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Month: February 2008
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Shantell Martin on Music Japan TV
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Tokyo-based illustrator Shantell Martin is everywhere these days, the latest being in a report currently airing on Music Japan TV. You can watch it online here.
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86th Art Directors Club Annual Awards
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I stopped by the Creation Gallery G8 in Ginza the other day for the “86th Art Directors Club Annual Awards” exhibition. I always enjoy going to this to see all of the interesting ad work and TV commercials I don’t see here in Japan, and this year I really liked watching the winning works in…
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Bape Nitendo DS Lite
Having to deal with empty stores (in Tokyo at least), I guess Bape has to do what it can to sell some products. Everybody loves the DS, right? Enter the Bape-branded Nintendo DS Lite. Via Kotaku. Update: If the Bape-branded Nintendo DS Lite doesn’t interest you, then how about a DS co-branded with the Honeyee magazine…
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Manga Museum in Kyoto
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THE JAPAN TIMES covers the Manga Museum in Kyoto. I agree with Imprint Talk, why isn’t there one in Tokyo?
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The Manufacturing of Booms
Over at Clast, Marxy examines booms as a marketing strategy, and the end of an era. I’m just sorry I missed out on 1957, the year of the Calypso Style.
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This Week in Cycling
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Time to share some cycling playlists! If you have some mixes you’ve made for riding please post the track list in the comments thread. Here’s my latest one, I call it “Cyclo de GO!” Air Miami – “Airplane Rider” Mark Robinson – “100% Garanteed” Holland – “Anorexic Colt Herd” Pixies – “Alison” Black Francis –…
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Studio Coast
Studio Coast in Shin-Kiba, where I saw The Arcade Fire perform earlier this month. It’s part of the Ageha club complex, and seeing that show marked the first time I’d been in the area — the only time I’m even in Shin-Kiba is to change trains on my way to the Makuhari Messe convention center.…