
We explore the Japanese underground and visual kei scene: The live house venues, the impact of the pandemic, East vs. West, and more.
Details of all our main stories: https://jrock.news/150704
Intro music by うたたP(@tkomine)
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:41 How NBT's time in Japan has changed
03:55 The MAD JAMIE experience and the idol route
11:10 The venue experience before during and after the pandemic and the crowd makeup
14:30 Metal heads and visual fans unfairly compared
17:41 The anime band stigma
24:11 Visual kei is waning, and it is the golden age of self-production
28:05 Checking in on DEVILOOF and how pillars ruin venues
55:41 Winding down
50:00 Outro