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Month: October 2006

  • Ideal House

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    Zaha Hadid + Naoto Fukasawa!?! Oh my. MoCo Loco has mock-ups of Ideal House.

  • ART iT 13

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    The new issue of ART iT (13) is out. The 3rd anniversary issue of ART iT magazine dedicates a total of 50 pages to Ohtake Shinro (including a special poster!). Published around the time when the large-scale solo exhibition “Zen-kei: Retrospective 1955-2006” showcasing the work of this “uncrowned king of Japanese painters” opens, this is…

  • Cornelius Interview

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    Today’s THE JAPAN TIMES also features an interview with Cornelius.

  • RF Japan Tour 2006

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    I just learned that Midori Hirano is in town for a gig tonight at Shibuya Lush (alongside RF, Fourcolor, and Hell). Start time is 19:00, 2500 yen at the door (including a drink). More info here.

  • Revisiting Shibuya-kei

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    Marxy revisits Shibuya-kei in today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES.

  • Zoren Gold and Minori Interview

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    PingMag interviews photographers Zoren Gold and Minori.

  • Kuala Mute Geek

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    More Digiki news, this time a gig next week at Alley Hall in Shimokitazawa (October 28, 19:00-22:00), where he’ll be previewing his upcoming album, BEAT VACATION. More info here.

  • Tokion Japan 54

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    Not only is the new issue of TOKION JAPAN (54) out — “Tokyo Sensitive,” featuring Audrey and Yoshi’s daughter Liliyo on the cover (there’s a feature on the couple inside) — they’ve also launched a brand new site for the magazine. A nice touch is that you can view every single page of the magazine…

  • Lumines Live! This Week!

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    Finally, after months of waiting, Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s LUMINES LIVE! (the site is currently down for maintenance) is coming out this week on Xbox Live Arcade (probably available for download later today or tomorrow). I absolutely love the PSP version of the game, and have been quite looking forward to this version — it’s going to…

  • The Tokyo Record Store Hunt

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    Gridskipper has a post up — not by me — with some good links on finding records stores in Tokyo. I’m thinking Patrick should also post an exhaustive listing of his favorite shops, since he’s always on the hunt, in order to keep his Tokyo Recohan online store stocked.