News From The Other Side http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com Yellow journalism pales in comparison! en NFTOS 2009 makikomo@hotmail.com (Makiko Mizutani) Liberated Syndication - libsyn.com podcasts@libsyn.com (Liberated Syndication) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:59:00 GMT 180 West meets East and the result isn't always pretty, when Alex, Rob and friends from around the world explore the nitty gritty of life from the perspective of Osaka and Tokyo, Japan. This podcast is the natural progression of a blog started by Roberto El Gringo and Alex Brooke, two expats (an American and a Brit) who just happened to be living and working in Japan. With a little help from friends in Auckland, Crofton, Chicago, Lincoln, Seoul and in various other places scattered all across the globe, it's become an eclectic exchange of art, culture, ideas, music and much much more! NFTOS is occasionally explicit in content, and though not pornographic or violent in nature, parental discretion is advised. NFTOS, Osaka, Japan, ALT Rap, Alex Brooke, Music, Video, DJ, event, Roberto El Gringo, Tokyo, Loop Line, Yamanote Line, Makikomo News From The Other Side makikomo@hotmail.com Makiko Mizutani http://libsyn.com/podcasts/newsfromtheotherside/images/bd7f7d7f67daa4b1e98b91054cb16edf0_copy_1.jpg News From The Other Side http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com Yes Bicicleteiros #66: Transfers http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=551961#
In this podcast
Hans and Rob talk about all the season end transfers and rumors thereof.  This time of year the road action shifts off road to cyclocross or indoors to six-day track racing, but we're already looking ahead to the Tour Down Under which is when pros like Lance Armstrong and Cadel Evans will be back at it again.

There's no draft in pro cycling, so can't wait to see who is making the right moves and who is screwing up in the transfer game.  Only time will tell, but we've already weighed in with our two-cents worth, for what it's worth.

Not mentioned
One thing we neglected to mention since the last podcast was the death of Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke, however, we chatted a bit about it around that time, and as sad as his passing is, neither of us was surprised to hear about him joining the Pantani Club in the sky.  All we could do was shake our heads and mutter, "poor Frank."

His demise has only added to the pre-existing cloud that has hung over the sport during the past few years.  What will make the cloud go away?  Not a lack of positive doping controls, that is for sure.  Anyone who thinks for a moment that any race is ever 'clean' just because there were no positives, is naive.  WADA, the UCI and AFLD need to be relentless.

The UCI are crazy (what's new?)
Another thing we forgot to mention was the UCI's plan to scrap the Men's and Women's Individual Pursuit events in order to foster equality by replacing them with the hokey Omnium* and fake Keirin**. 

*What's an omnium?  Not many cycling fans could tell you, including myself, so I looked up this 3-year old World Championship event on Wikipedia.  According to them, it consists of 1) a 200m flying start time trial, 2) a 5 km scratch race, 3) a 3 km individual pursuit, 4) a 15 km points race and 5) a 1 km time trial. 

While I am a huge fan of the scratch race, I don't really see the point in a 3 km pursuit.  Why not go the traditional distance?  The same goes for the 15 km points race.  Maybe the officials are hoping to use this event to educate the masses about the various forms of track racing.  If that were the case, then why not have all the events at their usual distances, i.e. a 15-20 km scratch race, a 5 km pursuit and a 40 km points race?

**What's a keirin?  Well, the real thing is betting on cyclists the way one would on horses.  There's no motorcycle, rather there's a rider as a pacer.  I could go on, but you'll find all the details here, just refer to the section under the heading 'Keirin in Japan'.

Anyway, here's a petition to keep the real Individual Pursuit in the Olympics:  http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/keepindividualpursuit/index.html

The Hour Record
Fabian Cancellara is thinking of going for the Hour Record which, according to current UCI rules, is restricted to being ridden on old-fashioned high wheelers these days (just kidding, of course), while Graeme Obree has given up doing it on his latest homemade bike made from the parts of various home appliances (only half joking).  I recently looked up the record on Wikipedia, when I realized I'd missed the last few record attempts. 

It seems that since the UCI erased a couple decades of records broken or attempted by some of the most exciting racers of my generation and the one before mine, and created some kind of "human record" (which they should've called the EDDY MERCKX or, Retro Hour Record (we're talking 1972 technology here), with another category for those who continue to evolve with the times (which they should've kept as the official UCI record), everyone has more or less lost interest.  Sorry about the run on sentence there. 

When I started cycling, Francesco Moser's 51.151 km/h was a sacred number we spoke with awe and reverence.  It was sacred precisely because it had previously been held by Merckx.  Some of my friends had it etched into their handlebars, so they saw it every time they rode.  In a span of a little more than 12 years, there were 9 new records!  How's that for excitement?  What do you mean Moser, Obree, Boardman, Indurain, and Rominger never had the record?  Bah! 

The more riders who attempt it, the more tantalizing the record.  Let's see Cancellara, Armstrong, Wiggins, Phinney and others go for it on the coolest bikes money, innovation and imagination can create!

Photo:  The "puddle" that crashed me by Ron

Posted by Rob.

P.S.  Well, speak of the devil and... is Stijn Devolder really skipping the Tour?  http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/devolder-to-concentrate-on-spring-classics-skip-the-tour

Tags:  NFTOS, Olympic, Pursuit, women's, men's, Tour of Lombardy, Paris-Tours, doping, Christian Pfannberger, Vinokourov, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Philippe Gilbert, Alberto Contador, Taylor Phinney, World Champion, Championships, Tour Down Under, focaccia, Magic Hat, CuvÃe Mythique, owl, Specialized, BMC, Team Sky management, Radio Shack, Team Columbia-HTC, High Road, Astana, Caisse d'Epargne, Lotto, Garmin-Slipstream, CervÃlo, Quick Step, Eddy Merckx, bicycles, 7-Eleven, Motorola, Subaru-Montgomery, U.S. Postal, Discovery, Tokyo, Bicycle Film Festival, Fixed Gear, Chicago Cyclocross Cup



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]]> bicicleteiros Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=551961# NFTOS, Olympic, Pursuit, women's, men's, Tour of Lombardy, Paris-Tours, doping, Pfaffenberger, Vinokourov, Edvald Boasson Hagen Hans and Roberto El Gringo End-of-season wrap-up, transfers and rumors of transfers abound. Yes Gypsy Life vol. 2: Deutschland! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=551705#
Tags:  NFTOS, Wall, 20th Anniversary, Berlin, Germany, Deutschland

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]]> places Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:17:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=551705# NFTOS, Berlin, Germany, Deutschland Makiko and Roberto El Gringo Makiko is back from another business trip to Berlin. Yes Quest: The Sweet Science http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=551316#
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.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Quest, Hayden, creative commons, boxing, boxiana, bruising, sweet, science, music, download, free, .mp3, electronic, Lincoln, Nebraska, éæ, ããããã, ãããã, ããããã, ãããã

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]]> music Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=551316# NFTOS, Quest, Hayden, boxing, bruising, sweet, science, music, download, free, .mp3, electronic, Lincoln, Nebraska, é³æ¥½, ã¨ã¬ã¯ãã­ Quest a.k.a. Hayden Because of the title, I was expecting another of Quest's trademark chilled out tracks, but I like how this one is different... Yes Jet Jaguar: Red http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=550842#


"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

Posted by Rob.

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

]]> music video Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:29:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=550842# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #81: The Audacity of Change http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=549113#
Some of today's topics:

Being El Gringo
Today's ride out west
MapMyRide.com

Blogs
Liz's Transit Lounge:  The Terminator Gets Genki (13 Nov)
Ady's posterous and fuzakeruna (ããããã) blogs
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.

Posted by Rob.

Photo:  Freshly cleaned coins from around the world.

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

]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=549113# NFTOS, loose, spare, change, cycling, Kanagawa, Tama River, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan Roberto El Gringo Obama is in town! But that's got nothing to do with this podcast... Yes Malty Media Radio (Essence) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=547568#
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:

"This show promises to get to the nub of things, to identify the root elements, and distill out only the most fundamental ingredients, all without being in any way unnecessarily reductionist. (Positivism has been a blight on the scientific process.)

If you're not in Wellington, you can stream the show via Radio Active's taciturn website.

If you're not in New Zealand even, check your local time zone too.

This post will be updated with MP3 and tracklisting after the show."

Posted by Rob.

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


]]> music Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=547568# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #80: Kira Kira! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=546428#
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.

Posted by Rob.

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

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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:20:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=546428# NFTOS, Kira Kira, art, Tokyo, show, Guy Fawkes Roberto El Gringo The sun also sets. Yes Panic Living #79: Water ain't never killed no one... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=543139#
...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

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, and many more to come!

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]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:24:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=543139# NFTOS Roberto El Gringo and Momiji DANGER: Watch your ears! There are lots of things crashing and banging around while I'm cooking. Yes Quest: Chill Bill http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=543075#
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...

Posted by Rob.

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

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]]> music Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:44:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=543075# NFTOS, MFTOS, Quest, Hayden, Lincoln, Nebraska, music, instrumental, download, .mp3, electronic News From The Other Side Here's another smooth track from Quest a.k.a. Hayden. Clean Panic Living #78: It's a J-Thang http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=540850#


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.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=540850# NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan Roberto El Gringo Just keepin' on. What's new in Tokyo, Japan (with me at least). No Norville: Alleluia http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=537798#
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.

Posted by Rob.

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

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]]> music Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:12:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=537798# NFTOS, Norv, Norvie, Norville Parchment, song, music, cover Norville Norvie sings one of his old favorites for us. No Our Gypsy Life vol. 1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=532720#
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:  åçï (Rob talks about the first two-thirds of the Vietnam-Cambodia trip)

Posted by Rob.

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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]]> places Fri, 2 Oct 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=532720# NFTOS, gypsies, travel, Vietnam, Saigon, Hochi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Mekong River, Delta, Capital 1, tuk tuk, cyclo, duck eggs Makiko and Rob Makiko and Rob tell of their travels through Viet Nam & Cambodia. Part one of two, in other words, to be continued... Yes Panic Living #77: åçï¼ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=532502#
Couldn't think of a title for this episode, until I realized I had a recent Burger Fuel promo e-mail in my inbox...

Related podcast:  Our Gipsy Life vol. 1 (Makiko joins Rob to continue telling the Vietnam-Cambodia trip story)

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Tama River, Tamagawa, Haneda Airport, cycling, Fusa, Hino-o, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hochi Minh City, Saigon, Phnom Penh, farfalle alla arabiata, pasta, bagna cÃuda, bagna caÃda, podcast, download, .mp3, Sangenjaya, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, Japan, Wagyu, Wa gyu, åçï

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]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:20:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=532502# NFTOS, Tama River, Tamagawa, Haneda Airport, cycling, Fusa, Hino-o, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hochi Minh City, Saigon, Phnom Penh Roberto El Gringo Iro iro. All sorts of stuff on account of long time no Panic Living. Yes Bicicleteiros #65: World Championships http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=530453# Hans and Rob reflect on La Vuelta a EspaÃa, Tour of Ireland, Tour of Missouri, the UCI World Championship Time Trial, and preview the Road Race.

Where would you look, but to an Australian homepage for news from a World Championship RR won by an Aussie?  Why, OzCycling.com, of course!

Photo:  Bicycle on Mekong River boat tour in Viet Nam.  There was a brief ride for tourists before lunch, probably to get us hungry for the "elephant ear fish."

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFOTS, UCI, World Championships, Road Race, Time Trial, Coors Classic, 1986, 1987, 1988, Raul Alcala, Davis Phinney, Connie Carpenter, Colorado, California, Hawaii, San Francisco, Cadel Evans, Fabian Cancellara, Australia, OzCycling



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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:07:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=530453# News From The Other Side No Musgrave Ritual: Beam Me Up Scotty http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=526247#
Well, the summer is over, in the northern hemisphere at least.  Time to pack up and leave the planet. Here's another track from Jonathan Perry.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Musgrave Ritual, Jonathan Perry, music, song, download, free, Star Trek

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]]> music Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:29:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=526247# News From The Other Side No Introducing Salads in Space! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=524266#
If you're a regular NFTOS listener / viewer / subscriber / reader / etc, then you've most likely read of Salads In Space, through NFTOS event postings. 

However, the music of Charles Billard, Jerry Gordon and Rick Tuazon, as Salads In Space, has not been uploaded for your listening pleasure here before.

This one is called Plink Plonk Muses.

Image:  Part of an art installation Charles created recently in Niigata (I believe).

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Salads in Space, Charles Ãric Billard, charlou, Jerry Gordon, softlogicmonkie, moontriangle, Voice Box, plink plonk, Rick Tuazon, experimental, music, homemade instruments, slitar

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]]> music Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:27:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=524266# NFTOS, Salads in Space, Charles Ãric Billard, charlou, Jerry Gordon, softlogicmonkie, moontriangle, Voice Box, plink plonk News From The Other Side New song, old dawgs! Straight outta Osaka It's Salads in Space! Yes Tour of Missouri Kicks Off! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=523732#


The Tour of Missouri kicks off with a star-studded field. Mark Cavendish takes the stage as Christian Vande Velde (broken hand), Heinrich Haussler, Tom Zirbel and others go down in the final straightaway.

Stay tuned for commentary by Hans and Rob on our Bicicleteiros podcast, which will resume when Hans gets back from doing some mountain climbing in the Rockies near Aspen.

Posted by Rob.



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]]> bicicleteiros Tue, 8 Sep 2009 02:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=523732# News From The Other Side No La Vuelta a España - Stage 4 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=522442#


Witness the agony of racing in the wind and rain over grimy roads for over 5 hours only to hit the deck with most of the other contenders at 55 km/h (or more)...

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Vuelta a EspaÃa, Tour of Spain, Giro di Spagna, Volta a Espanha, Tour d'Espagne, Belgium, Belgie, Belgique, Belga, Liege, crash, chute, caida, pile-up, Andrà Greipel, Weylandt Wouter, Bert Grabsch, High Road-HTC, QuickStep, 4a etapa, 4eme etape, 4a tappa, CyclingNews.com, VeloNews.com, Steephill.tv, Cyclingfans.com, PezCyclingNews.com, ããã, èèèããã, ããããïãïãããããã, ç4ãããã

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:19:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=522442# News From The Other Side No Have Badge... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=522022#




Videos: Olympic Champion Walter Perez gets arrested for a traffic violation while out training.  Apparently the police singled him out, and knew exactly who it was they wanted to arrest.  Go for the leader and...

Details: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/olympic-champion-perez-arrested-while-training

Posted by Rob.



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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:44:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=522022# News From The Other Side No Watanabes: 20% Chance http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=521702#


New Watanabes video featuring a lot of familiar Tokyo scenery--Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Yoyogi Park...

Directed by Aaron Jenkin (www.aaronjenkin.com), the song is on their ablum "Independent Social Power," which is available on iTunes and in HMV and Tower Records various other music stores in Japan. The Watanabes belong to a collective called Favourite Tree Records: http://www.favouritetree.com

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, The Watanabes, Twenty Percent Chance, rain, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Yoyogi Park, Docomo Tower, Explosion, Hachiko Crossing, JR Yamanote Line, Tokyo Underground Music, Aaron Jenkin, Pop, Indie, Japan, hacky sack, ããããã

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]]> music video Wed, 2 Sep 2009 02:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=521702# NFTOS, The Watanabes, Twenty Percent Chance, rain, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Yoyogi Park, Docomo Tower, Hachiko, Yamanonte The Watanabes New Watanabes video featuring a lot of familiar Tokyo scenery--Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Yoyogi Park... Yes Riu: Jumping in the Line http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=520962#
Here is a brand new track by a Tokyo resident who is somewhat new on the scene.  He has a couple events coming up in September, including one in Shibuya on the 13th.  Stay tuned for details! 

You can check out more of his tunes at http://myspace.com/fullpropulsion.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Riu, Full Propulsion, psytrance, trance, techno, electronica, music, Tokyo, Chiba, Japan

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]]> music Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:20:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=520962# NFTOS, Riu, Full Propulsion, psytrance, trance, techno, electronica, music, Tokyo, Chiba, Japan Riu (Full Propulsion) A new track from a new face in town. Clean Taiyo Record are Moving! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=520023#
Taiyo Record are moving, but they will stay in the general Kagurazaka area. They are only moving a little way up the hill and will be one block away from Kagurazaka Street.

Tuesday, 1 September 2009, is the big day!

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Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Taiyo Record, Itoh Ryosuke, Kagurazaka, Tokyo

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]]> music Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:56:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=520023# News From The Other Side No Summer Sonic Tokyo 2009 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=519803#
See full report...

Photo/video collage by Jamie Williams for SpinEarth.tv.

Summer Sonic Tokyo 2009
http://www.spinearth.tv/report/summer-sonic-festivals-10th-anniversary-in-tokyo

Jamie's City Japan Project
http://www.spinearth.tv/city/japan-project/

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Summer Sonic, Aphex Twin, Mogwai, Tricky, Phoenix, My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, BeyoncÃ, Sonic Youth, Teenage Fanclub, The Vaselines, Grizzly Bear, The Flaming Lips, Mongol800, The Horors, Dragon Ash, Tha Blue Herb, Ego-Wrappin' and the Gossip of Jaxx, Tahiti 80, DJ Kentaro, The Big Pink, Kasbian, Boom Boom Satellites, Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS), live, music, bands, event, mega, concert, Tokyo, Japan, 2009

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]]> events Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:53:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=519803# NFTOS, Summer Sonic, Aphex Twin, Mogwai, Tricky, Nine Inch Nails, Cansei de Ser Sexy, Sonic Youth, Flaming Lips, Dragon Ash Jamie Williams for SpinEarth.tv Jamie goes to Summer Sonic 2009 Clean Spectacular Crash at Eneco Tour http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=517685#


This run-in on the first stage of this year's Eneco Tour proves why Euskadi riders shouldn't be allowed in the first 20 riders inside the final kilometer. They should be required to pull off to the right or left and sit up.

Watch for the all-orange jersey in about 9th position from about 6:35 of the video and count how many times he almost goes down in the final km!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Tyler Farrar, Garmin Slipstream, Euskadi, Euskatel, Arashiro Yukiya, BBox Bouygues Telecom, Eneco Tour, 2009, Holland, Dutch, sport, cycling, bicycle racing, velo, cyclisme, radsport, ciclismo, bicicleta, èèè, ããã



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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=517685# News From The Other Side No A truly wacky video from Nate... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=517442#


I haven't posted anything lately, and I've kind of been out of ideas, so I thought I'd post an old classic by Nathan Miller who has a video blog at Bicycle-Sidewalk.com.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Bicycle Sidewalk, Nate, Nathan Miller, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Kurume City

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]]> music video Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=517442# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #76: Ueber den GroÃen Teich http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=513403#
Ooops!  I guess GroÃen Teich is not just any old pond, it just refers to the Atlantic, not the Pacific.  Too bad, it's staying on as part of the title.  You see, just as a little English is a dangerous thing (as proven by all the funny T-shirt messages one sees in Japan), so is a little bit of German equally dangerous!  So is a little bit of Japanese!

Image:  Yo Fukui art show flyer.

Links and more info coming soon.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros on Twitter, Tokyo, Japan, Charles Billard, Jerry Gordon, Osaka, German, pop, Summer Sonic, Wagner Love, Japan News, Earthquakes, Flo-Union, Andy MacKinlay, live music, Ponzi, New Zealand, kiwi, artist, live painting, Manchester, England, Earthquakes, Typhoon, Nori-P, ãããã, Re-entry permit, Spouse visa, Shinagawa, Immigration Center, Japanese elections, August 30, LDP, DPJ, incumbent, religious right, liberal, democratic, taxes, economy, government...

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]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:35:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=513403# NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan, Charles Billard, Jerry Gordon, Osaka, German, pop, Summer Sonic, Wagner Love, Japan News, Earthquakes, Flo Roberto El Gringo All sorts of goings on crammed into one 48-minute podcast! Yes NFTOS Top 40 of 2009 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=509607#
Direct download links and full list coming soon, as well as an enhanced podcast version, probably an .m4a file with images where available.

...16. Bicicleteiros #57: Ocean City!.
17. Bicicleteiros #50: Bicicleteiros' 50th Episode!
18. Panic Living #70: Slash!.
19. By All Memes #2: What Do You Meme? (with Brian Ruckle).
20. Catching Up With Patrick #5.
21. NFTOS Top 20 of 2009.
22. Panic Living #65: I'm OFF!
23. Panic Living #64: ÂViva La Tertulia!
24. Rowdy Ray's Report #1 (with Ray Dunlap).
25. Panic Living #71: Bicicleteiro.
26. Quest: Verano Sin Fin (music).
27. Panic Living #66: No! No! No! No!
28. Bicicleteiros #63: Tour de France Stage 13.
29. By All Memes #1 (with Brian Ruckle).
30. Bicicleteiros #58: Ain't Goin' Out (Giro d'Italia wrap-up).
31. Noticias desde el otro lado - parte 3 (con Andresito).
32. Bicicleteiros #59: TdF Preview.
33. Bicicleteiros #60: TdF Stage 5.
34. Panic Living #74: High Tension Please!
35. Quest: Cinema (music).
36. Bicicleteiros #56: Spring Classics Wrap-up.
37. Bicicleteiros #64: TdF Stage 18 (Time trial).
38. Bicicleteiros #62: TdF Stage 12.
39. Panic Living #73: Wear the Pants in Family.
40. Bicicleteiros #61: TdF Stage 4.

Image by Stone River.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros on Twitter, Top 40, countdown, podcast, audio, video, music, .mp3, .m4a, .m4v

]]> what is NFTOS? Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:05:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=509607# News From The Other Side No Tour de France Withdrawal http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=508729#
This year, I'm going to avoid Tour de France withdrawal by building my fantasy cycling teams for next year starting now.  This site's graphic caught my eye, so maybe I'll give them a try in addition to Versus.com which a bunch of us used this year. 


And look who's back!  Shady's back...


So you think the peleton have kicked the doping habit just because this year's Tour de France didn't turn up any positives (yet)?  Think again!

I Want a New Drug (2006 Digital Remaster) - Press play, then read the following link.



Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros on Twitter, Huey Lewis and the News, AFLD, Pierre Bordry, cobblestone.be, Slim Shady, The Chicken, Michael Rasmussen, Mexico, Italy, Davide Cassani, man in black, men in black, whereabouts program



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]]> bicicleteiros Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=508729# News From The Other Side No 2009 Tour de France highlights http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=508260#


Post Tour de France Blues?  No, no, no!  Time to get back outside and make up for lost time sitting in front of your TV or PC.  Plus, the cycling season has gone global and practically never ends.  Next up we've got:

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Bicicleteiros on Twitter, Tour de France, re-cap, recap, best of, review, resume, stages, victories, sprints, climbs, time trial, team, Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Lance Armstrong, Thor Hushovd, Mark Cavendish, Franco Pellizotti, Circuito de Getxo, ClÃsica San SebastiÃn



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]]> bicicleteiros Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=508260# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Tour de France, re-cap, recap, best of, review, resume, stages, victories, sprints, climbs, time trial Bicicleteiros That's it for another memorable Tour de France! Yes Tour de France - Final Stage! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=506907#


The Tour de France arrives in Paris!

Cavendish delivers!
http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/article/96017/cavendish-always-delivers

Arashiro and Beppu become the first Japanese riders to finish le Tour!
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/arashiro-and-beppu-complete-their-maiden-tours

Lance skips Alberto's victory party to hobnob with RadioShack execs who will be his sponsors next season:
http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/article/96014/armstrong-skips-party-honoring-contador

Bicicleteiros Fantasy Cycling League (on Versus.com)

Paris - Stage 21 Results:
1st in Bicicleteiros League - 226th overall - bici - 377 points
2 - 1975 - hotness - 239
3 - 3733 - MakikoMotion - 191
4 - 4292 - Accentor -182
5 - 7497 - NFTOS - 125
6 - 12799 -the jokers - 99
7 - 13011 - Crofton Crushers - 91
8 - 14268 - Vieja y Hermosa - 82
9 - 16450 - Khromushkin Racing - 64
10 - 16272 - gb - 64
11 - 18089 - Aves - 25
12 - 31711 - Fuji Flyers - 0

Final General Classification:
1 - 2848 - Aves - 2204
2 - 3334 - bici - 2154
3 - 4390 - hotness - 2063
4 - 7189 - Accentor - 1867
5 - 8237 - NFTOS - 1804
6 - 8403 - the jokers - 1794
7 - 9611 - MakikoMotion - 1726
8 - 12847 - gb - 1553
9 - 18648 - Khromushkin Racing - 1225
10 - 20004 - Vieja y Hermosa - 1138
11 - 20724 - Fuji Flyers - 1082
12 - 20896 - Crofton Crushers - 1067

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros on Twitter, Champs Ellysees, Mark Cavendish, Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck, Lance Armstrong, Franco Pellizotti, Thor Hushovd



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]]> bicicleteiros Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=506907# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros Bicicleteiros The Tour de France arrives in Paris! Yes Tour de France - Stage 18 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=506885#


The good news:  Lance Armstrong & Co. have a title sponsor for next year, ensuring contracts not only for him and Bruyneel, but probably for some of his up-and-comers from the Livestrong developmental team as well.

