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Interview with Hoshino Hidehiko Ongaku to Hito July 2024 text by Kanemitsu Hirofumi photograph by Sasahara Kiyoaki_L Management   Now, is the time for change Hoshino Hidehiko will celebrate his 58th birthday on 16 June. This once-a-year series has continued these past 23 years since 2001 with the simple reason that “[his] birthday is in […]

Ongaku to Hito November 2023 Imai Hisashi AFTERSHOWS Cut through this Endless Darkness¹ Interview with Imai Hisashi text by Kanemitsu Hirofumi photos by Yamauchi Hiroe, Aoki Hayaka   The final performances of BUCK-TICK TOUR 2023 異空 -IZORA- happened over two days, on the 17th and the 18th of September at Gunma Music Center. There’s a […]

In Memoriam — Sakurai Atsushi Ongaku to Hito December 2023 Text=Kanemitsu Hirofumi Photo=Nakano Hirohisa See you later, Acchan I knew this day would someday come. Because nothing lasts forever. Yet, having witnessed the effort and the miracle of how you stayed in a band with the same members for 35 years, there were times when […]

Concert report of Yagami Toll’s 61st birthday celebration Ongaku to Hito October 2023 text by Kanemitsu Hirofumi, photographs by Shibata Eri Medal of a 61-year old Yagami Toll’s annual birthday live was held at Shimokitazawa Shangri-La. Participating artists were originally announced as “Yagami Toll & His Merry Friends” (lol) but the drum session and band […]