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For a music genre, trap metal is still a baby. That being said, hundreds of Bones-core, Ghostemane-core and Scarlxrd-core tracks were uploaded to SoundCloud by the time you finished reading this sentence. Is there any room for the latest fusion of metal and hip-hop to expand and evolve, or is it doomed to repeat and […]

You don’t have to look back at the Hot Topic crowd’s fixation with Hello Kitty to see the influence of Japanese culture on the alternative scene. The music speaks for itself. We’ve already taken you around the Western world—from Canada to the U.K. and even out to Australia—in our examination of new, prominent forces in pop-punk music. Now, it’s time to set our […]

You may discover these artists listed in movements ranging anywhere from trap and emo rap to hyperpop, hexD/surge and glitchcore. But we recognize a scene kid when we see one. Check out these artists who are changing the game in SoundCloud’s trap/emo-rap underground by throwing it back to the 2000s Myspace era in unique and […]

Dr. Martens have paired up with a lot of companies over the years for some amazing collaborative pieces and their latest collab with Hello Kitty is sure to be a huge hit. The two companies are revealing their new collaborative line is celebrating anniversaries for both of them after they did a similar partnership a decade ago. […]

There’s a new Hello Kitty shoe line, and we can barely contain our excitemente. Check out the new collab collection from Converse featuring everyone’s favorite cartoon cat. Read more: Hello Kitty creators reveal character isn’t actually a cat (Yes, we know she’s not actually a cat, and the character is better described as “a personification of a […]

[Photo via Sanrio] Aggretsuko is basically the Hello Kitty version of all of us. She's single, 25, a Scorpio and works in a Tokyo trading company with an annoying boss and annoying co-workers. But she also rages to beer and heavy metal. And she now has a Netflix series. Read more: Hello Kitty creators reveal character isn’t actually […]

[Photos by: Puma, Sanrio] We never thought we'd need Hello Kitty shoes—but now we know we do! Check out the killer new collab line from Puma featuring everyone's favorite cartoon cat on a range of cool kicks, stylish bags and trendy threads. Read more: There might be a 'Dragon Ball Z' x Adidas collab As […]

[Photo via Sanrio] Meet Aggretsuko: Basically the Hello Kitty version of all of us. She's single, 25, a Scorpio and works in a Tokyo trading company with an annoying boss and annoying co-workers. She also frequently rages to beer and heavy metal. But she's kawaii—A.K.A. super, super cute. Read more: Hello Kitty creators reveal character […]

Hello Kitty, the massive Japanese cartoon franchise spanning over 40 years of merchandise and television appearances, is getting an animated film. The film is currently expected to arrive in 2019. Read more: Emotional Pixar mashup video has all the nostalgic feels—watch The film will be carried out by Sanrio's US division on a $162-242 million budget, according […]

“Wait, AP. Halloween month? Isn’t Halloween just a day?” Psh! No! Halloween and punk rock go together like bloo-… milk and cookies, so we’re making a month of it with our SEVEN CIRCLES OF SCARE series, where we’ll be bringing you seven new frightful stories in the weeks leading up to October 31. With just a week until […]

UPDATED: August 26, at 2:55 EDT Kotaku has reached out to Sanrio in regards to the reports that poured in yesterday claiming that Hello Kitty is actually a female child, and received a response from a spokesperson at the company saying, “Hello Kitty was done in the motif of a cat.” The representative continued by stating, “Hello Kitty […]