The bad news:  As Paris looms closer, the finger pointing begins in earnest!

Cancellara - Motorcycles!

Reporter -What's your VO2 max?
AC - Otra pregunta.

Worse news:  Danilo DiLuca tests positive for CERA in the Giro d'Italia.

Comments related to DiLuca's positive on Twitter:

Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream)
http://twitter.com/bradwiggins

Mark Renshaw (Columbia-HTC)
http://twitter.com/markrenshaw1

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Annecy, Time Trial, Alberto Contador, Fabian Cancellara



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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=506885# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros Bicicleteiros The Tour de France reaches Annecy and the final time trial showdown! Yes Panic Living #75: Don't Relax! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=506881#
Over in Cambridge, Patrick must be reading my mind (or at least watching my playlists on YouTube).  His first two songs on this month's Headstand Radio were featured on numerous mix tapes of mine back in the day--Step On by The Happy Mondays, and Hit by The Sugurcubes--and his third song is Berlin by Semtazone, a band I first heard live here in Tokyo a couple years back (please watch our Semtazone interivew and subsequent NFTOS Talk Show #?).

As I am typing this post, Patrick announces Tour de France by Kraftwerk!  ...TOUR DE FRANCE!!

...You have to love it when he introduces the next song by knowingly advising, "and I must warn you, this song contains some strong language."

More links and stuff coming soon!  (Yeah right)

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, By All Memes, Brian, T-Shirt of the Day, haiku, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan, Panomatea, Risa, Argyle, Cream Cheese of Son, Pikarizumo, Pe, Elixir, Jerry Gordon, DJ Shogo, John from New Zealand, Jazz Studio Green, Deep Note, flute, event, Cafe Absinthe, Zerro, Osaka, Brazilian, drums, live, Shimokitazawa, Mark Woody Wood, Deep Fried Pickle Project, Kids' Rock, Kiddie Rock, Headstand Radio, Cambridge, England, Ivor Culter, Scotland, poetry, reading, Northern Ireland, Belfast, Kansai Scene, Metropolis

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]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=506881# NFTOS, T-Shirt of the Day, haiku, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan, Panomatea, Risa, Argyle, Pikarizumo, Pe, Elixir, Jazz Studio Green Roberto El Gringo You may not sit back, relax, listen to the 8-track, or dig me like an old soul record. Yes Tour de France - Stage 13 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=503900#


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Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros

Tags: NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Versus.com, fantasy cycling, cycling, cyclisme, velo, radsport, ciclismo, bicicleta, stage thirteen, 13eme etape, 13a etapa



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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=503900# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, Robert El Gringo Bicicleteiros Prerecorded episode of Bicicleteiros while watching part of stage 12. Yes Tour de France - Stage 12 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=503898#


Bicicleteiros #62
Hans and Rob bring their 'podcast' program up to date.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, bicleteiros, Bernard Hinault, stage twelve, 12eme etape, ciclismo, cycling, sport, summer, outdoor, cyclisme, bicycle, velo, radsport, bicicleta



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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=503898# NFTOS, bicleteiros, Bernard Hinault, stage twelve, 12eme etape, ciclismo, cycling, sport, summer, outdoor, cyclisme, bicycle Bicicleteiros Hans and Rob bring their podcast program up to date as the Tour de France rolls on. Yes Quest: Cinema http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=502538#
It's a rest day at the Tour de France.  Actually, it's a transfer day, meaning the riders and their teams have to travel--not exactly what I would prescribe as rest.

Can't think of a better opportunity though to post a new track from Quest a.k.a. Hayden!

Here's what he had to say about it:

"Lots of pretty complete loops that I rearranged and cut up so not much 'new' here. The arrangement is all brand spanking original and felt like editing scenes from a movie more than making music while I was working on it."

Could Hayden-san be the next John Tesh?

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, MFTOS, music, .mp3, download, free, new, track, song, electronic, samples, electronica, Hayden, Lincoln, Nebraska

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]]> music Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=502538# NFTOS, MFTOS, music, .mp3, download, free, new, track, electronic, electronica, samples, song, Hayden, Lincoln, Nebraska Quest a.k.a. Hayden This song is a lot of fun! See blog page for details... Clean Tour de France - Stage five http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=501000#


Podcast: Tour de France stage 4 recap (Part 2 of 2) and a preview of stage 5 with Hans and Rob (direct download).
http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/2009_Tour_-_stages_4__5.mp3

YouTube video playlist: Videos from stage 5 into Perpignan and previous exploits by the stage winner (not to be given away so easily here just yet!)

The door has closed for joining the Versus.com fantasy cycling contest, but you can still join us in our facebook group Bicicleteiros, where we've created a virtual fantasy cycling smack talk parlor.  Come join us!  I think we'll be carrying on there long after this Tour de France is finished.

Here are the standings after the first day of fantasy cycling that counts. (That sounds so legitimate, doesn't it?)  I cut & pasted the results, then added some details, such as team director, to help the casual observer.  Let me know if there are any mistakes!

1st (in our group) - 440th (overall) - Team bici (Jeb) - 280 points
2nd - 677th - the jokers (Patrick) - 258 points
3rd - 1865th - hotness (TorbjÃrn) - 209 points
4th - 4,316th - Accentor (Hans) - 161 points
5th - 12,272nd - Team Byrd (Peter) - 87 points
6th - 12, 255th - MakikoMotion (Makiko) - 87 points
7th - 13,455th - Khromushkin Racing (Ian) - 82 points
8th - 14,282nd - NFTOS (Rob) - 66 points
9th - 15,527th - Crofton Crushers (Angela) - 47 points
10th - 19,745th - Fausto Coppi (Krzysztof), gb (Graham) and bicicleteiros (Bobby) - 0 points

Next up:  Stage 6 from Girone (Girona, Gerona) to Barcelone (Barcelona), all well within the Spanish border.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Biciclceteiros, Fantasy Cycling, Perpignan, Catalunya, Catalan, catalana, versus.com, ãããããããããã2009, çïãããã, èèèããã



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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 8 Jul 2009 21:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=501000# NFTOS, Biciclceteiros, Fantasy Cylcing, Perpignan, Catalunya, Catalan, catalana, versus.com Hans and Roberto El Gringo Tour de France stage 4 recap (Part 2 of 2) and a preview of stage 5. Yes Tour de France - Stage four http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=500789#


In this podcast:  Time flies!  It's been an exciting first four days, and Hans and I catch up for just a sec. 

Stage 4 review (direct download)
http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/2009_tour_-_stage_4.mp3

More on Stage 4 and Stage 5 preview (direct download) 
http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/2009_Tour_-_stages_4__5.mp3

YouTube video playlist:  Everthing I've found so far on the stage four team time trial. (coming soon!)

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, team time trial, stage 4, Versus.com, fantasy cycling, Astana, Saxo Bank, Garmin-Slipstream, Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Fabian Cancellara, Denis Menchov, ãããããããããã2009, çïãããã, èèèããã



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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 8 Jul 2009 03:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=500789# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, team time trial, stage 4, Versus.com, fantasy cycling, Astana, Saxo Bank Hans and Roberto El Gringo Time flies! It's been an exciting first four days, and Hans and I catch up for just a sec. Yes Tour de France preview http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=498585#


Hans and Rob here with our Tour de France predictions, and we both pick Alberto Contador--sorry for being unoriginal!--with Andy Schleck and Lance Armstrong* filling out the podium. 

*(Unless Lance massively chokes and dutifully decides to play super-domestique instead of playing Bernard Hinault that the press--and he himself somewhat--have been making him out to be doing.)

Hans has been watching a lot more cycling on TV this year than I have, which gives him the clear advantage in crystal ball polishing.  I've been making due on a meager diet of YouTube race/stages finishes, and when I'm fortunate enough, live feed (links courtesy of Steephill.tv).

We discuss the other jersey competitions (Green, Polka-dot and White), look at the race route, discuss several key stages, and create a virtual dream team of non-starters (see some of the tag names below, if you need any reminders).

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Tour de France, preview, fantasy, cycling, league, prologue, time trial, stage 1, Thomas Dekker, Chris Horner, Simon Gerrans, Andre Greipel, Tom Boonen, Alejandro Valverde, Tadej Valjavec, Alexander Vinokourov, Astana, Johan Bruyneel, Monaco, Versus, Quick Step, Patrick Sinkewicz, Kim Kirchen, Steephill.tv, ãããããããããã2009, çïãããã, èèèããã



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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:26:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=498585# NFTOS, Tour de France, preview Hans and Roberto El Gringo Hans and Rob give away most of their picks for the 2009 Tour de France... Yes (Re-)Introducing The Conservatives http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=497952#
http://www.myspace.com/conservativemusic

If you're in London (or anywhere within a day's journey) you won't want to miss these gigs:

10 July   8:30 p.m. @ 229 Club
22 July   8:00 p.m. Dead or Alive @ The Comedy Club
07 August   8:00 p.m. @ Cross Kings
19 September   8:00 p.m. @ Cross Kings

Photo:  Greg and John Morrissey (from their facebook fan club).

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, London, England, rock, rock n'roll, live music, songs, new, events, Greg Morrissey, Jonny Heartbreaker, John Morrissey, John Brammer, Anthony Hoarau, 229 Club, Cross Kings, The Comedy Club

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]]> events Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=497952# News From The Other Side Yes Panic Living #74: High Tension Please!! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=497699#
Images, links and more info coming soon!  (I'm sure you've heard that before)

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Criston, Altgate, Cona, Bistro D'Arbre, Sangenjaya, Shibuya, Nonbei Yokocho, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=497699# NFTOS, Criston, Altgate, Cona, Bistro D'Arbre, Sangenjaya, Shibuya, Nonbei Yokocho, Tokyo, Japan Roberto El Gringo Out and about in Tokyo, its venues and events in June and July 2009. Yes Quest: Verano Sin Fin http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=497006#
Message from the song's creator:

The song is named after the surfing documentary from the 60s and translated into Spanish. I was watching it last summer and experimenting with latin flavors in Garageband. Subsequently, I was inspired by the lifestyle and quit my job to create an endless summer of my own with my boys. I hope it expresses the the emotion of summer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Endless_Summer


Random text by the editor:

Brazil has its samba, but what does America have to animate its team and fans alike at next year's World Cup?

It's called GRINGOTÃN!

That's right, you can file this new track by Quest (a.k.a. Hayden) under gringotÃn, the sound all the young people have been dancing to lately!  The title means 'summer without end' or 'endless summer'.

This summer promises to be long and hot, so make sure you have plenty of beverages on hand, and it would be nice if you were near a beach, right?

Well, wherever you are, you can enjoy America's new favorite sport--all you need is a round ball, a somewhat flat surface and some big speakers for your tunes (don't forget to add some Quest to your iPod before you leave the house).

Last night, the USA put on a good show against Brazil (didn't they?!), after having just barely advanced to the second round of the Confederations Cup on goal differential, only to surprise Spain in the semis:  http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/index.html

The summer stretches out ahead of us, and only 246 days remain until the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa!

As always, stay tuned to NFTOS for football updates and more new music...

Image:  Endless by Quest.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Endless Summer, infinity, surf, surfing logo, Quest, music, song, Latin, electronic, soccer, football, Lincoln, Nebraska

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]]> music Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=497006# NFTOS, music, song, Latin, electronic Quest a.k.a. Hayden Brazil has samba, but what does America have to animate team and fans alike at next year's World Cup? Clean Tour de France Fantasy League http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=496475#
Join Hans and I in our (HUGE WASTE of TIME) fantasy cycling league appropriately named 'Bicicleteiros' on http://versus.com

It's free to join, but you'll need a US address and phone number (Canada will probably do) since Versus is a US-based service. Hans entered last year and says you can win stuff!

The way it works is you get to pick 15 riders, of whom you can rotate in and out of the race for different stages.  So, you are the coach, and just like hockey or NFL football you get to bench people (which is really helpful in the event of a crash or a doping positive).  You also have a budget (salary cap).

Hans is ready to coach us and give advice as he learned a lot of the tricks of how to play the game last year through trial and error.

You can start adding riders from Monday, and of course the Tour itself begins on the 4th of July.  I will be coaching team 'NFTOS' while Hans is in charge of Team Accentor (named after the alpine accentor, a bird species that lives in the high mountains).

Come race the Tour with us!

LET'S ROLL!!

Photo:  Villard de Lans 2004.

Links:  (coming soon)

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Versus, versus.com, fantasy cycling, Tour de France, alpine accentor,



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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:28:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=496475# News From The Other Side No Help The ALT Rap Climb the Charts! (again) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=496144#

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Always one to rest on my laurels, watching the Trenchparrots climb the ReverbNation local charts for Lincoln, Nebraska, and their 'Pop' charts, has inspired me to see what can be done for The ALT Rap, which has been on the back burner for quite some time now.

Besides the 'Global' charts, The ALT Rap will also be eligible for 'Hip Hop' charts both 'Global' and 'Local' (Osaka, Japan).

TunePak: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/1586473

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Roberto El Gringo, John Sanders, Alex Brooke, Quest, DJ Kung-fu Grip, Charles Billard, Jerry Gordon, Anarchy Larynx Tattoo, Osaka-shi, Japan

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]]> music Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:12:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=496144# News From The Other Side No By All Memes #2: What Do You Meme? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=494427#
This is our second show, and it's quite a departure from our first show which was spent mostly catching up, telling tales and continent hopping.

In an attempt to find some kind of focus, we've decided to use 'memes' as our official vehicle.

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]]> talk show Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=494427# NFTOS Brian and Roberto El Gringo In an attempt to find some kind of focus, we've decided to use 'memes' as our official vehicle. Yes Tiery Le... @ Spin Gallery http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=494074#
"If you are in Tokyo between this sunday, june 21st and wed., july 1st, please feel free to stop by my exhibition at SPIN Gallery in the Jimbocho area, or / and invite friends to do so, especially for the opening party this sunday from 6 to 9pm...

I shall be present at the gallery everyday ( 1-8pm ) to receive you, except june 25th ( closed ) and 26th ( just absent ). Please find all information necessary attached here, or on my website in construction: http://www.tieryle.net ...

Merci beaucoup !
Yoroshiku,

Tiery"

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]]> events Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=494074# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #58: Ain't Goin' Out http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=493909#


You Tube video playlist:  35 videos, with at least one from each stage of the Giro d'Italia.

In this podcast:  Hans and Rob wrap up the Giro d'Italia and make predictions for the Tour de Suisee and La Vuelta (but not the Tour de France just yet).

Links, details and other stuff coming soon.

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Tags: NFTOS, Giro d'Italia, Dauphine Libere, Tour de Suisse, Tour de France, Roman Kreuziger, Taylor Phinney, Scott, Plasma



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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:40:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=493909# Hans and Roberto El Gringo Hans and Rob wrap up the Giro d'Italia and make predictions for the Tour de Suisee and La Vuelta. Yes Panic Living #73: Wear the Pants http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=493744#
Looking forward to Tiery's show which kicks off this weekend!

Links, details and more info coming soon!

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Tags:  NFTOS, NetworkedBlogs, twitter, etsy, makikomo products, Tiery Le, art, show, Tour de Suisse, cycling, bicycle race, racing, Tokyo, Japan


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]]> tokyo panic living Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=493744# NFTOS, podcast Roberto El Gringo Hmm... Yes Patrick Widdess Interview on 209 Radio http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=493083# Patrick Widdess and Marcus Simms of Exposure 37, a collective of Cambridge photographers, as they discuss their current exhibit, film vs digital photography, and other photographic issues. 

209 Radio DJs Davina and Scratch provide the sonic wallpaper during their "Drive 105" show with songs from the likes of Dexy's Midnight Runners (Come on Eileen), The Psychedelic Furs (Pretty in Pink), The Proclaimers (Letter to America), US3 (Cantaloop), Eddie Grant (Electric Avenue), Beach Boys (Wouldn't It Be Nice?) and many more surprises!

Also, Nick Stibbs does the news, and there's a local politician (Sarah Whitebread, I think her name was) in the studio later on in the program, which was quite interesting to me, because they are actually talking about specific issues rather than just mouthing a bunch of party-line mumbo jumbo like they do where I come from.

http://www.209radio.co.uk/mp3archive/drive105160609.mp3

(This link probably won't be active for long, so listen now!)

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Tags:  NFTOS, Exposure 37, photography, Patrick Widdess, Marcus Simms, Davina, Scratch, Nick Stibbs, headstand, Interview, Talk Show, talk radio, music, 209radio, fm radio, Cambridge, England, UK

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]]> talk show Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:36:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=493083# News From The Other Side No Help The Trenchparrots Climb the Charts! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=492230#

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"The Irrepressible Urges of Spring" by The Trenchparrots is currently sitting at #14 on the ReverbNation local charts for Lincoln, Nebraska (yes, those are fake British accents they are using on most of their songs).  It climbed 56 places to #9,681 for pop, ranked globally, and moved up 222 places (!) to #145,076 global, across all genres.  

Play their TunePak and help them climb even higher!

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, The Trenchparrots, Pirate Stacey, Lloyd Stills, Norville Parchment, Roberto El Gringo, Footprints, Nuthin' to Say, My Ex-Girlfriend Walks In, Lincoln, Nebraska, '90s music, pop

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]]> music Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:23:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=492230# News From The Other Side No Group Art Exhibit @ The Pink Cow http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=491149#
This June, a fantastic collection of fabulous artists put their out-of-this world pieces on display at the fun & funky Pink Cow.

Featured Artists:
Yukiko Tamura
Rob Holbrook
Natsumi Suzuki

Opening Party:  Sunday, 14 June, 5:00-8:30 p.m.
Live Music: Daniel Edwards with Ni-shimura ken and DJ Shintaro

Followed by FLO-Union, a monthly event of performances, live music, DJs, VJs and surprises!   8:30 till late.

This is also a good chance to catch three artists from last month's NFTOS Art Show whose works are still up on the walls of The Pink Cow.

Also showing:
Okha Ryu
Patrick Widdess
Raymond Dunlap

NO CHARGE, FREE ENTRANCE!
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]]> events Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=491149# News From The Other Side No Oasis Radio Launch Party @ Lunar http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=491057# Oasis Radio.
This pioneering edm website, which is Kansai-based and will feature Japanese and international DJs producers alike, launches officially on June 1st, 2009.

Oasis Radio has finally become reality thanks to the ongoing vision and tireless efforts of a group of DJs who dared to think differently. Anyone who had the opportunity shake that ass at the legendary Oasis Lounge in Miyakojima, would be well aware that the âOasis Loungeâ sound is synonymous with words like forward-thinking, funky, alive and cutting-edge. Oasis Radio promises to carry these qualities into the future and beyond. Oasis Radio plans to provide a quality electronic dance music sound for the discerning clubber and the audiophile alike. Come help us celebrate this milestone in Osaka club culture at the Oasis Radio Launch Party @ Club Lunar on June 13th, 2009.

The deck technicians lined up for this cracker are Yashima, Ichiro, Toru Nakajima, Dom Pang, Shawn Basik and Dan Elliot.
Unmissable!

Starts at 10 PM till late...very late.

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Oasis RadioããããããèåãããLunar ClubããOasis Radio Launch PartyãæåïOasis RadioããååãããããããYashima, IchiroãToru Nakajima, Dom Pang, Shawn BasikãããMr. Oasis LoungeããDan ElliotãæèãããããæéãDon't miss it!
http://www.lunar-club.com/schedule/detail/id/99/

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Tags:  NFTOS, music, Oasis Lounge, Miyakojima, Oasis Radio, Osaka, progressive, house, techno, electro, electronic, Kansai, DJ, Club Lunar, Yashima, Ichiro, Toru Nakajima, Dom Pang, Shawn Basik, Dan Elliot, I-bec 


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]]> events Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=491057# News From The Other Side No Japan in World Cup 2010 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=490012#


365 days until the 2010 FIFA World Cup!

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Tags: NFTOS, football, soccer, World Cup, Japan, Yoshito Okubo, Tulio Tanaka, Uzbekistan, Tashkent

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]]> sport Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=490012# News From The Other Side No The Musgrave Ritual: Coconut Grove http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=488993# The Musgrave Ritual (a.k.a. Jonathan Perry, a former college suite mate of mine).  I recently discovered (rediscovered?) it via the facebook 'music' app, although I had probably already heard it on his myspace page sometime ago.  Obviously, I didn't get a chance to hear it well, or I would've asked him for it right away.

According to Jonathan, it is "...inspired by dozens of family camping trips to the Redwoods of Northern CA, where the weather is much different from coconut weather..." 

"And what exactly is a Musgrave Ritual?" you're probably asking right now.  Well, you need look no further than this Wikipedia page--The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual--for an explanation.

Jonathan has at least one myspace page, but the one where you can find this track has been gathering cobwebs due to robust bachelorhood (and quite possibly the advent of the facebook).  Besides his myspaces, he has a blog from which he regularly extols the virtues of Bachelorhood appropriately titled The Domesticated Bachelor. 

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Tags:  NFTOS, MFTOS, music, guitar, vocal, podcast, download, free, iTunes, Jonathan Perry, Domesticated Bachelor, Musgrave Ritual Band, The Musgrave Ritual (Wikipedia), Musgrave Ritual Band II, Bionic Monocle, Lincoln, Nebraska

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]]> music Mon, 8 Jun 2009 01:51:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=488993# NFTOS, music, guitar, vocal, podcast, download, free, iTunes, Jonathan Perry, Domesticated Bachelor, Musgrave Ritual Band, song The Musgrave Ritual (featuring Jonathan Perry) This will be a new song (to most of you) from a new artist on NFTOS! Clean Catching up with Patrick #6 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=484434#
In Tokyo, we'll be having English breakfast from 5:00 to 7:00 on the morning of Thursday, 28 May, as Patrick Widdess hosts his monthly radio show headstand, broadcast live from Cambridge in the U.K., where the local time will be 9:00 to 11:00 p.m., Wednesday, 27 May.

Once the show is done broadcasting, you can return to the headstand.209radio.co.uk page for the archived show file after a few hours.  If you haven't heard the 29 April show yet, you'll want to listen to it NOW, because once the new show is broadcast, it will become the new archived slot.

In this podcast (click on the link at the bottom of this post) Patrick reads The Problem of Living Underwater, which you can find on his Myspace blog:  http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=91922716&blogId=485343770

Photo by Patrick.

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Tags:  NFTOS, headstand, Patrick Widdess, Cambridge, England, community, radio, FM, Andrea

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]]> talk show Wed, 27 May 2009 07:24:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=484434# NFTOS, fm, radio, music, poetry, poem, poet, UK, Headstand, Patrick Widdess, Roberto El Gringo, Cambridge, England Patrick Widdess and Roberto El Gringo Catching up with Patrick for what's happening on the music and poetry front in Cambridge, England. Yes Rowdy Ray's Report #1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=482474#
More info, details and links coming soon!

Photo:  Raymond undergoing in Geisha training in Kyoto.

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Tags:  NFTOS, RRR, Raymond Dunlap, art, artist, cowboy, geisha, Lone Star State, Texas, Don't Mess, Alamo, shoot, bang, guns, ammo, ammunition, rodeo, barbecue, BBQ, Southern, down south, Easter, Christmas, Irish, Catholic, tradition, swimming, skinny dipping, William S. Burroughs, Guido SaldaÃa, Gareth Jones, Rik Sanchez, The Pink Cow, Shibuya, show, Thierry Le, Wales, Welsh, Elixir, bar, cafe, Osaka, Japan, Nagai Stadium, marathon, Paris-Roubaix

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]]> talk show Fri, 22 May 2009 02:57:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=482474# NFTOS, RRR, art, Raymond Dunlap, artist, Lone Star State, Texas, Don't Mess, Alamo, shoot, bang, guns, ammo, ammunition, rodeo News From The Other Side Yes NFTOS Group Art Show Party http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=479840#


Video:  Final hour or so of our group art show's opening party.  This is a good sample of what went on as it includes part of DJ Miki's set, David Roy's VJing, Momiji & Ryosuke's live set, El Gringo slaughtering Tom's Diner, and the first few songs of DJ Kernstein's set.

