Month: September 2002

A few weeks ago I found a website for an independent DV documentary called TOKYO BELOW. I ordered a copy of the DVD from the director, James R. Petix, and finally got my copy yesterday. The short takes a look at the Tokyo underground rock scene, and we are introduced to a few bands. The…

Right now I’m watching a performance by Sketch Show on NHK (the Japanese public broadcasting channel). Sketch Show is a new project by two members of the classic Japanese electronica trio YMO, who counted Ryuichi Sakamoto as a member. The sound is a natural progression of the electronics pioneered by YMO over 2 decades ago.…

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Last night I posted a new log at The OPi8 Forum. Pictures of the Great Wall from my trip last August.

Just got back from seeing the final program presented at the onedotzero_nippon festival, a reprise of the wow+flutter program. It is described as follows: “a shift from previous editions is felt here with more work with creators tacking narrative and documentary using the skills and techniques picked up through visual experimentation. Still true to its…

If you haven’t done so yet, do check out the online comic When I Am King from Demian.5. It’s really interesting how he uses the Web to tell his story in a non-traditional way. Do take the time to go through all the chapters, as things really evolve (in the way he uses the medium)…

Escaperail is a site that presents pictures of fire escapes. Really nice photography.

Just got back from the onedotzero_nippon festival. The program I was supposed to see, J-Star, was sold out, so we hung out around Ginza for a few hours until the next program, Wavelength, which featured music videos. I got to see the following: shynola: an eye for an eye / unkle julian gibbs + julian…

Tonight I’ll be checking out one of the programs at the onedotzero_nippon festival. The program I’ll be seeing is called “J-Star” and it features Japanese artists’ works in the digital moving image field. I’ll also try to check out some more programs on Sunday and Monday. I would also like to catch the documentary called…