A notification that I will be writing for John’s UKOtaku blog, and my first article is my rip-roaringly awesome review of Polysics live at the Carling Academy Islington, February 9th 2008!
Entries Tagged as 'music'
polysics
February 11th, 2008 · No Comments
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japan, day 71
December 14th, 2007 · No Comments
Today’s been uneventful for my last day here. Went down to Ginza. Bleh. If Akihabara is my personal shopping mecca (in an almost literal sense of the word) then Ginza is hell, full of shops selling ugly “fashion” items and stupidly expensive bags to shallow women (and men). Even the Apple Store is depressing.
Of course, [...]
triptych
November 26th, 2007 · No Comments
Three completely unrelated things in the world of entertainment today:
The best video on YouTube I’ve seen this year, or, indeed, ever. Such surreal splendor.
The Mother (EarthBound) soundtrack which I discovered in a shop in Tokyo and which has both the best back cover artwork ever and also an infectiously catchy opening track, “Pollyanna”.
Also, Futurama is [...]
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Nakano
November 19th, 2007 · No Comments
With nothing better to do, I went to Nakano today. Ah, Broadway Arcade. Best place for shopping in Tokyo, says I. Got a belt (at long last) from Uniqlo, went to an arcade and played Guitar Freaks (verdict: identical to Guitar Hero, though perhaps a tad more difficult because I’m not used to it), an [...]
clubbing
November 3rd, 2007 · No Comments
So I went clubbing. Obviously I am not the clubbing type, but hey, Tokyo’s nightlife is as much a part of Japan as kimonos and sushi, so it was an experience.
Met up with my Canadian (yes, another one) friend Jen and her Canadian friends at Shibuya, going over the crossroads featured quite prominently in Lost [...]
just like the rain
October 27th, 2007 · No Comments
It’s been raining here for two days now.
Went to karaoke again last night. Yes, I sang My Way. Karaoke is truly the finest innovation of Japan.
Karaoke
October 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments
So went out with Megumi and her friend Shinobu (apparently nothing to do with Shinobi) yesterday. It was raining, and everything was all sparkly and… rainy. Went to two branches of Hub, the English Pub (Which Serves Fried Octopus), ended up meeting a group of gaijin and missing the last train back, but I believe [...]