- Q&A with Shugo Tokumaru
Shugo Tokumaru sprung onto the pop music scene in 2004 with the critically-acclaimed yet unfortunately under-exposed Night Piece LP (Music Related). R...
08/21/08 - 0 comments
- Cornelius' in 5.1: "Sensurround"
One of the world's greatest sound experimentalists, Keigo Oyamada, a.k.a. Cornelius, is releasing his superb 2007 LP, Sensuous, in 5.1 surround sound ...
08/07/08 - 0 comments
- Haruki Murakami, "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running"
Reading a Haruki Murakami book is like reading something from a god. The characters, however flawed, always manage to save the day (or at least figure...
07/29/08 - 0 comments
- Graniph Design Award Vol. 2 Winners Announced
Graniph has a pretty simple yet ingenious business plan. Every month, the Tokyo-based T-shirt company releases and sells thirty or so unique, limited-...
07/04/08 - 0 comments
- Escalator Records/Every Conversation, "1" CD Compilation
The great Escalator Records of Tokyo, Japan, recently created an imprint label, Every Conversation, specifically for releasing Western music. Escalato...
06/30/08 - 0 comments
- Urban Guerrilla Gardening in Tokyo
Guerrilla gardening in densely-populated cities seems to be a hip new way to fight urbanization and sprawling growth. It's prettier than getting a bun...
06/26/08 - 0 comments
- It's Our Thing Opens Online Shop
Micke Thorsby, a.k.a. PMKFA is one interesting dude. The Stockholm, Sweden born, raised, and educated graphic designer has been based out of Tokyo sin...
06/23/08 - 0 comments
- Radiohead "Museum" In Tokyo
We all know that CDs in Japan cost five, ten, fifteen dollars more than U.S. discs, but the Japanese music distributors and record labels attempt to m...
06/03/08 - 0 comments
- Escalator Records Interview
Japan's Escalator Records has long been the beacon of hope for the nation's fledgling underground music scene. The label signed Tokyo indie-pop giants...
03/24/08 - 0 comments
- Graniph Interview
How did Graniph start and when? What was the catalyst for its creation? In the late-90s, three graphic designers started to print T-shirts... they ...
02/28/08 - 0 comments

