Take Berlin: “Lionize” MOUTHWATERING RECORDS (VÖ: 17.05.2013) Yvonne Ambree was performing at the Baltic Soul Festival with soul legends Gwen McCrae and Ann Sexton, while Jesse Barnes was there while touring with New York-based Eli “Paperboy” Reed and the True Loves. The two met backstage just as Jesse and the band were running vocal warm-ups [...]
The former villa of the silent actor Denjirō Ōkōchi (大河内 傳次郎 — 1896-1962)–most famous for starring in Akira Kurosawa`s Sanshiro Sugata, among many others and at his peak, was one of the top jidaigeki stars–lies lost in the back of Arashiyama’s bamboo groves. Called Ōkōchi Sansō (meaning Ōkōchi mountain villa) the estate of one of [...]
In the western part of Kyoto along the Katsura river lies a heavily templed area known as Arashiyama. Most famous of all the beautiful century old wooden structures is the Tenryu-ji Temple complex. Tenryu-ji Temple (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), head temple of the Tenryu-ji Rinzai Zen sect, was built in 1339 by Takauji Ashikaga [...]
Chāshū Pork Bowl, a photo by Dutch Harbor Sushi on Flickr. The Chāshū Pork Bowl at Harbor Sushi. Chāshū is a traditional barbeque pork dish from China known as Char siu, but like most great things Chinese, the Japanese culture has adapted char siu and in many ways, improved on it, by including it as [...]
Aka Oi Kimchi, a photo by Dutch Harbor Sushi on Flickr. The fermented goodness of homemade Kimchi, Korea’s national dish, is great for your gut. With the popularization of all things fermented, the spicy goodness of the typical napa cabbage variety is full of lactic acid bacteria, and specifically Lactobacillus kimchii, has become renonwn for [...]
The microscopic particles were developed by myriads of voices. They make you feel the vitality as if lives are flowing over, and after a while, you will realize you are being covered by them, as if sinking into the deep psyche. Then, as if they correlate with the millions of flowing lives and nature in [...]
America on the rocks – the updated national symbol of the United States: the dumpster diving Bald Eagle. How many can you count?
Tempura Donburi, a photo by Dutch Harbor Sushi on Flickr. The tempura donburi (shown here with an extra helping of prawn), one of most delicious additions to the menu, comes with a selection of fresh vegetables: shiitake and enoki mushrooms, asparagus, sweet peppers, prawn & a baby octopus. Served over a bowl of scallion-scented jazmine [...]
The second album from OY, the musical guise of the half Ghanaian and half Swiss vocalist Joy Frempong, debuts worldwide today with the tongue-twisting title KOKOKYINAKA. Three years after First Box Then Walk, which put her on the musical map, OY is back with the recollected musings of rambling road trip across Africa. From the [...]
Manny Santiago explores the Foodie paradise of the Dong Hua Men Night & Sihuan Markets in Beijing as he travels overland from Kyoto to California
Shugo Tokumaru has a busy year ahead of him. Shortly after releasing his fifth full-length album, In Focus? (out now), Tokumaru confirmed a U.S. tour opening for Kishi Bashi, including first ever trip to the west coast & SXSW. Kicking off on February 22 in Seattle and concluding March 9th in New Orleans, Tokumaru will [...]
South By Southwest is much more than music. It’s a festival that’s takes over the heart of Austin, Texas, centered around the Austin convention center, and is going on now (March 8-17). Imagine a 10-day TedTalks presentation with both feature-length and short-film, conventions, tradeshows, interactive technologies, all converging in one of the best foodie cities [...]
Robot Koch, one/third of bass-boom electro-pop Jahcoozi, has something special for you today. Robots Don’t Sleep – Little White Lies. Listen to the Creep Remix: Here’s the Original: For you sound engineer geeks out there, Here’s The Mixing:
Presumably, any moderately blog-centric “critic” end of the year best-of listing is the easiest part of the job–compiling a blurb heavy inventory of all of the films reviewed over the year. That is if said reviewer actually has access to the myriad documentaries produced and shown around the multifarious festival circuit, the breadth of which [...]
