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Month: June 2004

  • Aqui Uzumaki

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    I got my copy of the SONIDO UZUMAKI compilation the other day (more info in my previous post), and am really enjoying it. I can’t really comment on my favorite artists/tracks as I’ve just been listening to it on my iPod (with my iMac’s HD being dead, it means I can’t really listen to music…

  • The Wonderful! Design Works

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    Stopped by Beams Street tonight and picked up a t-shirt from Beams-T. It’s the above shirt, of Spanky, from The Wonderful! Design Works. I get a Summer vibe from it. I also got some things at Muji, one of them being a pair of boxer shorts. The funny thing is that they put the boxers…

  • British Design in Japan

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    In an attempt to boost Japanese interest in British design and creativity, the British Embassy and British Council are organizing Design U.K., a festival to be held across the country from the end of September throughout October, according to the embassy. The festival of British design will comprise a wide range of events, some of…

  • Japan Avantgarde

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    If you happen to be in Shibuya before the end of the month, stop by the Parco Logos Gallery to have a look at the “Japan Avantgarde” posters they now have on display. I quite liked what I saw.

  • Momus Back in Tokyo

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    Momus will be back in Japan this September, and he’ll be playing a few shows. You can get more info on his Shimokitazawa show at Click Opera, but here’s how he describes his Pin Pin Tour: Following the Tokyo show, there will be a mini-tour of Japan in September, The Pin Pin Tour, together with…

  • A Weekend in June

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    It’s a nice sunny Saturday, and we leave our place unusually early (noon) in order to make it to the Muji flagship store in Yurakucho for lunch at Meal Muji. After a nice healthy lunch and a bit of shopping, we make our usual stop at the Okinawa shop (picking up a Taco Rice kit…

  • Rice+

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    Rice+ is a former rice shop in Kyojima, Sumida-ku, that was renovated and now functions as a unique, alternative art space. Open now at the venue is a cafe that hosts a variety of Okinawan-themed events. The cafe was named Kanasan — meaning “dear” in Uchinaguchi (Okinawan dialect) — after Okinawan artist Yamashiro Chikako, so…

  • Classic Japanese Cinema

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    Kurosawa Akira, Mizoguchi Kenji, Shimizu Hiroshi, Gosho Heinosuke, Ichikawa Kon… A total of six movies by such grand masters of Japanese cinema from the 1930s-50s are shown with English subtitles (‘The Idiot’ and ‘Scandal’ even in new prints). This is also a precious chance to experience the juicy performances of famed actresses Yamada Isuzu, Hara…