In the western countries, festivals were cancelled this summer due to money issues, in Asia - it's peace, well, actually lack thereof. Organizers of Clockenflap in Hong Kong, one of the most high-profile festivals in Asia, cancelled it because of the continuing protests and unrest in the city. The 60,000-capacity festival was due to run […]

Japanese pop-metal band Babymetal debuted at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums chart with their latest full-length, 'Metal Galaxy', which makes them the first Asian act to top that particular tally. They sold 28,000 units during its first week of release in the United States, which was also good enough for No. 13 on […]