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  • Maximum Joy RIP

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    Patrick brings news that the Shibuya record store Maximum Joy, often associated with the ol’ Shibuya-kei scene, is closing its doors tomorrow. Everything is 50% off. There will also be a closing party (already sold out), featuring Cornelius, Kahimi Karie with Kanda Tomoki, Kaji Hideki, Naka Masashi, and more.

  • OK FRED Raps

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    Issue 4 of OK FRED is coming soon, and it’ll be the “hip-hop” issue. That would explain why Robert pointed this out to me a while back.

  • Am I

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    Thanks to one of the waitresses at Pause, I finally got a copy of Taichi’s AM I album last week, and I’ve been enjoying it since. I mentioned my first impressions here, and further listenings just confirm that initial feeling. The new release he was talking about when I saw him the other night is…

  • Samurai 7

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    I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve never seen Kurosawa Akira’s classic SEVEN SAMURAI. There’s a new anime series that recently launched called SAMURAI 7, which sees itself as a futuristic adaptation of Kurosawa’s film, even adding his name before the title. I’ve seen the first two episodes, which I found to be enjoyable (although I…

  • Samurai Champloo Rules!

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    That title alone is probably going to kill my bandwidth allowance, if the top 10 searches leading to my site this month are any indication: 1. samurai champloo 2. samurai champloo torrent 3. russian sex 4. samurai champloo torrents 5. lolitas 6. samurai champloo download 7. big lips 8. porno 9. champloo 10. samurai champloo…

  • Remix Album by Taichi

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    After my big gushing over Taichi recently, I was very pleasantly surprised to see Pause selling a new remix album by him at their cash register (first time I see them selling a CD), which I quickly picked up. It’s an exclusive release from Jet Set Records, featuring 21 remixes of artists like Matmos, Tortoise,…

  • Tokumaru Shugo in Koenji Again

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    A quick heads up to and upcoming Tokumaru Shugo live show at Enban in Koenji on July 1. It’s something called “Den-Den Mushi Night,” presented by Majikick Records. Show starts at 7, and it’s only 1000 yen. Alas, it’s another one of those early weekday shows that I can’t attend…

  • Euro 2004

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    I am so annoyed that most of the Euro 2004 games are only available on pay channel WOWOW here in Japan. I so want to watch that Spain/Portugal match tonight. It’s simply unbelievable that a major world (OK, Europe, but come on, this is next biggest deal after the World Cup) tournament like this is…

  • Momus Back in Tokyo

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    Momus will be back in Japan this September, and he’ll be playing a few shows. You can get more info on his Shimokitazawa show at Click Opera, but here’s how he describes his Pin Pin Tour: Following the Tokyo show, there will be a mini-tour of Japan in September, The Pin Pin Tour, together with…

  • Classic Japanese Cinema

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    Kurosawa Akira, Mizoguchi Kenji, Shimizu Hiroshi, Gosho Heinosuke, Ichikawa Kon… A total of six movies by such grand masters of Japanese cinema from the 1930s-50s are shown with English subtitles (‘The Idiot’ and ‘Scandal’ even in new prints). This is also a precious chance to experience the juicy performances of famed actresses Yamada Isuzu, Hara…