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Tales From The Livehouse

Dan & Phill

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Frequency: 1 episode/26d. Total Eps: 11

A podcast all about hardcore and underground music in Japan as told by two gaijin in Tokyo.

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#33

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Episode 10 - Side to Side in Da Kitchen! Interview

Season 1 · Episode 10

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 • Duration 01:13:43

It’s been a minute! While we were taking the Autumn off , our guest Side to side in Da Kitchen has been hard at work in Toronto. Hailing from Japan, Yoshi has been living in Toronto for the past 6 years and started showcasing his cooking skills online. We chat with him about his origin story and life in Toronto in this episode.

Follow Yoshi @sidetoside_indakitchen

Got questions or comments about Japanese hardcore? Shoot them our way! livehousetales@gmail.com

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Episode 9 Pt. 2 - Adam Graham of FACT Interview

Season 1 · Episode 9

Friday, October 3, 2025 • Duration 01:07:39

In part 2 of our conversation with Adam from FACT, he takes us through the different eras of FACT, his history with the band prior to joining them, and early days of touring internationally. We also dive into some unique differences in marketing styles for major label bands in Japan vs overseas.

FACT will be playing their final show on October 5th at Makuhari Messe with many friends that they’ve made over the years including many amazing Japanese hardcore acts. The show is sold out as of October 1st but there is an aftershow at the Liquidroom in Ebisu with True Fight, Tive, Kandaravis, and Ichirock.

Got questions or comments about Japanese hardcore? Shoot them our way! livehousetales@gmail.com

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Episode 9 Pt. 1 - Adam Graham of FACT Interview

Season 1 · Episode 9

Thursday, September 25, 2025 • Duration 01:14:59

We welcome our first guest on the show today! Visiting from LA but hailing from the UK, Adam Graham has played guitar in the legendary post-hardcore band FACT since 2012. In part one, Adam takes us through the early 2000’s scene in Japan, his unique experience with the music industry, and eventually how he ended up as the third guitarist of FACT.

FACT will be playing their final show on October 5th at Makuhari Messe with many friends that they’ve made over the years including many amazing Japanese hardcore acts. Tickets at: https://rock-o-rama-theend.com/

Some bands discussed on this episode:

FC Five
EVERLAST
State Craft
Naiad
Taylor Swift

Got questions or comments about Japanese hardcore? Shoot them our way! livehousetales@gmail.com

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Episode 8 - Summer Break is Over, Summer Bash is Here

Season 1 · Episode 8

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 • Duration 47:40

Today we’re catching up on some great shows we went to over the summer and diving into the Summer Bash 2025 & Bloodaxe lineups. For the newly acquainted, Summer Bash is Osaka’s summer hardcore fest that usually runs a week before Bloodaxe Fest.

Some bands + other stuff discussed today:

Geji
Fight It Out live at El Puente
MUT
Divine Right (NC Straight Edge)
Point of View
Furious Records

Summer Bash Tickets: https://eplus.jp/sf/detail/4354120001-P0030001

Bloodaxe Tickets: https://bloodaxefest.thebase.in/items/111186905

Got questions or comments about Japanese hardcore? Shoot them our way! livehousetales@gmail.com

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Episode 7 - What makes a tour, a tour?

Season 1 · Episode 7

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 • Duration 01:05:21

Our summer vacation is almost over but, in the meantime, here's another episode! Join us as we check out the latest announcements for the summer season, discuss bands that might not be on some radars and judge Phill for his pronunciation of a particular word & hangover cures.

A few of the bands mentioned:

Tive - https://tive.bandcamp.com/

Horsehead Nebula - https://horseheadnebulahc.bandcamp.com/

Doggy Hood$ - https://doggyhoodscult.bandcamp.com/

Facecarz - @facecarz.official

Serotonin Mist - https://serotoninmist.bandcamp.com/

Buckwheat - https://buckwheat2.bandcamp.com/

A list of livehouses, bands and other things mentioned throughout this series:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jsvI3TCDIM-kdMajLdtZzghURDjjvaNCbKz0PfNtXDc/edit?usp=sharing

Artwork by @motty59

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Episode 6 - South East Asia's Biggest Hardcore Fest?

