Jean Snow [.net]

Month: August 2007

  • Points: 8-Bit Cafe and 16 Shots

    —

    , ,

    Jason DeGroot has just launched a new series of game-related videos for GameVideos.com called POINTS. The first episode (#00) is up and covers two great videogame-related bars in Shinjuku, 8-Bit Cafe and 16 Shots. You can read more about them here. The episode also appears as part of this week’s NOT THE 1UP SHOW (12).

  • Ghost Hound

    —

    Why are you going to want to keep an eye out for the upcoming anime series GHOST HOUND? It’s from Production I.G and Masamune Shirow (GHOST IN THE SHELL), and to be directed by Ryutaro Nakamura (SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN). Have a look at the these 2 trailers: here and here. The series will debut October…

  • Soundcheck with The Analog Girl

    —

    , ,

    Singapore’s The Analog Girl stopped by the cafe earlier today to do a soundcheck for tonight’s live performance — more details about the show here, which starts at 21:00.

  • Speakerdog Paper Toys

    —

    , ,

    What have I been doing during the current Tokyo heatwave? Mostly staying indoors (except for the occasional mountain hikes), often at the cafe, and putting together these Speakerdog paper toys. I can’t stop making them, and I imagine I’ll have quite the army by the end of the month.

  • Keepon and Spoon in Tokyo

    —

    ,

    WIRED recently produced a video that sees Keepon, a robot developed by Hideki Kozima and programmed by Marek Michalowski, dancing to the track “Don’t You Evah” by Spoon, with all locations in Tokyo. Via Tokyomango.

  • Tokyo Top 5

    —

    MoCo Loco is currently running a top 5 series, where the site’s contributors were invited to list 5 favorite spots in the city where they reside. Mine is up, and longtime readers probably won’t be surprised much: Ginza Graphic Gallery, Ootoya, Cafe Pause, MUJI Yurakucho, and Junkudo.

  • Hoppy Makes a Comeback

    —

    Marxy’s latest post on the Clast blog examines the resurgence of Hoppy, a “bubbly beer-like soda […] made ‘alcoholic’ with an injection of Japan’s standby white liquor, shochu.” I have to admit to never having tried a glass of Hoppy, but will try to do before the end of the summer.

  • Protection from Sun and Fashion

    —

    ,

    Alin Huma is bringing the visor back.