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Month: October 2008

  • Meeting Modernity Postcard Set

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    As part of the Neojaponisme-produced “Meeting Modernity” exhibition — recently held at the Young Art gallery in LA — sets of eight postcards, wrapped in handmade envelopes, were also put on sale. There are still a few sets available, and you can purchase them online here.

  • Naoki Urasawa’s Billy Bat

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    Next up for Naoki Urasawa (Monster, 20th Century Boys), a new manga series called Billy Bat in which he supposedly brings back a “lost American Hero” from the forties. The new series will appear in Kodansha’s Morning comics magazine, starting this week. Via Anime News Network.

  • PingMag: Lullatone

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    PingMag interviews Nagoya-based duo Lullatone.

  • Chin Music Press Talk in NYC this Wednesday

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    Your mission, should you decide to accept it, would be to attend a talk to be given by Craig this Wednesday (October 8, 18:30-20:00) at the Apple Store in SOHO. The presentation will focus on the making of Art Space Tokyo and Goodbye Madame Butterfly, and other CMP goodness I’m sure.

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    Today is the first Monday of the month, which means it’s time for a new edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 25) at Cafe Pause. It happens tonight (Monday, October 6), with the usual start time of 20:00. See you there!

  • Big in Japan

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    I don’t know what the hell is being said, but Jesper — our main man in Sweden — sends me a link to the Swedish TV series Big in Japan (Stor i Japan) in which, according to Jesper, “two Swedish guys/nerds are sent to Japan in an experiment to see if they can get famous…

  • PSFK Conference Asia

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    The latest PSFK Conference is coming to Singapore this Friday (October 10), bringing more creatives together than you can shake a stick at — Mark Dytham is even giving a talk! PSFK’s Piers was even kind enough to invite me as a speaker, which I unfortunately had to turn down because of this week’s Tokyo…

  • Japanese Rooms Wins iF Award

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    Photographer Sven Ingmar Thies sends me word that his Japanese Rooms book — I mentioned it a while back — was awarded the iF gold selection this year in the communication design (photo and book design) category. Congrats to Sven, and even more reason to pick up the book, which you can purchase online through…

  • Bape Book Launch at Colette

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    My friend Ian — editor of Tokyolife — sends me a few pics from from the launch party for his latest book, which covers all things Bape. It took place at the Colette store in Paris yesterday. The blue edition pictured above is exclusive to Colette, with the camo edition exclusive to Bape stores (Colette…

  • Kiiiiiii Lives!

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    Last Sunday night I had the great pleasure to catch a secret Kiiiiiii live show at the Ongoing cafe and gallery in Kichijoji. Their first show in almost a year I think, it was also interesting in that they didn’t use drums, and I was surprised that it didn’t do anything to lessen any of…