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    <title>J-rock North</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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    <copyright>Copyright 2025 Katie Higham</copyright>
    <itunes:subtitle>Bringing you J-rock from a Canadian University student's perspective!</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 27 *The non-visual edition*</title>
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        <![CDATA[Okay, sorry for the long time away. But, here it is!

Music includes:
Guitar Wolf
Zebrahead
The Stalin
Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Talk includes:
Random Talking
Non-visual appreciation
Rant: "Hey, you...Shut up"
New and Upcoming Releases

Background music: The Candy Spooky Theater- Devilish Kidnapper]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Okay, sorry for the long time away. But, here it is!

Music includes:
Guitar Wolf
Zebrahead
The Stalin
Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Talk includes:
Random Talking
Non-visual appreciation
Rant: &quot;Hey, you...Shut up&quot;
New and Upcoming Releases

Background music: The Candy Spooky Theater- Devilish Kidnapper</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Okay, sorry for the long time away. But, here it is!

Music includes:
Guitar Wolf
Zebrahead
...</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 24</title>
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        <![CDATA[So, my longest episode ever. 2 hours and 15 minutes of 4 of the longest songs ever. Plus a big long rant by me.

Tracklisting:
Show Introduction
1. Dream Theater- Octavarium 24:00
2. The Mars Volta- Miranda that ghost just ain't holy anymore 27:31
    A.  Vade Mecum 13:09
    B.  Pour Another Icepick 4:45
    C. Pisacis (Phra-men-ma) 6:40
    D. Con Safo 2:55
Rant: The Problem with my generation
3. Coheed and Cambria- The Willing Well 28:08
    I. Fuel for the Feeding End 7: 17
    II. From Fear through the eyes of madness 7:28
    III. Apollo II: The Telling Truth 7:18
    IV. The Final Cut 6:05
4. X-Japan- Art of Life (Live) 34:08

]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>So, my longest episode ever. 2 hours and 15 minutes of 4 of the longest songs ever. Plus a big long rant by me.

Tracklisting:
Show Introduction
1. Dream Theater- Octavarium 24:00
2. The Mars Volta- Miranda that ghost just ain't holy anymore 27:31
    A.  Vade Mecum 13:09
    B.  Pour Another Icepick 4:45
    C. Pisacis (Phra-men-ma) 6:40
    D. Con Safo 2:55
Rant: The Problem with my generation
3. Coheed and Cambria- The Willing Well 28:08
    I. Fuel for the Feeding End 7: 17
    II. From Fear through the eyes of madness 7:28
    III. Apollo II: The Telling Truth 7:18
    IV. The Final Cut 6:05
4. X-Japan- Art of Life (Live) 34:08

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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 13</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Music by:
D'espairsRay
Dragon Ash
hide 
Malice Mizer

Talk:
Replying to comment
People that I can do without
CanCon Nazi's and why I hate them
Upcoming Releases


PS Thanks to Griffen for the Grahic]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Music by:
D'espairsRay
Dragon Ash
hide 
Malice Mizer

Talk:
Replying to comment
People that I can do without
CanCon Nazi's and why I hate them
Upcoming Releases


PS Thanks to Griffen for the Grahic</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Music by:
D'espairsRay
Dragon Ash
hide 
Malice Mizer

Talk:
Replying to comment
People th...</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 10</title>
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        <![CDATA[Okay, problem fixed!

Stay tuned for Episode 11.

But anyways, contains music by:
Baroque
Pierrot
Fake?
Rentrer en Soi

Talk: 
Replying to comments
Some announcements/Pierrot disbanding
Rant: "Fake Fans" vs. "Real Fans" in a Post-WtD US Release environment
New and Upcoming releases

PS. Thanks Griffen for the graphic
]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>Okay, problem fixed!

Stay tuned for Episode 11.

But anyways, contains music by:
Baroque
Pierrot
Fake?
Rentrer en Soi

Talk: 
Replying to comments
Some announcements/Pierrot disbanding
Rant: &quot;Fake Fans&quot; vs. &quot;Real Fans&quot; in a Post-WtD US Release environment
New and Upcoming releases

PS. Thanks Griffen for the graphic
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      <itunes:subtitle>Okay, problem fixed!

Stay tuned for Episode 11.

But anyways, contains music by:
Baroque
P...</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 8- Taste of Chaos Special Part One</title>
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        <![CDATA[So, no J-rock Today, but I present to you my 67 minute long Taste of Chaos Special!

My co-host Aimee and I rant about everything and anything...wait, where have I heard that phrase before?

Anyways, contains music by:
Silverstein
Thursday
Thrice
Atreyu
Dredg
As I lay Dying
Greeley Estates
Deftones

Enjoy!

