Where will Frank Zappa, Faust and other progrockers go when Tokyo wax museum closes?
In an area of Tokyo known as “Foot Town,” a G-rated entertainment neighborhood for tourists, there sits the Tokyo Tower’s Wax Museum, the world’s greatest…
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Blinding Light Of Heaven: David Sylvian and Robert Fripp live in Tokyo, 1993
In 1991 Robert Fripp approached David Sylvian about joining a new iteration of King Crimson. Sylvian declined, but we don’t really have to wonder what…
The Horror: Restaurant based on Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria’ opens in Tokyo
You can run from Suspiria… You can hide from Suspiria… and now you can eat there, too? Huh? That’s right, kids, Dario Argento’s 1977 horror…
‘Android Dreams’: Time-lapse video of Tokyo set to ‘Blade Runner’ soundtrack
Director Samuel Cockedey says, “A tribute to Ridley Scott and Vangelis, whose work on Blade Runner has been a huge source of inspiration in my…
Polysics: de-evolution Tokyo style
Tokyo synth-pop band Polysics clearly take their cues from Devo, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Shonen Knife and Yellow Magic Orchestra, but they do it so well,…
Paul Laffoley in Paris at Palais de Tokyo
Douglas Walla and New York’s Kent Gallery announce a big Paul Laffoley show in Paris, to be held at the Palais de Tokyo as part…
Seven Riddles Suggest a Secret City Beneath Tokyo
Shun Akiba, a former high-level foreign reporter, has identified hundreds of kilometers of Tokyo tunnels whose purpose is unknown and whose very existence is denied.…