Cities are at their best when they are unknowable organic superstructures: fathomless depths of dive bars, crooked little cafés and dimly lit side-streets built on waves of wet pavement and light. The true megalopolis provides supreme anonymity to its dwellers. affording them the freedom to … Read More →
Tag Archives: tokyo
A Japanese Image
A few years back, when I was living in Tokyo the following scene transpired before my eyes while riding on an escalator: I was standing behind some schoolgirls and in front of them were an equal amount of salarymen, or businessmen as we would say … Read More →
Gypsy Vision
I arrived in Tokyo at dusk with a sweat-drenched back and a belly full of space noodles and airline wine. I headed straight to the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, an urban resort known for its ultra-modern décor, which includes two faux-jungle pools and a maze … Read More →
Label Watch: Takeshi Records
“Created in 2008 by Japanese hip hop producer “dopement”. The label exist untill real Takeshi Kitano call him and says “You bastard! stop violating my s**t!” and kick my pretty ass.” I like this guy’s style, here’s three new-ish tracks from Tokyo-based Takeshi Records: Vast … Read More →
TKO Stick Ups!
Tokyo has a weird thing going on when it comes to graffiti. The punishments are severe and the city’s population density doesn’t exactly lend itself to covert vandalism, but at the same time it’s one of the best places to get lost with a marker … Read More →
Look!
Fashion brands and designer labels have been using web-video here and there for quite a while now, but video look books (or ‘video looks’) still seem to be a neglected medium, with only a handful of outfits making use of video looks to showcase and … Read More →
Tokyo Design Festa!
Design Festa is a biannual event held at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. It began in 1994 and just finished it’s 29th run – with over 2,600 booths this weekend. I was only able to go for one day but I made sure to see … Read More →
Tokyo Stories
Photos from homeboy Jordan Todd’s recent trip to Tokyo. Check out more on his superb flickr.