There were a good few entries this time around, but our draw for the draw for a pair of tickets to see Apocalyptica, Dir en Grey, and Evaline has come to a close. The winner has been notified (you know who you are!) regardless of the lateness of this announcement, which we sincerely apologize for. [...]

Popular manga and anime, “Rurouni Kenshin” will come back as a live action movie. Actor, Sato Takeru will be playing Himura Kenshin who is a legendary assassin.  Takeru is currently in popular Japanese drama “Ryomaden” as Okada Izo who is a Samurai of the late Edo period.  Since Takeru plays the role of a Samurai [...]

j-Summit New York Date: Saturday July 10, 2010 This time, we will feature the J-Rock/V-kei influenced rock band, ‘Geist’, from Baltimore MD , the most reputable J-rock trio, Lilac, a revolutionary R&R band, Stella’s Attic, for their second appearance and a vocal-bass-percussion trio, ‘The Lonious Monkeys’ as well as a hip-hop dancer, Nobuya, and an [...]

From the entire E3 for the big three (with the exception of Nintendo), all the talk has been about peripherals and games for the peripherals. It seems like Sony and Microsoft (Mostly Microsoft) are beginning to lose their touch with the core gamer dishing out crap we don’t even care about. Innovative or not, these [...]

Being extremely noticeable, there’s been an apparent pattern with both Sony and Microsoft trying to monopolize off of their own motion controls to try and gain a casual audience for their respective consoles. Personally, this has been a detriment to the more “hardcore” gamer such as myself and I found myself lacking any love for [...]

After the previous lackluster E3 conferences Nintendo had, it was thought everything would change as soon as they revealed the next Zelda game. This year, Nintendo had brought everything to the table… well almost everything.

Motion controls were the real highlight of this year’s E3, from the Sony Move to the Microsoft Kinetic, it was a battle for supremacy.  With the Kinetic, Microsoft had also revealed a new, slimmer Xbox 360 model that would rid of the infamous Red Ring of Death. It seemed all too good to be true [...]

It’s the 13th, which means that our draw for two pairs of tickets to see Miyavi in Chicago (http://www.thejshow.com/site/2010/05/24/win-tickets-to-see-miyavi-in-chicago/) is now done with. There were plenty of entries, but only two could claim the prizes. With that said, congratulations to the winners Bennylee and Erica, you two are the fortunate ones that get a pair [...]

[geist], the East Coast’s premier VK metal band, is searching for a new drummer. Successful candidates will meet the following requirements: • Must be at least 18 years of age and drug-free. • Minimum 5 years of experience playing drums and 2-3 years of stage experience. • Pro gear; must be willing to play to [...]

Deatharmonic Brings Asian Rock Sensation to New York Music Scene Zutto Entertainment presents Deatharmonic: A night of Asian American rock music on Sunday, June 13th 2010, at Crash Mansion in New York, NY from 7pm-1am. This highly anticipated Asian rock showcase will feature performances by premiere Asian American bands KAZHA and Lilac, as well as [...]