Wednesday saw N.E.R.D. in town...& they did a signing in HIDEOUT, & then did a mini gig at the top floor of Harvey Nichols. Now I read about the imminent signing on SLAM, but it was by pure fluke that I happened to pass by the signing. Was on my…Read More

We mentioned the new iGoogle artist themes a few weeks back, the themes designed by a great collective of artists have now been launched and are available to be placed on your iGoogle page. Artists include Jeff Koons,  Akira Isogawa,  Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Nigo, Starck, Tezuka Osamo, Beastie Boys, John…Read More

Whats up with dudes expression ??? He looks like he just shit himself. Read More

  These were on the streets of Harakuku and they commenorate a successful 2007 for people/brands, quite a fascinating part of the Japanese culture. The names included the like of Hiroshi Fujiwara (above), Nigo to Head Porter and Rolex etc.   JamesRead More

The following videos are not exactly news but I felt they were interesting nonetheless in documenting the early Ura-Hara movement in Tokyo. The videos are from a television show that aired in 1993-1994 and feature Last Orgy2. Last Orgy2 was a column and television piece hosted by Jonio and 2…Read More

Loudness were the shit....1984...these motherfuckers killed it live...saw them in Japan...they were on some "throw your panties on stage and blow us" type shit...Akira Takasaki was the Eddie Van Halen of Japan.   Read More

If you didn't see it in Patta's Blog yesterday, I thought I would give you a heads up on an interesting article in Conde Nast's Portfolio about Nigo and A Bathing Ape. Discussing the ongoing debate over the progress of the Japanese Streetwear giant. Again, I'll…Read More

"I just wonder how he feels when he sees ugly people wearing his clothes. If you go to the countryside in America and people are wearing Bathing Ape, that's not very cool. I thought he was more like us, but he changed." HF on Nigo. That made me chuckle. Very…Read More