November 28, 2004 – 5:30 pm
Hey, I got a hello message from Mina, the guitarist from Satanyanko. Mail from the stars - too sweet! Thanks Mina. Anyway, Mina passed on information about Satanyanko’s next event in Osaka, so here it is!
Looks like a riot with a number of bands spanning goth, electro/psychodelic and neo-glam (hot damn, I love live glam!) [...]
November 20, 2004 – 2:00 pm
Quick heads up on a Despair gig at Maria Cuore in Shibuya. Maria Cuore should be a pretty interesting place to visit anyway with it’s darkly gothique doll displays. The place is located just across from Parco 1 and Gap near Shibuya station. Not much in the way of details at the time of writing, [...]
November 18, 2004 – 10:20 pm
Suspecting her 80-year-old husband was cheating on her, an 82-year-old Japanese lady took an axe to him while he sleeps. Fortunately for him, she only hit him with the handle, but she’s still up on an attempted murder charge. Originally seen on Mainichi, but was covered by a number of news sites. I have David [...]
November 18, 2004 – 2:00 pm
Another three people discovered asphixiated in two cars after burning charcoal briquettes inside. On Mainichi now, but will probably be picked up elsewhere - Noogle it. Adding a twist to the macabre, these people were older than the norm with two being middle-aged or older and the other in his thirties. The Japan Times has [...]
November 15, 2004 – 2:00 pm
One century ends, another begins,
From the darkest depths, we cusp the light,
But the Fates lead us, where they wish,
And so it is, until the f’nish.
Let Centuries III begin, Igor
† Nov. 15, 2004 †
November 7, 2004 – 1:25 pm
Another cop with a kink gets caught. This time it’s an accountant/foot fetishist from romantic Kyoto caught snapping shots of feet with a hidden camera. See Mainichi’s little article.
November 4, 2004 – 9:05 pm
Belying appearances, I used to do HTML back in the days when Netscape ruled the world and IE was two versions from functional. I wasn’t any good back then either - I’m a firm believer in consistency.
Last time I looked at a book was over four years ago and the last time I spent any [...]
November 1, 2004 – 2:00 pm
So there’s this one guy I’ve heard of before, Mushi (that’s Japanese for insect isn’t it?). Anyway, looks like we got a Japanese answer to the shock rocker, Marilyn Manson. Is M. Manson really a shock rocker? I don’t know, he doesn’t seem that shocking….. but when I chill out with one of his discs, [...]
