVOMagazine

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7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 51, 2025)
With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 50, 2025):
🍙 ナキソラ (Nakisora)
🍙 halogen
🍙 シヴァネコ (Siva cats)
🍙 こはる (Koharu)
🍙 Aporath
🍙 No Surprise
🍙 らんまん (Ranman)

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December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Every week, AVO Magazine brings you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, published to highlight music videos released in week 50 of 2025. #AVOMagazine

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7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 50, 2025)
With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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📅Tour News

Experimental progressive rock band Green Milk From The Planet Orange will kick off 2026 well with a tour through Europe

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Green Milk From The Planet Orange will kick off 2026 well with a tour through Europe
Last May, the band Green Milk From The Planet Orange completed an extensive tour across Europe, but at the beginning of the new year, the experimental progressive rock band from Tokyo will return for…
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December 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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📚 Book review

'Dreaming Japanese' by Marty Friedman with Jon Wiederhorn shows that dreams can come true. The book, which was published in 2024, is now also available as an audiobook.

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#AVOMagazine #MartyFriedman #BookReview✍🏻 Peter Dennis
Book Review: Dreaming Japanese by Marty Friedman with Jon Wiederhorn
As an old school thrasher, I’m proud to say that Marty Friedman was a big part of my youth. As guitarist for Megadeth during their most successful (and I argue most creative) period…
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December 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 49, 2025):

🍙 kokeshi
🍙 Squii
🍙 パターソン (Paterson)
🍙 Rui Hanashiro
🍙 黎-KURO-
🍙 New Side Chapter
🍙 幽体コミュニケーションズ (Yutai Communications)

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December 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Every week, AVO Magazine brings you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, published to highlight music videos released in week 49 of 2025. #AVOMagazine

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7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 49, 2025)
With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 48, 2025):

🍙 フーテン族 (Futenzoku)
🍙 Laget’s Jam Stack
🍙 サトウハヤト (Hayato Satoh)
🍙 空想レプリカ (Kuso Replica)
🍙 Meg Bonus
🍙 kasa no naka
🍙 BUG/VISION

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#AVOMagazine #JPop #JRock #JMetal #NewMusic
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December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Every week, AVO Magazine brings you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, published to highlight music videos released in week 48 of 2025. #AVOMagazine

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7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 48, 2025)
With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 47, 2025):
🍙 salmon pinknows
🍙 スランプガール
🍙 HARAKIRI ZOMBIE
🍙 OLIVES
🍙 Sisters In The Velvet
🍙 現代夫婦
🍙 ベイビーフーノー

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#AVOMagazine #JPop #JRock #JMetal #MusicRoundup #NewMusic #YouTubeMusic
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November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Every week, AVO Magazine brings you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, published to highlight music videos released in week 47 of 2025. #AVOMagazine

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7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 47, 2025)
With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 46, 2025):
🍙 AUBREI
🍙 おそロシア革命 (Osoroshia Kakumei)
🍙 NAVARASA
🍙 みけたはな (Hana Miketa)
🍙 サラバヨアケ (Sarabayoake)
🍙 UNWAVERING
🍙 村上楓 (Kaede Murakami)

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November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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📅Tour News

Songwriter and Vocaloid producer Kikuo has revealed the European dates for his world tour, ‘Kikuoland: Above All Bounds’

#AVOMagazine #Kikuo #JapaneseMusic #EuropeanTour #WorldTour

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Kikuo reveals European dates for world tour ‘Kikuoland: Above All Bounds’
Shortly after announcing his second world tour, entitled Kikuoland: Above All Bounds, songwriter and Vocaloid producer Kikuo has revealed the first chapter of this endeavour, namely the dates for the…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Every week, AVO Magazine brings you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, published to highlight music videos released in week 46 of 2025. #AVOMagazine

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7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 46, 2025)
With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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📅Tour News

Idols MION, Runo Tauchi and Juna Shinno join forces once again for a European tour

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MION, Runo Tauchi and Juna Shinno join forces once again for a European tour
Following a successful European tour last year, idols MION, Runo Tauchi and Juna Shinno will once again be touring Europe together this year. Is this the start of an annual tradition? In 2025…
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November 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 45, 2025):
🍙 ポンツクピーヤ (Pontsuku Piya)
🍙 wagamama
🍙 SULLIVAN’s FUN CLUB
🍙 moonless dawn
🍙 Muddy Days
🍙 MORITA
🍙 Suzuna ☾*･

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#AVOMagazine #JPop #JRock #JMetal #MusicRoundup #NewMusic
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November 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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💬NEW INTERVIEW

Active for 10 years, known for combining elements of extreme heavy metal and visual kei, a return to their roots with the single “因習” (Inshu), and a European tour on the horizon: there is enough reason to have a chat with #DEVILOOF.

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Interview with DEVILOOF: “With ‘Inshu’ we found the path we should take”
The formation of DEVILOOF was on the 31st of August 2015 in Kansai, Japan. This means that the group celebrates their 10th anniversary this year, and this happens to coincide with the European tour…
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November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Every week, AVO Magazine brings you a treasure trove of captivating music videos from lesser-known, new and intriguing Japanese artists who deserve your support! Read our latest article, published to highlight music videos released in week 45 of 2025. #AVOMagazine

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7 New Music Videos You Need To Check Out (Week 45, 2025)
With a large music industry such as Japan, the second largest in the world, music fans will inevitably be inundated with a profusion of good (and also less good) music from this country.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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AVO Magazine's YouTube Music Playlist has been updated!

New additions (Week 44, 2025):
🍙 開始 (Kaishi)
🍙 CELCY
🍙 スロウ (SLLOW)
🍙 sunsetinfall
🍙 深海東京 (Deep Sea Tokyo)
🍙 TOKYO EAST TAPES CLUB
🍙 ハローエンドロール (Hello And Roll)

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#AVOMagazine #JPop #JRock #JMetal #NewMusic
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November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM