I know some of you are into punk and Hardcore of the not MTV or hipster type. Does anyone know of any shows coming up in osaka or kobe? or any live house websites i should check regularly for shows in the former or later? also, anyone know if the Himeji mushroom still does punk shows or is it all jazz now? I know the Sprouts used to play there and are from Himeji but i cant tell if any of the current bands playing that venue are worth checking out. Im into all kinds of punk but mostly dirty dark hardcore and (only) japanese "thrash" (tone deaf, bad dirty hate, crucial section...)
OH! what about black metal?