Because of the title, I was expecting another of Quest's trademark chilled out tracks, but I like how this one is totally different from the others--short and sweet.

What does the title mean?
"The Sweet Science is a boxing reference. There is an old book called The Sweet Science of Bruising, and over time the term was shortened to the sweet science and is used among boxing fans." - Hayden a.k.a. Quest

Photo:  creativecommons.org, found by Hayden.

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Tags:  NFTOS, Quest, Hayden, creative commons, boxing, boxiana, bruising, sweet, science, music, download, free, .mp3, electronic, Lincoln, Nebraska, 音楽, エレクトロ, アメリカ, ネブラスカ, ボックス

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"Video by Ned Wenlock [oneedo]. It got the honourable mention at 2009's Handle The Jandal competition, i.e. best of the 100+ vids that didn't get shortlisted. The concept is the randomness of nature created electronically.

'Red' is from free EP, Biddy Bids."

http://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp198.html

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Tags: NFTOS, Jet Jaguar, Malty Media, oneedo4you (YouTube), Ned Wenlock / oneedo (blogpsot), oneedo's photostream (flickr), Wellington, New Zealand, music, video, animated, animation

Some of today's topics:

Podcasts
Prapatang Living #8
CyclingNews.com podcasts
BikeRadar.com
KATG / KATG.tv

Japan Podshow

Internet Radio
Malty Media (10 Nov. show is up!)
Oasis Radio
Headstand

Food
Boy Bawang - Cornick Adobo Flavor!
Banana carrying case

Corporatism
The Gervais Principle, or The Office According to "The Office"

Events
Cream Latte DJ events

Local news
Obama is in town.

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Photo:  Freshly cleaned coins from around the world.

Tags:  NFTOS, hope, lose, loose, spare, change, cycling, Kanagawa, Tama River, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan

Tune in for a 2-hour show later tonight, Japan time (I'm not going to try to do the math, you'll have to check the time zones for yourself).  If you miss it, subscribe to the podcast.

http://maltymedia.co.nz/radioshow_10nov09

They write:
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Tags:  NFTOS, Malty Media, Aquaboogie, Jet Jaguar, radio, music, program, NZ, New Zealand

Below are some links to entertain you, while I get around to blogging something here (which may never happen)...

Comigo - A Brazilian music event I just found after finishing this podcast, so it didn't get mentioned, is taking place in Aoyama from 5:00 p.m. this Sunday.

Mayutan - A Tokyo musician & artist who I saw perform in Osaka back in 2004, or 2005, apparently had a show yesterday.  She keeps a blog full of colorful photos and videos (in Japanese).

Liz - Has recently merged all her various Japan bloggings back onto her original Transit Lounge homepage.

Ady - Is always posting cool Japan photos on facebook via his posterous blog.

Podcast intro & outro music by Seaholm.

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Tags:  NFTOS, haiku, 5-7-5, Fuji-san, Mt Fuji, cold snap, rebirth, Kira Kira, Fab, Random, Rukus

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...has it?

Warning: Watch your volume on this one! There are a couple of clunking sounds that might hurt your eardrums if you're wearing headphones.

Graphic:  As reported, Life Is Random will be joining a bunch of Tokyo artists in Shibuya for a group art show called Kira Kira.  This will be Random's Tokyo debut.

http://www.rukus.jp/kira.html

And just in time for Halloween!  D-Mac's Grip of Terror mix:  http://www.djdmac.com/downloads/Halloween-A-Grip-of-Terror/index.htm
(downloadable as a zip file, 34:41)

Here's another link about the subway/train line, which I've mentioned several times that passes through our neighborhood.  It's the line which we use to get into Shibuya and to the rest of Tokyo.

Den-en-toshi Line:  http://www.hackwriters.com/slowtrain.htm

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Tags: NFTOS, and many more to come!

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Here's another track from Quest a.k.a. Hayden that I was withholding because I was planning on doing another Music From The Other Side show.  Well, I can hold it back no longer.  Here it is...

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Tags:  NFTOS, MFTOS, Quest, Hayden, Lincoln, Nebraska, music, instrumental, download, .mp3, electronic

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Don't know much about the above video. Just had it forwarded to me on facebook by Thomas, a former resident of Shimane Prefecture now back in Detroit.

Links and stuff coming soon.

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Tags:  NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan

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I've been reading some religious material lately--Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, in fact.  Pure literary crack cocaine.  Wait.  Is there an oxymoron in there somewhere?

Norvie (that's what some of his old friends call him) sent this track to me quite awhile ago, but it just felt right to me at this time. 

It is a cover song, so there's really nothing new about it, other than you've probably never heard it done by him before. 

Those of you who have heard the song before, will probably recognize the original author immediately.  If someone with existing rights to this song would like us to take it down, that's cool.  No one is making any money off of this, believe me.

Photo:  His current facebook profile pic, as of today.

Links 
You can also find Norville on myspace.com, on twitter.com and at Sucia music.

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Tags:  NFTOS, Norv, Norvie, Norville Parchment, song, music, cover, myspace, twitter

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Makiko and Rob tell of their travels through Viet Nam & Cambodia.  Part one of two, in other words, to be continued...

Photo:  Weaving factory at a Muslim minority village near the Vietnamese-Cambodian border, upper Mekong Delta.

Related podcast:  Panic Living #77:  和牛！ (Rob talks about the first two-thirds of the Vietnam-Cambodia trip)

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Tags:  NFTOS, places, gypsies, travel, Vietnam, Saigon, Hochi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Mekong River, Delta, Capital 1, tuk tuk, cyclo, spring rolls, duck eggs, Angkor, ABC, Black Panther, beer

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