PICKATHON 2023: Performances To Keep On Your Radar [Part 1]
We’ve dug through the lineup of our favorite festival to analyze which scheduled acts & set times/stages we feel are worth your energy
Notes From Japan
[Preview] Miyazaki Art Show @ Spoke Art NYC
Over 100 international artists of various disciplines come together to pay tribute to Japanese master of animation, Hayao Miyazaki
Electric Topography: A Review Of Tokyo’s After Hours Music Festival
Formed by members of MONO, Envy, & downy with a focus on artistry over fame & marketing, the fest highlights the best of Japans post-rock scene & beyond
Sametan: Don’t Tread on Me – PangeaSeed x Cometdebrit x Spoke Art [Preview]
Tokyo-based non-profit, PangeaSeed & artist Cometdebris team up for a group exhibit of customized toys to benefit Shark fnning/oceanic awareness
THOUGHT PROCESSES: Drag City sells Masaki Batoh’s Brain Pulse Music Machines
GHOST’s Masaki Batoh created a space age machine that transfers brain impulses into music. Now Drag City records is selling them to the public
EnvyはＥｎｖｙ: Interview with ENVY guitarist/songwriter NOBUKATA KAWAI
It was a hot day for November and it was the time of year when
The Japanese art of U-Min: Animatronic Breakdancing
Everyone knows that spaceships are really time machines and that aliens are clearly future humans
Barack Obama: A Call To “ACTION” (figures?)
The major news from this week was obvious to anyone that’s been paying attention. Tearful
Shiro Ameko! (White American)
One of the first people contacted after starting MonsterFresh.com, was our writer known as D.W.
Godzilla Size Me!
It was another rainy night in suburban central Japan, so I decided to take my
Japornucopia
It was a rainy Tuesday in Central Japan at 9pm, my first work day of
As American as Fireworks
So, here I am…celebrating America’s birthday in Japan. That’s right, my dear country turns 231