Category: Media

  • NADiff Versus Kuhaku

    Craig of Chin Music Press describes his experience with NADiff: Finally he put it down and said. “This book doesn’t fit in this store… but it’s interesting. And very handsome. So I want to try it out.” NADiff is, for all purposes, a strictly fine-arts-related store. We at CMP just happen to love it and…

  • Tokyo International Film Festival

    The ASAHI newspaper takes a look at the upcoming Tokyo International Film Festival. Think of film festivals and chances are places like Cannes, Berlin and Venice immediately spring to mind. Tokyo, however, probably doesn’t-though by all rights, it should. Believe it or not, the annual Tokyo International Film Festival, which opens Oct. 23 this year,…

  • Art iT 5

    The new issue of ART iT (5) is out! It takes a look at the Korean art scene.

  • Kuhaku Launch Party

    There will be launch party for KUHAKU at the Pink Cow on November 11. Some of the artists and writers from the book will be on hand for signing copies and readings. The event is from 7 to 11. Remember that you can buy copies of the book directly from the Chin Music Press site.

  • Marxy's Blog

    Marxy has just converted the diary section of his site, Neomarxisme, to Movable Type and will now be blogging regularly. Check out the latest post, that has a great little clip of Kiiiiiii in action!

  • Group Release Pary

    I’ve talked a lot about Group, and especially its member Taichi, and now comes news that they have an upcoming release party for the album BEFORE TURNING OFF THE LIGHT (which happens to be a very nice album). The first live shows Group, a unit formed by electronica solo artist and drummer Taichi, Kirihito’s guitarist…

  • Shift 095

    The new issue of online magazine SHIFT (95) is up. It features a cover and interview by Anekawa Taku.

  • Label

    Stefano Guerrini is a reader of this site, and he’s also the fashion director for a very beautiful magazine called LABEL, which bills itself as “the Italian style magazine for international dreamers.” I’ve read the two most recent issues, and I’m definitely liking it. Presented in a bilingual format (Italian/English), it features all sorts of…

  • Tokyo Art Beat

    The biggest thing to have happened while I was experiencing my domain problems was the launch of Tokyo Art Beat, a new indispensable site for anyone who’s into art/design events happening in Tokyo, and best of all, in English! Your TV has 12 channel, Tokyo has over 300 art venues. Tokyoartbeat.com offers the most comprehensive…

  • The Big Idea

    You need to get yourself to the Getty Images sponsored The Big Idea video project page. Pictured above is a still from the Tsujikawa Koichiro directed “Eyes,” featuring music by Cornelius. The other contributors are: Intro, Plus et Plus, Logan, Pleix, The Glue Society, and Marc R Wilkins. There are also nice “making of” documentaries.…