Make sure you check out the rest of the nights videos on The Pink Cow's UStream channel:  http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1519554

Event photos by Eric Seaholm:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/48305684@N00/sets/72157618383819587/

More links will be posted as I get a hold of them!  It's Monday morning in Tokyo, and I gotta roll!

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]]> events Sun, 17 May 2009 15:52:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=479840# News From The Other Side No Canarias reductos de biodiversidad http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=478531#

Canarias reductos de biodiversidad from Pedro Felipe on Vimeo.



This is a video recommended to me by Edo, a buddy from Canarias (The Canary Islands).

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Pedro Felipe, Canarias, biodiversidad, biodiversity, ecology, environment, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, wildlife

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]]> places Sat, 16 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=478531# News From The Other Side No Onsen Delights with Lizzie http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=478049#


Take a bath with Lizzie who joined us for Time to Shine in 2009 and Of Gadgets & Nanpa.

Lizzie writes:  "I managed to get a sneaky film on the inside of an onsen while I was spending time in the Japanese North Alps in a small little town called Kamikochi. The onsen was empty so I thought I would take... "

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Tags:  NFTOS, Transit Lounge, Transit Lounging, Dating in Japan, gadgets, Miss Riz, Liz, Lizzie, travel, visit, tourism, onsen, hot springs, Aussie, Nagano, Japan, Korea, China, Asia

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]]> places Fri, 15 May 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=478049# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #57: Ocean City! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=478001#
Today's Giro forecast:  The Giro has another mountain climb finish in store at the end of stage five.  Look for another long distance breakaway on the first climb of the day, and more fireworks from Mauricio Soler, the only contender who doesn't seem content to sit back and watch the others. 

Also, expect an attack (or at least something more than what we saw yesterday) before the finish from Stefano Garzelli, who looked like he was holding back out of fear of Di Luca.  That's no way to win a bike race!  Can Lance hang today with all that going off??

In the Podcast:  We have several guests with us this time around as we gathered at the same hotel the night before Hans's wedding.  Some of the voices you hear during the podcast belong to Hans, Rob, Rolfu a.k.a. Half Pipe, Parys and Makikomo.  Recorded in Ocean City, Maryland, 3 May, just after midnight.  Edited in Tokyo, Japan, 13 May.

Everyone gets to join in the fun as Hans and Rob recap recent developments in the wild & wicked sport, and give their Giro predictions. If you listen a second time, you can hear an entirely different conversation in the background about Canada, or something related to it.

Rob's hunch about Davide Rebellin came true--or had already come true--but was just waiting to hit the fan. Schumacher and Kohl's former teamate was set to ride the Giro with Simoni, until, in Hans' words:

"...Gilberto Simoni is a washed up... and Davide Rebellin just got popped for CERA... that's a big blow to their team..."

Hans signals a possible power struggle on team Liquigas (let us not forget "Oil for Drugs") and declares would love to see Di Luca popped as well.

Finally, Hans clears up last year's Cunego and Riccà tattoo confusion. That's how rumors get started...

One of the wedding guests commented earlier in the evening that every single contender these days has either been busted or has barely slipped thought the net.  I guess that means almost everyone is on a level playing field!

Photo:  Rolfu, Jeremy, Rob and Hans.

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 13 May 2009 05:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=478001# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, Ocean City, Rob, El Gringo, Rolfu, half pipe, Parys, Makikomo, Ivan Basso, Sastre, Lance Armstrong Hans, Rolfu a.k.a. Half Pipe, Parys, Makikomo and Roberto El Gringo Hans and Rob recap recent developments in the wild & wicked sport, and give their Giro predictions. Yes Panic Living #71: Bicicleteiro http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=476325# Bicicleteiros, our usual cycling installation, for all the latest cycling goss and commentary.

One week to go 'til the News From The Other Side art show & party!

On the phone were Tom a.k.a. Stone River and Brad a.k.a. Goldhorn--recorded without express consent, although at least Stone knows the routine by now.  The mic is always on, and besides, he rang me.  The lads just got back from their cycling adventure up into the Tohoku region, and maybe even made it up around Hokkaido, but we'll just have to wait for more details.

In the meantime, you can read about their trip which has been mapped out here:

http://learnjapanesepod.com/stones-tour-de-japan/

Music intro and outro by John a.k.a. Momiji.

More details and links coming soon!

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Tags:  NFTOS, El Gringo, Stone River, Momiji, Bicicleteiros, ciclismo, cyclisme, vÃlo, Giro d'Italia, Tom Boonen, positive, American Airlines, swine flu, Dallas, Texas, Maryland, Eastern Shore, bicycle, cycling, racing, High Horse, studio, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 9 May 2009 12:27:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=476325# NFTOS, Giro d'Italia, Tom Boonen, positive, American Airlines, swine flu, Dallas, Texas, Maryland, wedding, bicycle, Japan Roberto El Gringo and Momiji Back to this side from the other side (US) where we were at Hans's wedding. Yes Tonight! Headstand Radio http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=468480# Patrick Widdess is back with an all new line-up.  "Two poets, Tim Clare and John Lyons are guesting with lots of music and poetry as usual," according to the man himself.

Tune in to Headstand Radio tonight from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (BST) in Cambridge on 105 fm or on the Web at http://headstand.209radio.co.uk and enjoy the show!  Of course, if you are not in the UK, you'll need to add or subtract the appropriate number our hours.  Here in Tokyo, it will be on in the wee pre-breakfast hours of Thursday morning, 5:00 to 7:00 a.m.

Tim Clair  http://www.myspace.com/timclarepoet
John Lyons  http://johnlyons.org/
Patrick Widdess  http://www.patrickwiddess.co.uk

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p.s.  It took a few hours for the 'live' show to be archived.  If you couldn't find it, it's available as an archived file now.

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]]> music Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=468480# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #70: Slash! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=461909#
This is a work in progress.  I'll be back with more links and stuff (stop me, if you've heard that before).

Here's a link to Japan Pod Show, the podcast I mentioned at the start of this podcast:

http://pokya.jp/japanpodshow/

...and here's the "back side" Kihira and Mieko's i-flyer for Saturday night's event.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=1000527774&albumID=895496&imageID=10153732

A tiny elephant stands in your heart working a foot pump... according to Patrick Widdess.

...and here's the haiku I forgot to read at the end of this podcast:

Did I go to far?
I see the crazy statue
with all the faces.

Musical outro by Seaholm.

Image:  SLASH i-Flyer.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, NetworkedBlogs, Japan Pod Show, Bar Bonobo, Kihira Naoki, Mieko, Jingu 2-Chome, RightMind, Pink Cow, Shibuya, Japan, art show, live music, DJ, event, lounge, Japanese

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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:24:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=461909# NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan, Sangenjaya, Bar Bonobo, JapanPodShow, LearnJapanesePod, Quiz, forums, Live, DJ, music, art show Roberto El Gringo Saturday morning, monsoon storming... Yes Bicicleteiros #56: Spring Classics + http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=460406#


YouTube Video: Inexplicable crash in the final stage of the Tour of Turkey. Watch for yourself and decide what Theo Bos* might have been thinking when he took down Daryl Impey.**

Audio Podcast: Rob and Hans catch up on the Spring Classics thus far--Tour of Flanders, Ghent-Wevelgem, Paris-Roubaix, Amstel Gold Race, Fleche Wallonne--as well as some of the smaller stage races--Vuelta a Pais Vasco, Tour of Turkey, Giro di Trentino, etc.

Hans picks Damiano Cunego for Liege with Philippe Gilbert and Roman Kreuziger as a spoilers, and Rob picks Andy Schleck with Cadel Evans as his dark horse.

Finally, a sad farewell to a troubled hero of ours. If you follow the sport, you know that can only mean one cyclist.

Intro music by Eric Seaholm.

*(link to Dutch interview)
**(link to English interview on PezCyclingNews)

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P.S.  We called this LiÃge!  Our 4 picks finished 1st, 4th, 7th and 16th.  Hans' dark horse was quite dark--46th!  (reports/results links VN, CN, Pez)

Tags: NFTOS, cycling, bicycle, racing, velo, cyclisme, radsport, ciclismo, bicicleta, mama chari, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Maryland, Rock Racing, Tyler Hamilton, Theo Bos, Tom Boonen, Johan Museeuw, George Hincapie, Heinrich Haussler, Stijn Devolder, Davide Rebellin, Urs Zimmerman, Seur, Marco Giovanetti, CyclingNews, VeloNews, NetworkedBlogs, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Tour of Gila, Giro d'Italia, Midi Libre

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=460406# NFTOS, cycling, bicycle, racing, velo, cyclisme, radsport, ciclismo, bicicleta, mama chari, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, Maryland Hans and Roberto El Gringo Catching up with Hans after his move back down toward the coast. Yes Charles-Eric Billard: 3-D Images & Videos http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=455735#
This week at Soho Gallery in Osaka.  Live music on the 18th.  See Charles' homepage for contact info.

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]]> events Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:52:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=455735# News From The Other Side No NFTOS Top 20 of 2009 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=452603#


Here is our Top 20 so far this year. For most of the rest of the past countdowns (some of which are scattered among various podcast categories), please check in the folder labeled "what is NFTOS?"

1. Time to Shine in 2009! with Lizze.

2. Bicicleteiros #48: Tour Down Under preview with Hans.

3. Bicicleteiros #51: Boa IdÃia! with Hans.

4. Momiji vs El Gringo: My Ex-Girlfriend Walks In (song).

5. Of Gadgets and Nanpa with Lizzie.

6. Bicicleteiros #49: Virtual Winner! with Hans.

7. Bicicleteiros #51.2: Ouija Board, Ouija Board with Hans.

8. Bicicleteiros #50: #50!

9. Rugby in Japan with Ben.

10. Bicicleteiros #54: Ticket to Ride! with Hans.

11. Catching up with Patrick.

12. Bicicleteiros #53: The Clap! with Hans.

13. Panic Living #65: I'm OFF!

14. Rob Interviews Haqq in Sancha.

15. Bicicleteiros #55: Stayin' Alive!

16. Panic Living #67: Snack Forever!

17. Panic Living #66: No! No! No! No!

18. Tokyo Panic Living #64: ÂViva la Tertulia!.

19. Noticias desde el otro lado con AndrÃs.

20. Panic Living #68: Sugi to Sakura (æãæ).

The podcast track was re-uploaded (something was wrong with the file the first time around) and it was uploaded without intro-outro music because of trouble with my 'GarageBand' editing application.  Sorry!

Photo:  Totally random.

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]]> what is NFTOS? Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=452603# NFTOS, Top 20, podcast, audio, video, .mp3, .m4a, .m4v, Tokyo, Japan Roberto El Gringo First NFTOS top 20 countdown of the year! Yes By All Memes #1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=453769#
This blog post and podcast have been retro-fitted with a title which won't become clear until the 2nd episode of the same name.

In this one, Brian and Rob talk about life in various countries, life on the road, learning languages and trying different careers.

Anyone out there know how to do split screens like on Bloggingheads.tv?

Photo:  Brian and Rob with a friend on the Beijing subway in 2001.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Mexico, Latin America, travel, Europe, Asia, deep South, Midwest, hitchhiking, South America, Spain, France, Austria, German, Spanish, French, cycling, bicycle racing, stick shift, automatic, gearshift, manual, transmission, joder, tio, culture, culture shock, La Tertulia, Skype, wiretap, China, Japan, Korea, World Cup, soccer, journalism, NGO, The Mill, Lincoln, Nebraska, Tennessee, Alabama, York, Maryland, Haiti, teaching, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Latin, based, romance, language, Tokyo, Sangenjaya, Osaka

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]]> talk show Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:52:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=453769# NFTOS, travel, Europe, Asia, Hitchhiking, Nebraska, journalism, language, China, Japan, Tokyo, Skype, The Mill, Spanish Brian and Roberto a.k.a. El Gringo Brian and Rob talk about life on the road. Yes Panic Living #68: æã¨æ¡ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=451863#
The links mentioned in the podcast will be up soon, in the meantime, here are some random links I was going to tell you about, but forgot to check my notes ("...'cos I'm a blond, yeah, yeah, yeah!").

Sangenjaya, the place where I live now, is apparently way less cool than was once perceived, while Jiyugaoka, the place I used to work in, is now number one.  If only I knew then what I know now, I could've basked in the glory of it all!  http://www.japaneconomynews.com/2008/11/21/jiyugaoka-is-tokyos-most-desirable-neighborhood/

"They say lightning never strikes twice."  Wait a minute, who says?!  Statistics show the chances to be quite high actually.  Or at least I seem to remember reading something like that somewhere, but don't quote me on it, just say you think you heard it somewhere too.  That's how urban legends get started...

This guy survived not one, but both atomic apocalypses:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7963581.stm

I find it peculiar how the mainstream media delight in telling racist joke 'news.'  For starters, it shows they can't possibly be as liberal as some accuse them of being, nor as neutral or objective as they make themselves out to be.  Everyone has snickered at an off-color joke at some point in their life--oh, yes, but you were much less enlightened then than you are now--I understand.

They usually start with the news about the uproar, because they would look stoopid if they were just pointing out a joke they found particularly offensive themselves.  So, first they start by pointing out the uproar, and then by reporting on the forthcoming apology and retraction, if they do indeed come.  Finally, what they never forget to include is the joke itself.  You'll never catch me repeating this genre of joke (unless you have a hidden mic), so you'll just have to follow this BBC link for now:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7965058.stm

You really disappoint me!

Dave Barry once wrote a silly slapstick piece about uncircumcision for those who have suffered having their manhood pared at some stage in life (usually when still and infant).  Well, good luck with that.  Now there are some who are requesting debaptism who are apparently somewhat serious about it.  Good luck with that too!  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7941817.stm

Having so conveniently just brought up the male member, here's a rooftop with a penis on it.  (Who needs tabloids when there's the BBC?)  http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7961000/7961224.stm

Photo:  Totally random.

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Tags:  NFTOS, hanami, cherry blossom viewing, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Tue, 7 Apr 2009 03:08:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=451863# NFTOS Roberto El Gringo and Momiji Newly edited .m4a version just uploaded featuring intro/outro music by John a.k.a. Momiji! Yes Bicicleteiros #56: (Coming soon!) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=451287#


Devolder Doubles at Flanders!  Long time no Frank!  Please standby for our audio podcast and our recap of the 93rd Ronde van Vlaanderen pending expert analysis from Hans who is a busy man these days...

In the meantime, VeloNews has a new live ticker, which has a few new features, but didn't really blow me away.  CyclingNews.com though has a regular podcast now, which is great for catching up on all the action while commuting on the train.  You won't want to miss Episode 4 with a great intro of Jens Voigt getting bent out of shape about how much a second of his time was and/or was not.  Do I sense a hint of revenge here on the part of the CN interviewer?

Pez Cycling News has a monthly gallery called Pelo-Pics, which is filling up quickly with stunning images of Spring Classics and week-long stage races, and finally, you can find various Live TV, audio streaming and live ticker links at Steephill.tv, where they are focusing on Vuelta Ciclista al PaÃs Vasco now.

Video:  The finale of the Tour of Flanders on YouTube.

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Tags: NFTOS, Hans, Rob, El Gringo, cycling, audio, podcast, blog, bicycle, road race, Europe, Stijn Devolder, Heinrich Haussler, Thor Hushovd, Tom Boonen, Frank Vandenbroucke, velo, ciclisme, bicicleta, ciclismo, radsport, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Tour of Flanders, Belgium, hanami, Yoyogi Park, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> bicicleteiros Sun, 5 Apr 2009 21:46:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=451287# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, El Gringo, cycling, bicycle, road race, Europe, Stijn Devolder, Heinrich Haussler, Thor Hushovd, Tom Boonen Hans and Roberto El Gringo Devolder Doubles at Flanders... Yes Momiji vs El Gringo: My Ex-Girlfriend Walks In http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=447170#
How about a dog with 3 legs but two tails?  Wait, that don't make no sense. 

How about a new twist to an old classic?  This was our first take, and I forgot a verse.  Oops.  We plan to do a multiple track recording of this, and actually recorded voice and instrument separately, but this particular recording was just done with iTalk (a mic for iPods).  John Marrese a.k.a. Momiji (I think that's the name he's going to go with for our collaborations) is on the violin.  Roberto El Gringo on vocals.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, The Trenchparrots, music, song, download, cover, iTalk, iPod

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]]> music Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:06:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=447170# NFTOS, The Trenchparrots, music, song, download, cover John Marrese and Roberto El Gringo A new twist to an old classic. This was our first take, and I forgot a verse. Yes Bicicleteiros #55: Stayin' Alive! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=446669#
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/mar09/mar23news3

In this podcast Hans and Rob give bicycle shopping advice to listener and NFTOS contributor Jarrod in Australia.  We listen to some tunes and watch some cycling videos and give our expert (*cough*) commentary.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, JesÃs HernÃndez, Levi Leipheimer) ride into La Vuelta a Castilla y LeÃn as the obvious favorites.

The Midi Libre is the Tour de France warm-up race that was slipping my mind.

Approximately 47 minutes in length.

Photo on the right:  Rob cycles on a free 'rental bike' in Nagano Prefecture over the weekend.

Today's video:  1985 World Road Race Championships won by Joop Zoetemelk at age 38.



Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Hans, Rob, el gringo, WBC, World Baseball Classic, Milano-Sanremo, Milan, San Remo, Italy, Spring Classics, cycling, velo, cyclisme, ciclismo, bicycle, racing, Mark Cavendish, Thor Hushovd, Heinrich Haussler, George Hincapie, Tom Boonen, cramps, Alberto Contador, Paris-Nice, Tirreno Adriatico, lead out, domestique, Allan Davis, Petacchi, Cipressa, Poggio, climb, Lance Armstrong, cool down, Dauphine Libere, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Andreas Kloden, Colom, Frank Schleck, Sanchez, Operacion Puerto, suspect, Michele Scarponi, Bradkovic (sp?), Castilla y LeÃn, Rebellin, Simoni, Oil for Drugs, Garzelli, Ryder Hejsdal, Tyler Farrar, Tyler Hamilton, bronchitis, Rudy Pevenege, Swiss cowbell, blood doping, Tinkoff Credit Systems, bad haircut, 1985 World Championships, Greg LeMond, Joop Zoetemelk, Moreno Argentin, Claudio Chiappucci, Mark Gorski, Tour de France, Winning Magazine, Stephen Roche, Dutch, Giro d'Italia, Tour de Suisse, Tyler Farrar, Stuart O'Grady, David Millar, broken collarbone, HTFU, Criterium International, Sean Yates, Ekimov, Tour of Flanders, Midi Libre, Austrian doping, K, Paris-Roubaix, Melbourne, Australia, Hagerstown, Maryland, Nagano, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> bicicleteiros Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=446669# NFTOS, Paris-Nice, Tireno Adriatico, Alberto Contador, Milano-Sanremo, La Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, Lance Armstrong, Contador Hans and Roberto El Gringo Hans and Rob wrap up Milan-San Remo, Paris-Nice, Tirreno Adriatico and forecast La Vuelta a Castilla y Leon. Yes Panic Living #67: Snack Forever! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=446567# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostess_club#Snack_bars

Notes to be edited:

Chihiro art museum
http://chihiro.jp/ in Japan or http://www.chihiro.jp/global/ outside of Japan.

Onsen / Sento / Beer / Sumo

World Baseball Classic - USA 4, Japan 9
http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/schedule/brackets.jsp

7-Eleven, McDonald's sponsoring

Facebook:  Osaka hipsters, Brasil groups

Shout outs:

Deep Creative Collective - New mix from Neville C.
http://www.deepcratecollective.com/

Gadgets
http://gadgets.coolerthanthou.net/

Dating in Japan - Foreigner Fever
http://dating-japan.com/

Domesticated Bachelor
http://www.thedomesticatedbachelor.com/

Tags:  NFTOS, WBC, World Baseball Classic, J-League, Sumo, onsen, Korea, vs, Japan,

]]> tokyo panic living Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=446567# NFTOS, WBC, World Baseball Classic, J-League, Sumo, onsen, Korea, vs, Japan, Roberto El Gringo Back from a 3-day weekend in Nagano, back to Tokyo Panic Living! Yes Tomorrow: 100th Milano-San Remo http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=445139#




Vidoe 1: The 1977 Milano-San Remo set to disco. You gotta watch this one!

Video 2: This 300 km race ends in a photo finish and a crash!

The 100th edition of this classic, which the Italian fans refer to as 'La Primavera,' takes place this Saturday. I was lucky enough to see Sean Kelly cross the line first in front of some very disappointed fans who had pre-selected their hero Moreno Argentin to win it. This was way back in 1992...

Posted by Rob.

More M-SR links: CyclingNews.com, VeloNews.com, PezCyclingNews.com, Steephill.tv.

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=445139# News From The Other Side No Malty Media Show (Mistakes) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=444968# Mistakes) is up and available for download.  Here's the playlist:
Nik Kershaw Wouldn't It Be Good 1984
Neil Young Computer Age 1981
Queen In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme) 1981
Pierre Omaar Sometimes 2005
William Shatner Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 1968
Bread Make It With You 1970
David Byrne & Brian Eno Mea Culpa 1981
Sugar Minott Oh Mr DC 1979
Kraftwerk Tongebirge 1973

Australian Blue Stratos ad 1983
Thomas Fehlmann Little Bighorn (Liegend) 2007
Tycoon To$h Dolphin 2008
Valentina Hasan Ken Lee 2008
Unagi Patrol A Quick Drink 2001
Malty Media Munch Bunch Thoroughly Plowed 2009
New Order Every Little Counts 1986
Jean Michel Jarre Equinoxe IV 1978
Montano Sun 6 (Remix) 2009
Oval Textuell 1996
A Guy Called Gerald Voodoo Ray 1987
David Tua / Phil Leishman âO For Awesome" moment on Wheel of Fortune 1980s?
Jet Jaguar Unco Drummer 2005

Department of Health Noise Warning 1996
Aquaboogie Korton Call 2009
Malty Media Hilbert Space 2009
Kelley Polar Matter Into Energy 2005
OMD Radiowaves 1983
Holger Czukay Traum Mal Wieder 1984
Malty Media Failblog.com Follies 2009
Group Five A Go Go 2008
 
I also strongly suggest you check out (Japan) while you're at it.  They have collected some very obscure and unique tunes as well as sound samples from the streets and railways of Tokyo.

Photo:  'Mischief,' from the Japan show blog page.

Posted by Rob.

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]]> music Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=444968# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #54: Ticket to Ride! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=444944#
Rough playlist, to be edited:
Hans DJs and MCs.
White Day - wiki link?
Tirreno Adriatico, Tyler Farrar - Slipstream Chipotle
Wayland Jennings, Wille Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristopherson - wiki link?
Tomac, Roll
Salt Lake City - Utah Liquor laws, pub membership - wiki link?
LDS, LSD, Mormons
1844 Link?
Horumon Yaki, I Like Meat video
Karaoke
Sweater song
Wedding
Happy Mondays - 24-hour party people
Ladies' only train car
29:30 - Dingleberry Fiesta
Urban Dictionary
Allergies, pollen count in Japan
Are Hans and Suv global warming non-believers?
BMX, Sears story, double basket bikes
37:30 - Distractions
Hans' Korean fajita recipe
Suveen introduces 'White Day' and 'Black Day'

Photo:  The old clunker which was mentioned in the podcast, found on the back streets of Sangenjaya, Tokyo.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  Allergies, pollen count, global warming, skeptics, skeptical, non-believer, Hagerstown, Baltimore, Maryland, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=444944# NFTOS, karaoke, Hagerstown, Baltimore, Maryland, Tokyo, Japan Hans, Suv and Roberto El Gringo Introducing SUV! Hans is in fine form. He DJs, he sings as our guest gives us a fresh perspective from his visit to Tokyo... Yes Haqq in Sangenjaya http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=444242#
Lots of notes and links coming soon!

