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Month: July 2005

  • Radio OK Fred 07

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    “Radio OK Fred 07” is now up, and you should see it pop up in your feed if you’ve subscribed to it. The is the first show that I’m not a part of, and it’s all my fault — I had to back out of our scheduled recording session at the last minute, and asked…

  • Mink Engine at the Nakaochiai Gallery

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    The Nakaochiai Gallery is trying something a bit different on Friday — hosting a musical performance! Nakaochiai Gallery presents: Mink Engine LIVE on the last show for their summer tour. Friday July 29, 7pm – 10pm entrance is FREE This Friday MINK ENGINE will play the last show of their summer tour of Europe, UK…

  • Apple iTunes Music Store — At Last?

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    Macworld is reporting that invitations have been sent by Apple Japan to select journalists for a special music-related event to be held at 10am on August 4 at the Tokyo International Forum. Apple iTunes Music Store, anyone?

  • Enzo Mari and the Cedars

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    Spiral is on a roll these days with their exhibitions! The latest: “Enzo Mari Vs. 10 Billion Japanese Cedar Trees.” The maestro of Italian industrial design, Enzo Mari, has worked together with furniture manufacturer Hida Industries from Takayama city in Gifu. They present a new line of furniture made possible with wood-compression technologies applied to…

  • GA International 2005

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    Last week to catch the “GA International 2005,” featuring a who’s who of world-renown architects. GA International provides an outlook on upcoming trends in contemporary architecture. In this exhibition, the latest projects of 5 Japanese and 13 non-Japanese cutting-edge architects will be introduced. (TAB) It’s at the GA Gallery until July 31.

  • Midnight Eye Update

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    Japanese film review site Midnight Eye has just updated with an interview with Lee Sang-Il (SIXTY NINE), a feature on the new book IRON MAN: THE CINEMA OF SHINYA TSUKAMOTO (written by Midnight Eye’s Tom Mes), a few reviews, and a piece on Frankfurt’s “Nippon Connection” film festival. Speaking of Tsukamoto, last week I watched…

  • Stair

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    Oh man, I need to go to Stair, a new cafe/restaurant/bar in Aoyama designed by Wonderwall‘s Masamichi Katayama. More pics on this page. Here’s the description from the Wonderwall site: The idea behind this bar lounge was the revival of the glitzy cabaret of a past era. Gaudiness, allure, a touch of the wicked and…

  • Spiral

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    The Spiral building in Aoyama.