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Its been a couple of weeks so that means it’s time for another ALT iDOL PODCAST! Unfortunately the past few weeks have once again been full of announcements of graduations so the podcast starts off on a bit of a down note. There was still plenty of cool stuff that happened though so get ready as we catch you right…
Its been a couple of weeks so that means it’s time for another ALT iDOL PODCAST! Unfortunately the past few weeks have been full of announcements of graduations or groups disbanding/rebooting with totally new line-ups so the podcast starts off on a bit of a down note. There was still plenty of cool stuff that happened though so get ready…
Happy New Year everybody! Welcome to the first podcast of the year, we hope you all had a great holiday period but now it’s time to knuckle down and get back to business. The usual crew of Terry, John and myself are back to bring you all of the latest news, releases, song previews and all of that good stuff…
The gang is back together this week for a regularly scheduled, not-3 hour long podcast. That’s right, you’ve got me, Terry and John for the first time in a very long time. Its been hard to get everyone together to record a podcast lately so it was nice to be finally able to make it happen. There’s a ton of…
Since both Terry and myself are back from Tokyo and have been for a while now, we thought it was about time we got around to doing another ALT iDOL PODCAST. We had originally planned for this to be a regular episode, but John had to cancel due to some work related issues. So instead we got Kris on to…
This week’s ALT iDOL PODCAST is the last show before Terry (@ramenshuriken) and myself head off to Japan for most of November. It’s also the show where we get the band back together as John (@StraightFromJpn) joins us for the first time in a while. We talk about his trip to Portland to see NECRONOMIDOL, our Japan trip plans and…
This week we’re back again with another episode of the ALT iDOL PODCAST. John was busy seeing NECRONOMIDOL in Portland this weekend so friends of the show Kris and Ethan join Terry (@ramenshuriken) and myself to cover all of the latest news, releases and opinions from the world of Japanese Alternative Idol. Things went a little off the rails at…
Its been a couple of weeks so that means it’s time for a new ALT iDOL PODCAST! This episode is a 2-man show with Terry (@ramenshuriken) and myself where we’re trying out some new stuff, so please let us know what you think of this format in the comments, on social media, etc. Don’t worry though, we’re still covering all…
After taking the better part of a month off, the podcast is back rested, refreshed and more importantly ready to get you caught up on all of the latest news, MVs and talking points from the world of Japanese Alternative Idol. Not the busiest time of year for news but we have plenty of new releases and MVs to talk…
Well, its been a couple of weeks so it must be time for a new Alt Idol Podcast! John skipped out on us again to go see NECRONOMIDOL, Yanamute, Hanako-san and a bunch of other people in California so friend of the show Kris joins Terry and myself to recap all of the news, MVs and opinions from the past…
It only took us about a month, but we’re finally back with a brand new Alt Idol Podcast. Unfortunate John (@StraightFromJpn) couldn’t make it to the recording this time so it’s up to Terry (@ramenshuriken) and myself to try and get you caught up with all of the news, MVs and talking points from the past month in the world…
Its already been 2 weeks and now we’re back with your regularly scheduled Alt Idol Podcast! Covering all of the latest happenings from the world of Japanese Alternative Idol in audio and/or video form! This week, along with Terry (@ramenshuriken), John (@StraightFromJpn) and myself, we are also joined by special guest and resident WACK slave Ethan (@Esan_BiSH) as we recap…
Its been a couple of weeks since the last one, so I guess now is just about the right time for a new episode of the Alt Idol Podcast. Truth be told it hasn’t been the most eventful couple of weeks in the world of Japanese Alternative Idol, but Terry (@ramenshuriken), John (@StraightFromJpn) and myself still managed to talk about…
Oh hey, haven’t done one of these in a while have we? Well the podcast is back this week after a bit of an extended break that all of us needed for various reasons. We gave things a new lick of paint while we were away though so everything should be all shiny and new looking now, let us know…