Photo from Haqq's mixi.jp blog.

Posted by Rob.

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]]> talk show Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=444242# NFTOS, Haqq, Yokohama, Tokyo, Sangenjaya, events, Shibuya, performance, art, DJ, Wally Pleasant, Underground Resistance, Japan Abdul Qadim Haqq and Roberto El Gringo Haqq drops in for lunch and answers a few questions inquiring minds wanted to know. Yes Malty Media Show (Summer) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=443862#
I'm listening to the recent (Summer) radio show from Malty Media.  It was Summer there, and although the feeling may linger, it will be gone soon, if I recall from my fading memories of last year in Auckland.*

Here's the playlist:
Aquaboogie Brown Lawn 2008
  Couple dancing at the Summer Palace, Beijing / Countryside ambience from Belgium 2006 / 2006
Sun Electric In Vitro 1996
Aphex Twin Ageispolis 1992
The High Llamas Homespin Rerun (Cornelius Remix) 1998
Cocteau Twins Feet Like Fins 1986
Miles Davis Concierto De Aranjuez 1967
Aquaboogie / Group Five / Steve Satori / Janet H. / B. Dickinson
 Aquaboogie rearrangement of Group Five's remix of Steve Satori's The Experiment based on a suggestion by Janet (feat Bruce Dickinson) 1998 / 2008 / 2009
Holden 10101 2007
Autechre Silverside 1994
  Summer festival in Shimla, India 2008
Datsun Stereo Rubini 2003
Unitone Hifi Killer B 1996
The Cure Harold & Joe 1990
Hu Vibrational Transformation 2002
  Pontian Traditional Lyra Kemenche at the Protochori Summer Festivals 2008 2008
Malty Media / AC/DC / RHumphries @ FreeSound Thunderous Truck 1990 / 2005 / 2009
Spiritualized Shine A Light 1992
The Phoenix Foundation St Kevin 2003
The Moody Blues Nights In White Satin 1967
Aquaboogie As yet untitled 2009
Jon Brion Bookstore 2004
Koushik Ride It Out 2005
Nightmares On Wax A Night's Interlude 1996
Aquaboogie As yet untitled 2009
Jet Jaguar I've Got A Fist of Pure Emotion 2003

Their next show, (Mistakes) is coming up in a little less than 24 hours, at 21:00 their time zone, Tuesday evening, 17 March in Wellington.  There's even a link to a local time zone finder on their site, just in case you are globally-challenged.  Why, those clever Kiwis!

*(I've entirely missed both the Northern and Southern hemispheres' most recent Summers, and will completely lose my mind if I miss another one wherever it may be!)

Photo from their blog page.

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Tags:  NFTOS, Malty Media, Jet Jaguar, Aquaboogie, Angry Rabbit, internet radio, streaming, Kiwi, Wellington, New Zealand

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]]> music Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:46:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=443862# News From The Other Side No TONIGHT! 'Electronic Revolution SICK!' @ Angelo http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=443094#
â Guest DJ Alton Miller
â Live Painting by Abdul Qadim Haqq

2000 yen w/ 1 drink
For a map and more details, check out
http://www.sickyokosuka.com/

More links:

âAbdul Qadim Haqq - Third Earth Visual Arts
http://www.thirdearthvisualarts.com/biography.html
âAlton Miller - Alton Miller Music / Inner Muse Recordings
http://www.exchangebureaumusic.com/altonmiller/

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, UR, Underground Resistance, Detroit, techno, house, electro, electronic, electronica, music, live painting, art, party, Kanagawa, Japan

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]]> events Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:34:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=443094# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #53: The Clap! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=442474#


From bicycle racing on the windswept countryside of central France to the murky canals of downtown Osaka, where an ancient statue has been hauled up and a curse has perhaps been lifted.

Featured YouTube video:  'Colorado' by Fussible (Nortec Collective).

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Wouter Weylandt, Colonel Sanders, the curse

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=442474# NFTOS, Paris-Nice, Tireno Adriatico, Alberto Contador, Christian Vandevelde, Milano-San Remo, Cycling, ciclismo, cyclisme, bike Hans and Roberto El Gringo Long time no Hans! But he is back with his unusually canny predictions and prognostications. Yes Stop The Press! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=442112#
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090311a3.html

Please allow me to remind you that the Colonel is full always of spice!

Photos used without permission.  We'll take it down, if threatened.

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Tags:  NFTOS, KFC, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Colonel Sanders, Randy Bass, Hanshin Tigers, Central League, the curse, Kansai, Osaka, Doutonbori, canal, finger licken'


]]> report Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:21:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=442112# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #66: No! No! No! No! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=441764#
Photo by Simon Lucas.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, audio, blog, podcast, Rob, El Gringo, Haqq, World Series, WBC, baseball, beer, soccer, football, Kirin, Brains, David Beckham, DJ, FLO-Union, The Pink Cow, life in Japan, Shibuya, Setagaya, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:49:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=441764# NFTOS, audio podcast, Rob, El Gringo, DJ, FLO-Union, The Pink Cow, Shibuya, Setagaya, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan Roberto El Gringo A typical day in Sangenjaya, Tokyo, for a semi-employed ex-patriot. Clean Headstand Radio with Patrick Widdess http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=440970# The latest Headstand is available to stream/download now from headstand.209radio.co.uk Featuring all this music and spoken word a lot of it made/recommended by members of this group. If you're interested in contributing to future shows please contact me.

-Patrick

Lion Rock - Fire Up The Shoe Saw
Beth Anderson - Ocean Motion Mildew Mind
Twink - Not enough Crayons for everyone
Geoff Coombe - Horace Odes book 3 verse 29
Nick Dominguez - Wish you were here
Keith Dersley - Rough Shoes
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip and De La Sol - Thou Shalt Always Kill (Playdoe and DJ Fuck Remix)
The Watanabes - Love Princess*
Bo-Peep - Dancing, The People
Death From Above 1979 - blood on our hands (justice remix)
Massilia Sound System - Jovent*
George Szirtes - Water
The Fall - Frightened
Alex Iamb - Welcome to Facebook
The Kropotkins - Crazy Hannah
David Thomas and the Pedestrians - Enthusiastic
OOIOO - IOA
Peter Blegvad & Andy Partridge - Savannah
Komar and Melamid and Dave Soldier - The most wanted song
Komar and Melamid and Dave Soldier - The most unwanted song
Big City Orchestra - Have you seen me?
Travis Bowman - leave your tag
Dylan Harris - Armchair Fire Fighting (viii)
Thiaz Itch - Binjoum
Nile - Black Seeds of Vengeance
Ivor Cutler - The Shapely Balloon
The Thai Elephant Orchestra - Little Elephant Saddle
Steph Brown - And No Tea Was Made
Malty Media - Bracken Bed*

*(these three were artists/tracks recommended by NFTOS)

Photo of Patrick seen on a TV screen starring in one of our videos.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, headstand, radio, poetry, spoken word, music, Cambridge, England
]]> music Sun, 8 Mar 2009 17:52:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=440970# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #65: I'm OFF! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=440645#
It's a sunny Saturday afternoon in Sangengaya, west side of Tokyo, and since the pollen is swirling, I think I'll just sit here in the sunniest corner of the house and record a podcast.

Here's where I'm going to put the links I mentioned (remind me if I forget any, and you come back later and they are still not here).

...and here are the Top 10 podcasts in January and February of this year, in order from #1 to #10:

1.Time to Shine in 2009! with Lizze.
2. Bicicleteiros #48: Tour Down Under preview with Hans.
3. Bicicleteiros #51: Boa IdÃia! with Hans.
4. Catching up with Patrick.
5. Bicicleteiros #50: #50!
6. Bicicleteiros #51.2: Ouija Board, Ouija Board with Hans.
7. Of Gadgets and Nanpa with Lizzie.
8. Bicicleteiros #49: Virtual Winner! with Hans.
9. Tokyo Panic Living #64: ÂViva la Tertulia!.
10. Noticias desde el otro lado con AndrÃs.

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Tags: NFTOS, Roberto El Gringo, FLO-Union, The Pink Cow, live music, art, DJ, event, film club, Haqq, Yokohama, Tokyo, Osaka, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 7 Mar 2009 05:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=440645# NFTOS, Haqq, Osaka, Yokosuka, Yokohama, Tokyo, Sangenjaya, events, FLO-Union, The Pink Cow, Shibuya, performance, art, DJ, live Roberto El Gringo It's a sunny Saturday afternoon in Tokyo and since the pollen is swirling, I'll just sit here in the sun and record a podcast! Yes Rugby in Japan with Ben Darwin http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=439211#
As I'm re-listening to my chat with Ben Darwin, and editing a few bits here and there, I'm also looking for links on the net. I couldn't find any YouTube clips, so if anyone knows of any video footage of him on the field of play, please let me know!

He does have his own wiki profile page, as well as the sporting heroes profile link above and his journalist profile over on rugbyzone.co.za.

You can read his RugbyZone column, The Art of Japanese Rugby ( Part 1 and Part 2 have been posted so far).

Finally, as it was an injury which forced his retirement from playing the game, he would also probably like you to check out this link on sport and spinal injury.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Rubby, coaching, zone, union, Ben Darwin, Australia, national team, 2003 World Cup, spinal injury, Chiba, Japan, JRFU

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]]> sport Tue, 3 Mar 2009 04:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=439211# NFTOS, Rubby, coaching, zone, union, Ben Darwin, Australia, national team, 2003 World Cup, spinal injury, Chiba, Japan, JRFU Ben Darwin and Roberto El Gringo Rob chats with former Australian national team member Ben Darwin about Rugby and working in Japan. Clean Of Gadgets and Nanpa with Liz http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=436914#
Previously a secret handshaking, card carrying member of BikeClubOsaka.com (R.I.P.) and editor-in-chief of The Transit Lounge, Lizzie returns to the Land of Wii with a double vengence: Gadgets.CoolerThanThou.net and Dating-Japan.com ããã

Artwork:  "Moving Box" by ããããã

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Lizzie, The Transit Lounge, TransitLounging, gadgets, nanpa, dating, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Chiba, Tokyo, Sangenjaya, Japan

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]]> talk show Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=436914# NFTOS, gadgets, nanpa, dating, Japan, Tokyo, Chiba, Sangenjaya Lizzie and Roberto El Gringo Cooler-than-thou Lizzie has news of gadgets and nanpa tips for all! Yes Haqq is Back! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=434553#
3/8 : Yokohama art exhibition with opening reception party

3/13 : Osaka Party with live painting. Guest DJ Alton Miller

3/14 : Yokosuka Party with live painting. Guest DJ Alton Miller

The Osaka event will be held at Sunsui in Unagidani and features an all-star line-up of DJs:  Alton Miller (Inner Muse, Yore & Swank Society Radio), Ageishi (AHB), Compufunk (Motech) and Kihira Naoki (Social Infection).  Chill out in the lounge with P.M.D.M.F. a.k.a. Tan Ikeda, Mongoose (newtone records) and Ooshima Shigeru (Social Infection).

More details and links coming soon.

Posted by Rob.
]]> events Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=434553# News From The Other Side No Beakers Duo @ Brusca http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=434926# melodica) will be performing at Brusca, near Kagurazaka (Tozai subway) station tonight at 8:00 p.m. (that's 19 February here in Tokyo).  There will be a second set starting at 9:15. 
 
Charge:  1000 yen
Address:  æååçæç107, 2F
Phone:  03-6457-5788
Map:  http://kagurazaka.sanpomania.com/article/brusca.php
More info:  http://kagurazaka.blog.shinobi.jp/Entry/438/

See you there!

Photo from Ryousuku Itoh of Beakers and Taiyo Record.

Posted by Rob.
]]> events Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:36:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=434926# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros 51.2: Ouija Board, Ouija Board http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=434486#
"You sound like you're on the other side of the Ouija Board to me now."  -Hans

Suffer with us as we try to figure out what the heck is going on with the Amgen race tracker, when we should've just been following the feed from the VeloNews and CyclingNews tickers instead. 

For starters, the course profile on the official race tracker has been showing the previous day's race profile rather than the same day's elevation changes.  Adding to the general confusion is the race map of California on VeloNews which still shows 9 stages and no prologue.  I guess nobody is really prepared for much public interest in their coverage this early in the season.

Another example are the commentators on the official race feed.  Frankie Andreu might have been a fine pro cyclist in his day, but on this stage at least, a fine commentator he was not.  [Oh, and his co-host was Joe Silva, not Neal Rogers, as Rob mistakenly slanders.  Sorry Neal!  My bad. -Rob]

Since we don't have our own Ouija Board, we've borrowed (stolen) an image from a CityPages.com interview of Bob Marley.

Not mentioned in this podcast, but worth reading:  Frederiek Nolf editorial.

Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=434486# NFOTS, AToC, Tour of California, Hans, Rob, cycling, bicycle racing, velo, cyclisme, ciclismo, radsport, Thor Hushovd, stage 3 Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Beavis and Butthead try to make heads or tails of the 3rd stage with the Tour of California live race tracker. Yes Panic Living #64: ¡Viva La Tertulia! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=433834#
I had originally posted a collection of YouTube "Latin" videos in honor of the 10 years+ since La Tertulia started, but the first video in the series, one by Lila Downs, has already been disabled upon request (death threats from the drug cartels). Several members of 'La Tertulia' were also the earliest members of the NFTOS community on the now defunct 'MSN Groups' service (Brian a.k.a. The Ruck, Hayden a.k.a. Quest, Hans, Rolf and a few more) and have been NFTOS participants in one way or another since it's inception over 8 years ago now.

La Tertulia is back now, in virtual form at least, on facebook! (Update: We've just started a small group to practice our languages every Sunday afternoon in Tokyo! 26-Mar-2009)

Photo taken from the Facebook community I Japan went to and now English no speaky can do.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, La Tertulia, language, EspaÃol, practice, study, Portuguese, French, Spanish, English, Japanese, exchange, Roberto El Gringo, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=433834# NFTOS, La Tertulia, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Japanese, language, exchange, study, practice, Rob, El Gringo, Tokyo Roberto El Gringo Thanks to recent inspiration from my old language group Yes Noticias desde el otro lado - parte tres http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=433731# "Noticias desde el otro lado" con AndrÃs y Roberto El Gringo. AndrÃs y Roberto hablan de La Tertulia y de otras temas.  (En espaÃol con un poquito de japonÃs y inglÃs en la parte final del podcast)

News From The Other Side with AndrÃs and Roberto El Gringo. AndrÃs and Roberto talk about La Tertulia and other topics. (In Spanish with a bit of Japanese and English at the end of the podcast)

The photo is from one of our many "Tertulia" meetings.  Around the table, from left to right:  Rod, Rob, Eya, Jesse, Meric, someone obscured, Pat, Brian, Steve.

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Tags:  NFTOS, AndrÃs, espaÃol, inglÃs, japonÃs, Spanish, English, Japanese, Mexico City, MÃxico D.F., MÃxico, Tokyo, Japan, ãããã, ããããè, èè, ææè, æä, ææ

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]]> talk show Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:27:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=433731# NFTOS, Japan, Tokyo, Spanish, Japanese, English, Andrés, español, inglés, japonés, Mexico City, Mexico D.F., Mexico Andres and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Catching up with Andres who has recently moved back to Mexico City for his studies. Clean Japanese Foundation Day - 建å½è¨å¿µæ¥ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=432026#

This is the first NFTOS video I made in Tokyo, three years ago today. I'm just reporting what I see here. Don't ask me for my opinion. There has been plenty written and said already on the topic. Feel free to join the YouTube chatter!

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan


]]> places Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:22:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=432026# NFTOS Tokyo Japan postcard Rob a.k.a. El Gringo This is the first video I made in Tokyo, three years ago today! No Bicicleteiros #51: Boa Idéia! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=430351#
Logo:  CachaÃa / Pinga 51

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, podcast, blog, commentary, cycling, bicycle, racing, ciclismo, cyclisme, vÃlo, radsport, sport, Hans, Rob, el gringo, Hagerstown, Maryland, Sangenjaya, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 5 Feb 2009 22:55:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=430351# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, Rob, El Gringo, Hagerstown, Maryland, Setagaya, Sangenjaya, cycling, Tokyo, Japan, bicycle, race Hans and Roberto El Gringo The brothers are back for race commentary, predictions, crystal ball gazing & Ouija board manipulation. Yes Headstand Radio - Big Big Big Big Big! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=430120#




How many bigs is that?  I'm streaming the latest 'Headstand' radio show with Patrick Widdess in Cambridge, England, as I type.

He kicks off the show with Dan Deacon's "Big Big Big Big Big!" which I love, but it might put some off, be warned, and never mind it.  The second track was one that I selected, and the song that almost played third was one of mine too, so I know it's going to be a GREAT SHOW!

Links, logo and more coming soon!

Posted by Rob.


]]> music Thu, 5 Feb 2009 04:26:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=430120# News From The Other Side No The Watanabes: Love Princess http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=427874#


The Watanabes, a Tokyo-based band who came together from all ends of the Japanese countryside, performed at The Pink Cow last night for the Australia Day festivities. They have a MySpace page with a few of their songs on it as well as a dozen or so videos on YouTube:

myspace.com/thewatanabes
youtube.com/duncanwalsh20

Check them out!

Other performers included DJ El Gringo, Ami (a gal we met at an outdoor event in Shimokitazawa a few weeks back, David Mashiko (an actual Aussie!), DJ Craig (another Aussie!), Koichiro Suzuki (a wicked didgeridoo player). Last train time came far too early!

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]]> music video Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=427874# Watanabes No Catching up with Patrick #5 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=427726#


Without giving everything away, Patrick tells us what's in store for his next radio show, Headstand, on Cambridge's 105 fm / 209radio.co.uk. As Patrick also mentioned in our podcast, he's started studying Japanese again, and that's what the YouTube video is that you see above.

Here in Tokyo, there's a double booking in my schedule, as I'll be DJing a bit for "Australia Day" at The Pink Cow, while the Learn Japanese Pod crew get together at Bar Popeye in Ryogoku for some local and imported craft brews.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, Headstand, 209radio.co.uk, spoken word, poetry, music, Cambridge, England, Beggar's Banquet, DJ El Gringo, Rob, Australia Day, The Pink Cow, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan


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]]> talk show Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:13:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=427726# NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, Headstand, 209radio.co.uk, Cambridge, England, Beggars Banquet, Australia Day, Pink Cow, Shibuya, Tokyo Patrick and Rob Patrick will be broadcasting a new show on Wednesday night (Thursday morning in Japan). Clean Deepnote @ Jazz Studio Green http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=427429#


Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Hebi Jazzu, Heavy Jazz, DJ Jules, Osaka, Japan]]> events Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=427429# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #50: #50! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=425431#
Here's the address for the locals:  ã 113-0033 æäéæäåæé2-4-16 / TEL: 03-5689-5331 / FAX: 03-5689-7501

Check out the 20 January 2009 blog post for more details about Cloneliness (a.k.a. Charles-Ãric Billard).  NFTOS regulars should need no introduction!  Just check out the music, music video, events and places folders on the right of your screen.

I won't be posting any links at the moment, because we covered most of the same events in the previous podcast, please refer to Bicicleteiros #49.

Photo: "No Bicycle Parking" at JR Namba Station / Osaka City Air Terminal (OCAT) in Osaka.

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=425431# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, Bicicleteiros, facebook, Nebraka, Lincoln, Bike Pedalers, Australia, Tour Down Under, Sangenjaya, Tokyo Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Hans and Rob's Bicicleteiros turns 50! Cheers! Kanpai! Salud! Dinero! Amor! Bicicleteiros!! Yes Bicicleteiros #49: Virtual Winner! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=425374#
We discuss the early season calendar (previously considered training races until only a decade or so ago) with increased interest as the Tour Down Under gains ProTour Status. Oh yes, The Pro Tour is back.

Follow along with our spontaneous banter by checking out the complete UCI Road Calendar on cyclingnews.com.

Besides the TDU, check out these other races that are gaining prominence and respect among racers and fans alike: Tour de Lankawi, Tour de Qatar and Tour of California.

Why is Basso back? VeloNews explains what the deal is. Apparently he's done his two years, and the gentlemen's agreement to keep riders out of the ProTour has already been ignored by Bruyneel & Co once before regarding Basso, so this time no one is paying any attention to it.

Basso has recently posted his blood values online--but it's not what you might think, the blood is not for sale--as has Patrick Sinkewitz.

Someone of this might be old news to die hard cycling fans, but our commentary is always FRESH! Um, I'm about a week putting this up, so I guess that means "better late than never."

Intro and outro music by The Man From Uranus.  Thanks to Patrick Widdess!

Links coming soon!

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, h-monster, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, Rob, el gringo, TDU, Tour Down Under

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:53:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=425374# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, h-monster, Irmao da Xuxa, Rob, el gringo, TDU, Tour Down Under Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo About a week late uploading this, but our commentary is timeless and always guaranteed FRESH! Yes Cloneliness In Tokyo! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=424695#
"As part of the ON SITE EMERGING ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAM MUSIC 2008, I will be presenting "3-D Space Slitar," a multi-media performance involving live music using home-made instruments called slitars, some projections of videos visible through 3-D glasses as well as some old classics (music videos): "The Bath Project," "Tabo and Charles sur le Toit," and my slitar version of "Oshiri Kajiri Mushi."

This is by far the most comprehensive solo live show I have done so far, so be sure to come if you're in Tokyo on the 22nd.

If you're interested, please contact : contact@tokyo-ws.org or 03-5689-5331 to reserve your seat.

Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo
ã 113-0033 æäéæäåæé2-4-16 / TEL: 03-5689-5331 / FAX: 03-5689-7501

And if you're around, from January 15th to January 24th, at Cafe KURAGE, some of my videos will be playing as well:  Cafe Kurage Information

Here is a link to Tokyo Wonder Site's ON SITE EMERGING ARTIST SUPPORT PROGRAM MUSIC 2008:  experimental sound art festival

Hope to see you there!"  charlou2006.blogspot.com

Posted by Rob.

]]> events Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:33:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=424695# News From The Other Side No FLO-Union Media Lounge @ The Pink Cow http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=423636# The Pink Cow tonight (that's Sunday in Tokyo), and it's the return of Stone River and El Gringo providing the sonic wallpaper (as DJ Don't Panyk Danyk is fond of saying).

It all starts at 8:00 p.m. and there's NO COVER CHARGE.  How can you stay away?

Since last month's FLO, I've DJed in Osaka at Cafe Absinthe and Elixir, so I'm starting to get my groove back.  You can stream or direct download two of my old mixes--they are kinda long, but they'll give you an idea of some of the music I might play tonight.

Live @ Laba Laba
My earliest live "mix" back when I didn't have hardly any records of my own (not from 1991 as the page mistakenly says, but rather from around july 2004)...
bikeclubosaka.com/audio/live_at_laba_laba_by_dj_el_gringo

Live @ Oasis Lounge
The only other live "mix" I've made (nothing special, mostly just songs placed end-to-end)...
bikeclubosaka.com/audio/mind_mangle_part_01_by_dj_el_gringo

Photo of Stone River and El Gringo by Prapatang Hunyaga.

Posted by Rob.]]> events Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:21:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=423636# News From The Other Side No D-Mac: Promophobia Vol. 2 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=423143#
A scorcher of a new mix from D.C.'s DJ D-Mac:

http://www.djdmac.com/downloads/Promophobia-vol-2/index.htm

Enjoy your weekend!

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:51:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=423143# News From The Other Side No Japan: 6,000 Miles on a Bicycle http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=422493#


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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:12:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=422493# News From The Other Side No Time to Shine in 2009! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=421071#
Checking in with Melbourne's Miss Riz on her past life in Osaka, her present life in Melbourne and her future life near Tokyo Disney...

Photo:  NOT Miss Liz there on the left, but the cross-dressing oyaji we were talking about on the podcast rather.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Transit Lounge, Bike Club Osaka, Liz, Lizzie, Melbourne, Australia, Osaka, Tokyo, Chiba, Japan, rugby

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]]> talk show Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=421071# NFTOS, Transit Lounge, Bike Club Osaka, Liz, Lizzie, Melbourne, Australia, Osaka, Tokyo, Chiba, Japan, rugby Miss Riz and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Checking in with Melbourne's Miss Riz on her past life in Osaka and her future life near Tokyo Disney... Yes Bicicleteiros #48: TDU Predictions! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=419965#


The YouTube video is a walk down memory lane for Hans who was recently in the vicinity of the 2003 World Championship course.

