Month: September 2006

  • Atmospheric News

    From the Atmosphere blog: Following the shows at London’s DOVER STREET MARKET and COLLETTE in Paris, UK JACK OK? also introduced in Atmosphere03 will be held at Isetan Shinjyuku from September 20th. There will be limited edition items so hurry if you care! September 20th (Wed) ~ October 3rd (Tue) Place: Isetan Shinjyuku 1st Floor…

  • Rocket Renewal

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    In case you missed it (as I did), ROCKET did a major renewal of their website last month. The site design is by Futone, who I’m assuming also did the site for Intentionallies, because of the similar interface.

  • Liliyo’s Birthday Party

    Last night, OK FRED‘s Yoshi and Audrey had a birthday party for their 1-year-old daughter, Liliyo. Kiiiiiii performed a mini-live on the building’s roof, which was loads of fun — I especially enjoyed their rendition of “Happy Birthday” wearing Santa beards and KFC buckets on their heads. Also in attendance was staff from TOKION, as…

  • Death Note Series Launching in October

    I haven’t read the DEATH NOTE manga — or seen the live-action adaptation that came out earlier this year — but I’ve heard good things, and October 3 (at 00:55) sees the start of an animated series on NTV. You can get a quick peak at what the show will look like from the official…

  • Atmosphere Blog

    According to the latest newsletter from GAS, they have just launched a blog for their ATMOSPHERE magazine, which should be here (it’s not loading for me though). Also, issue 4 of ATMOSPHERE should be out before the end of the year. Update:Β The problem with the blog is that it doesn’t load in Firefox/Camino. Loads fine…

  • Tokion

    The new Tokion! The next issue will feature OK FRED’s Audrey and Yoshi.

  • Jeffstaple at Apple Store Shibuya

    Designer Jeffstaple (Jeff Ng of Staple Design) will be giving a talk on design and branding at the Apple Store in Shibuya tonight (September 16) at 18:00. Today is also the opening day of his new Reed Space shop in Aoyama. Update:Β Ng will also be giving a talk at the Apple Store in Ginza tomorrow…

  • Muddy Slaying Monster Bikers

    Hot on the heals of Ushio Shinohara’s show at Nadiff, Nanzuka Underground is hosting the “Ushio Shinohara – Reckless Driving Meeting 2006/Exhibition of Muddy Slaying Monster Bikers” show, September 20 to October 15. More info here.

  • Street Fashion Crews

    PingMag interviews the Omotesando street fashion crews.

  • OK FRED Corner at Kinokuniya

    If you head to the Minami-Shinjuku branch of the Kinokuniya, you’ll notice a special corner they’ve set up for OK FRED and its editor, Yoshihito Tsujimura, which includes book selections by him. It goes on until the end of the month. Update:Β More info (in Japanese) on Yoshi’s picks.