Background music: Story of the Year- Our time is now

P.S. Thanks MarQ!]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Katie Higham</dc:creator>
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      <itunes:summary>So, no J-rock Today, but I present to you my 67 minute long Taste of Chaos Special!

My co-host Aimee and I rant about everything and anything...wait, where have I heard that phrase before?

Anyways, contains music by:
Silverstein
Thursday
Thrice
Atreyu
Dredg
As I lay Dying
Greeley Estates
Deftones

Enjoy!

Background music: Story of the Year- Our time is now

P.S. Thanks MarQ!</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>So, no J-rock Today, but I present to you my 67 minute long Taste of Chaos Special!

My co-host A...</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 6</title>
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        <![CDATA[This is my official collaboration epiosde with my friend Trish, one of the moderators and community leader of canada_jrock on livejournal. We talk about everything and anything in this 75 minute special.

Music by:
Psycho le Cemu
Lareine
Hyde
Kirito

Talk includes:
Replying to comment
More in-depth look at J-rock Ink magazine
Talking about upcoming releases
Rant: "Why not come to Canada, you Canado-phobic bitches!"

Background music: Machine- superb]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <dcterms:created>2013-12-04</dcterms:created>
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      <dc:creator>Katie Higham</dc:creator>
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      <itunes:summary>This is my official collaboration epiosde with my friend Trish, one of the moderators and community leader of canada_jrock on livejournal. We talk about everything and anything in this 75 minute special.

Music by:
Psycho le Cemu
Lareine
Hyde
Kirito

Talk includes:
Replying to comment
More in-depth look at J-rock Ink magazine
Talking about upcoming releases
Rant: &quot;Why not come to Canada, you Canado-phobic bitches!&quot;

Background music: Machine- superb</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>This is my official collaboration epiosde with my friend Trish, one of the moderators and communi...</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 4</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Today's show contains music from:
Pierrot
Kagrra
Shelly Trip Realize
D'espairsRay

Topics include:
Replying to comment
J-rock Ink magazine
Katie's 5 simple rules for witnessing to non J-rock fans
Some more new releases

Background music: Daigo Stardust- Rock the Planet

P.S. Some of the segment orders might be screwed up. The speakers in the production room don't work right now, so I did this all by sight. Please let me know if anything is wrong.

Please leave comments!]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Katie Higham</dc:creator>
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      <itunes:summary>Today's show contains music from:
Pierrot
Kagrra
Shelly Trip Realize
D'espairsRay

Topics include:
Replying to comment
J-rock Ink magazine
Katie's 5 simple rules for witnessing to non J-rock fans
Some more new releases

Background music: Daigo Stardust- Rock the Planet

P.S. Some of the segment orders might be screwed up. The speakers in the production room don't work right now, so I did this all by sight. Please let me know if anything is wrong.

Please leave comments!</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Today's show contains music from:
Pierrot
Kagrra
Shelly Trip Realize
D'espairsRay

Topics include...</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 2</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Today's show features music by:
Ellegarden
The Back Horn
cali-gari
Guniw Tools

Talk features:
Dir en grey concert announcements
Ranting about marketing J-artists
Ranting about Tofu records
Replying to comments

Background music- Hyde-Hello

Hope you enjoy]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Katie Higham</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>j-rock,visual,kei,angura,ellegarden,back,horn,cali-gari,guniw,tools</itunes:keywords>
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      <itunes:summary>Today's show features music by:
Ellegarden
The Back Horn
cali-gari
Guniw Tools

Talk features:
Dir en grey concert announcements
Ranting about marketing J-artists
Ranting about Tofu records
Replying to comments

Background music- Hyde-Hello

Hope you enjoy</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Today's show features music by:
Ellegarden
The Back Horn
cali-gari
Guniw Tools

Talk features:
Di...</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 13</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
      <dcterms:modified>2014-03-03</dcterms:modified>
      <dcterms:created>2014-03-03</dcterms:created>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/kamon/episodes/2006-02-13T12_52_46-08_00</link>
      <dc:creator>Katie Higham</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>transpersonals,watershed</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>J-rock North- Episode 1</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[On this week's show, I talk about:

-Background information on myself
-Thoughts on Blood disbanding
-Reviews of the first Withering to Death reviews
-A rant concerning Cure/Shoxx at Hot Topic

Music from:
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Blood
Dir en grey
L'arc en Ciel

I hope you enjoy this. Leave comments please.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Katie Higham</dc:creator>
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      <itunes:summary>On this week's show, I talk about:

-Background information on myself
-Thoughts on Blood disbanding
-Reviews of the first Withering to Death reviews
-A rant concerning Cure/Shoxx at Hot Topic

Music from:
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Blood
Dir en grey
L'arc en Ciel

I hope you enjoy this. Leave comments please.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>On this week's show, I talk about:

-Background information on myself
-Thoughts on Blood disbandi...</itunes:subtitle>
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