Hans predicts 2005 TDU Winner Luis Leon Sanchez and Rob predicts dark horse Ivan Dominguez on the final podium in a couple weeks' time. Link: Tour Down Under roster.

Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 7 Jan 2009 04:22:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=419965# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, Rob, El Gringo, Hagerstown, Maryland, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, Japan Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo We kick off the New Year with Tour Down Under predicitons... Yes Headstand Radio 2009 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=419097#
Patrick Widdess is back with his monthly fm radio show from Cambridge, England, which features music, poetry and spoken word from all over the world. If you miss the live feed of the show, you can stream it for a month, until the next show is uploaded. The next headstand will be broadcast on Cambridge's 105 fm radio and at http://www.209radio.co.uk/shows/profile.php?show=headstand from 21:00 to 23:00 GMT, on Wednesday, 7 January. Tune in with us!

ENJOY!

Moth Conspiracy photo by Patrick.

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Mon, 5 Jan 2009 01:58:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=419097# News From The Other Side No Happy New Year! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=418188# Osaka mission accomplished:  Much fun was had. [Photos: Elixir photo gallery, more to come]  We're now back in in Shiga eating osechi and basically just being lazy.  I've been alternating between the computer screen and the window, watching wet sloppy snowflakes steadily plummeting to earth as random daytime TV broadcasts ekiden exploits and shogi strategies into our lives.  The Emperor's Cup final has just started under sunny Tokyo skies--Osaka Gamba vs Kashiwa Reysol.  Go Gamba!

Posted by Rob.

]]> report Thu, 1 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=418188# News From The Other Side No Back After the Holidays http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=417312#
NFTOS will be back after the holidays (unless Alex has something to post during our absence).

Osaka is rockin'!  After DJing at Absinthe (28 Dec) and Elixir (29 Dec), my next stop is Cafe Balbora on New Year's Eve, where Sachiko and friends will be DJing.

http://www.geocities.jp/balbora_cafe/

Photo:  Mt Fuji from the Shinkansen.

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]]> report Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:21:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=417312# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #47: Season Two Finale http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=415942#
Hans will be heading north to Ontario as Rob takes off for Osaka.

Photo of Hans by Rolf.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Marco Pantani, Tom Simpson, Osaka, Japan, Ontario, Canada, DJ, event, Cafe Absinthe, Shawn Basik, Tokyo, Yokohama, cycling, night rides

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=415942# NFTOS, Marco Pantani, Tom Simpson, Osaka, Japan, Ontario, Canada, DJ, event, Cafe Absinthe, Shawn Basik, Yokohama, cycling Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Our second season comes to a close as Hans will be heading north to Ontario and Rob takes off to Osaka. Yes Method @ Cafe Absinthe http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=415675#
Winter chills? Deep basslines and green fairies* are the ideal remedy.

Come nod your head to a funky, minimal-tech hybrid sound with Ian Handsley (KIX) and Shawn Basik (formerly of Oasis Lounge).

Start Time: Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 8:00pm
End Time: Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 2:00am

Location: Cafe Absinthe in Kita-Horie, Osaka, of course!

Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=33355278038

Pre-listen on soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/shawn-basik
http://soundcloud.com/enh

*La fÃe verte:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritueux_aux_plantes_d%27absinthe

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]]> events Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:13:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=415675# News From The Other Side No Baku @ Elixir http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=415356#
Jerry Gordon, Takezo Aoki and Yuichi Arai will perform as Baku at Elixir, a new venue rumored to have Guido SaldaÃa connections.

The show starts at 9:00 p.m. on the 26th and is FREE of charge.

Location: Elixir Cafe Bar: Dakota House (just south of YMCA and the National Museum on Nakanoshima)
Address: 1F 1-23-30 Edobori Nishiku, Osaka, Japan
Phone: 0664442001

Posted by Rob.

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]]> events Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:56:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=415356# News From The Other Side No Flo-Union & LJP Bonenkai @ The Pink Cow http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=411922# The Pink Cow this Sunday.  Second, it's also the Learn Japanese Pod Bonenkai (year-end party).  Third, it's El Gringo's return to DJing after a 10-month hiatus.  Fourth, it's Stone River's DJ debut at the Pink Cow.

It all starts at 8:00 p.m. and there's absolutely NO COVER CHARGE.  How can you stay away?

Still not convinced? You can stream or direct download two of my mixes--they are kinda long, but they'll give you an idea of some of the music I might play on Sunday. I've added a lot of records and maybe some skillz as well since these live recordings were made almost 3 years ago, but them skillz is probably a bit rusty after such a long time off.

Live @ Laba Laba
My earliest live "mix" back when I didn't have hardly any records of my own (not from 1991 as the page mistakenly says, but rather from around july 2004)...
bikeclubosaka.com/audio/live_at_laba_laba_by_dj_el_gringo

Live @ Oasis Lounge
The only other live "mix" I've made (nothing special, mostly just songs placed end-to-end)...
bikeclubosaka.com/audio/mind_mangle_part_01_by_dj_el_gringo

Photo of Stone River and El Gringo by Prapatang Hunyaga.

Posted by Rob.

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]]> events Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=411922# News From The Other Side No It's a very Headstand Xmas! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=411920# Fairy Tale of New York. 

Tune in for two hours of music and spoken word at:  headstand.209radio.co.uk

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]]> music Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=411920# News From The Other Side No Salads in Space @ Destine http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=411915#
An Invitation from Charles Billard:

"We're doing a gig at DESTINE, small cozy bar in Umeda! Hope to see you guys before flying home for Christmas!"

Salads in Space is an improvised music trio composed of :
Rick Tuazon (laptop computer, drums, etc.) - projektivity.net
Jerry Gordon (clarinet, drums, saxophone, etc.) moontriangle.blogspot.com
and Charles Billard (home-made instruments, keyboard, etc.) - charlou2006.blogspot.com

saladsinspace.blogspot.com
myspace.com/saladsinspace

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]]> events Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:54:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=411915# News From The Other Side No Will Sing for Beer http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=411168#


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]]> music video Tue, 9 Dec 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=411168# NFTOS, Talk Show, Alex, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Coffeebot3000, Stone River Alex, Coffeebot3000, Stone River and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Musical outtakes from our upcoming Talk Shows #57 and 58. Yes Mundo Popular No.8 @ L'Institut Franco-Japonais http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=410415#
Yes, it's that time again. The event also doubles the 3rd anniversary party for Taiyo Record of Kagurazaka. That's today, 7 December 2008, starting at 6:00 p.m.

Here are links for info in French and info in Japanese. (Sorry, I don't have time to post coherent details, just cut n'paste stuff as it's been a fun-filled and busy weekend. Lot's of tales to tell in the next talk show or Tokyo Panic Living!

Good luck to everyone taking their JLPT this weekend! You know who you are, if you know what that is...

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]]> events Sun, 7 Dec 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=410415# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #63: Somethin' to Work With http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=409959#
This audio podcast contains recorded sounds from my neighborhood, during the day and at night, cycling off into the northwestern suburbs (by accident) and more local brew tasting. Parental guidance advised.

Big shout out to Learn Japanese Pod crew, Alex, Waka and Coffeebot3000 who gave us a shout on their latest show, Fun Friday. Make sure you check out Wes's blog Hiking in Japan which was mentioned on their show.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, NFTOS, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Asakusa, Flamme d'Or, Ueno, Kuramae, Kasuga, Kagurazaka, Otsuka, Ikebukuro, Shin Egota, Kan nana, Meijiro, dori, Oedo, sen, Koenji, Setagaya-ku, Sangenjaya, Shimokitazawa, Chazawa, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Fri, 5 Dec 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=409959# NFTOS, Kuramae, Kasuga, Kagurazaka, Otsuka, Ikebukuro, Shin Egota, Kan nana, Meijiro, dori, Oedo, Tokyo, Koenji, Japan Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Recorded sounds from my neighborhood, during the day and at night. Cycling into the unknown and more local brew tasting. Yes Panic Living #62: Sun Also Rises in Kuramae http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=409297#
The sun also rises in Kuramae, and Rob wanders home via the sunniest route possible, thus taking the long way home.

Without internet at home, I'm getting really bad at posting links and detailed notes, so as usual, standby for that kind of stuff, but don't hold your breath!

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Tags: NFTOS, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Stone River, tachinomiya, Hoppy, shochu, Kuramae, Okachimachi, Ueno, JR Yamanote Line, Yoyogi, Shibuya, Chuo Rinkan, Denentoshi, Hanzomon, subway, Setagaya, Sangenjaya, Staion, Line, walking, walk, train, ride, Christmas, x-mas, Run-DMC, Samuel Flynn Scott & The B.O.P., audio, podcast, enhanced, iTalk, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 3 Dec 2008 05:43:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=409297# NFTOS, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Kuramae, Okachimachi, JR Yamanote, Shibuya, Tokyo, shochu, Japan, Stone River, iTalk Rob a.k.a. El Gringo The sun also rises in Kuramae, and Rob wanders home via the sunniest route possible, thus taking the long way home. Yes Panic Living: Back in Tokyo (video) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=408481#


Panic Living is back in Tokyo and in video form. New studio set with Stone River on camera!

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Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo Panic Living, Rob, El Gringo, Japan, High Horse Studios, Sangenjaya, Setagaya, beer, haiku, senryu, books, t-shirt, Stone RIver

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]]> tokyo panic living Mon, 1 Dec 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=408481# NFTOS Tokyo Panic Living Rob El Gringo Japan High Horse Studios Sangenjaya Setagaya beer haiku senryu books t-shirt Stone River Stone River and El Gringo Panic Living is back in Tokyo and in video form. New studio set with Stone River on camera! Yes The Conservatives: Live @ Brixton Jamm http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=408452#
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Tags: NFTOS, Live music, London, England, The Conservatives, Jonny Heartbreaker

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]]> events Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=408452# News From The Other Side No Beer Tasting #2 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=407503#
Beer tasting with El Gringo and Stone River. Standby for links and details.

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Tags: NFTOS, Natural Lawson, Yona Yona, Ale, Beer, Ginga Kogen, Coedo, Sun Sun, tasting, sampling, Tokyo, Setagaya-ku

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]]> talk show Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=407503# NFTOS, Natural Lawson, Yona Yona, Ale, Beer, Ginga Kogen, Coedo, Sun Sun, tasting, sampling, Tokyo, Setagaya-ku Stone River and El Gringo Kanpai. Hope you enjoy this tasty beer podcast featuring 4 Japanese micro-brews (and a bottle Sangre de Toro). Yes Talk Show #59: Pourquoi? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=407709#
Some may ask "Pourquoi?!"

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Tags:  NFTOS, En FranÃais, Seppuku, Otaku, Setagaya-ku, Sangenjaya, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> talk show Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=407709# NFTOS, En Français, Seppuku, Otaku, Setagaya-ku, Sangenjaya, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan Alex and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo I don't want your freedom. I want your French! Yes Tokyo Panic Living #61: High Horse http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=407500#
Happy Thanksgiving from Tokyo, Japan. Here are some recordings from the past few days spliced together in into one podcast. There's a lot of misinformation contained within due to the lack of maps and general sense of my whereabouts at the time of the recordings. Please standby for clarification and links!

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Tags: NFTOS, Panic Living, High Horse, audio, enhanced, podcast, Setagaya-ku, Kuhonbutsu, Okusawa, Oimachi, Tamagawa, Tama River, cycling, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:47:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=407500# NFTOS, Setagaya-ku, Kuhonbutsu, Okusawa, Oimachi, Tamagawa, Tama River, cycling, Jiyugaoka, Tokyo, Japan Rob a.k.a. El Gringo A new neighborhood is explored by bicycle and a new apartment is unveiled as newspapers are peeled back from the tatami. No Loop Line video player http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=404160#


Looks like someone in Canada, kanarakuotoko, has created a playlist for our 8 Loop Line videos and called it Cycling in Osaka. Cool!

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]]> loop line video Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=404160# News From The Other Side No Tokyo Panic Living is Back! #60 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=403944#
That's right folks, your host, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo is back in Tokyo for better or for worse, so please tune in semi-weekly for what's happing in my neighborhood. I've already been back for two weeks... (to be continued)

Photo of NFTOS Studios' Tokyo Tower by Stone River.

Tags: NFTOS, Panic Living, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Stone River, David Roy, Flo-Union, Mundo Popular, Taiyo Record, Institut Franco-Japonais, music, events, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ryogoku, Popeye, Altgate, beer, Tokyo, Setagaya, Sangenjaya, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=403944# NFTOS, Panic Living, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Stone River, David Roy, Flo-Union, Mundo Popular, Taiyo Record, Kagurazaka, Tokyo Rob a.k.a. El Gringo That's right folks, your host is back in Tokyo, so please tune in semi-weekly for what's happening in my neighborhood. Yes J.A.L.: Ice Climber http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=403443#
Patrick Widdess' latest headstand can now be heard at headstand.209radio.co.uk featuring top poets Jude Simpson, Luke Wright, Hugo Williams and J T Chameleon and all this:

The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
The Psychotic Reaction - Over-draft Blues
Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Ivor Cutler - Life in a Scotch Sitting Room Vol. 2 Episode 2
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip - Back From Hell
Syd Barrett - Baby Lemonade
Dan Jefferies and Tom Adams - Come Back
Martin Figura - I work in the Arts Now
J.A.L - Ice Climber
Salads in Space - Putting on The Moon Suits*
The Morning People - If Wishes were Horses
Half Man Half Biscuit - The Trumpton Riots
Hugo Williams - Words
Mr Scruff - Fish
Moth Conspiracy - Husband and Wife
Melt-Banana - Spathic!
Motorhead - The Ace of Spades
Norville - Clowns*
Sucia - I want my Records Back*
Cusp - Vinegar Pouch

*(Should sound familiar to regular members of the NFTOS audience)

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]]> music Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=403443# NFTOS, Jarrod Lio, Motorway, music, ambient, electronic, Patrick Widdess, headstand, Cambridge, England, Melbourne, Australia J.A.L. New stuff from a mysterious cat from Down Under who you might know from his NFTOS podcast The Motorway. Clean Beer Tasting @ Popeye http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=403053#
Five of us met up for beers and real ales at Popeye on Wednesday. What transpired was recorded for posterity and edited to protect the guilty. This enhanced podcast may meet further censorship by the participants, so this version is special, as it might be replaced by one less offensive to interested parties. Or something like that.

Stand by for more detailed notes, which we all took, or at least attempted to, and which might appear over on Learn Japanese Pod, or on the forums.

The photo is of a poster in the bar.

We might do this again sometime. Please join us if you'd like!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese Pod, coffeebot3000, Stone River, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, real ale, forum, Popeye, beer, tasting, Yona Yona, Hitachino Nest Beer, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> talk show Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=403053# NFTOS, beer tasting, Alex Brooke, Learn Japanese Pod, coffeebot3000, Stone River, Rob, real ale, Popeye, Yona Yona, Hitachino Alex, Coffeebot3000, Jericho, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo and Stone River Five of us met up for beers and real ales at Popeye on Wednesday Yes Talk Show #56: Ofukai http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=403035#
"Je ne suis pas comme une damme de la cour de Versailles, qui disait: c'est bien dommage que l'aventure de la tour de Babel ait produit la confusion des langues; sans cela tout le monde aurait toujours parlà franÃais." Votaire, 1767

We learn how Alex sounds so intelligent in Japanese, why, it's by studying "How to Sound Intelligent in Japanese." We talked about having had gyudon at Yoshinoya for lunch, and about waiting for B-Chan, so we can go out to an izakaya in the evening, among other things. Recorded in Chiba. Standby for more links and stuff.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Coffeebot3000, makikomo, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan

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]]> talk show Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=403035# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Coffeebot3000, makikomo, Sawa Vaughers, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan, gyudon, Yoshinoya, LJP Alex, Coffeebot3000, Makiko and Rob Coffeebot3000 joins Alex, Makiko and Rob (fresh of the plane) in Chiba. Yes Bicicleteiros #46: Our Moment Is Now! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=401914#
Poster by Norville. Notes coming soon!

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Tags: NFTOS, Hans, Rob, Kloden, Simeoni, Gerdemann, Simoni, Basso, Armstrong, cycling, ciclismo, cyclisme, Tokyo, Japan, Hagerstown, Maryland, NFL, Monday Night Football, J-League, Obama, Norville, forum, Tokyo Cycling Club, Learn Japanese Pod Forum

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]]> bicicleteiros Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:54:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=401914# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Hagerstown, Maryland, Tokyo, Sangenjaya, Setagaya, Pantani, Armstrong, LJP Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo A long one. Plenty to talk about even though the cycling season's officially over. Yes Alex: YouTube masher #01 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=398886#


What has he been taking? I have come back to Japan to find out.

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]]> music video Sun, 2 Nov 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=398886# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #45: Slice of Life http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=398391#
Pinch, punch, first of the month! Rabbit, rabbit!

Photo by Hans.

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 1 Nov 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=398391# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, Halloween, Auckland, New Zealand, Hagerstown, Maryland, MD, NZ, Dexter, TV Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Yes Bicicleteiros' Halloween http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=398385#
Bicicleteiros are going to be out of town(s) for the weekend, but never fear! We recorded edpisode #45, which will be posted Saturday. and this is sort of a "p.s."

Photo: Source unknown. Forward of an e-mail forward of an e-mail forward...

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NFTOS, Hans, Rob, Halloween, Auckland, New Zealand, Hagerstown, Maryland, MD, NZ, Dexter, TV

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:10:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=398385# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, Halloween, Auckland, New Zealand, Hagerstown, Maryland, MD, NZ, Dexter, TV Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo This is just a p.s. to Bicicleteiros #45. We'll be back tomorrow with over 45 minutes of cycling and sport! Yes Wes Climbs the Hyakumeizan! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=397311#


DJ Wes has been climbing Japan's 100 famous mountains (Hyakumeizan) over the last five years. This is the final peak, Mt. Hijiri, Southern Alps, Elevation 3013 meters. Wes was accompanied by his wife Kanako and friends Yuuki and Fumito.

Video by Alex Brooke.

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]]> people Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:08:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=397311# News From The Other Side No Get Your War On! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=396081#
Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.


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]]> animation Sun, 26 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=396081# News From The Other Side No Jerry Gordon: Walking in Underwater Shoes http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=395669#
Just like the flyer says, "Jerry Gordon plays small chords in a dark room," Friday, 31 October 2008 from 5:30 p.m. at Cypher Cafe in Morinomiya, Osaka.

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]]> music Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=395669# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #44: Sapatão! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=395881#
[notes to be edited, please stand by]

Italians for life bans on doping.
La Gazzetta
L'Equipe
Lombary won by Cunego
Vino comeback? We don't think so!
Lance, Alberto (Lance for the 2009 Tour, or the Giro, or both?)
New 2009 Tour route announced.
Mont Ventoux stage the next-to-last stage.
Japan Cup.
The new Norvilleintro might sound familiar...


Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, Hans, El Gringo, Rob, cycling, cyclisme, ciclismo, radsport, bicycle, race, Auckland, New Zealand, Hagerstown, Maryland, Japan Cup

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=395881# News From The Other Side No Norville: Clowns http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=394091#
Another little treat from Norville. When Andrew heard it, he blurted out, "(Norv) sounds like Tom Waits' and Leonard Cohen's love child."

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]]> music Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=394091# NFTOS, Norville Parchment, music, song, mp3, Sucia, Don't Date Me, Trenchparrots, Bored, New York, San Francisco, Canada, USA Norville Norv produces another gem, while he was sad he claims, but probably just while he was bored. Clean World Blank http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=394067#


Here's another vid from Auckland's Gabriel White.

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Tags: NFTOS, Gabriel White, Aucklantis, DVD, exhibition, Kiwi, artist, videographer, camera, video, YouTube, Korea, Seoul, Tongdo, Fantasia, ASB, Queen Street, Wellesley, corner, Auckland, New Zealand ]]> video projects Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:25:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=394067# News From The Other Side No Dark Side of The Pink Floyd http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=393009#


Another clever little flash animation by Sir Alex Brooke which you can find more of at Prapatang World.

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]]> animation Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:44:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=393009# News From The Other Side No Talk Show #55: The Hadron Collider http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=391392#
WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!! Or at least we were supposed to...

This one was recorded on a Thursday just before the Moon Festival weekend awhile back. Check your Asian calendars...

Requested by Coffeebot3000.

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Tags: NFTOS, makikomo.com, Alex Brooke, Rob, el gringo, Hadron Collider

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]]> talk show Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:10:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=391392# NFTOS, makikomo, Alex Brooke, tsukimi, Auckland, New Zealand, Chiba, Japan Alex, Makiko and Rob This one was recorded on a Thursday just before the Moon Festival weekend awhile back. Check your Asian calendars... Yes Priceless Talk #14: October Surprise http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=389033#
Some will remember this podcast as the October surprise. Introducing Stone River!

Stone River of Learn Japanese Pod forum ilk has met up with us (um, me) on Skype and we recorded this podcast, which might get edited after Stone gives it a listen. Many groovy tag words will follow as soon as I can read the notes I've been taking while listening to this recording.

Photo: A pair of Maricks (Palin and http://norville.uber.com/greatest_hits">Parchment).

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Tags: NFTOS, Stone River, Bicicleteiros, filter, Coffeebot3000, The Barge Inn, bar, pilots, flight attendant, air hostess, stewardess, Kagurazaka, Narita, Tokyo, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand, October surprise

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]]> talk show Thu, 9 Oct 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=389033# NFTOS, october surprise, LAX, coffeebot3000, stoneriver, prison, alex brooke Stone River and El Gringo A Learn Japanese Pod forums hero, Mr Stone River dials in, and we talk France, cycling, Japanese history, drinkin' and stuff. Yes Alex Paragliding in Nagano http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=388975#


Posted by Rob.

p.s. I'll ask Alex to upload this in a higher quality .m4v format or something you can download on iTunes and/or play on your iPod/iPhone/whatever thing you may use.

]]> places Wed, 8 Oct 2008 04:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=388975# News From The Other Side No Learn English with Beer http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=388095#
This just in from the creators of Learn Japanese Pod. Ladies and gentlement, Ben and Alex!



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]]> animation Mon, 6 Oct 2008 02:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=388095# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #43: The Audacity of DOPE http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=387507#


Video: Bicicleteiros archives - On safari in Nebraska, 3 July 2007.

Random notes (work in progress):

I watched Ewan McGregor in Deception this weekend. Speaking of deception, Frank Schleck has been suspended having sought gynecological treatment chez le docteur Fuentes. Ullrich likes Lance's chances. If Jan believes, then so do we! Meanwhile, Huey Lewis is back in the studios cutting a techno remix of the 80s classic "I Want a New Drug." Et pourquoi pas?

Hans cites a the doping related incident at the World Championships--The usual drug raid that goes down every time the veloboys are back on Italian soil. Something about Benoit Joachim's oxygen tent raising suspicions, um, the dude sleeps in an Oâ tent. Nothing suspicious here. Michael Jackson used to live in an amusement park and sleep with his pet monkey. Everyone move along, please. Nothing to see here...

Anyway, Ballan won World's, and we're cool with that. Some crybaby Russian or Ukrainian was on the wrong wheel in the finishing stretch and couldn't repeat his silver or bronze of last year, which had probably just been a fluke anyway. Where did I read that? I can't find the story now.

Last Saturday, I was romping around Rangitoto Island, hiking up the extinct volcano, taking videos of fantail (a species of bird) up around the crater, and later a stingray and a blue penguin in the waters at the foot of the volcano. Topped it off with tea and scones with fresh cream. A lovely day was had. Ferry boat info: http://www.cadabra.com/Services/SERDetail.aspx?SER_ID=7435

On Sunday, I did the coast to coast walk, connecting the dots between the Waitemata Harbour on the east side, and Manukau Harbour on the west. The walk itself follows a north to south trajectory from downtown Auckland through the Domain, up Mt Eden, down the other side, and up One Tree Hill (which gave U2 a song title) and then down again to Onehunga Park.

