Month: August 2006
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Shift 117
I’m a bit late posting about this, but this month’s edition of SHIFT (117) features a cover piece by Wabisabi — they’re also selling a new poster and t-shirt by the unit. I hope they manage to bring their exhibition to Tokyo. And if you haven’t checked it out yet, have a look at the…
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Kahimi Karie's New Album
Patrick has some info regarding Kahimi Karie‘s upcoming album, that comes out in October.
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This Week at Gridskipper
Sign Cafe Nakamura Gen You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed). Update: I posted a larger version of the Sign Gaienmae image on my Flickr account.
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Rhythm of the Composition
Hiroaki Koshiba‘s exhibition, “Rhythm of the Composition,” is currently on show (until August 27). I’ve created a Flickr photoset of a few shots taken. The opening party will take place tomorrow night (Saturday, August 19), with live painting (accompanied by video projections created by Channing Kennedy) by the artist starting at 19:00. All drinks will…
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PingMag First Anniversary Celebration
PingMag is set to celebrate its first anniversary with a free all-day music festival in Yoyogi Park on September 3. Sounds like a terrific way to celebrate a terrific site! More info on the official event page, as well as this PingMag article.
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Shin Tanaka
Shin Tanaka makes paper craft, but it’s the first time I’ve seen someone do it with an injection of street style/art. You can even download templates of some of his designs directly from his site. Link via Gridskipper.
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Ikebukuro's Doujinshi Scene
WIRED NEWS has a piece up on Otome Road, that area in Ikebukuro where girls flock for their hit of doujinishi.
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Cornelius’ Music
Momus reviews Cornelius‘ new single, “Music,” which goes on sale August 23. Unlike him, I quite like the track, and find it to be more melodic than anything that was on POINT. You can watch the video for the track here.