Month: January 2003

Didn’t have much to do today, so just did a little routine I sometimes do on the weekend. Although a bit cold, it was a nice sunny day in Tokyo. After waking up, I made myself a croque-madame, and then watched my DVD of DOCTOR NO. Then I went out to Junkudo, a huge bookstore…

Tomorrow, my friend Patrick is going to be attending a live show by Kahimi Karie. I also wanted to go, but my current financial situation prevents me from going. Karie now resides in Paris, and she seems to come back to Tokyo only a couple of times a year, so it’s not often that you…

At the end of every year, me and a few friends make up lists of our favorite albums of the year, to share with each other. Here’s my list of favorite albums that were released in 2002, all 16 of them, in alphabetical order. Cinematic Orchestra – EVERY DAY – Very smooth and groovy. Sort…

There’s an interesting article on Towa Tei in today’s edition of THE DAILY YOMIURI. I’m a really big fan of the Sweet Robots Against the Machine album he released last year, and I’m definitely looking forward to the remix album that will be coming out in a month or so.

The new “in” fashion thing in Japan: garter belts. Oh, yes.

Have a look at what the Hong Kong Film Critics Society thought were the best HK films of 2002. Although I haven’t seen all of the films they list, I can say that I did find that their best film, CHINESE ODYSSEY 2002, was a hell of a fun movie.

You have got to check out these videos of people playing the DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION arcade game. These are Japanese people playing the game at the hardest level, and making it look like it’s nothing.

You gotta love Tokyo record shops. Yesterday I was in Shibuya and Daikanyama checking out some record ships with my friend Patrick. Before meeting up with me, he was in Harajuku checking out the new Elevator Records shop (previously known as Caprice). In Shibuya, we went to Apres-Midi Selecao, Maximum Joy and Zest, and then…