Attention! Attention all CSC and former CSC riders involved in OperaciÃn Puerto. It's time for a roll call: Ivan Basso, Tyler Hamilton, Frank Schleck and who else? Fabio Cancellara? All present and accounted for? Look, guys, if you're going to dope, we suggest you either ride for different teams, or don't all ride so damn well at the same time. Hans suggests that may be the reason why Sastre is choosing this occaision to cut and run from Riis & Co. Might be a little too late. Ever heard the story in the Bible of Lotz wife? (sic) Just don't look back!

Can you hear the Tui bird?

Rob is reading Major, as in Major Taylor now. If they had it back then, over 100 years ago, what makes you think they're not doping now, with 100x greater methods?

Top 8 finishers in the Volta a Portugal were riders implicated in OperaciÃn Puerto: Francisco Mancebo, Santiago PÃrez, Eladio JimÃnez, David Blanco, Isidro Nozal, RubÃn Plaza, Koldo Gil, David Bernabeu...

Riccardo Riccà "was expecting more sympathy'' for his stupidity involving EPO positives and hanging out with pariah-for-life Carlito Santuccione. Henceforth, he will be referred to on Bicicleteiros as as Rico Suave.

The Learn Japanese Pod forum's beer thread blends brew and cycling.

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Tags: NFTOS, Hans, El Gringo, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, Riccardo RiccÃ, Rico Suave, ciclismo, cyclisme, radsport, Hagerstown, Maryland, Auckland, New Zealand

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 4 Oct 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=387507# NFTOS, Hans, Rob Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo After a long drought, we're back, and so are the doping scandals and rumors thereof. Yes More Kiwi English... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=383658#


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]]> places Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:21:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=383658# News From The Other Side No The If Factor: Night in Nakatsu http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=382781#
It's high time we got this recording posted (over two and a half years later). It was recorded at Alex Brooke's old place in Nakatsu (see also Nakatsu Music Project, Nakatsu Music and Poetry, The ALT Rap, The Making of ALT Rap video, Tsuchifumazu art show, Nakatsu Nabe Party, etc).

If you heard The If Factor's Taste Test, this contains all 15 minutes contained in that recording, plus another half hour, all recorded the same night in one take. However, nearly 15 more minutes were edited out, for various reasons, mostly self-censorship.

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Tags: NFTOS, The If Factore, Alex Brooke, Jonny Heartbreaker, The Conservatives, Rob, El Gringo, mixi, Learn Japanese Pod, music, Nakatsu, Osaka, Japan

]]> music Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:20:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=382781# NFTOS, The If Factore, Alex Brooke, Jonny Heartbreaker, The Conservatives, Rob, El Gringo, mixi, Learn Japanese Pod, music The If Factor Put the kids to bed, get your favorite brew from the fridge, turn the lights down low and put your headphones on! Yes Bicicleteiros #42: Locked Out http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=377521#
A quick rundown of the past week's events in the cycling world. Lot's of stuff's been recorded by us since the weekend before last, stuff which will eventually be uploaded in a carefully edited and self-censored format.

The big race this weekend is the Vuelta stage up to the Alto de L'Angliru. I had to look it up in Spanish to confirm it's spelling. I was expecting it to be "del Angliru."

Tyler photo from last year's race in Philly by Hans.

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Tags: NFTOS, Tyler Hamilton, Lance comeback, Vuelta, Missouri, Bettini, Alto de L'Angliru

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:49:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=377521# NFTOS, Tyler Hamilton, Lance comeback, Vuelta, Missouri, Bettini Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo A quick rundown of the past week's events in the cycling world. Lot's of stuff's been recorded lately which'll be uploaded... Yes Talk Show #54: Skydiving into Cup Noodle http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=377352#
Alex and Rob with a dash of Makiko.

Photo taken by Makiko on 2 April 2006 at Chove Chuva in Higobashi, Osaka.

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]]> talk show Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:58:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=377352# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Pecha Kucha, Nick Dwyer, Gabriel White, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand, Japan, Tokyo, Kiwi Experience Alex, Makiko and Rob Alex and Rob with a dash of Makiko. Yes Planet Auckland http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=374625#


Gabriel White will have a screening at 8:00 tonight in the Wine Cellar, St Kevin's Arcade, on K Road. The title is "Tongdo Fantasia," featuring footage from his Korean experiences, however, I'm hoping he will also show some of his "Aucklantis" works as well. You can check out some of his stuff YouKnowWhere and at his homepage. There'll be a door charge of $5.00.

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Tags: NFTOS, Gabriel White, screening, video projects, DVD, exhibition, event, St Kevin's Arcade, Wine Cellar, Kiwi, artist, videographer, camera, video, YouTube, Korea, Seoul, Tongdo, Fantasia, Auckland, New Zealand

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]]> events Thu, 4 Sep 2008 05:11:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=374625# News From The Other Side No Salads in Space @ UrBANGUILD http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=374309#
Charles is back with another event...

Friday, September 5th, 2008 from 7:00pm to 2:00am

JunKroom presents a Special Event at UrBANGUILD with an amazingly eclectic and International Program, including Performance Art, Modern Dance, Improvised Music, Sound Installation and more... An evening of Multi-disciplinary performances and artistic collaborations that will surprise, and astound you.

Salads in Space, a trio composed of Rick Tuazon, Jerry Gordon and Charles-Eric Billard, will mezmerize you with their sense of belonging to underground agroovating culture, to say the least. Salads in Space might play early, so please come early if you want to see us!

Doors open 6:30 JunkRoom Event starts at 7:00pm and ends at 2:00am Entrance 1000 yen + 1 Drink (total 1500yen)

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]]> events Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=374309# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros #41: Buck Stops Here http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=372840#
The Vuelta a EspaÃa promises to the be the showdown that never got a chance at the Tour de France this year. I've taken the liberty to chop up this podcast à la Tarentino (I use his name quite liberally here), so that cycling fans can cut to the chase, since time is of the essence with the Vuelta starting today in Granada.

Hans predicts Contador will take amarillo from day one, and wear it all the way to the finish in Madrid. I say there'll be a surprise similar to the first stage of the Giro, where Christian Vande Velde took the jersery in another team time trial stage. When you start a stage race like that, it's even more of a lottery than in an individual time time, because you could have a total newcomer roll across the line with the fastest time, because he's been fortunate enough to find himself on a strong team. Of course, I also predict Contador will be in yellow come Madrid.

To kick things off, Hans un- (synthetic) corks a Mas Delmera tempranillo, a Spanish wine from Tarragon. He's not sure what year it was though.

I'm still fumbling around with Garage Band and I managed to delete a not-so-vital portion while edition, which may have been worthwhile for our diehard fans we know you're out there! For a bit Hans is talking about the picture of the fireman holding up an ouriÃo, or hedgehog, and that comes up again later. (36:35)

How can you talk about the Vuelta this year without mentioning the Tour de France? The organizers of the Tour and 49% owners of the Vuelta barred Contador's Astana team from riding, so he had to settle for winning the Giro d'Italia instead. This could set up a treble for him, which would see him being the fifth rider to win all three major tours, and become the rider to have won all three grand tours within the shortest amount of time. Inevitably the failed ProTour format, the AIGCP, the old FICP rankings and the English Premiership all come up in the course of conversation.

For those of you who dropped by for more than just the cycling, maybe you stopped by for Hans' ability to drop in appropriate background music and poignant comments like "it's like Bruneel, he's in a downtown situation, and he's the minority," he quips at 20:08, followed up by "it's the American dream," at 22:00, and remarks about Leonardo Piepoli at 25:00. We eventually end up talk about creating a nature slideshow presentation (26:00), for which I recommend the Pecha Kucha format.

Other fine moments to note are at 30:27 (...but dude, I know how to put that look on!), 35:00 (...and I'll just drop some Latin names to this), 36:10 (...I can narrate to this kind of stuff), and finally the golden moment at 37:25 with "I have something beautiful for you..."

Photo of a fresh mountain lion kill, a mule deer perhaps, by Hans.

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Tags: NFTOS, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, h-monster, el gringo, Rob, Hans, Auckland, New Zealand, Hagerstown, Maryland

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=372840# NFTOS, La Vuelta a Espana, Alberto Contador, Carlos Sastre, CSC, Astana Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Hans de Nostradamus predicts Alberto Contador in amarillo from day one. Rob calls for an upset on day one. Yes Sickotropic of Capricorn #10 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=372834#
Watch out for the audio levels! Used lots of different audio, and no, I am not a Garage Band pro.

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Tags: NFTOS, Tetley's

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]]> tokyo panic living Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:34:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=372834# NFTOS, NZ, gabriel white, life is rand0m, pecha kucha night, Auckland, Wellington, Malty Media, Burgundy Room, Jet Jaguar Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Watch out for the levels. Used lots of different audio, and no, I am not a Garage Band pro. Yes ...Apropos of Nothing - Wellington Release! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=372773#
All live!

Jet Jaguar* http://nonwrestler.com/music/
Malty Media http://maltymedia.net.nz/mm/
Group Five (down from Auckland) http://www.additiverich.com/groupfive/
Panoramica* (up from Dunedin) http://www.panoramica.co.nz/
*(lots of free downloads)


Friday 29th August from 9.30pm The Burgundy Room, under Bodega $10 to get in, $20 gets you a CD as well. Bargain!

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]]> events Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=372773# News From The Other Side No New Zealand http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=371553#


This was Makiko's first attempt at making a music video shot last summer (which runs until February or March here).

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Tags: NFTOS, Auckland, New Zealand, Aotearoa, cicadas, dance

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]]> music video Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=371553# NFTOS, New Zealand, Auckland, Aotearoa, dance, pillow, blanket, cicadas Makiko and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo This was Makiko's first attempt at making a music video shot last summer. Clean Midnight Japan http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=371105#


We've been having fun lately, for a few hours each Saturday night, at Auckland's Planet FM 104.6 with DJs Megumi, Mari, Makiko, Kazu and Budgie on the mixer. Tune in every Saturday for Japanese news, music, talk and nostalgia from 10:35 p.m. to 12:05 a.m.

This video is part 3 of 3. There segments will be put up during the course of the next couple of weeks.

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Tags: NFTOS, radio, Auckland, New Zealand, Japan, Japanese, 104.6 FM, news, oldies, music, talk show, J-Pop, young people, ããã, ãããããã, ãããããããã

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]]> events Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=371105# NFTOS, radio, Auckland, New Zealand, Japan, Japanese, 104.6 FM, news, oldies, music, talk show, J-Pop, young people Megumi, Mari, Makiko, Kazu and Budgie Fun at Auckland's Planet FM 104.6...ã Clean Bicicleteiros #38: Come in, Nostradamus http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=370999#
Hans looks into his crystal ball to predict the outcomes of cycling races and to direct bellybutton relocations...

He also recommends trying beer from the world's oldest brewery, Weihenstephan.

Photo by Hans.

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=370999# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Auckland, Hagerstown, New Zealand, Maryland, cycling, Olympics, Beijing Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Hans looks into his crystal ball to predict the outcomes of cycling races and to direct bellybutton relocation... Yes Monkey on the Loose in Shibuya! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=370613#


Tokyo video footage by Eric Seaholm, http://seaholm.com

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Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan, DJ, Monkey

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]]> report Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:24:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=370613# News From The Other Side No Going to Pecha Kucha Tonight! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=370442#
The latest Headstand was a real treat and is now available for streaming. Patrick kicked off the show with Tic Tac Toe, a track by Auckland's cusp. (I'd like to think I had something to do with that). Later in the first hour of the show, he played News by Wellington's Jet Jaguar, who just performed here last weekend. Coincidence? I don't think so!

He kicked off the second hour with a track from Kyoto resident Drew Moon, then bravely went where no radio DJ has probably ever been with a half-hour of Charles-Ãric Billard--Osaka resident and NFTOS event anchor.

Tonight, we are passing up seeing The Earlybirds at the Kings Arms, who we saw live when we first got to NZ, opting instead for Pecha Kucha Night at the Te Tuhi Center for the Arts out in Pakuranga. Makiko and I haven't attended before, so we thought we'd give it a try this time around.

PKN_AKL_09 is a collaboration between Pecha Kucha Nights Auckland and Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts. It starts at 8:20 p.m. local time, doors open at 7:30 p.m. For full details, conatact RenÃe at 09 577 0138 or e-mail renee@tetuhi.org.nz

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]]> events Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:23:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=370442# News From The Other Side No Psychotropic of Capricorn #9: Boobs on Bikes! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=370201#
Make sure to tune into Headstand Radio right away!! You'll be able to stream it live between 21:00 and 23:00 GMT. The second half of the show will feature 30 minutes of eclectic stuff from Osaka legend Charles Billard.

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Tags: NFTOS, Boobs on Bikes, Headstand, Takedao Tunnel Party, Auckland, Osaka, Cambridge, New Zealand, England, UK, Japan

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]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=370201# NFTOS, Boobs on Bikes, Headstand, Takedao Tunnel Party, Auckland, Osaka, Cambridge, New Zealand, England, UK, Japan Makiko and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Oh, it's me again. Rob in Auckland with Boobs on Bikes while the world keeps turning, good stuff goes on in England and Japan. Yes Full Skull and Seven Flaming Ears Aglow http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=369616#
Part dream, part plagiarized speech, mostly nonsense. This is my homage to an Osaka original, Ray [surname omitted minimize Google detection]:

Full skull and seven flaming ears aglow, all feathers, brought froth on this countertop, a new notion, consumed by Liberty, and dedicated to the indecent proposal that not all men are created equal.

For Raymond, crafting open-chested bust with a head inside this chest causing us to look at another head inside its own chest, his own chest? Took us up onto the mountain top, and in his Texan drawl, "I've raced all up and down this here back road [forgot the name, as it came to me in a dream], cops a chasin' after me, and I done drank at every bar down on that there beach." (He points through the trees to a sparkling pristine beach unspoiled by the simplest of structures).

Now we are so enslaved to a great Silver Whore (money), testing whether that notion, or any new sensation, so convoluted and so degraded, can long endure. We met on the great dance-floor, introduced to one another by that Whore. We have come to desecrate the love potion of that floor, at a final resting chill-out space for those who left their wives at home that we might LIVE, baby, live. It is all together tight-fitting and improper but we should do this thing. And, in a larger sense, we can not desecrate--cops can not confiscate--we can not...

Hallo?--this ground...

Um, where am I? Uh...

Right now?

The brave men, those still living and some undead, who stumbled here, have consummated it, far above in our DJ booth, poor quality audio does indeed detract from the pure quality party vibe. The world will little note, unless they accidently stumble onto BikeClubOsaka.com, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what we did here. It is for us, the half-living, rather, to be decimated by the unfinished work which we, who have fought here for no particular reason except maybe that we had one too many to drink, have thus far so nobly advanced from apes to cavemen to Osaka Erectus and descended upon the Holy City.

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great TSK, TSK, TSK, awaiting us when we get home--that from behind those horn-rimmed glasses concealing dead eyes demanding increased devotion in the form of increased salaries to the carcass upon our own grave, yes, over our dead bodies--and a last full measure of sweet devotion! that we may highly dissolve into thin air like the morning mists in the muggy kansai summer sun, rather than 'wake half-dead in the park, just two blocks from home, sun high in the sky, mouth bone dry, stomach churning like a raging sea, skin burning, head pounding, eyes aching--that this notion, under-awed, shall have a new bath of freedom--and back scrubbing of the people, by the people, for the people, blah, blah, blah, AMEN!

Channeled by Rob.

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]]> poetry Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:37:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=369616# NFTOS, poetry, Rob, el gringo, Ray Dunlap, art, live painting, Golden Paints Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Don't try too hard to read any meaning whatsoever into this. Also, don't have your volume up too loud when the phone rings. Yes Bicicleteiros #37: Revancha en la Kanchou* http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=369007#


Sunday afternoon in Auckland. It's been rainy and grey all day. No surprise there. Recovering from the fun and foolery of last night at Khuja Lounge, where we attended the CD release party for ...Apropos of Nothing. If you get too focused on the lint in your own belly button, however, you totally miss out on stuff like the totally unrelated video above, which was created for a regular Tokyo event by vjay David Roy.

Back here in Auckland, three of us (Andrew, Makiko and myself) ended up in Nonbe, just before closing time, where we had an entirely unnecessary nightcap of kumara-jochu and Sapporos.

We arrived home to find Hans on Skype, and proceeded to record what is probably our least intelligent sounding podcast to date. We discussed the Olympics, particularly Greco-Roman wrestling, football (soccer) and cycling--mainly the time trial.

Greco-Roman wrestling got us sounding like silly homophobic third-graders, while the football made Hans nostalgic for pre-globalized days when Dutch nationality meant blond hair and blue eyes. "Where's my Steven Rooks?" he whined. Cycling finally got us back on track for awhile, with Hans providing expert analysis, breaking down the time trial play by play, so that I now feel like I watched it myself.

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Tags: NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Olympic football, Greco-Roman wrestling, Steven Rooks, enema (espaÃol, nf), shochu, æè*

WARNING: Multiple categories of offensiveness.

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=369007# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Greco-Roman wrestling, Steven Rooks, enema, Hans, Rob, Andrew, Jason Andrew, Hans, Jason and Rob Bad, bad, bad. Don't listen to this! Yes Psychotropic of Capricorn #8 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=368530#
I've recorded this thing twice and ditched both recordings. Maybe I'll just put up some links for the time being. Some of the links are for the last podcast, which I was having trouble with. The media file kept disappearing every time I tried to edit the text...

â YouTube link for Bicicleteiros #36 for the intro music De Puta Madre.
â Wikipedia link for Bicicleteiros #36 regarding the Sonoma Desert Toad.
â Hans set a Japanese-Italian pronunciation trap for me as Sella tests positive for CERA (CyclingNews link).
â YouTube page for Gabriel White who currently has a DVD projection exhibit, Tongdo Fantasia, at OUi boutique in St Kevin's Arcade.
â Homepage for today's (Thursday's) event in St Kevin's Arcade, Craftwerk.
â A page full of Jet jaguar interviews related to the upcoming CD release party for Apropos of Nothing this Saturday.
â Link for the Auckland Central Library's Travel Nights Featuring Nick Dwyer of C4's Making Tracks

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]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=368530# NFTOS, Andrew, Makikomo, Rob, El Gringo, Jet jaguar, Malty Media, Bignificent D, Group Five, Auckland, New Zealand, homebrew Andrew, Makiko and Rob Just before going out for a big night of electronic music at Khuja Lounge featuring Jet Jaguar, Malty Media, Group Five & more! Yes Bicicleteiros #36: Toad Whisperer http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=367942#
There could've been several titles for this episode. At first, I though we'd celebrate Spain's cycling successes in this year's Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and most recently, in the Beijing Olympics, by calling it "...De Puta Madre!" Then, as I was talking to Hans on Skype, the title "Operation Gila Sting" popped into my head. Finally, when I saw this picture of him on facebook, and I knew the title had to be the one I've finally chosen.

Check out his smugmug where he'll be uploading new photos of his adventures.

Want to hear the full track we used for our theme music? You need search no further than YouTube.

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Tags: NFTOS, Beijing Olympics, USPRO, Tour de France, Alberto Contador, Carlos Sastre, Samuel Sanchez, EspaÃa, Spain, Arizona, Gila Monster, Rattlesnake, Sonoma, Toad, Jim Morrison, Third Generation, EPO

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]]> bicicleteiros Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=367942# NFTOS, Bicicleteros, cycling, ciclismo, tour de france, hans, rob, gila monster, rattlesnake, sonoma Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo There could've been several titles for this episode Yes ...Apropos of Nothing http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=367562#
I'd be lying, if I said I wasn't just a tad bit excited about this weekend's compilation CD release party.

So you don't have to get out a magnifying glass, the flyer reads: Jet Jaguar, Malty Media, Group Five, Bignificent D*. Saturday, 16 August, 7:00 p.m. $10 ($20 + CD) Khuja Lounge (Level 3, 536 Queen St). In even finer print, the music is described as "slippery slidey electronic, subaquatic bass and sampledelic funk. *("in a rare musical appearance!")

This will be my first time to see the above artists in Auckland. I haven't gotten any details other than what you see on this flyer, and what has been posted on facebook, but I'm sure this is going to be a great gig, as I have had the privilege of seeing the two from Malty Media, Michael Upton (Jet Jaguar) and Stuart McDonald (Aquaboogie) in Japan. Michael also performed at two events I organized in Tokyo, one at the Pink Cow in Shibuya, and the other at Bar Bonobo in Jingu.

If you're familiar with the NFTOS music catalogue, you'll know Jet Jaguar's track "Juicy" from Music From The Other Side #5, further back we made his track News available for download.

If you still haven't made your mind up, check out this recent interview and live-to-air set from Radio Active. On it, Michael and Stuart talk about the Tokyo gig mentioned above, and played a good mixture of their own and their friends' music. It runs just under 30 minutes (25.5MB) and is well worth your time!

Finally, I'm not sure where this piece of the puzzle fits, but Angry Rabbitz were also mentioned on the facebook announcement. I guess it's their label? Anyway, it's worth checking out 'cos there's music on it!

See you there!

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]]> events Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:51:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=367562# News From The Other Side No Talk Show #53: Pikachu Has a Lot to Answer For! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=367055#
Alex blames Pikachu for all the problems facing "serious Japan nerds" today. Olympics? "What Olympics?" he asks. Well, you know, the games that those Greek lads played naked every four years, and the winner got to wear an olive wreath. Everyone else stayed naked, I guess. Well, these days, we don't need analog moon computers to tell us when to take our clothes off and run around through the golf course sprinklers on moonlit summer's eves. We just do it. Um...

Jet Jaguar and Malty Media are coming to Auckland for a compilation CD release party, but I'm sure it will be a civilized suit and tie affair. That'll be at the Khuja Lounge, Level 3, 536 Queen Street, from 7:00 p.m. NZ$10.00 will get you through the door. Bring flowers and champagne, if you want to look like a real fan. Genre? Well, if you insist on classifying everything, then so be it: Slippery slidey electronica, subaquatic bass and sampledelic funk. The CD is "...Apropos of nothing."

Photo by Aditya Tannu.

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]]> talk show Sat, 9 Aug 2008 17:55:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=367055# NFTOS, Pikachu, KATG, Olympics, Beijing, Dalai Lama, Buddhism, Tibet, Alan Watts, Kilkenny, Chimay, beer, Alex Brooke, Japan Alex & Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Alex blames Pikachu for all the problems facing Yes Let Them Games Begin! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=366483#
Since humans will never solve global problems such as environmental pollution, social strife and political conflict, it's always refreshing when an event like the World Cup, or the Olympics, comes along every second or fourth summer to take our minds off our collective failures.

The Games give us a chance to do what humans do best: Cheer our fellow sapiens clad in shiny colorful outfits as they lift things, throw things, ride things, run, jump, box, wrestle and kick. The ridiculousness and the irony of it all should be lost on no man, woman or child this time around. Beijing is a truly worthy host to this, a socio-political hydra, les 29Ãme Jeux Olympiques à PÃkin du 08 au 24 aoÃt!

Here at NFTOS, we're partial to two forms of the aforementioned expressions of human genius: Particularly the riding around of bicycles really fast and the kicking around of the round ball on the grass pitch, between the posts and into the back of the onion bag. GOAL!!!!!!

Um, where were we? Oh, yes, and when I say "we," I'm referring to myself, El Gringo, and my brother Hans, my co-host on the bicicleteiros podcast. Two of us. Alex isn't particularly fond of spectator sport, his national icon, the footie, least of all, perhaps. He does, however, enjoy the two wheels, since there are not many other things to do in Japan which are free. It is through the action of doing sport, that I've tried to lure Alex into watching sport and feigning interest.

You see, with me, sport has always been an outre-nationalist pursuit. Having grown up in Peru and Ecuador, as well as in los Estados Unidos de AmÃrica, I grew up understanding futbol. It's not just something you do or watch. It is something that makes people completely lose their shit! In my earliest childhood memories, I can recall seeing people hanging out of car windows as they raced through the cool Lima night, horns blaring La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha! This was powerful knowledge. Back in the States, it puzzled me that no one had ever heard of this game being played as a sport.

I first recall watching a World Cup final in 1986. I was in the U.S. and it was broadcast on PBS television, that ugly-duckling American version of the BBC. Looking back, it feels like it happened in a Twilight Zone time warp--the small black and white Sony portable, in my room, alone--I had no idea how nerdy this was at the time, because I had always been quite outgoing and athletic.

