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  • PauseTalk Vol. 24

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    Thanks to everyone who made it out to last night’s PauseTalk (Vol. 24). Lots of talk about books this time, with Arcade Mania and Yokai Attack getting a lot of attention — thanks to the presence of art director Andrew Lee — and Remo Camerota previewing the soon-to-be-released Graffiti Japan. Below, a list of all…

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    Just a reminder that tonight (September 1) marks this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 24) at Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro. Start time is 20:00, as always.

  • Tokyo Boys Bravo

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    You’ve read his gig reports, and bought plenty of used CDs from him, now you can catch Patrick Benny (Chipple) spin some discs at the “Tokyo Boys Bravo” event at Koenji Connection on September 12 (from 19:00). He plans to play “techno-kayō, vocal pop of the 80’s either produced by or reminding of YMO, and…

  • Akihisa Hirata

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    Designboom previews architect Akihisa Hirata‘s “House of Houses” project, which will be presented at the Yokohama Triennale (September 13 to November 30).

  • PingMag: Jamo Associates

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    PingMag takes us on a tour of the Tokyo retail interiors by Jamo Associates.

  • TABlog: Interview with Assistant’s Megumi Matsubara

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    TABlog posts a nice interview with Assistant‘s Megumi. I’m quite looking forward to this Friday’s opening of her new “BOOJUM” exhibition at the Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyama.

  • Art Below Tokyo

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    “Art Below Tokyo” brings together the works of 15 artists in an exhibition that takes place, well, below Tokyo, or more specifically near the Ginza line entrance at Shibuya station. Two PauseTalkers made the cut: Tim Rudder (left) and Josh McKible. The show starts today, and runs until September 1.

  • Happening in Japan

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    Digiki’s “Dense Music Tour” keeps on keeping, and tomorrow (August 24, 18:00) hits the Sendai Ichibancho Apple Store. More on the tour here. Listen to a mini-mix of the album here.

  • Garage Sale, Free Puppies

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    Listings for a sayonara sale? I know, I know, but when it includes an awesome image like the one above, you need to share. My friend Ian (of Saskatchewan) will be facing off against his wife Aki (The Asian Gladiator) in a summer party that is actually an excuse for them to get rid of…

  • Comike Grenade Incident

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    A bit of craziness at this weekend’s Comike it seems. Police arrested a 20-year-old unemployed man from central Japan on Friday morning for allegedly threatening online to throw a grenade at the ongoing Comic Market (Comike) dojinshi convention. Hiroyuki Kageyama, an unemployed man from Kakogawa City in Hyogo prefecture, alleged wrote on the 2channel web…