Category: General

Today I met up with swedish artist HIRD. After a coffee we went to his studio (Pic 2) to listen to his newly finished album, due for release in Japan in August. Some tracks featured the lovely voice of Yukimi Nagano, mostly famous for her work with swedish duo Koop. I didn’t get a chance…

Sakura no hana makes me happy 🙂 Update (16/08/21): This post was part of a week-long “Next Century Modern Blog” stint, by guest blogger Jesper Larsson. The photo is no longer available.

n_ext: New Generation of Media Artists is the new exhibition taking place at the NTT InterCommunication Center Gallery. REALTOKYO seems to have mixed feeling about the show. Now it really looks like ICC has run out of cash… One almost feels pity for the artists when looking at the unspectacular displays, but since we’re talking…

The London Review of Books leads this month with Cute: Kitty Hauser on style in Japan. It’s a workmanlike article, a review of FRUITS by Shoichi Aoki […] and THE IMAGE FACTORY: FADS AND FASHIONS IN JAPAN by Donald Richie. (from Click Opera)

A bit of laptopism for you (more details at the official site). From REALTOKYO: An “orchestra” concert organized by musician and university assistant professor Christophe Charles sounds like a pretty academic affair. In reality, though, the laptop orchestra sessions are happening in a private house in Ryogoku, where you can either participate with your own…

I totally forgot about this month’s exhibit at the GGG, and it looks like a good one. This year ginza graphic gallery will hold the Tokyo type Directors Club Exhibition 2004, which has become a fixture in the typography world’s schedule. TDC (Tokyo type Directors Club) holds an annual international design competition on visual representation…

Seems like Superidol Makoto (featured on this site here and here) has his own website. Patrick sent me a link to a page for the band Chimidoro, who performed at the Tokyo Fun Party last night, and they mention Makoto (but I can’t really tell what it’s about).

All the way from Sydney, Australia; a (for me) new online magazine called Pages. Make sure you check it out. It’s really nice, and free 🙂 Update (16/08/21): This post was part of a week-long “Next Century Modern Blog” stint, by guest blogger Jesper Larsson.

As a followup to the new Spring anime TV series post I wrote the other day, here are another 2 shows I’ve had a chance to watch. GANTZ – I remember seeing a preview for a movie version of this at the beginning of MATRIX REVOLUTIONS last year, and thinking that it looked very cool.…

Patrick gives us a rundown of last night’s Tokyo Fun Party.