The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics had been broadcast on network TV, and the gringos had won tons of medals, because the Russians and other commie ilk had stayed behind their rusty curtain. The sport I was unknowingly being sucked into was cycling. That summer the U.S. won 12 medals, if I remember correctly, the most memorable of which was in the Men's Road Race--the darkhorse Alexi Grewal had taken the race in a two-up sprint from Canadian Steve Bauer. I had just bought my first bicycle with my own money, and it seemed like this was a very cool way to don the Stars and Stripes--as a lycra skinsuit! The Tour de France had also flashed on the screen that summer, and the American Greg LeMond was riding in third place, behind les deux frogs obligatoires, Laurent Fignon et Bernard Hinaualt. I was already hooked!

In 1988, the year I got my drivers license, my family moved back to South America, this time to Brazil. Ayrton Senna and Nelson Piquet were at their zenith. As cycling was unheard of as sport then in Brazil, there were only two spectator sports available to me: Futebol and FÃrmula 1.

To be continued...

Photo by Brian R. taken in Xinle, Hebei Province, in May 2002.

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 8 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=366483# News From The Other Side No Salad Fingers http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=365375#


This a video series we've mentioned before on a previous podcast, and links to it posted. Now several episodes are available on YouTube.

Here's the source: http://www.fat-pie.com/salad.htm

Posted by Rob.

]]> animation Thu, 7 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=365375# News From The Other Side No Malty Media: The Mescaline Man http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=365473#


This is how I would make videos, if I knew what the hell to do with a computer!

Jet Jaguar & crew will be coming up to Auckland from Wellington on the 16th for a Malty Media event. Stay tuned to NFTOS, or just go check out nonwrestler.com for details.

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]]> music video Wed, 6 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=365473# News From The Other Side No FREEDOM TIME @ Club Noon http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=365366#


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Tags: NFTOS, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Club Noon, HiJak, DJ Jules, Brett, Tenjin Matsuri

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]]> events Tue, 5 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=365366# NFTOS, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Club Noon, HiJak, DJ Jules, Brett, Tenjin Matsuri Jules A typical Summer's eve in Osaka. No Buffalo Yo Lassos The Big Apple!! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=365119# Merely two weeks have passed since Buffalo Yo* (see resume) rode into Gotham City, making his triumphal entry, and rumors are already swirling around him like the tornadoes which used to menace him as he once grappled with the Red, White & Blue, All-American English language in the MidWest cornrows of Nebraska and Kansas when just a teenager.

There's chatter he's been spotted just a table away from Gohei Nishikawa's Steinway, and in the booth with The Englishman in New York, DJ Neal. However, reliable sources claim that he's already become Jean-Michel Basquiat to Norville Parchment's Andy Warhol.

Jayson Blair, formerly of the New York Times, is rumored to have asked him, but don't quote us on this, "do you see yourself as a Japanese artist, or as a Japanese-American artist?" Yo reportedly shot back, "Do you see yourself as an African-American plagiarist?" TouchÃ!

Although he is just as likely to show up in the dugout next to Godzilla (Hideki Matsui), he's even more likely to suit up for the Red Bulls with the name Mothra stenciled on his back. Bend it like Beckham has nothing on this ace midfielder when he goes on a bender, although some nostalgists claim his style is more like Hidetoshi Nakata with the looks of Shunsuke Nakamura. By the way the girls scream in ecstasy when he sets foot on the pitch, he's the fifth Beatle, and he'll be the first to tell you that, no, Yoko Ono is not is real mother.

It will take more than his word alone, however, to dispel the even more vicious tabloid drivel that he was dating both Cibo Matto's Yuka Honda and Miho Hattori at the same time! He swears he's into far younger women, that he's not partial to Yamato Nadeshiko, though one shouldn't put it past him having a one-night stand with Madonna, if she was the last person in the bar.

Whatever his next move, it is already clear that the (karaoke) lounges of Vegas had become too cramped for this (punk rock) crooner, his agent having decided only weeks before, while drunk at a 4th of July Barbecue party--with rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air--that it was high time to get the hell out of Dodge and take a bite out of the BIG APPLE.

Who is this man, part samurai, part sweet and tender hooligan, said to have been raised by wolves on the Hokkaido tundra, or as some tell it, along the unforgiving shores of Fukui Prefecture? No one really knows for certain where he came from, but sometime, not long after God created man in His own image, out of fistfuls Shigaraki clay (or was it Joseon?), the DNA of the wandering nomad had already been created. This became clear to Yo himself only lifetimes later, as he roamed the prairies like a tumbleweed in search of gopher pelts, Indian arrowheads and other fragments of vanishing Americana. The realization that he carried strands of this very same DNA must have been painful indeed.**

As for his football (now pronounced sahr-kur***) career, often thought of as more of a sideshow, Yo made the grade in Lincoln, Nebraska, back in 1997 with indoor soccer's FC South Park, before he stepped outdoors and into the silver jersey of FC Porto International. It was only a matter of time before he was inevitably scouted by the Rangers. It doesn't surprise anyone now, that he even donned the fabled orange kit of the indomitable Woodpeckers International futsal club for a season.

Though Paul Bunyan-esque legends abound of him being the source of crop circles, or the father of five-card stud poker, one thing is certain--it's out of the frying pan and into the fire for the greatest embodiment of kamikaze ninja Japanese clichÃs ever to set foot in Times Square. Raise that Threat Level to RED. BANZAI! BANZAI!!

[The above information meets and exceeds the Falsification Standards set forth in Patriot Act I and Patriot Act II, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. -Proverbs 20:1.]

*Disambiguation: William Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody

**Disambiguation: Human, rather than RaÃlian DNA

***Disambiguation: Soccer, also known as Association football

Compiled from various news feeds. Posted by Rob.

Is it just the ART you're into?

]]> art Mon, 4 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=365119# NFTOS, Yo Fukui, Buffalo Yo, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Institute, art, ceramic, sculpture, artist, New York, Lincoln, Nebraska Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Merely two weeks have passed since Buffalo Yo rode into Gotham CIty, and rumors are already swirling... No Talk Show #52: Made in Nippon* http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=364813#
*(recorded in New Zealand)

In this podcast we do bad accents. We talk about rugby (not our an area of expertise for either of us). We talk about PBT (a piss poor delivery service that still has an iron Makiko purchased on trademe.co.nz which they refuse to deliver). And Courier Post, who couldn't do any better, although there is a post office located nearby, so we were able to have something taken there to be picked up. We discuss service in general, in various countries and from various angles.

The positive side? There's a cool little Japanese tachinomiya on Queen Street, which we've already mentioned, and which I'm sure we'll be mentioning again!

Pardon the therapy session, but having gone without regular internet for over a month, means that we've been saving all our gripes for the next podcast for sometime now, and it all boiled over in this podcast. Having lived in Japan for 10 years has made one Englishman, Alex Brooke, an expert on EVERYTHING, just as my leaving Japan has suddenly made me an expert on the world outside Japan.

Why, why, why do we record and then upload this rubbish? Hopefully someone somewhere gets a laugh out of it, and realizes that the grass is NEVER ever greener over there, and the best thing to do is to just make do with what you've got when you've got it.

Do you think we ever follow our own advice? Not a chance!

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Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Chiba, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand, rugby, All Blacks, Australia, Nonbe, Queen Street, delivery service, Courier Post, PBT, trademe.co.nz

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]]> talk show Sun, 3 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=364813# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Chiba, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand Alex & Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Pardon the therapy session, but Rob's been saving all his gripes for one podcast... No Psychotropic of Capricorn #7 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=364492#


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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 2 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=364492# NFTOS, Samuel F Scott, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Auckland, Bunnies on Ponies, B.O.P. Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Here's my lastest No Talk Show Outtake http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363773#


Here's one that didn't get edited before I left Japan. Alex has the other camera angle. Alex...

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]]> talk show Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363773# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, Raymond Dunlap, painting, art Alex & Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Here's one that didn't get edited before I left Japan. Alex has the other camera angle. Alex... No Four Seasons Osaka http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363498#


Heading home on New Year's Day 2007, after DJing at ãScrub and greeting the first sunrise of the New Year at Oasis Lounge. We had been given the keys to lock up, and we were supposed to put them in the *secret place* afterwards. When we got home to Alex's pad where we were staying, I realized I had put Alex's keys in their *secret place* instead, so we had to go back to Oasis to exchange keys. It was a long long morning.

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]]> places Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363498# NFTOS, Osaka, ãScrub, Oasis Lounge, Miyakojima, Sakuranomiya, HiJak, New Year's, party, January, 1st, Japan Makiko and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Heading home on New Year's Day 2007, after DJing at ãScrub and greeting the first sunrise of the New Year at Oasis Lounge. Yes Psychotropic of Capricorn #6 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363499# This podcast was recorded about 3 weeks ago, but I was unable to upload it because we didn't have internet at home.  This brings to a close almost 2 months of depending on computers and internet at cafes, the library and at work.

I can't remember what it was about now...

Photo by Ben Brooke borrowed without permission from his facebook album.

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]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363499# NFTOS, Psychotropic of Capricorn, Rob, El Gringo, Auckland, New Zealand, Aotearoa Rob a.k.a. El Gringo This podcst was recorded about 3 weeks ago, but was unable to be uploaded because of not having internet at home. Yes NFTOS in Nebraska! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363497#


Since we've been offline for awhile, I thought we'd celebrate by uploading some vintage NFTOS footage! Previously unreleased footage from July 2007!

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Tags: NFTOS, Omaha, Lincoln, Nebraska, Hans, Makiko, Rolf, airport, interstate 80, SAC, Martin Buscaglia, CSS, Cansei de Ser Sexy

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]]> people Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:47:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=363497# NFTOS, Omaha, Lincoln, Nebraska, Hans, Makiko, Rolf, airport, interstate 80, CSS, SAC, Martin Buscaglia, Cansei de Ser Sexy Hans, Makiko, Rob and Rolf NFTOS goes to Nebraska! Previously unreleased footage from July 2007! Yes Samuel F. Scott - Live! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=362360#

Tonight, four of us are going out to catch Phoenix Foundation member Samuel F. Scott & The Bunnies On Ponies (I think that's what they're called).  That's kicking off in about 2 hours at the Whammy Bar on K Road.  Opening act:  White Swan Black Swan.  Should be good craic.  Bought the tickets at Real Groovy yesterday afternoon, for the not-so-bad-price of $15 each (can't even buy a caipirinha for less than that in this town!).

Before the show we'll be checking out Tanuki's Cave (an izakaya on Queen Street) for some eats and drinks.

Tomorrow we should finally be getting internet at home, so I won't have to keep on coming out to the library to check my e-mail, and that means I'll also be able to upload podcasts regularly again!

Just in time too, because a terrible storm is on its way for the weekend...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10523423

Posted by Rob.

P.S. Expect photos and/or video of the distruction, if we survive it!

P.P.S.  Tune in to Midnight Japan on Planet FM 104.6, Saturday night from 10:30 p.m., if the storm doesn't end up being so bad that we're not able to drive to the studio...

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]]> events Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:03:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=362360# News From The Other Side No Headstand Radio http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=361326# Tune in to Headstand Radio with Patrick Widdess on Cambridge, England's 105 fm (http://headstand.209radio.co.uk) tomorrow, from 21:00 to 23:00 GMT.

This month's Headstand promises to be a real mixed bag (as usual) featuring live music in the studio from Clare Connolly (www.myspace.com/connollyclare) and another mini lecture from Nick Stibbs on the life and work of William Blake.

There'll also be an interview with Yako from Tokyo's legendary hardcore punk band Melt-Banana. (www.myspace.com/azap)

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]]> music Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:10:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=361326# News From The Other Side No Nonbe - ã®ãã¹ã http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=360501# Last night we went to Nonbe, a tachinomiya on Queen Street.  It's one bar in a row of Japanese-owned shops along one side of the street between Wellesley and Mayoral.  The first thing you see when you walk in, besides the smiling matrons, is the huge phallic nose of a tengu mask.  The decor is a kitschy mix of traditional Japanese, and "Oh my gosh!  This looks so Japanese" (from a Western perspective) nick-knacks.  There are overturned ban kasa for lamps, images of tanuki, a hyottoko mask and a little red man shaped like a kite (this description escaped Makiko's knowledge of traditional Japanese images, so I'll have to look it up at the library when I have internet). 

 

There are rows of sake bottles along the top shelf (presumably empty, just there for decoration), but the bottles on the second shelf are well within reach of the knowledgeable staff.  For example, a purple bottle of Wakamurasaki looked like it might be a sweet shochu at first glance, like Tantakatan, but I was assured a manly man such as I could drink it and not lose face.  It had a much more complex and interesting flavor than Tantakatan has, and at $8 or $9 (New Zealand, of course) I highly recommend it.  "And who are you to be recommending Japanese sake" you might be asking?  Well, please allow me to introduce myself... Sometimes known as El Gringo, I am also known as Shochu Man!

 

My first drink of the night was a mug of Asahi draught beer (NZ$7), and Makiko had  Hana-awaka, a sparkling sake drink ($9) perfect for the girlier members of your posse.  I had to have one of the same drinks I had last week, Ikkomon (NZ$9), an imojochu listed as being made from kumara, the local word for imo, sweet potato.  There is also Sapporo beer on tap, and bottles of the big four (Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Yebisu) in the fridge.

 

Although you'd be better off going to Tanuki (an izakaya up the street) for a meal, Nonbe offers "Japanese tapas," a.k.a. otsumami.  Last week we tried some meat on a stick with a fancy name, but our memory of our first time there is a bit hazy.  It was yummy though.  In short, there is a long list of items to choose from including edamame and takoyaki.

 

The music is a very un-Japanese, blend of electro & alternative which makes the vibe way hipper than most tachinomiya you'll set foot in in Japan.  However, don't let that put you off, as it's played at background volume.  Makiko was happy to see her coaster artwork still up in the same place it was last week.  Mine was too!

 

The customers are mostly friendly locals or residents of various nationalities, although it is not unlikely for the random (very) drunk Irish traveler to stumble in, as Nonbe is on Auckland's main drag. 

 

Nonbe is open Tuesday-Satruday from 5:00 p.m. onwards, and is located at 309 Queen Street, Auckland City.  Phone:  09-379-5152.  http://www.sakebars.co.nz

 

I'll get a photo of the place the next time we go.

 

KANPAI!  CHEERS!  SLAINTE!

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]]> bars and restaurants Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=360501# News From The Other Side No Sunday Sunny Sunday http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=358237# ...but I'm stuck in an internet cafe waiting for makikomo.com to finish a translation.  What?!  On a Sunny Sunday?  Yes, she does translations, Japanese to English, and English to Japanese.  She'll do them at any hour of the day or night, and if she's doing them into English, that means I'm also in business as a proof-reader. 

So, what else is on my mind today?  Why, it's that Tour de France thing, of course.  Can't wait to chat with my brother regarding the latest developments, particularly the rise of Kim Kirchen (Luxembourg) and the demise of former Lance Armstrong lieutenant Manuel 'Triki' BeltrÃn.

But don't rush to make conclusions they tell us... alleged EPO use in the 1999 Tour, Heras, Hamilton, Landis, Contador and now BeltrÃn.  Hans will probably be able to name a couple more tainted former Postal/Discovery riders off the top of his head, but don't worry, we are not rushing to conclusions, we're just letting the circumstantial evidence pile up.  Whenever we get around to it, there'll be all that to discuss and more, on another edition of Bicicleteiros. 

Make sure you tune into it and to my solo podcast, Psychotropic of Capricorn, both of which you can subscribe to separately if you like on iTunes.

Posted by Rob.

 



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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=358237# News From The Other Side No El Pulpo: Champiñones http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=358072#

Oh, the tribulations of not having internet at home.  Today I bought some quiche, a muffin and a flat white at an Esquires Cafe on Lorne Street, so I could use their internet.  You get 1 hour & 60MB with any purchase.  After about 20 minutes, and this upload of about 3MB, plus a software update (not sure how many MB, but it didn't seem like that many), I suddenly found myself without any internet.  When I went to ask the cashier/barrista, he reiterrated the above details to me, to which I replied that I wasn't anywhere near my 60MB limit.  He repeated the bit about the 1 hour, to which I responded, "have I been here an hour?"  He just shrugged.  Customer service anyone?

Now I'm at the library, where I'm having a heck of a time with multiple page reloads, just trying to get from the homepage login to the libsyn publishing tool that I'm typing in now.  It's taken me 20 minutes!  It's time to get some internet at home, now that I can afford it again.

Anyway, here's something shot back in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, where the internet flowed like the MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI and the champiÃones were sizzling...

Photo coming soon.

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Tags:  NFTOS, El Pulpo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand, coffee shops, bad service, library, slow internet, mushrooms, champignons, cogumelos, kinoko, champiÃones



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]]> bars and restaurants Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:48:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=358072# NFTOS, El Pulpo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand, coffee shops, bad service, library, slow internet, mushrooms Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Sizzlin' mushrooms at a tapas bar in Tokyo. Clean Tour de France update http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=357565#


I chose this video because I think it's been the most exciting stage so far. Paul Sherwen commentating at 1:50, in the heat of the moment, saying something Hans would've said: "Cadel Evans, in about 4th position, he's pretty happy just to be there..."

Anyway, here are links to videos from the first 5 TdF stages on YouTube:

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4: Time Trial

Stage 5



With no prologue to sort things out from day one, I'd have to say Valverde (Stage 1), Schumacher (almost on day 1, Yellow Jersey from Stage 4), Kirchen (active on day 1, 2nd overall now), Cancellara (always in the hunt) have been the most impressive so far. The time trial was a bit too short and too early to have much of an impact, I think. Let's wait till the mountains before making any further prognostications, although Hans, who has been watching it all on conventional TV, will surely have something to say on the next Bicicleteiros!

I've chosen a variety of sources, in English, Dutch?, Spanish and so on, to show the global scope of the Tour. Let me know if any of the links go dead...

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=357565# News From The Other Side No Psychotropic of Capricorn #5 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=356038#

With special guest Courtney, who has a life-in-Japan, travels-in-NZ, US-reverse-culture-shock blog at bakalicious.blogspot.com.

Photo by Courtney.

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]]> tokyo panic living Sun, 6 Jul 2008 05:34:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=356038# NFTOS, bakalicious, Courtney, Japan, New Zealand, Auckland, Seattle, hiking, tramping, backpacking, wwoofing, travel, photos Courtney and Rob Courtney braces herself for re-entry into the United States of Homeland Security after a season of wandering Aotearoa. No Bicicleteiros #35: Tour de France! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=355867#
I'm using the internet at a coffee shop to upload this timely podcast which got disconnected in the middle of our conversation. We had plenty of time for Hans to put forward a perfect prediction for the podium (looking back now, after the Tour has finished -ed), saying that if Cadel Evans could be counted as a favorite this time around, then we'd have to include Carlos Sastre on the list as well. Hans has been making some astute predictions on this podcast, and I can't wait till our next chat, to get his Olympic forecast!

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Tags: NFTOS, Cadel Evans, Carlos Sastre, glory hole, Tour de France, Phil Anderson, 4th of july

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 5 Jul 2008 06:33:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=355867# NFTOS, glory hole, tour de france, cadel evans, phil anderson, carlos sastre, 4th of july Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo It's Tour de France time again. Hans enjoys the 4th of July fireworks in Hagerstown, it is cold in rainy Auckland for Rob. Yes Prapatng Living #7 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=355818#
As the captain of the H.M.S. News From The Other Side languishes in the land of no internet, I shall be taking the helm this week with Prapatang Living.  I'll be posting links up here soon...

Posted by Alex.

Prapatang Living has moved here:  http://alexbrooke.com/prapatang-living-08/

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Japan, Patrick Widdess, Brian Ruckle, 4th of July, Independence Day, Terence McKenna

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]]> prapatang living Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:06:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=355818# NFTOS, prapatang living, patrick widdess, Brian ruckle, 4th July, independence day, terence mckenna, japan Alex Brooke Prapatang Living #7 Yes Legit in Aotearoa http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=354919# My work permit has been approved, so after over 5 months of impoverishment, I can finally get back to work!  I'll be doing the usual, while Makiko will be joining a local Japanese publication as an assistant editor.  Both of us will be trying to weasel our way onto a Saturday evening radio program for the Japanese community as volunteer DJ/MCs. 

Of course, as soon as we have all the other necessities taken care of, we'll get an internet connection at home, and more podcasts will follow.  I've got all sorts of stuff edited and ready for upload: 

Videos:

  1. The Four Seasons of Osaka (Makiko & Rob)
  2. Forgotten Talk Show footage from Jan 2008 (Alex & Rob)
  3. El Pulpo, Spanish Tapas in Kagurazaka (just the food)
  4. Drinking in Seoul with Flying Koala & Co.
  5. Auckland Truckies' Strike, 4 July 2008

Audio:

  1. The If Factor, a 45-minute jam sesssion (proto-NFTOS feat. Alex, Jonny Heartbreaker & El Gringo)*
  2. Priceless Talk #1 (a recovered file feat. Andrew & Hans)

*(with already more than 15 incriminating minutes removed, Alex is asking for more omissions, so this one may never see the light of day... and I haven't even heard from Jonny yet!) 

In the meantime, I'm hoping Alex, Hans, Jarrod or someone else will be able to upload something, anything, because we're only using 38% of our storage at the moment.  In any case, July should be a great month for NFTOS!  Stay tuned...

Posted by Rob.

]]> report Wed, 2 Jul 2008 01:58:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=354919# News From The Other Side No Headstand Radio http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=353153# Join NFTOS regular Patrick Widdess for his monthly 2-hour FM radio show from Cambridge, England, which you can stream via headstand.209radio.co.uk.

This month's show features the usual mix of music and spoken word including poetry from local poets Dominic Mulvey, Richard Osmond and Glen Hutchinson, and a presentation on the life and work of Pablo Neruda by Nick Stibbs.

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:46:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=353153# News From The Other Side No The Motorway #1 by Jarrod Lio http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=351130# Jarrod Lio has very kindly contributed to News From The Other Side in the form of "The Motorway" his new podcast and travelog. In this first episode, Jarod tell us what he's doing in Langkawi, Malaysia as a tropical thunderstorm rages outside. This is packed with interesting and useful information on traveling in Malaysia along with Jarrod's personal observations and opinions. This is a great travelog and welcome addition to News From The Other Side. I'm looking forward to hearing more. This is an enhanced podcast which means graphics are contained in the audio file which can be viewed in Quicktime, iTunes or your iPod. The visuals are photos taken by Jarrod.  

Posted by Alex.

p.s. Jarrod, feel free to post something extra here.

Tags:  NFTOS, Jarrod Lio, Malaysia, Langkawi, Holiday, Motor Way, Travelog, Travel, Aussie, Australia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands



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]]> report Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:57:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=351130# nftos, jarrod lio, malaysia, langkawi, holiday, the motor way, travelog, travel, aussie, australia, southeast, pacific, asia Jarrod Lio In this first episode, Jarod tell us what he's doing in Langkawi, Malaysia as a tropical thunderstorm rages outside. Clean Psychotropic of Capricorn #4 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=349357#
It's game day today, All Blacks vs Poms, but first we must have a barbecue and drink some homebrew.

This morning, we went to the Britomart Farmers' Market for some veggies, but the camera battery was dead.  I'll have to take some video footage next time, although the Otara and Avondale Markets we went to before are much bigger and have more of an international feel to them.

Photo coming soon!

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Britomart Farmers' Market, Eden Park, All Blacks, BBQ, beer, Rugby, Auckland, New Zealand, England


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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=349357# NFTOS, Britomart Farmers' Market, Eden Park, All Blacks, BBQ, beer, Rugby, New Zealand, England Rob a.k.a. El Gringo It's game day at Eden Park as the All Blacks lie in wait for the Redcoats (or whatever color they'll be sporting). Yes NFTOS Art Show #5 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=349134#
News From The Other Side Art Show #5

Date: December 2008

Place: Cafe Revel, 146 Karangahape Rd, Auckland, New Zealand

Title: ?

Theme: ?

Flyer designer: ?

Artist Roster as of 13 June:

Andrew Blaker (Auckland)
Charles-Eric Billard (Osaka, Japan) Charlou2006.blogspot.com
Joe Baldwin (Chicago, Illinois) Noisivelvet.com
Hayden a.k.a. Quest (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Makiko Mizutani (Auckland) Makikomo.com
Okha Ryu (Seoul, Korea) groups.msn.com/RecentlyOkha
Patrick Widdess (Cambridge, England) headstand.209radio.co.uk
Peter Morris (Lincoln, Nebraska) HaloEffect.us
Rob Holbrook (Auckland)
Samantha May (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Sridhar Ramasami (ZhangYe, Gansu Province, China) svrart.com

...and you?

