Radio MXUT is back with a fourth episode, this time on Neojaponisme, and it’s a great one. As Marxy explains:
In this edition, we explore Japanese rock and pop from the late 1960s and early 1970s — dusty gems from analog records and voice-overs recorded between dusty winter blankets. If you like driving minor key rockers that end mysteriously on a major chord, this is your radio show. If you like radio hours that last much less than an hour, I beg you to download, then listen.
Here’s a direct link to the show, the feed, and you’ll find the track listing here.
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As a nice companion, you might want to give the latest episode of Patrick Macias’ HOT TEARS OF SHAME podcast a listen, a music-only edition devoted to “CITY POP.”
Time to spread some sponsorship love to TAB Jobs, the site for creative industry job listings in Japan — you’ve probably noticed them in this site’s sponsors sidebar. If you haven’t checked recently, here are some current jobs on offer:
Radio MXUT is back with a fourth episode, this time on Neojaponisme, and it’s a great one. As Marxy explains:
In this edition, we explore Japanese rock and pop from the late 1960s and early 1970s — dusty gems from analog records and voice-overs recorded between dusty winter blankets. If you like driving minor key rockers that end mysteriously on a major chord, this is your radio show. If you like radio hours that last much less than an hour, I beg you to download, then listen.
Here’s a direct link to the show, the feed, and you’ll find the track listing here.
I have an interview up on Neojaponisme with architect/designer Keiji Ashizawa. It’s presented in both English and Japanese, and also includes a gallery of some of his work.
Looking to get your party on tomorrow night (September 28)? Tokyo Fun Party have you got covered with “Pump It Up,” featuring the likes of SoccerBoy, Digiki, DJ Codomo, Home Cut, DJ Family, and a live set by Chimidoro. It takes place at La Fabrique in Shibuya (3000 yen at the door, 2500 yen with flyer, and 2000 yen on discount — info here on how get the discount).
Tokyo Art Beat is about to celebrate its 3rd anniversary of providing indispensable art/design event listings for the city, and will celebrate with a party, “Kurikku,” at SuperDeluxe on October 13. All details appear here, on TAB of course.
Ladies and gentlemen, Hitotoki New York is now live! Brought to you from the same fine folks — that would be Chin Music Press and AQ — who brought you the English and Japanese versions of the initial Tokyo site.
Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama of the architectural firm Assistant do not like to corner themselves in the traditional role of architects. A quick look at some of the unit’s projects run the gamut from interior space design to t-shirts to art installations to children workshops (most recently in honor of the life and works of Le Corbusier). A new collaboration sees the pair create a collection of tie and scarf prints for Giraffe, which are also being shown at an exhibition at Gallery Mitate (inside Gallery Le Bain in Nishi-Azabu) until September 30, as part of an installation that was also designed by the duo. The collection, featuring names like “Bling Bling” and “Tokyo Rooftop,” is sold at the venue.
There’s another photo of the gallery installation — both photos were taken by Yoshitsugu Enomoto — after the jump. Continue reading
This month’s edition of my “On Design” column is in today’s THE JAPAN TIMES (and online here). In it, I cover Tokujin Yoshioka‘s Tear Drop, Takafumi Nemoto‘s GOONY, new items from &design, Nosign Design‘s Pokkari light, and Kyouei‘s Umbrella Pot.
PauseTalk is a regular series of events that take place at Cafe Pause on the first Monday of every month, with a start time of 20:00. The idea is to create a forum where Tokyo-based creatives can get together and discuss their own projects, as well as cultural currents of the city. The next edition happens June 4.
We hereby define a new term, that of the magaziner, described as a person who exerts an unhealthy amount of love for all things magazine. The Magaziner is a site that mostly focuses on the intersection between magazines and the digital frontier, and what it means for the medium. This does not preclude the inclusion of a healthy amount of print love.
Codex is a weekly music podcast hosted by Jean Snow, recorded in Tokyo. Playlists for all episodes are posted on the site, and you can subscribe to RSS feeds of posts and episodes.
Jean Snow is a contributor to Arcade Mania, your guide to the arcade gaming scene in Japan (Amazon US/Amazon Japan). He also provided assistance on Tokyolife: Art and Design, a guide to Tokyo's cultural output of the past few years, covering the works of over 80 influential creatives.
Jean Snow is Executive Director of the PechaKucha organization. He also helps run the PechaKucha Night in Tokyo -- please get in touch if you are interested in presenting at a future event. For a more intimate salon-like discussion group, join him at his monthly PauseTalk event.
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