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Month: January 2007
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Mix on the BBC
A certain Englishman by the name of Webb sent me word of a show on BBC Radio 1 — which you can listen to here (maybe just for the week) — that features a great Ryuichi Sakamoto ambient mix.
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The End of Intelligent Idiot
Chin Music Press‘ Craig reports: It’s with a heavy heart I have to report that one of my favorite English language bookshops here in Tokyo is closing its doors this week. Intelligent Idiot sits next to Yoga Jaya in the Las Chicas courtyard in back-alley Omotesando. It’s small and it’s selection limited. But thanks to…
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Naoki Urasawa Documentary
Just now I was watching an interview/documentary on NHK’s PROFESSIONAL covering mangaka Naoki Urasawa (MONSTER, 20TH CENTURY BOYS, PLUTO). It was quite interesting hearing him explain how he never uses expressions or actions that aren’t realistic — for instance, the wide-eyed surprise expression you tend to see in comics/manga all the time, or a hand…
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The National Art Center, Tokyo
The new National Art Center, Tokyo — designed by Kisho Kurokawa — is open as of yesterday, launching with the inaugural exhibition “Living in the Material World – ‘Things’ in Art of the 20th Century and Beyond,” that runs until March 19. Read more about the center here.
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The Green Winter Opening Event
I’ve put up a Flickr photoset of photos from last night’s opening event for PMKFA‘s “Green Winter” exhibition. It was a blast, and well worth the trek out to Kamata, despite the cold and rain.
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Graniph + The Pixies
I stopped by a Graniph shop earlier today, and just had to pick up this collaboration tee with The Pixies — they’re my favorite band. Looks like it was released yesterday, and it’s to promote the documentary/performance film LOUDQUIETLOUD, which will be playing at Kichijoji’s Baus Theater starting February 3. Can’t wait!
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AU Spring 2007 Collection
Paul goes through a few of the phones from the just-announced AU Spring 2007 collection.