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Month: July 2004

  • Axis 110

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    The new issue of AXIS is out (110), and the main feature takes a look at up and coming creators, from the point of view of prominent designers. Designers active at the frontlines of design are first to notice the potential of new talent and to inspire them. Perhaps they find something in those young…

  • Kamayatsu Women

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    They’re everywhere. Young women who couldn’t give a damn about how they look, don’t really care what anybody else thinks about them and are only interested in finding out more about themselves. They’re the Kamayatsu women, according to Sunday Mainichi (7/4). Named after rough-and-ready rocker Monsieur Kamayatsu, who made slobbery and grunge part of his…

  • Hirano Midori

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    Right now I cannot stop listening to a track by electronic artist Hirano Midori, “Another Root,” and you can listen to it here. You should also check out her site, where you’ll find her blog and photolog, as well as info on what she’s up to. She has recently released an EP called POET AT…

  • Font Tees

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    Uniqlo have a new series of tees out based on various fonts. The Eurostile pictured above is actually part of an old collection, and I couldn’t find images of the news ones (which are much nicer) on their website (I read about them in this week’s TOKYO WALKER). At 1000 yen, I think I might…

  • My Tokyo Death Cult

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    MY TOKYO DEATH CULT is a novel by Marc Horne that you can download for free (in PDF form, under the Creative Commons License). Japanese policemen’s guns are small and sort of puny. Except when they are shooting at you. Right now, they are shooting at me and my companion and we are running scared.…

  • Omotesando Station

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    Some advertisements for a play of some sort all over Omotesando station.

  • Izo

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    Miike Takashi + Kitano Takeshi = IZO. The trailer is out, and it’s completely insane. This looks like it might top every other film Miike has done (and that’s a helluva long list).

  • Japan Release for Night Piece

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    Patrick lets me know that Tokumaru Shugo’s NIGHT PIECE (read about my love for this album) will get released in Japan at the start of August. It’ll still be on the Music Related label.

  • Pause

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    I’m creating this new post entry on the Pause cafe near my place because I’m often mentioning it, but I have different bits of info scattered throughout the site (you can see all those posts here). The place acts as an office and cafe for Roughtoyz. You can find a map here. It now closes…

  • Uzi

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    UZI is a new Swedish “photographic magazine about popular culture” that will soon launch its first issue, a Tokyo special. Among other things, you’ll find coverage of Bitman, Bottlemail, Complete Finesse, Cosmic Smash, Electronic Insect Collecting Kit, Final Home, Frognation, Groovision, Kekkou Kamen, Kennicam, Manga City, PAPERO Personal Robot, Son of a Loud #7, Spectacle…