Stereotypes about Japanese culture persist in the Western consciousness, in spite, or perhaps as a result of our increased exposure to it. Blogs, magazines, and TV shows love to say, "OH LOOK AT HOW WEIRD AND FUCKED UP JAPAN IS," and that's because people who don't live in Japan only want to see only the bizarre things that come out of Japan. This is true chiefly in two areas: porn and music. But this isn't Fleshbot or whatever, so LET'S MUSIC BLOG!! I co-host an occasional radio show on KSFR . It's a graveyard shift show, [...]
When there are thirty minutes left in your work day, and the only thought on your mind is whiskey, it's nice to know sometimes that your manager is having the same thoughts. What's even nicer is when he allows you to leave work early, under the pretense that you walk to the adjacent liquor store to shop for new bottles of whiskey. I picked up a bottle of Elmer T. Lee's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which I will be sampling in a few minutes as I watch MTV's The State on my newly acquired - but long ago [...]
I drank way too much last night. After seeing the opening of Nicci's play I headed over to co-worker Mark's birthday party in West Hollywood. I don't remember if I said "Hi" before the first tequila shot, or if I just walked in and found my way to the beverage table and rounded up a group of people to drink with me. A few Makers and Cokes and a few more tequila shots later...I was wearing high-heeled shoes around and making an ass of myself. I guess what I'm trying to say is, it was a typical night out for [...]
Sorry, Red Sox fans. At least you made it further than the Yankees did this year...Now, please enjoy this Sunday mix tape. Wait, before we begin, I want to take a moment to recognize Swan Fungus reader Bennett for his amazing attempt at trickery. After making a generous donation to the website, he was the proud recipient of one of my now-infamous "Thank You" care packages. His parcel included a mask, some weird little trinkets, a Rod Stewart backstage pass from a '70s or '80s tour (I don't remember which), and -- best of all -- a really [...]
Sorry, Red Sox fans. At least you made it further than the Yankees did this year...Now, please enjoy this Sunday mix tape. Wait, before we begin, I want to take a moment to recognize Swan Fungus reader Bennett for his amazing attempt at trickery. After making a generous donation to the website, he was the proud recipient of one of my now-infamous "Thank You" care packages. His parcel included a mask, some weird little trinkets, a Rod Stewart backstage pass from a '70s or '80s tour (I don't remember which), and -- best of all -- a really [...]
In a move reminiscent of, well, just a couple months ago, I drank way too much last night. Lauren and Nick extended a very nice invitation to eat some of their fancy vegan food last night, and since I'm not one to turn down free anything, Nicci and I happily accepted a fine array of pasta, kale, beets, salad, asparagus, mushrooms and fancy olive-packed bread into our bellies. Also, I had a couple Knob Creek drinks, including one which was magically transformed into a mint julep! Before leaving, I grabbed a plastic cup and poured some more Knob into it [...]
La musique japonaise nous offre ce qu'il peut se faire de plus extrême en musique, que ce soit dans la mièvrerie de la j-pop ou du visual kei, ou des expérimentations noise de Keiji Haino. Alors quand des japonais s'attaquent au blues et au folk, il ne faut p […]
The heat wave continues. I spent all afternoon in the Glendale Barnes and Noble reading various texts to pass the time. The few times I stepped outside I could instantly feel the sun scorching my skin. My car's thermometer measured the air temperature at 108 degrees. I thought that was a little high, but the owner of the market around the corner from my apartment said the one in his store reached 105. I think it's supposed to continue like this for another day or two. I need to find something else to do tomorrow to occupy my mind. If [...]
• This week (or was it last week? I haven't done this in a while) Slate answers that pressing question, "Can You Survive In Space Without A Spacesuit?" The answer is a resounding "No!" Actually, the author appears to say "Yes, for a short time," but that is only if you consider fifteen seconds to be "a short time." Pretty much the very moment you enter into space, your lungs begin to rupture, sending deadly air bubbles to your heart and brain. Needless to say, the next time you step out into space, make sure you've got a [...]
I was unable to post a news entry this weekend, so some of these stories might be tired by now. I'll try to focus more on the pertinent ones. Like Robocup (not to be confused with Robocop , one of the most fantastic movie franchises I have ever seen). • What is Robocup , you ask? Why, it's only the premier forum for researchers to exhibit their soccer-playing, search-and-rescue robots and nanobots! And it's happening this week! This year, 300 teams from 37 countries are competing [...]
As I write this, I'm watching Mike Lowell hit his second home-run against the Yankees in a hotly contested battle up in Boston. I had a good weekend, thanks for asking. There was socializing, drinking, seeing an old friend, and more. Oh yeah, and Obscure References is trying to put together a national tour. Well, I mean, we've done calculations. So far we contemplated an entire tour (or, as I called it, a "heist") where we pretend our gear was stolen every night (thus cutting down on our costs because we could drive our cars, and not have to rent [...]
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Childish Gambino – Heartbeat (Justin Faust Remix)
