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Looks like Godzilla is going out with a bang. The 28th film in the series will pit Godzilla against 10 other monsters, wrecking Sydney, New York, Paris, Shanghai and much of Japan in the process, said a spokesman for production company Toei. But this won’t really be the last film in the series. Godzilla is…

Erochica Bamboo is a Japanese burlesque dancer who often performs at the Amaranth Lounge (I just found out about her after she left a comment in a post I had written about the Amaranth). Do yourself a favor and check out her site. Here’s some bio info: Hailing from Tokyo Japan, the lovely Miss Erochica…

SAMURAI CHAMPLOO, the new series by COWBOY BEBOP director Watanabe Shinichiro, has finally launched and, oh my, it’s sizzling. From what I could see in the first episode, we’re getting a samurai story, but told in a modern way (like with the dialogue), and with a very strong hip-hop influence. Watanabe has not only managed…

As Yuko has been enjoying the Ghost in the Shell TV series, STAND ALONE COMPLEX, a lot lately (it’s shown on Monday nights after MONSTER, and before that after GOKUSEN), we decided to pop in my DVD copy of the movie last night. I hadn’t watched it in years, and was very pleasantly surprised to…

I’m presently enjoying my Golden Week holidays, and today is an especially beautiful and sunny day, in fact a perfect day to surround myself with sounds from the recently released compilation REMIX VOL. 1 FOR MODERNICA (which you can buy online from the wonderful Jet Set Online Shop), a sort of followup to the recent…

Momus’ new track, “Corkscrew King,” (you can download it here) gets inspired by comedian Shimura Ken: It’s a song about impotence. Now, impotence is a serious affliction, but it’s slightly less serious when it affects a spoiled old feudal lord who practises ‘sekuhara’ (sexual harrassment) on his courtly ladies and concubines. It’s less serious when…

It’s new TV season time in Japan, which means the start of a few new anime series (anime series usually last 1 season, which amounts to 13 episodes – successful shows sometime go on for 2 seasons). Here are a few I’ve had a chance to watch (if I find some other interesting shows, I’ll…

Another compilation that’s been getting some fairly heavy playtime on my Mac and iPod is BGM VOL.1 FOR MODERNICA, compiled by Comoesta Yaegashi. Features a bunch of tracks by the likes of Iwamura Manabu, Qypthone, and Comoesta, including a new track by Comoesta’s old unit, 5th Garden. It’s all in keeping with the Readymade esthetics…