Crap, I have hayfever and so do 20 million other people here in Japan. Damn !

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So plug in your mic and try saying something to Nama Strange things will happen

in Tokyo and Osaka. Plus, a preview of some March events that look interesting. Phresh! @ La Fabrique in Shibuya. Drew Moon. DiscoBeans. More links and info coming soon! Posted by Rob.

My brothers and I all used to race bicycles when we were kids. That was a long, long time ago, but we still like to get out and ride from time to time. We always watch the races whenever we get a chance, which isn't very often for me now that I live in Japan. I depend on a variety of online sources to get my velo-fix: VeloNews, L'Equipe, La Gazzetta dello Sport, El Pais, etc, but Hans catches a lot of races on TV, if not in first person, and he tends keep me up to date whenever I miss something.

Here are links to some of the topics we mentioned:

1. The Tour of Langkawi.

2. Mississippi cigarette tax.

3. Tour of California rosters.

4. New Montreal to Boston race.

5. YouTube bike messenger videos.

6. Extreme unicycle videos.

6. Andrew Hood photos.

This podcast was actually recorded one week ago, so sorry it's a bit late getting uploaded. The Tour of California has since gotten underway with Levi Leipheimer taking the first stage and the yellow leader's jersey which he's held onto for the first few stages.

Artwork by Pablo Picasso. Please don't sue! See you next time!

Posted by Rob.

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Here I am stuck in my hotel room in Nagoya again. Instead of going insane I thought I would do a podcast instead. A few shoutouts, info and yada yada for you.

My email for submissions for the NAMA homepage is;

mail@alexbrooke.com

Yoroshiku !

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Okay, we don't have any storage space available, but there are a couple of files already uploaded just waiting to be used. One is a sample of my brothers (guess which one) recorded while in a traffic jam. It took a bit of convincing, but he allowed me to send it to a few friends for remixing (Alex, Quest, DJ Kung-fu Grip and Norville). After quite a bit of smack talk from Alex, and a "we'll see what we can do with it" from Kung-fu Grip, a couple weeks have passed, and I'm dying to see what it sounds like set to music. So, I'm offering it up to the masses as is. Who wants it? Show us your music and mixing skills! Make sure you give credit to the H-Monster. Artwork is actually a negative photo of a t-shirt from The Church's 1988 World Tour. Please don't sue! Posted by Rob.

This week B chan helped me to do delcious things with aubergine or eggplants or nasubi or whatever you like to call them. Watch as I destroy B chan's mixer and stare at the camera with itchy hayfevered eyes.

Posted by Alex.

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My friend, former colleague and veteran of the Harlow punk rock band Urban Decay, Dean Tisbury belts out a rendition of this classic with his new Osaka bandmates "No Half Measures." I forget the name of this bar in Mino-o, Osaka. I'll add the name when it comes back to me. Posted by Rob.

I'd just like to go on the record and say that not all hotels in Nagoya are crap. But this one sure took the biscuit. This is a little song that is about a terrible hotel experience I had. You can even read my hotel review here on Yahoo. It goes a little something like this... Song by Alex.

Happy Valentine's Day from Tokyo Japan! They've got the same holidays over here, but they're just a little different... Example? Just listen to the podcast. I also talk a little about my top 5 favorite other podcast shows, and give updates on the NewsFromTheOtherSide group art show nama which will be held at The Pink Cow in Shibuya during the month of April. Blue cow art by Rob. Posted by Rob.

Jonny Heartbreaker, Makiko and I recap the Osaka resident's 3-day weekend in Tokyo (thanks to "National Foundation Day") which included attending a concert by Osaka band Argyle and three other bands. Posted by Rob.

Okha was here with her friend Hyun-ju! Now their off in Osaka, and Jonny Heartbreaker is our current house guest. This is a recording of the first night he was in town. I recorded a few hours worth of us goofing around on Friday night, most of which will probably never be heard by the masses. Thank me. Cheers! Posted by Rob.

Directions to Bar Bonobo for tonight's DJ El Gringo event. More links and stuff coming soon. Posted by Rob.

Playlist:

1. Asuka - Yaneka

2. Haru no 2 Beat - Beakers

3. B Level Motion - Bo-Peep

4. Takao (Kaohsiung) - Nensa

5. Manitonous - Seaholm

6. Next Door - Drew Moon

If you are just interested in our music show, check out the Music From The Other Side weblog, and you can also subscribe to the music show directly through iTunes.

This show was recorded by Rob in Tokyo and Alex in Osaka. Edited by Alex. Secretarial work by Rob.

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Alex and Rob talk about the film Moro no Brasil, Rita Ribeiro's new album "TecnoMacumba," the previous night's QuickFlickWorld at Superdeluxe, where Rob watched films by, and met, the likes of visual artists Daniel Rosen, Richard Boase and Chris Payne. Upcoming events mentioned included JetJaguar & AquaBoogie LIVE @ Soup, and Nama, the NFTOS art show coming up in April at The Pink Cow. Links coming soon. Posted by Rob.

We've booked The Pink Cow for April. Listen to the podcast for details. More will follow! Links coming soon!

Posted by Rob.

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