On July 24 – 26, this year’s edition of Fuji Rock Festival took place at Naeba Ski Resort in Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture. The festival featured a mix of Japanese and Western acts such as Foo Fighters, ONE OK ROCK, Owl City, Muse, deadmau5, Nate Ruess, Hiromi Uehara The Trio Project, [Alexandros], the telephones, Johnny Marr, Shiina Ringo, Ride, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.

A few days ago, Fuji TV aired performances from Fuji Rock Festival. We have a number of those performances here. This compilation of videos is by no means complete.

Check it out after the jump!

This week’s episode of Suiyou Kayousai is the final one. However, there will be a new music show on Fuji TV starting on Friday, October 16 at 11:30 PM. At the moment, the show doesn’t have a name and there are no details on it, except that it will be hosted by Chisato Moritaka and Watabe Ken, just like Suiyou Kayousai. It was also announced that the duo will be hosting this year’s edition of FNS Kayousai, Fuji TV’s year-end music show. FNS Kayousai is being expanded to 2 night this year, totaling more than 7 hours between the 2 nights.

This week’s guests on Suiyou Kayousai were Kon Yoko, Judy Ongg, Tajima Takao, Masuda Takahisa, Flower, Chiaki, miwa, Hata Motohiro, Moriyama Naotaro, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, and Akikawa Masafumi. This week’s Suiyou Singers were Amour MiCo, Jennii, GILLE, Kawakami Daisuke, MACO, Ms.OOJA, Saho Aono, Ide Ayaka, Eric Fukusaki, Eri Nobuchika, and Yamamoto Takuji.

Up and coming techno-rock band FOLKS have announced that they will be releasing a brand new mini-album titled “BLUE & YELLOW” on October 21st of this year.  “BLUE & YELLOW” is currently planned to include five songs and will be the group’s first release of new material since “SNOWTOWN” started stocking store shelves back in February.

Unlike their previous two mini-albums, “BLUE & YELLOW” consists entirely of bedroom-recorded tracks and will be produced by both the band and DJ Sunahara Yoshinori, the same team that worked on the band’s debut EP “Take off”.  Also of note is that every piece of this release, from the cover art to the production of its music videos, was handled only by individuals whom hail from Hokkaido, making this a first for the group.

Of course, with all good news must come some bad, and this is no exception.  Immediately following the announcement of this new release, FOLKS revealed that their bassist Kazumasa Noguchi would be temporarily leaving the band in order to pursue avenues outside of music for a time.  Though it is uncertain how long he will remain on hiatus, Kazumasa has promised to return to the group at some point in the future.

Please read on below for a peek at the cover and track list for “BLUE & YELLOW” and look forward to more information about the mini-album as its release date draws closer.

In celebration of their upcoming 10th anniversary in the industry, popular alternative rock band RADWIMPS have announced that they will be holding a special Live Tour this Fall.  Titled “10th ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR RADWIMPS no Taiban”, each of the concerts will be headlined by both RADWIMPS and another act of their choice; notable among the guests confirmed to appear are pop-rock band Spitz, pop band Ikimonogakari, and punk-rock band ONE OK ROCK.

Furthermore, RADWIMPS will be releasing their lastest Live DVD/Blu-ray on September 16th, the release planned to contain footage from the band’s 2013 outdoor live “Ao to Mememe”.  In support of this new DVD the group have chosen to make the video for their performance of “September-san” from the show available on Youtube.

Read on below to find the full schedule for RADWIMPS 10th Anniversary Tour, the track list for “Ao to Mememe”, and the live video for “September-san”.

On September 30, Sakanaction will release their new single, “Shin Takarajima.” The song will serve as the theme song for the movie “Bakuman”, which was adapted from the popular manga series of the same name. In addition to the movie’s theme song, Sakanaction will also be in charge of the film’s score, a first for the band.

Besides the title track, the single will also include the song “‘Kikitakatta Dance Music, LIQUIDROOM ni'”, a funk tune that was inspired by the band’s NF events which were held at Tokyo’s LIQUIDROOM. The single will also include a remix of “Inner World”, courtesy of AOKI takamasa.

As previously reported, “Shin Takarajima”, will come in 3 editions: a 2CD+DVD Deluxe Limited Edition, a CD+DVD Limited Edition, and a CD only Regular Edition. The Deluxe Limited Edition comes in a box which features a drawing by Obata Takeshi (the illustrator of “Bakuman”) on it. The drawing is of Azuki Miho, the heroine of the series. The drawing is half complete to express the concept of drawing lines that is presented in “Shin Takarajima.”

Tonight, Sakanaction debuted “Shin Takarajima” on TOKYO FM’s radio show “SCHOOL OF LOCK!” A radio rip of the song has surfaced. Check it out after the jump along with the single’s covers and tracklist.

This past Friday, Gesu no Kiwami Otome. released their new digital single, “Muku na Kisetsu.” The band has now announced that it will be part of a new single, “Otonatic / Muku na Kisetsu.” This single is set for release on October 14, the same day the band plays a solo show at Yokohama Arena.

“Otonatic / Muku na Kisetsu” will come in 2 editions: a CD only Regular Edition and a CD+DVD Limited Edition. The DVD that comes with the Limited Edition will include footage from a live show from this past June which was held at Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba.

Check out the single’s cover and tracklist after the jump!

On September 23, EXILE TAKAHIRO will release his debut solo album “the VISIONALUX.” He recently released the music videos for the songs “GLORIA” and “You.” “GLORIA” is a cover of ZIGGY’s 1988 song of the same name. “You” is the CM song for Glico’s “Bokujo Shibori” ice cream. “GLORIA” is a rock song with a harder edge, while “You” is a touching ballad. Check them out after the jump!

On the single side, UVERworld topped the chart with “I LOVE THE WORLD”, with its CD+DVD Limited Edition selling 40,009 copies. However, the best selling single this week is AKB48’s “Halloween Night.” Between its 8 editions, “Halloween Night” sold 159,554 copies, making it the best selling single this week.

On the album side, DREAMS COME TRUE reclaimed the top spot with “DREAMS COME TRUE THE BEST! Watashi no Dorikamu”, with its 1 3CD edition selling 23,355 copies. This made it the best selling album for the sixth non-consecutive week.