It’s no secret that the world is in quite a sorry state, since we are recovering from an otherwise unprecedented shutdown. There are a multitude of global issues here to make things worse. The real question, though, is how is this impacting your hobbies? Details of all our main stories: https://jrocknews.com/?p=147367 Intro music by うたたP(@tkomine) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:04 How global chaos affects our hobbies 06:05 Do you know how much vegetable cost?! (tangent) 08:46 Jrock tour merch 15:24 Visa fees affecting Japanese band tours 28:04 Kaoru's (DIR EN GREY) hobbies also affected 29:57 Trave ..read more

Anime and music are so closely linked that anime songs are their own category in Japan. It's impossible to ignore anime's staying power. 00:00 Intro 01:22 BanG Dream! - Ave Mujica 12:17 Nodame Cantabile, and everybody loves GACKT?! 20:43 Under Ninja/Bucchigiri?! - Kroi 22:26 Bocchi the Rock in real life! 28:05 K-ON is... meh 32:43 Visual Prison 33:45 Hypnosis Mic 36:42 Detroit Metal CIty (DMC) 42:26 Fukumenkei Noise (Anonymous Noise) 44:30 Guilty Crown - EGOIST 46:10 Macross 50:17 Catalyst and impact of music anime 56:17 SiM's older anime songs (Shingeki no Bahamut) 57:53 FZMZ and SiM (Shangr ..read more

A lot more female ensembles have been popping up in the world of rock and metal. But why are we seeing this trend ..read more

JROCK NEWS catches up with MAN WITH A MISSION's vocalist and guitarist Jean-Ken Johnny, looking back at their "WOLVES ON PARADE" tour. Full article: https://jrocknews.com/2023/09/interview-man-with-a-missions-jean-ken-johnny-talks-world-tour-wolves-on-parade.html ..read more

This time we want to tackle how people transition from the more widely accepted western music into Japanese rock and more ..read more

This time we are tackling the format wars. For this one, we'll be discussing and highlighting our opinions on digital and physical music media ..read more

When is it that a band hits a point of consistency and finds its identity in the world of music. When does a band reach maturity? Details of all our main stories: https://jrocknews.com/?p=125298 ..read more

The world is opening up. We're gonna talk about VIP so you can decide if it will be worth it now that you know everything can be ripped away. Details of all our main stories: https://jrocknews.com/?p=123828 ..read more

We were lucky enough to snag an interview with BABYBEARD before the release of the debut single "Nippon Kara Konnichiwa". Full article: https://jrocknews.com/?p=122499 ..read more

In conjunction with NANO's self-produced album "ANTHESIS", JROCK NEWS got together with NANO to speak about their past as an utaite, pre-debut, and the mysterious side of NANO. Full article: https://jrocknews.com/?p=122346 ..read more