Vomitspit: Erupting Japan’s Dubstep Scene
Next level sound system music is flowing through Vomitspit, the...
29
Jul
Posts by Cleary Mallard
24
Jun
Playstation 5: Our Top 10 Japanese Games
Pragmata (2022, Capcom)
Ghostwire: Tokyo (2021, Tango Gameworks)
Resident Evil Village (2021,...
24
May
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano for the Isolated
Japanese musical innovator, Ryuichi Sakamoto, has recorded a touching live...
14
Oct
Vaporwave: The Definitive Video Games
Disco Elysium (2019)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
New Retro Arcade:...
13
Apr
Vaporwave Art: Behind the Vapour
2400 years ago, during the 4th Century BC, Alexander the...
11
Apr
4 Unique Japanese Dishes You Need to Try!
1. Meiji Meltykiss: Matcha
2. Tonkotsu Ramen
3. Pizza Man
4. TaiyakiComing from...
03
Apr
3 Relaxing Albums by Japanese Composers
One of the things that makes these soul-clearing albums so...
04
Feb
Vaporwave: More than a Micro-Genre
Squeeze the play button on your cassette player and let...
11
Dec
HYPER JAPAN 2018 Arts & Crafts: Miyabi, Shodō and Animal-Free Shamisens
Following the Japan Nakama app, I finally arrived at Kensington...
05
Dec
Japan Nakama’s Sake Selection
1. Juniroku Doburoku (sweet acid unpasteurised sake)
2. Kisaki 28 Junmai...
14
Nov
4 Events We’re Excited for at HYPER JAPAN 2018
Hyper Japan is back to break through the winter chills...
19
Sep
UMMMI Interview: Avant-Garde Cinema, Audience Freedom & Tokyo’s Best Nightclubs
Inside the belly of Pirate Studios in Bristol, I connect...
23
Jul
Haruomi Hosono at the Barbican
Last Saturday, five decades into his musical career, the legendary...
14
Jul
Mangasia: Paul Gravett Exclusive Interview
The critically acclaimed book, Mangasia, has begun its five-year world...
06
Jul
Ongaku Yoru at Matilda’s Sake Bar
Bubbly music jiggled the floorboards of Matilda’s Sake Bar, which...
04
Jul
Japanoise: The Originators and Innovators
Noise takes it further than any other genre. Rhythm, melody,...
04
Jun
Vaporwave on Screen
Beyond the cracked marble hotel lobby fountains and abandoned shopping...
19
May
25
Apr
Gerard Touren at the Sway Gallery
Five minutes down the road from Old Street underground station,...
19
Mar
Japanese Girls Never Die. A Review
On a rainy day near Buckingham Palace, I went to...
09
Mar
Japanese Calligraphy with Taki Kodaira
The SOAS Japan Society kindly invited me along to one...