Monthly Archives: September 2014
A DATE WITH SKYWHALE
by joostay
BBW WLTM BF for fun times I was lucky enough to spend the morning with a very special girl last weekend. Standing 23-metres high and weighing in at half a tonne, she dominated me – and the skyline. If you`d like to have a date with SKYWHALE yourself, head on over to Kanda this weekend where she will be flying high as part of TRANS ARTS TOKYO 2014. To find out more about her, check out my full review for Tokyo Art Beat here.
Categories: Art Music & Culture, Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: art, blog, canberra, contemporary, culture, installation, japan, japanese, kanda, modern art, Patricia Piccinini, skywhale, tokyo, trans arts tokyo 2014
IKIMASHO! YOUTUBE SESSIONS: EOD / CN
by joostay
Scandinavian Braindance powered by Neurosis and Shellac After a debut full-length release on Rephlex, Norway’s Stian Gjevik (aka EOD) is back under his CN moniker – releasing 2xLP “Nu” just a few weeks ago on Belgium’s WeMe imprint. File under: [ Underwater / Electronic / Acid / Braindance / Electro] To coincide with the release, I asked Stian to pick ten random YouTube videos for Ikimasho! Check out his choices and stream the awesome Anubis from his new album below. “Japan is probably responsible for […]
Categories: YOUTUBE SESSIONS • Tags: acid, asia, blog, cn, culture, electro, eod, house, idm, ikimasho, japan, japanese, music, nu, rephlex, stian gjevik, techno, tokyo, WeMe
Burger King’s Black Cheeseburger hits Japan
by joostay
Have it your way. As long as it’s a black, soggy mess. So yes, this actually exists. A black cheeseburger featuring a black bun, with black sauce and black cheese. The Kuro Burger (“kuro” means black) is now available at Burger King in Japan. The buns and cheese are made with bamboo charcoal to achieve the dark color and the sauce includes squid ink as an ingredient. But what does it taste like I hear you ask? Well, I don’t have […]
Categories: Bizarre/Unique, Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: black burger, black cheeseburger, blog, burger king, culture, food, ikimasho, japan, japanese, kuro burger, strange, tokyo, weird
DIY: Travelling from Yogyakarta to Mount Bromo Independently
by joostay
How to get to Mount Bromo from Yogyakarta without joining a tour. Java, Indonesia. In my late teens I toured a lot in a punk band, doing gigs all over Ireland and the UK. It was very much a DIY ethos with Griswold, our drummer, booking any shows he could get his grubby little mits on – no matter how far the distance or how long we’d have to drive to get there. These wretched all-night jaunts soon became known as ‘Hellrides’, with […]
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: blog, Bromo, cemoro lawang, DIY, ikimasho, indonesia, japan, japanese, java, justin egli, Mount Bromo, tokyo, train travel in indonesia, travel, yogyakarta, yogyakarta to bromo
The Man from Del Monte
by joostay
“Where are you going? Stay with us and look at this fruit!” About two years ago while flying from Yangon to Bagan in Myanmar, I struck up a conversation with the guy sitting beside me during the flight. He had a nice shirt tucked into a pair of pressed cream chinos, looking rather like a knock-off of the Man from Del Monte. Over a lukewarm beer, he told me how a driver would be waiting for him at the other end to take him on a full guided tour […]
Categories: Travel: Outside Japan • Tags: bagan, burma, DIY, durians, fruit, ikimasho, japan, justin egli, myanmar, nofx, screw tours, solo travel, tokyo, tours, travel, travelling independently, yangon
THE DO-OVER TOKYO 2014
by joostay
The Do-Over Tokyo. A free party sponsored by adidas Originals. 9月14日
Categories: Uncategorized
IKIMASHO! YOUTUBE SESSIONS: ULTRADEMON
by joostay
Staying above water. The Voidic Charm of Ultrademon – and the evolution of Seapunk. After a debut release on Aphex Twin’s Rephlex Records, Kansas-born Chicago-based producer Ultrademon is back – releasing second album ‘Voidic Charms’ on his own Coral Records Internazionale imprint. While the first release was essentially a definition of the Seapunk genre that he himself created, Voidic Charms goes beyond that, offering a neon concoction of wonky synths, low-fi electronics, acid, grime, hard house and video game samples. Seapunk may have been what made […]
Categories: YOUTUBE SESSIONS • Tags: acid, afx, albert redwine, aphex, aphex twin, blog, drum and bass, house, ikimasho, japan, japanese, jungle, protein, rephlex, seapunk, techno, the gtw, tokyo, ultrademon, vegan, veganism, voidic charms, watmm, youtube, youtube session watmm, zombelle
#BCTION / TOKYO
by joostay
50 STREET ARTISTS. ONE SOON-TO-BE DEMOLISHED BUILDING IN CENTRAL TOKYO. #BCTION #BCTION runs until Sepember 15. For tickets, click here. (Registration required.) TOKYO STICKER BOMBING
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: art, bizarre, BUILDING, COOL, culture, graffiti, japan, SPRAY, STREET ART, TAGGING, TAKEOVER, tokyo, urban, weird
Ikimasho! x RBMA: Diggin’ in the Carts
by joostay
< PRESS START > A new six-part documentary series about Japanese video-game music is about to hit your screens. With Red Bull Music Academy coming to Japan for the first time in October, Tokyo is gearing up for a number of high-profile shows right across the city. To coincide with the event, filmmakers Nick Dwyer and Tu Neill have produced a six-part documentary series – Diggin’ in the Carts – charting the history of Japanese video game music from the 8-bit era up to now. […]
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: blog, consoles, diggin in the carts, electonica, electronic music, famicon, final fantasy, gaming, genesis, ikimasho, japan, japanese, justin egli, mario, nintendo, nobuo uematsu, rbma, red bull music academy, rustie, sega, street culture, streets of rage, tokyo, urban, video games, warp records, yuzo koshiro
IKIMASHO! YOUTUBE SESSIONS: DMX KREW
by joostay
DMX Krew steps up as the next guest on Ikimasho! – choosing 10 videos that inspire him. 1. I Have a Dream “We are here to love one another, not for hatred. Also to create art which is an expression of our humanity.” 2. Century of the Self “All the stuff you are being sold is worthless. Shopping is death and work is a trap.” 3. The Beach Boys – Don’t Worry Baby (Acapella) “Humans creating beautiful sounds.” 4. Kraftwerk – […]
Categories: YOUTUBE SESSIONS • Tags: acid, blog, breakin, DMX KREW, ed upton, electronica, ikimasho, japan, japanese, rephlex, selection, tokyo, tunes, youtube
