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Monthly Archives: May 2012
June 2012 albums
Here are the album reviews I wrote for the June issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last Friday. Blunderbuss -Jack White (Third Man/Sony) Boys & Girls -Alabama Shakes (Rough Trade/Hostess) Jack White is the premier rock star … Continue reading
June 2012 movies
Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the June issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on May 25. Attack the Block If you have to see only one alien invasion movie this summer, see Attack the … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Aleksandr Sokurov, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Crowe, Channing Tatum, Dark Shadows, Evan Glodell, John Cassavetes, Johnny Depp, Martin Sheen, Matt Damon, Owen Wilson, Pedro Almodovar, Philippe Garrel, Rachel McAdams, Robert Guediguian, Tim Burton, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Woody Allen
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Media Mix, May 20, 2012
Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the slow, agonizing death of TV as we’ve always known it. To many people, if not most, this will seem like a non-story because TV has been dying a slow death for years now. … Continue reading
Media Mix, May 13, 2012
Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about road safety and the lack of discussion in the media about the role of infrastructure in the recent series of deadly accidents. Though I address briefly the notion that the media has … Continue reading
Media Mix, May 6, 2012
Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about a supposedly “hidden child” that Ichiro Ozawa fathered two decades ago. As explained in the column, kakushigo is a fairly popular subject for tabloid and even not-so-tabloid journalists. Consequently, some stories become … Continue reading
Posted in Media
Tagged Ichirō Ozawa, Kakuei Tanaka, kakushigo, Liberal Democratic Party, Makiko Tanaka, Naoki Tanaka
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Beastie Boys, Yokohama Arena, 1999
This is a review I wrote about a Beastie Boys concert at Yokohama Arena in 1999 for the Japan Times. Sean Lennon opened the Beastie Boys concert at Yokohama Arena on February 6 with a 30-minute set that was sharper … Continue reading
