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February 2010


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Platform

PLATFORM

27/01/2010

A short and sweet platformer.

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Shocolate

SHOCOLATE

21/01/2010

It was burning in Fitzroy. A classic Melbourne heat wave. Led by a good friend, we were on foot and desperate for relief …

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ikimono-gakari - Hajimari no Uta

いきものがかり – ハジマリノウタ

4/01/2010

ハジマリノウタ (Hajimari no Uta), the fourth major label release by J-pop darlings いきものがかり (ikimono-gakari) is, for all intents and purposes, the exact same album as their previous release last year. Which, incidentally, was pretty much the same as the one that came before it, which was more or less the same as… oh, you get the idea. So why bother with it at all?

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Yuian

YUIAN

9/12/2009

This Shinjuku izakaya delivers an upscale dining experience with great food, plush interiors and views to die for… all without breaking the bank.

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Terminator Salvation

TERMINATOR SALVATION @ THE SONY BUILDING

16/11/2009

The only thing in need of salvation here is the series itself.

Waseda-sai 2009

WASEDA-SAI 2009

10/11/2009

Waseda University is one of the most famous universities in Japan. There are a number of campuses around the country, but its main one — and the one where I attended this festival last weekend — is located in Nishi-Waseda, Tokyo. It boasts an impressive roster of alumni: six postwar Prime Ministers; corporate heavyweights including one of the co-founders of Sony and the CEOs of Honda and UNIQLO; and internationally-acclaimed author Haruki Murakami just to mention a few. And every year, its students hold a festival.

MAMESHIBA

15/10/2009

Mameshiba (豆しば) are small bean-shaped creatures with cute puppy dog faces. They’re also one of the past year’s neatest advertising success stories.

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GO!GO!7188 ヘンテナツアー @ JCB HALL

GO!GO!7188 ヘンテナツアー @ JCB HALL

6/09/2009

Two powerful forces slammed into Tokyo last Monday. The first was tropical storm Krovanh, which brought a barrage of water and wind to the east coast of Japan. The second was GO!GO!7188’s final show of their nationwide ヘンテナツアー (Hentena Tour). Combined, they created a night to remember.

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Shakey's Pizza Japan

SHAKEY’S PIZZA JAPAN

13/08/2009

If you’re short on yen, big on pizza, and only mildly concerned about your future intestinal wellbeing, there’s just one name in town you need to know.

Giant Gundam - Part 3

GIANT GUNDAM IN ODAIBA – PART 3

22/07/2009

The 11th of July has come and gone, and along with it, the official opening of the giant Gundam statue in Odaiba, Tokyo. Here’s a look at what the scene was like just over a week later, flashing lights and all…

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Shiina Ringo - Superficial Gossip

SHIINA RINGO – SUPERFICIAL GOSSIP

9/07/2009

The Shiina Ringo album that Shiina Ringo herself said wouldn’t happen… has happened.

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Giant Gundam - Part 2

GIANT GUNDAM IN ODAIBA – PART 2

15/06/2009

The giant Gundam statue in Odaiba, Tokyo, is complete. And I make no reservations in saying that it is undoubtedly one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

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Shazam

SHAZAM

13/06/2009

Shazam is a precocious music producer and DJ from Perth, Australia. Club monkeys the world over have known his name (or his tracks at least) for years, thanks to a string of remixes so slick, so lush and apparently so much better than the originals that they could only be described, as his moniker suggests, as magic.

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Chaser

CHASER

1/06/2009

It was snowing. I saw her standing there. I walked towards her. She walked away.

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Plates of Shame #17: YA WISH

PLATES OF SHAME #17

25/05/2009

Plate: YA WISH
Car: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
Translation: “You Wish”. I’ve got something that you don’t. In fact, it’s something that you will probably never have. Na na na na na. Can you guess what it is?

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Giant Gundam - Part 1

GIANT GUNDAM IN ODAIBA – PART 1

21/05/2009

Japan is well known for a many things. Temples, kimonos, sushi… and giant robots. Mobile Suit Gundam – the Japanese animated TV series that over the last three decades has spawned a dizzying array of spin-offs, manga, novels, videogames and plastic models – is turning 30 this year. To mark the occassion, Bandai Namco are spending some of the gadzillions they’ve earned from the franchise to build a 1:1 scale, 18 metre tall, 35 tonne Gundam model in Tokyo’s Shiokaze Park.

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Au Cirque

AU CIRQUE

15/05/2009

I’ve been missing out on this New Farm gem for years. Why had no one compelled me sooner?

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HRAUN

15/05/2009

Hraun (pronounced “Hroin”) are an indie folk rock band from Reykjavik, Iceland. I know absolutely nothing more about them, other than the fact that they’ve managed to rattle off one very neat cover of the classic Ghostbusters theme.

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Today I Die

TODAY I DIE

7/05/2009

Today I Die is a beautifully emotive game by Daniel Benmergui, creator of the cute but heartfelt I Wish I Were the Moon and the excellent Storyteller.

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Sweets Paradise

SWEETS PARADISE

7/05/2009

Don’t tell your dentist.