Tag: deep-dives
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All About Chou-Chou Merged Syrups
“True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, in writing what deserves to be read, and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it.” With these words, Pliny the Elder conveys a sentiment that holds a very intense, very concise flame to it. With Chou-Chou…
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Love, Zombies and Rock ‘n Roll: Revisiting Guitar Wolf’s Wild Zero (1999)
“Love has no borders, nationalities or genders! DO ITTTTT!” Every great band needs a movie to immortalise their exploits on the silver screen. The Beatles have A Hard Day’s Night, the Spice Girls have Spice World, and garage punk power trio Guitar Wolf have 1999’s sci-fi shlock horror masterpiece Wild Zero. Guitar Wolf certainly need…
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(ESSAY) Yellow Magic: YMO, Mirrors, and the Reversal of Orientalist Gaze
“YMO’s music and thoughts function like a mirror, reflecting how the West looks at the East, and also how the East looks back at itself from that gaze.” Yellow Magic: YMO, Mirrors, and the Reversal of Orientalist Gaze “YMO’s music and thoughts function like a mirror, reflecting how the West looks at the East, and…
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SUSUMU HIRASAWA FILES #1- THE MANDRAKE DAYS
The beginnings of Susumu Hirasawa’s legendary career