Hey everyone! We're back! The main thing is not an audio podcast but a beautiful video on YouTube – an interview with the excellent band Heavenstamp! Regular listeners will know that we played them on the ICFJ podcast episode 38, back in 2014. Now, Heavenstamp have an amazing new album called Love Builders, and we asked them loads of stuff about it. The video also includes exclusive live performances of several songs at Lush in Shibuya, Tokyo, including their single 'L.O.V.E, Right?' You should watch the video, it's great!

We're back with a special one-off episode of the ICFJ podcast to bring you an exclusive interview with Aldious! They're a super-cool metal band whose fifth album, Radiant A, is now available in the UK and Europe on JPU Records. This is our first episode in over a year, and for now it's a one-off, but who knows – if you guys are still listening then maybe we'll make more.

On ICFJ#046, Daniel and Asuka look back at their musical highlights of 2015, with a playlist that includes Dempagumi.inc, Looprider, HAJIMETAL, VooDoo Hawaiians, BO-PEEP and Passepied.

ICFJ#045's playlist includes music from Koeda, Shonen Knife, Electric Eel Shock, LLLL, Pirokalpin and Mamadrive, along with tracks from artists part of the Next Music From Tokyo tour in Canada including Otori and Atlantis Airport. We also have interviews with Otori and LLLL.

ICFJ#044's playlist includes music from Merpeoples, Phenotas, Kinoco Hotel, Ni-Hao!, Awesome City Club and CQ, along with tracks from artists performing at The Japan Rising showcase at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, United Kingdom including Passepied, Moumoon and Yosi Horikawa. We also have an interviews with Haneda Narita of Passepied and music journalist Patrick St. Michel of Make Believe Melodies.

ICFJ#043's playlist includes music from former Afrirampo drummer Pika☆ and Mono frontman Takaakira "Taka" Goto, along with tracks from artists performing at SXSW 2015 in Austin, Texas, including Tsushimamire, Mothercoat , The Fin., Bo-Peep, Haioka and Lite.

ICFJ#042's playlist includes Suiyoubi No Campanella, Dempagumi.inc, Mop Of Head, Tokyo Karankoron, DYGL, Yokan System, LLLL feat. Meghan Riley and Umez, plus an interview with Yokan System.

ICFJ#041's playlist includes Meliyas, Mayuko, KiRiKo, Passepied, Tomoyuki Nagasawa, Vamps, Burnout Syndromes, Molice, plus a roundup from Tokyo International Music Market and Japan Night, featuring interviews with Vamps, Passepied, Alexandros, Mayuko and Comme Ci Comme Ca.

ICFJ#040's playlist includes FEMM, Cibo Matto, Josy, Happy, Fuyumi Abe, The Diders, FACT, fhana and HeavensDust, plus a roundup from Summer Sonic festival featuring interviews with Cibo Matto, FACT and The Diders.

ICFJ#039's playlist includes Santara, Oomori Seiko, Large House Satisfaction, Dempagumi.inc, Looprider, Theatre Brook, Sister Jet and Downy, plus a roundup from Rock In Japan festival featuring interviews with Dempagumi.inc, Oomori Seiko, Orange Range and Theatre Brook.

ICFJ#038's playlist includes Karasu Wa Masshiro, Heavenstamp, Inshow-ha, 101A and Jebiotto.

ICFJ#037's playlist includes Bakubaku Dokin, sasakure.UK ft Hatsune Miku, Opera Aoi, Roth Bart Baron, Bugy Craxone, Marty Friedman, Akasick and 385, plus interviews with ex-Megadeth guitrist and J-pop musician Marty Friedman and Vocaloid artist sasakure.UK, and a round-up from The Vocaloid M@ster at Niconico Choukaigi.

ICFJ#036's playlist includes Charisma.com, TarO&JirO, Phenotas, Mayu Wakisaka, Suiyoubi No Campanella, Buffalo Daughter, Sukippara Ni Sake and The Cold Tommy, plus a round-up from Japan Rising at The Great Escape Festival featuring Buffalo Daughter, Mayu Wakisaka and TarO&JirO.

ICFJ#035's playlist includes Sayuri Ishikawa x Sheena Ringo, Mamadrive, Loves, Buffalo Daughter, Hajime Tachibana, Pinky Doodle Poodle, Unlimits, Kinoko Teikoku and Shonen Knife, plus an interview with suGar from Buffalo Daughter, and more info on Japan Rising at The Great Escape festival.

ICFJ#034's playlist includes Uhnellys, Molice, FACT, Taro&Jiro, The Cold Tommy, The Kanmuri, Mayu Wakisaka, Mikinorme and Tomoyuki Nagasawa, plus BIG NEWS about UK shows, and interviews with TarO&JirO, Mayu Wakisaka and a pair of J-pop ambassadors.

ICFJ#033's playlist includes Lillies And Remains, Zarigani$, Baal, Vampillia ft. Noriko Tujiko, Deco*27 x Sasakure.UK ft. Hatsune Miku, Tsushimamire, Owarikara, Jungles, Peelander Z and Silent Siren, plus a special on SXSW and the Japan Nite tour featuring interviews with Jungles from Red Bacteria Vacuum, Vampillia and Zarigani$.

ICFJ#032's playlist includes Unlimits, SODA!, TarO & JirO, Cibo Matto, Etsuyo Elle Emerald, Nakanoise Band and Coba U, plus interviews with Miho Hatori and Yuka C Honda from Cibo Matto.

ICFJ#031's playlist includes Hamada Maron, Lighter190E, Suzu, Yuuno, Electric Eel Shock, SpecialThanks, Fuyuu Suru Neko, Dempagumi.inc and Shonen Knife, plus a report from Tokyo Boot Up festival including interviews with Noodles, Bugy Craxone, Josy, Lighter190E, Fuyuu Suru Neko and Yuuno.

ICFJ#030's playlist includes tamamix, Charan Po Rantan, Mayu Wakisaka, The Man, Dempagumi.inc, Shishido Kavka, Makimiki and Tokyo Pinsalocks, plus a report from Tokyo International Music Market including interviews with Shishido Kavka, Charan Po Rantan, Mayu Wakisaka, The Man and Okamoto’s.

ICFJ#029's playlist includes Melt-Banana, Josy, Knotlamp, Budo Grape, Tricot, Zoobombs, miu mau, The Ands, Fudanjuku and an interview with Budo Grape.