How’s this for choice!?! Four events this weekend covering Tokyo and Osaka. Igor wanted to go to IndustrialnatioN on Saturday, but with his glands still recovering from their blowout last weekend, Igor’s going to stay at home and work on the site. He might even put another ferret movie up - maybe one that you [...]
Another group suicide was reported today. Four men and one woman, apparently in their 20s died in a car from carbon mononoxide poisoning after sealing the car’s doors and windows then lighting charcoal stoves (Noogle recent news).
There is a strong focus on these kinds of suicides due to their macabre nature and tendency to be [...]
March 31, 2005 – 10:30 am
Hey ya all. I thought this may be an interesting introduction to my two weasly accomplices. The movie is about 5MB or so, so it’ll take a while to download. I’ll keep it on during the day today and see how it affects site performance. Okay, this little flick stars Cinnamon (slimmer lighter color with [...]
March 31, 2005 – 12:36 am
Well, I did a little piece on the use of suitcases for corpse storage (Read Murder theme :: Suitcases) and it seemed that tendency was that only foreigners would find their last resting place in Louis Vuitton.
Well, that doesn’t mean that the locals are home and hosed - with one corpse disposer opting to place [...]
March 29, 2005 – 11:29 pm
Woot!
Novala Takemoto, author of Shimotsuma Monogatari (Kamikaze Girls - Check the movie’s site), a gothic-lolita novel turned cult movie sat down with David McNeill of The Japan Times back in December for a bit a chat .
Just a brief mention about the movie…
The story of Kamikaze Girls centers around a girl, Momoko, the product of [...]
March 29, 2005 – 11:03 pm
Surfing around and found this girl-oriented event (sorry guys - read the restrictions below). It’s called Alamode and will be at Club Hoop on April 2, starting at 12 midnight (2000 yen adv./2,500 yen @ door) - min. age 18. It looks to be a pretty amazing gothic lolita party including names that are becoming [...]
The Satanic cat lovers from Osaka, Satanyanko will be spinning their brand of punk romance at Osaka-Namba Bears. The band has just released a split CD with Strawberry Song Orchestra (also playing) featuring 7 tracks and an 8 page booklet that you will no doubt be able to pick up at the event. If you [...]
Midnight Mess has got something special with IndustrialnatioN Night - a party to celebrate the release of a new compilation CD from
IndustrialnatioN! There’s a giveaway to the first 30 people and the mag’s editor, Vig Vigler, will be doing an introduction.
The flier pits ElectroBeat versus Gothic so, hell yeah, that sounds verrrry interesting (damnable [...]
Anders Manga’s new CD, One Up for the Dying, is due for release on March 29. Very dance-able Goth tracks with some retro layered in for good measure. The CD is just US$12.95 and includes a free sticker and poster (not sure if it’s limited time, but check the page). Check out his site for [...]
Another one of those interesting links to useful tidbits in Japan. Yahoo Japan recently improved it’s online earthquake information area to reduce time lag between the occurance of an earthquake and the online announcement. It’s in Japanese, but even if you’re totally J-illiterate you can get the general idea with time and size. Check it [...]
