X Japan Podcast

This episode we return from a 1 year hiatus to celebrate the 30th anniversary of X's major label debut album Blue Blood.

Jeremy and Wayne start 2018 with a preview of the new X Japan album that possibly, maybe, perhaps is released in 2018. We're joined by our Third Musketeer (and Man on the Street) Danny to discuss wha…

We celebrate our 30th episode by discussing X Japan's epic 29 minute opus Art of Life.

Jeremy and Wayne continue their chat from Episode 27 about X Japan after they reunited, this time covering the period between 2010 to 2014.

After a 3 month hiatus, Jeremy and Wayne talk with Ashley Knight, the operatic maestro who toured with Yoshiki Classical, the recent X Japan Acoustic tour and the upcoming Dinner with Yoshiki shows. …

In Episode 27, Jeremy and Wayne discuss the first couple of years of the X Japan reunion between 2007 - 2010, an event that nobody saw coming.

Episode 26 covers the successful X Day, the We Are X soundtrack and what's coming up next for X Japan and their fans...

A short episode for listeners of the podcast who are going to X Day in London and the listeners who wish they were going (like us).

Our very special guest for Episode 24 is Yuga Cohler, the conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic for the Yoshiki Classical tour. Yuga has some incredible insights on Yoshiki's compositions and music in …

In episode 23 we catch up on the recent plethora of news regarding X Japan and it's members.

This month Jeremy and Wayne continue the Dahlia album fest by breaking down the songs and telling some of the interesting stories behind them. There's also the first X Japan Podcast competition to li…

In Episode 21, Jeremy and Wayne discuss the recording and release of X's 1996 album Dahlia, which had it's 20th anniversary recently.

Episode 20 celebrates the 20th anniversary of hide's solo album Psyence with another incredible conversation with Eric Westfall! Definitely an episode for the music/recording nerds, we asked the hard…

This month Jeremy and Wayne talk about the Dahlia Tour 1995 - 1996. The tour had long lasting consequences that still affect the band to this day...

In episode 17, we discuss X's epic 2 day concert in 1993 at Tokyo Dome. "X Japan Returns" was a hugely significant event for the band at a crossroad of their career.

In episode 16 we are joined by Danny, to catch up with the latest X Japan news and some recent subtle announcements that have gone largely unnoticed by the non Japanese fanbase.

An exclusive 1 hour interview with Stephen Kijak, the director of the upcoming We Are X film.

This month Jeremy and Wayne continue their chat about X Japan's history, this time in 1993. Art of Life and Tears were released but so much more was happening...

This month Wayne and Jeremy discuss X Japan's history in the year 1992; a year that on the surface, appears to be mostly inactive for the band and it's members. We delve into what was in fact a busy …