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Month: July 2007

  • Cool 13

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    US/Japan bilingual art magazine COOL (“Creators’ Infinite Link”) has just launched a new issue (Vol. 13). In Tokyo, you can pick it up at all the Nadiff stores, Tacoche in Nakano, and Neppoo-Shobo in Aoyama. It can also be ordered online, with free shipping.

  • TB.Pensar 8

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    What is TB.Pensar? Find out here. An evening that started innocently enough in my new favorite hangout — Minami-Ikebukuro park, reprezentin’ — ended up with my friend being hauled off by the police. The moral of the story? It’s fine to get properly wasted out in the open, but best not to start shooting away…

  • Shugo Tokumaru’s Karte Video

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    When I was looking for the link to Shugo Tokumaru’s website for the previous post, I found this video for the track “Karte,” which was my favorite of the album. In the sidebar you’ll also find links to a few other videos — like this one, for “Metrion” — and live performances.

  • Nylon TV in Tokyo

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    For their MySpace-themed issue, NYLON have prepare a few episodes of NYLON TV. One of them covers Tokyo, and features Kiiiiiii as well as a Shibuya/Harajuku walkabout. The show also uses a lot of Shugo Tokumaru tracks as BGM.

  • TB.Jogo 3

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    What is TB.Jogo? Find out here. Brad Douglas: It’s the post-E3 edition! Jean Snow: Yeah, it was a big week for game news. So, what got you all hot and bothered? BD: First off, I’m sure you can guess, I was all about CALL OF DUTY 4. Holy crap! The graphics! JS: Oh yeah, that…

  • Nakagin

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    Photographer Alin Huma has released a new PDF photobook, this time with views of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, set to be demolished later this year.

  • Tokyo Fun Party Shop

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    Tokyo Fun Party has launched an online shop, meaning you can now buy all of their releases — for now Digiki’s BEAT VACATION and Chimidoro’s MINNA NO UTA — directly from them. In other TFP news, you can catch some of the members at the “Disco Teenage Kicks Vol. 16” event on July 27 and…

  • New Site for Karl Escritt

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    Kyoto-based designer Karl Escritt has been threatening to launch a proper site for a while now, and it’s finally gone live. The site acts as a portfolio of his work, and includes a lot of pieces that haven’t been featured on his blog yet.