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This week I attended back-to-back music release events for Aziatix and Best Coast. Weird! For the former, I crossed a velvet rope along with invited guests and journalists. For the latter, my Kindergartener daughter and I sat on the sidewalk for a couple of hours with fellow fans outside Amoeba to attend the in-store concert. K-pop vs. indie rock. Massive production value vs. lo-fi. Lil’ Wayne vs. Kid Cudi. Making charts is something I really enjoyed and miss about working on Giant Robot magazine, so I figured this was as good an occasion as any to dust off the old format… Enjoy! Links that actually work: www.toyota.com/corollaready www.amoeba.com/live-shows/detail-2760/
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This week I attended back-to-back music release events for Aziatix and Best Coast. Weird! For the former, I crossed a velvet rope along with invited guests and journalists. For the latter, my Kindergartener daughter and I sat on the sidewalk for a couple of hours with fellow fans outside Amoeba to attend the in-store concert. K-pop vs. indie rock. Massive production value vs. lo-fi. Lil’ Wayne vs. Kid Cudi. Making charts is something I really enjoyed and miss about working on Giant Robot magazine, so I figured this was as good an occasion as any to dust off the old format… Enjoy! Links that actually work: www.toyota.com/corollaready www.amoeba.com/live-shows/detail-2760/
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giant robot time: 10.25.13 | art by: katsuya terada Meet Katsuya Terada Sunday, October 27, 3:30 – 6:30 PM Purchase one of Katsuya Terada’s books and have it signed by the author himself! Event Godeleine de Rosamel Ceramic Sculptures Whimsical handmade ceramic sculpture with wood by artist Godeleine de Rosamel. Mari Nakamura Ceramic Mugs Beautiful handmade ceramic mugs by artist Mari Nakamura. Hartsfield & Cohn Surf to Skate: Volume 1 – Evolution to Revolution A collector’s book featuring extremely rare and historically important skateboards from all corners of the globe. Kikkerland Water From a Stone Slowly lets water out into your planter over the course of 3-4 days. Kikkerland Octopus Ice Cube Tray Octopus ice cubes! Fun, cute, weird. Kikkerland Morph Mug Just add hot liquid and the Ninja reminds you of who he is. Kikkerland Songbird Speaker 3 watt speaker output for your mobile devices. Show reviews: Guitar Wolf, Coathangers, Earthless, Joy, Bulletins, Best Coast, plus David Choe By MARTIN WONG As for Guitar Wolf… The Japanese trio has been tearing it up for so long that I don’t need to describe its maximum-energy, super deconstructed take on rock ‘n’ roll. >> GR2: Katsuya Terada LIVE DIGITAL – by Edwin Ushiro By ERIC NAKAMURA Sketches can be amazing. This is what Edwin Ushiro drew while sitting near the front counter area at GR2 on Sunday. >> GR2: Katsuya Terada Live Digital Demonstration By ERIC NAKAMURA GR2 was packed, standing room only and pouring out the door to see Terada create a work of art from scratch. >> GR2: Katsuya Terada – Hot Pot Girls Reception By ERIC NAKAMURA Thanks for coming and hope you enjoy the photos. >> GR2: Katsuya Terada – Hot Pot Girls Preview Trailer By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Take a closer look at the exhibition as it took shape. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025
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giant robot time: 10.25.13 | art by: katsuya terada Meet Katsuya Terada Sunday, October 27, 3:30 – 6:30 PM Purchase one of Katsuya Terada’s books and have it signed by the author himself! Event Godeleine de Rosamel Ceramic Sculptures Whimsical handmade ceramic sculpture with wood by artist Godeleine de Rosamel. Mari Nakamura Ceramic Mugs Beautiful handmade ceramic mugs by artist Mari Nakamura. Hartsfield & Cohn Surf to Skate: Volume 1 – Evolution to Revolution A collector’s book featuring extremely rare and historically important skateboards from all corners of the globe. Kikkerland Water From a Stone Slowly lets water out into your planter over the course of 3-4 days. Kikkerland Octopus Ice Cube Tray Octopus ice cubes! Fun, cute, weird. Kikkerland Morph Mug Just add hot liquid and the Ninja reminds you of who he is. Kikkerland Songbird Speaker 3 watt speaker output for your mobile devices. Show reviews: Guitar Wolf, Coathangers, Earthless, Joy, Bulletins, Best Coast, plus David Choe By MARTIN WONG As for Guitar Wolf… The Japanese trio has been tearing it up for so long that I don’t need to describe its maximum-energy, super deconstructed take on rock ‘n’ roll. >> GR2: Katsuya Terada LIVE DIGITAL – by Edwin Ushiro By ERIC NAKAMURA Sketches can be amazing. This is what Edwin Ushiro drew while sitting near the front counter area at GR2 on Sunday. >> GR2: Katsuya Terada Live Digital Demonstration By ERIC NAKAMURA GR2 was packed, standing room only and pouring out the door to see Terada create a work of art from scratch. >> GR2: Katsuya Terada – Hot Pot Girls Reception By ERIC NAKAMURA Thanks for coming and hope you enjoy the photos. >> GR2: Katsuya Terada – Hot Pot Girls Preview Trailer By GIANT ROBOT NEWS Take a closer look at the exhibition as it took shape. >> 2015 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 2062 Sawtelle Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025
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Commutes can make people angry. This guy got angry at two women he felt cut in front of him in a line to board a bus at a big public transport station, although witnesses say he was the cutter. While they waited for the next available bus, he raged. From the video it looks like he tries to fart on one woman (twice), and when that fails him, he spits in her face (twice). He gets pretty ridiculous in front of a lot of onlookers, and public transportion workers of some sort, but they’re pretty ineffective. The Straits Times reported that police were investigating the incident, but he’s been arrested already and now faces sentencing. Singapore gained “news of the weird” notoreity when word got about its fines and punishment for spitting in public and inappropriately disposing of chewing gum. Singapore is one metropolis that Banksy and his publicity machine are likely to avoid for any public stunts. The last foreigner sentenced with vandalism in Singapore was Michael Fay. He got caned (only a little bit) and no one cared. Caning is also dished out for visa violations. The comments from Singaporeans in response to angry bus rider are pretty harsh. They are calling for caning, lifetime jail sentences and beheading. Others are reacting a bit more reasonably though. No caning planned for the spitter, no beheading either, but he is going to have to talk to some therapists and work on his anger issues.
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