Season 1 · Episode 6

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 • Duration 48:02

This week we sit down and chat about Dan’s recent trip to Bangkok for Concrete Jungle Fest! We discuss some new music from Japan's next biggest band - View From The Soyuz and upcoming shows for the summer/fall in Tokyo.

Got questions or comments about Japanese hardcore? Shoot them our way! livehousetales@gmail.com

Livehouses & future sources for hardcore in Japan:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jsvI3TCDIM-kdMajLdtZzghURDjjvaNCbKz0PfNtXDc/edit?usp=sharing

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Episode 5 - Current events

Season 1 · Episode 5

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 • Duration 01:00:35

Today we’re catching up on some recent events around town - Nine Percent news, bands are doing listening parties, and Dan is off to Bangkok.

Got questions or comments about Japanese hardcore? Shoot them our way! livehousetales@gmail.com

Huge shout out to Motty for the artwork!

Livehouses & future sources for hardcore in Japan:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jsvI3TCDIM-kdMajLdtZzghURDjjvaNCbKz0PfNtXDc/edit?usp=sharing

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Episode 4 - Who is buying singles on CD?

Season 1 · Episode 4

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 • Duration 01:05:36

CD still rules the land of Japan, but idol CD singles are king. Today we explore how the country that gave us the Walkman didn’t have major artists on Spotify until 2019. We also catch up on some recent shows today and Phill reveals his painful injury suffered at the hands of View From The Soyuz. Then go digging for some rare Japanese hardcore, punk, and more on Den6’s YouTube channel!

Dan’s favorite albums on Den6:

Umbrage - Demo
Element - 残像
Switch Style - Self Titled
Extinguish The Fire - No Emancipation Eternal Suffering

Talk shit to us via email! livehousetales@gmail.com

Live house map

Photo by: JJ Fenwick

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Episode 3 - The Live House Episode

Season 1 · Episode 3

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 • Duration 01:23:42

What makes a good venue? How actually mosh-able are all of these live houses we go to? With well over 1000 live houses in Japan, we dive into the holy trinity of hardcore live houses and our favorites we’ve been to over the years.

Live house map (far from complete but includes live houses discussed in this episode and more)

Talk shit to us via email! livehousetales@gmail.com

A reminder that if you’re coming from abroad and need a ticket to Bloodaxe Fest on May 31, email info@bloodaxefest.jp to reserve your ticket now!

Also on tour…

Counterparts/Dying Wish 5/30 - 6/7
Arkangel 5/29 - 6/1
Home Front 5/23 - 5/31
Torena 5/30 - 6/1

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Episode 2 - What's Japan's Largest Hardcore Fest? Spoiler Alert, it's Bloodaxe!

Season 1 · Episode 2

Thursday, May 1, 2025 • Duration 46:23

We sit down to chat about Japan’s largest hardcore festival - Bloodaxe, and look at how this whole thing got started and dive into May’s lineup! Be sure to check out all of the bands playing + surrounding tours below ↓

If you’re coming from abroad and need a ticket, email info@bloodaxefest.jp to reserve your ticket now!

Bloodaxe Fest Lineup
Bloodaxe Spotify Playlist

Bloodaxe Spring 2025 Bands: Stained, Stranded, ReVERZE BOYZ, C/GATE, Otus, Prompts, View from the Soyuz, Gates of Hopeless, Dying Wish, Numb, Loyal to the Grave, Arkangel, Counterparts, Kublai Khan

Tales From The Livehouse – Details, episodes & analysis

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Tales From The Livehouse – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Recent rankings

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Publication history

Latest published episodes

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