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Music video
A medley of live footage.
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Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann has a new album out. She’s one of my favorite singers (along with Sam Phillips, Holly Cole and a few others). Lost in Space is independently produced and brilliant, classic Aimee Mann. She has an amazing vocal range,and writes dark, thoughtful lyrics with catchy tunes. I’m listening to the songs online now and…
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Incidental music
Japan is full of incidental music. Train stations on the Yamanote line have signature tunes, busy crosswalks play music, and all around the city at 5 o’clock, songs play on the public address system. I phoned the ward office to find out the name of the tune that’s played in our neighborhood. Mariko Harada was…
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Five Dees
On InterFM last night, the Five Deez were promoting their Japan tour & new album. They are a four man rap frenzy. They were taking callers’ names and mixing them into raps live on the air. The rhymes were brilliant. My favorites were for Tachiro–touch n’go & Casio. Quick thinking!
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Ringtones
Every time a phone rings, I jump. For as long as I can recall, the blare of the telephone has startled me. I’m often on edge in trains, on the streets, in shops and during meals out and about in Tokyo, because other people’s keitai are always ringing. To keep myself from leaping when my…
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Usability and User Interfaces
Handouts and lecture notes from a presentation workshop for Digital Eve Japan
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Critics wanted
Critics wanted. My book of essays about life in Japan is nearly completed. The first draft is finished and I’m rewriting and editing it into somehting I think is in top form. But I’ve been looking at it too closely for too long. I need some feedback from you. Would you like to read an…
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