Map to the venue:

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Posted by Rob.

]]> events Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:03:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=349134# News From The Other Side No Nikko æ¥å http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=346699#


Alex's Tour of Japan (Series?).

]]> places Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:09:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=346699# News From The Other Side No Homebrew #2 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=346337#


Posted by Rob.



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]]> prapatang kitchen Wed, 4 Jun 2008 06:17:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=346337# NFTOS, homebrew, beer kit, lager, beer Andrew and Rob Absolute beginners Andrew and Rob brew their second batch of beer. Clean Ready (Set) Go! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=344980#
I'm a sucker for funky flyers, and though I don't know much about this event info (sent by Tokyo resident DH Rosen), I noticed Fumiya Tanaka's name and someone from the OVUM label on it, so it can't be that bad now, can it? -Rob

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http://ex-chamber.seesaa.net/article/95261198.html
http://blog.nicorico.com/?eid=812895

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-Daniel
www.dhrosen.com

Hi everyone,

Howszit? My apologies to those of you who only seem to hear from me when I am sending out heinous spam... I'm really busy. No, really...

Many thanks to everyone who came out to the Rinpa Eshidan exhibition [en] at the Artcomplex Center Tokyo. For those of you who missed it, you can check out photos and reviews at the links below. Sorry, the reviews are in Japanese only, so I'll take the liberty of letting you know they couldn't say enough good stuff about us. ;-)

http://www.public-image.org/report/2008/04/30/rinpa-eshidan-exhibition
http://ex-chamber.seesaa.net/article/95261198.html
http://blog.nicorico.com/?eid=812895

You can also see some footage of our live set with zycOs minus one at the [en] opening party here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg4b--EDTYY

Next up we're at UNIT on Saturday 5/31 doing a live set to an incredible DJ lineup till dawn. Look for me on stage covered in clay....
Check the flyer attached and link below for details. It's 4,000yen to get in the door, but this party is going to be huge. And if you send an e-mail to the address below by Friday, they'll put you on the discount list for 3,000yen entry!
discount@redboxproject.com

http://www.unit-tokyo.com/schedule/2008/05/31/080531_redbox_and_clubberia_pr .php

Our new DVD [en] will also be on sale at the venue so please come out and party with us! Hope to see some of you soon.

Cheers,

-Daniel
www.dhrosen.com

Posted by Rob.
]]> events Sat, 31 May 2008 20:49:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=344980# News From The Other Side No Talk Show #51: 'Beached As' http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=344876#


We've tended to stay away from politics in the past, but New Zealand politics, and the local government here, are far more interesting (to me at the moment) and far more focused on the issues than what's going on in politics "back home" right now. That includes Obama, Hillary, McCain and anything Sharon Stone might say about China or Tibet.

If you find Alex's and my usual banter tiresome, uninteresting, boring, offensive, not-offensive-enough, or whatever, stick around for Andrew at about 22:00 minutes into this enhanced podcast, where his arrival easily doubles the show's IQ.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Andrew, filter, manzai, Kiwi English, Labour, National, Party, New Zealand, politics, legalization, criminalization, marijuana, party pills, ecstasy, MDMA, amphetamine, methamphetamine, Queen's Birthday, Queen of, Canada, England, liberal, right wing, left wing, crystal meth, "P"

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]]> talk show Sat, 31 May 2008 06:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=344876# NFTOS, Labour, National, Party, New Zealand, politics, methamphetamine, Queen's Birthday, Queen of, Canada, England, liberal Alex, Andrew, Claire, Makiko & Rob Andrew breathes fresh air into our otherwise stuffy and stodgy podcast. Yes Bicicleteiros #34: Giro d'Italia http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=344542#


[Uncensored version. I'll probably be editing this, once Hans has time to hear it and reflect on the more "racy" bits of his proclamations. Or maybe not. -rob]

Hans and Rob talk shop. Four riders now on Hans' Giro d'Italia grupetto. First off we discuss stage 16, the uphill time trial, at Plan de Corones, which turned to dirt and hit gradients of up to 24 percent. Rob mentioned these photos from stage 16 on CyclingNews.com.

Next, Hans outlines the fundamental difference between asthma inhalers, which contain the controlled substance salbutamol, and whippets, which contain nitrous oxide. This in relation to Alessandro Petacchi's 1-year suspension.

Then it's Jens Voigt, who won the latest Giro stage, which features the course which will be used later in the year as the World Championship. Looks like he'll have some extra confidence going into that race.

In other exploits, Hans almost breaks his personal best on the trans-Maryland segment of the Appalachian Trail, despite getting pulled over for speeding and having to wait for a late-comer. Out birdwatching, he discovers another first for dragonflies in Maryland.

Then Rob tells a little more about the Coromandel hike up to the Pinnacles, and pesters Hans about the Whale video link.

Hans gives his Philly predictions. Rob picks Tyler Hamilton. Hans picks Ben Johnson, or someone from Rock Racing, like Santiago Botero to solo. Hans reminds us of a poster Rob made on the back of a Victoria Secret poster, which was popular on the Manayunk Wall a few summers ago...

Back here in Auckland, we've been brewing beer, while in Hagerstown Hans plans to get a wine kit.

Finally, Rob had a great link to David Millar breaking his chain and throwing his bicycle at the end of stage 5, but "Cycling Television Limited" got it taken off. As short as that segment was, it was nothing more than a great advertisement for their DVDs, or however it is they're making a living off cycling. But they don't even have their own YouTube channel! Stuck in the past... However, after looking around a bit more, an even better version, in super-slo-mo was discovered: http://youtube.com/watch?v=xqTKaDmUr1w

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Giro d'Italia, Hans, Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacchi, Tyler Hamilton, Rock Racing, Santiago Botero, Philly, beached whale, kiwi, New Zealand, Auckland, Hagerstown, Maryland, trail magic

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 30 May 2008 07:46:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=344542# NFTOS, Giro d'Italia, Alberto Contador, Alessandro Petacci, Tyler Hamilton, Rock Racing, Botero, Philly, beached whale, kiwi, N Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo The tape is rolling and Hans is in top form, providing us full-color commentary on the Giro and cycling's latest scandals... Yes Psychotropic of Capricorn #3: Indiana Jonesin' http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=343899#
Usually I try to steer NFTOS content away from religion and politics, although I let Alex's occasional atheistic profession of faith slip through uncensored, but I forgot to mention one very current issue regarding religion in this podcast, and it concerns Sharon Stone. Someone should issue Eastern Religions' equivalent of a fatwa on her for talking out her self-righteous ass. Maybe she can tell us whose fault it was when Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on New Orleans...

I'm becoming a bit of a hikikomori lately, up at all hours everyone else is not. This allows me to contact those who are awake on the other side. What is a hikikomori you ask? Well, HÃctor GarcÃa can tell you about the phenomena in Spanish and English, so I don't have to. Language nerds, check this out: Geonames. Ever wondered what the name Haiti looks like in every major language in the world? Well, now you can see! Big shout outs to everyone over at LearnJapanesePod forums and at Prapatang.com.

Don't forget to tune into Patrick Widdess' headstand radio tonight from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. GMT (which is early Thursday morning here in NZ) on 209radio.co.uk. The Pixiphones will be playing live in the studio, and there will be poetry recorded specially for the show from Magic Phil, Hollie and Nick Stibbs. Nick will also be talking about the life and work of Walt Whitman.

Now, I'm not very cool, but I know quite a few people who are, in my humble opinion, and one of them reads another "news" blog called boingboing.net. He's always steering me in the direction of interesting tidbits on the net such as this site which helps the US government track Hassan Elahi by Hassan Elahi himself. Meanwhile, on the cartoon front, foyf informs us on ptikobj that, when a half-eaten dog falls from the sky, it's good luck. This reminded me of an old favorite, explodingdog.com. Well, it's time to go back to sleep, but first I must caress this rusty kettle...

...and to the narcos in Narita Airport, no, you can't have your 142g back!

donuts and regular coffee for breakfast
old glory flapping in the tainted breeze
dawn's early afrodesiac

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, psychotropic, Tropic of Capricorn, Henry Miller, Indiana Jones, Pinnacles, Coromandel, poem, poetry, prose, spoken word, Auckland, New Zealand, homebrew, beer brewing, Celestine Prophecy, Green Brain, Dune

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]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 28 May 2008 05:26:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=343899# NFTOS, Indiana Jones, Pinnacles, Coromandel, poem, poetry, prose, spoken word, Auckland, New Zealand, homebrew, beer brewing Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Hiking up to the Pinnacles, brewing beer, watching Indiana Jones, etc, etc. No Headstand Radio this Wednesday http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=343522#
Hi to everyone at News From The Other Side,

My radio show goes out this Wednesday live on 209radio.co.uk at 9pm local time. Featuring local poets and the magnificent Pixiphones playing live in the studio it promises to be a good 2 hours. If you don't catch it live you can listen again at headstand.209radio.co.uk. You can also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, just search for "headstand 209 radio".

If you haven't aleady done so, join the facebook group at www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6061328090 and test your knowledge of the show with the headstand quiz http://apps.facebook.com/flixster/quiz?q=908190

Thanks

Patrick

[Alex got 50% on the quiz, Rob got 80%]

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Tue, 27 May 2008 08:50:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=343522# News From The Other Side No La Grand Danse de Robert et Makikomo http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=342837#
Voici La Grande Danse de Robert et Makikomo et porquoi pas?



By Alex and Ben.

Posted by Alex.

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]]> music video Sun, 25 May 2008 09:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=342837# NFTOS, Danse, Dance, masks, impersonation, weird, freaky, bizarre, strange, disturbing, tokyo, japan, alex brooke, ben, ã¸ã, æ±äº¬ Alex and Ben Brooke The brothers Brooke strike again! Alex and Ben bring us some truly unique weirdness. What inspired this, we can only guess... No Tequila y Techno! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=342493#
You're in Detroit and you're just getting off work... Well, then I guess you have this to look forward to!

I love the flyer, so I couldn't resist putting it up.

See the previous post for the complete line-up including Los Hermanos, Domenico & the Underground Resistance crew!

Posted by Rob

]]> events Fri, 23 May 2008 21:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=342493# News From The Other Side No Look at this line-up! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=342361#
For all you Detroit Techno-headz...

Haqq says: "Buzz Goree's party featuring Los Hermanos and many good DJ's. We hope to see you there!"

Posted by Rob.

]]> events Fri, 23 May 2008 10:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=342361# News From The Other Side No Music From The Other Side #5 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=341805#
Looooong over due, I've finally decided to fly solo on this one and managed to patch together 6 songs on garage band. After one listen, it should be obvious that Alex is the technical brains behind our two-man podcast extravaganzas (if it wasn't already).

Back in Tokyo, I think Alex is working on a more Latin-Brazilian batch of songs, and he's actually been contacting some fairly well-known artists to get their blessing on his project.

I've got a few friends with music in the hip-hop and folk-rock genres, so I'm hoping to make one podcast of each. Also, it's New ZeaIand music month now, and that's got me thinking of trying to make an all-Kiwi artist podcast in the near future as well.

Playlist:

Intro music by Alex Brooke and Andrew a.k.a. filter.

1. A New Logic - Chris Perren
2. The Smell of New - Seaholm
3. Juicy - Jet Jaguar

Interlude (sorry about the lo-fi recording!)

4. Seven Years (3rd version) - halo effect
5. Sojurn - Noisivelvet
6. Dappled - Quest

Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes, and check out our 4 previous music shows in the "musicprogram" folder: http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_category=musicprogram

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, MFTOS, Alex Brooke, Andrew, filter, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Chris Perren, Mr Maps, Seaholm.com, Jet Jaguar, Peter Morris, Halo Effect, DJ Kung-fu Grip, Joseph Baldwin, Noisivelvet, Quest, Hayden, music, podcast, instrumental, ambient, electronic, Tokyo, Chiba, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand, Wellington, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Lincoln, Nebraska, Chicago, Illinois



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]]> musicprogram Wed, 21 May 2008 18:47:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=341805# NFTOS, MFTOS, Alex Brooke, Andrew, filter, Rob, El Gringo, Chris Perren, Seaholm, Jet Jaguar, Peter Morris, Quest, Hayden News From The Other Side This is our 5th music show, Alex opted out of this one, but I think he's already cooking up the next one, so stay tuned... No http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/mftos.rss Blu: Muto http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=340466#


MUTO, animation on walls by blu on Vimeo.

Discovered by Andrew. Posted by Rob.

]]> art Mon, 19 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=340466# News From The Other Side No Talk Show #50 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=340367#


Alex and Rob talk about--what else? Japan, life in Japan, all things Japan, but now that Rob is in New Zealand, you can start to expect a bit more about "the land of the long white cloud," The Southern Hemisphere, The South Pacific, The North Island, Auckland, etc.

This YouTube video was previously uploaded here as an .m4v file with the 15 May blog post. Please add it to your favorites, rate it (5 stars, of course!) and forward it to ALL your friends!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Japan, New Zealand, Tokyo, Chiba, Auckland

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]]> talk show Sun, 18 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=340367# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Japan, New Zealand, Tokyo, Chiba, Auckland Alex and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Rob and Alex talk about--what else? Japan, and all things Japanese... Yes Tour of Japan 2008 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=340205#
Cycling's Tour of Japan starts in Sakai City, OSAKA tomorrow. It's not one of the major races in the world, but it is Japan's biggest race. The average Japanese citizen has never heard of the race, but there are some interesting stages (i.e. a time trial up to the trail head of Mt. Fuji) and here's always an international field albeit made up of second and third tier professional teams and some U-23 national squads.

May 18 - Stage 1: Senboku Circuit, Sakai City (Osaka) , 140.8km
May 19 - Stage 2: Todaiji Temple - Nunome Dam Circuit, Nara, 146.2km
May 20 - Stage 3: Old Imai Paper Wholesale House - Mino Japanese, Paper Village Circuit, Mino, 164.7km
May 21 - Stage 4: Iida Station - Shimohisakata Circuit - Matsuo - Stadium, South-Shinshu, 155.3km
May 22 - Rest & transfer day
May 23 - Stage 5: Mount Fuji ITT, 11.4km
May 24 - Stage 6: Shuzenji Station - Japan Cycle Sports Center, Izu, 112.5km
May 25 - Stage 7: Hibiya city - Ooi Wharf Circuit, Tokyo, 148.9km

Teams for Tour of Japan: Skil-Shimano, A-Style Somn, Nippo-Endeka, Seoul Cycling, South Australia.com-AIS, Stegcomputer-CKT-Cogeas, Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team, Mroz-Action-Uniqa, Meitan Hompo-GDR, Team Bridgestone Anchor, Aisan Racing Team, Matrix-Powertag, Pearlizumi-Sumita-Ravanello, Team Comrade-Giant, Narsima Frend, Team JBCF

Stage and team info from CyclingNews.com.

Photo: 2005 first stage, Sakai City, Osaka.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tour of Japan, Tour du JapÃn, ããããããããããã, èèè, ããã, ããããããããã

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 17 May 2008 04:07:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=340205# News From The Other Side No Vegemite Art by Ben Brooke http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=339176#
Alex's brother Ben sent me this video response to my comment on his sinkfull of dirty dishes, and my informing him that Vegemite contains GMOs (which is just a terrible rumor I heard), and that he should switch to Marmite. Thanks for the live painting Ben!

Photo stolen from Ben's facebook. Thanks for the photo too!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Ben Brooke, Rob, portrait, Vegemite, Marmite, art, painting, cracker, blackmail, dirty, dishes, kitchen, sink, lemon, Tokyo, æä, åæ, ããã

]]> art Thu, 15 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=339176# NFTOS, Ben Brooke, Rob, portrait, Vegemite, Marmite, art, painting, cracker, blackmail, dirty, dishes, kitchen, æ±äº¬, å°æ, ã¢ã¼ã Ben Brooke Alex's brother Ben's video response to Rob's comment on a sinkfull of dirty dishes, diss of his Vegemite in favor of Marmite. No Moth Conspiracy: First Among the Small http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=338946#


This from Patrick Widdess' YouTube channel, where you can find more videos of Moth Conspiracy and others live at the Boathouse in Cambridge, England, 11 May 2008. Also check out www.mothconspiracy.com.

Posted by Rob.



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]]> music video Wed, 14 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=338946# News From The Other Side No Talk Show #49: Rising Sun & Long White Cloud http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=338761#


ABOVE: "La Cumbia del Mole" by Lila Downs.

BELOW: Alex's and Rob's audio podcast. This is what we talked about...

Giro d'Italia
Dr Conconi, The Godfather of EPO in cycling
Kiwi English - NEW FEATURE!
Japan - 6000 miles on a bicycle (new book release party)
Norville's Greatest Hits
KIX on frisky radio
facebook groups (NFTOS, headstand, KIX on friskyradio, learjapanesepod, bananas prove God exist, etc)
Patrick Widdess and his Harmless Video Podcast #1
Street performance
Fiesta Mexicana
Lila Downs, Oaxaca and "La Cumbia del Mole" (above video) LearnJapanesePod
facebook gift application
Prapatang.com

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Japan, New Zealand, Aotearoa, Auckland, Tokyo, Chiba, Cambridge, England, UK, headstand, prapatang.com, learnjapanesepod, ææè, æä, åèç, ãããããããã

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]]> talk show Tue, 13 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=338761# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Japan, New Zealand, Aotearoa, Auckland, Tokyo, Chiba, Cambridge, æ¥æ¬èª, æ±äº¬, åèç, ãã¥ã¼ã¸ã¼ã©ã³ã Alex and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Rising sun meets long white cloud--Japan and New Zealand are the obvious topics discussed, along with a long list of others... Yes Leigh Norrie: 6,000 Miles on A Bicycle http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=338426#
Here's a link to the blog dedicated to promoting the book by Tokyo resident Leigh Norrie: Japan - 6,000 Miles On A Bicycle. More links and info coming soon. Posted by Rob.

]]> events Mon, 12 May 2008 11:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=338426# News From The Other Side No La Maglia Rosa è Nostra! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=337894#


This YouTube video and blog post will go up awaiting Hans for a Bicicleteiros podcast. I'm sure he'll be more excited than usual because Christian Vande Velde, someone he raced against as a kid in Chicago, is in the lead of the Giro d'Italia after his team won the opening "Team Time Trial," a race which would take some explaining for the uninitiated...

After crossing the line first among his teammates, Vande Velde gets to wear the race leader's pink jersey in tomorrow's stage. Most casual sports fans are probably aware that the race leader's jersey at the Tour de France is yellow, but in Italy the jersey color was chosen to remind people of the race's sponsor, La Gazzetta dello Sport, which is printed on pink paper. The last American to wear it was Andy Hampsten, back in 1988! Hampsten now lives in Italy and has a vineyard and an olive orchard...

Besides La Gazzetta's multilingual coverage (Italian, French, English, German, Spanish), you can follow the race with VeloNews' Live Coverage, CyclingNews' Complete Live Coverage.

While we're on the topic of cycling, here's a blog dedicated to promoting a book by Tokyo resident Leigh Norrie: Japan--6,000 Miles On A Bicycle.

Stay tuned for a podcast covering all of the above and more, as soon as Hans gets home from Philly!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Giro d'Italia, Christian Vande Velde, Team Slipstream-Chipotle, TTT, Andy Hampsten, Leigh Norrie, Italy, Japan, bicycle, tours, touring, èèè, ããã

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 10 May 2008 22:20:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=337894# News From The Other Side No Norville on ReverbNation http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=336911#
NorvilleQuantcast

Norville Parchment (Trenchparrots, Sucia, Don't Date Me, etc) has decided to follow in the footsteps of Radiohead and NIN, but he's taking it a step further and making much more of his back catalogue available for download. There are about seven albums worth of material here: http://norville.uber.com/music.

Posted by Rob

]]> music Fri, 9 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=336911# News From The Other Side No KIX featuring I-Bec! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=337111#
This just in from Ian Handsley:

"Please join us for a special KIX show on friskyRadio.com tonight at 11pm JST [2am New Zealand -rob].

It's been a year since I launched KIX on friskyRadio, and I have to say that it's been quite a year. It started out simply as way to connect Kansai DJs with a worldwide community of EDM lovers, but in the course of putting each show together something very cool happened. I saw each and every guest DJ raise their art to a higher level, so what we've ended up with is a community of local DJs who have played to huge international audiences, who have earned every amount of respect they received, and who now know a whole lot more about making Osaka dancefloors rock. Here are the guest DJs we've had so far:

Deadmau5
Bloisy
Shawn Basik
Dan Elliot
bRoTheRmAn
Dom Pang
B-Ko
DJ Nat

This special anniversary edition has a very old and close friend of mine - i-bec - as the guest. I-bec and I met in 2002 out the front of Namba Hatch before an Anthony Pappa gig, and then when he opened Freeza a few months later, we...er...well, did a bit of DJing there. Since then many people have come and gone and much has changed but our love for the tunage has remained, and we've been able to share our journey through electronic music and the dark art of mixing it for a dancefloor. I-bec's a bit of magician when it comes to that, as many will tell you, and his taste in music reveals an appreciation of complex beauty boxed up in trunks of funk. But strangely getting an hour-long mix out him has been an exercise in futility...until today (literally).

So here he comes, finally, for a KIX mix, and since it may be another 6 years before he gives me another mix, you shouldn't miss it."

KIX on friskyRadio.com

Thursday, May 8
7am San Francisco
2pm London
11pm Osaka
Friday, May 9
2am Auckland

1st Hour: Ian Handsley
2nd Hour: I-bec

I-Bec photo by James (BikeClubOsaka).

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Thu, 8 May 2008 07:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=337111# News From The Other Side No Patrick Widdess: Harmless Video Podcast #1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=336918#

Patrick Widdess (headstand radio) is joined by Nick Stibbs for the video version of A Harmless Podcast. The banana reference comes from Alex's Prapatang Living solo enhanced podcast series, and the QES reference either comes from our 2-man Talk Show #48, or from my own new podcast Psychotropic of Capricorn #2, I can't recall which at the moment (due to being stuffed up with a cold).

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, Nick Stibbs, 209radio.co.uk, headstand, A Harmless Podcast, Cambridge, England, UK authors, poet, poem, poetry, Queen's English Society, banana]]> podcasts Thu, 8 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=336918# News From The Other Side No Liaoning Province Street Performance http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=336772#


This one's from Brian who says he's seen better. Where? In the big city? In Beijing? Not in Portland, Tennessee, I'll bet! I want the guy's soundtrack. Any way you could find out for me what it is? I find it very motivational! Gonna use it to help me get out of bed in the morning...

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Brian Ruckle, China, Liaoning, street performer

]]> places Wed, 7 May 2008 06:52:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=336772# News From The Other Side No Proto NFTOS: Fiesta Mexicana http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=335669#


WARNING: Contains an offensive gesture. Also, please pardon the titles--Alex was just starting to mix his Spanish and Portuguese back then.

Video and photos shot way back on 19 September 2005 at Osaka's Umeda Sky Building, during a festival that was officially labeled "Spanish" (or was it Mexican?) that turned out to be run mostly by Peruvians and Brazilians (which there are many of in Osaka). In this montage, which was shot with a cell phone and a digital camera, Alex pulls out all the post production editing stops he knew of at the time. This saved me from having to use all the same cheesy effects in my first videos! Thanks Alex! Music by Mono Blanco who performed that day.

Here's the original video (much higher quality!) that we posted previously on NFTOS, and another one from our archives to commemorate Cinco de Mayo, Hans with Horns.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Hans a.k.a. h-monster, Cinco de Mayo, festival, party, video, Osaka, Umeda Sky Building, åé, æçããããã, ææ

]]> events Mon, 5 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=335669# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Hans a.k.a. h-monster, Cinco de Mayo, festival, party, video, Osaka, Umeda Sky Building, 大éª, æ¢ç°ã¹ã«ã¤ãã«, æ¥æ¬ News From The Other Side No Samba-Nova on UniqueRadio.jp http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=335557#
What started out as a Latin label in Japan with a monthly event, now has a compilation CD and a radio program on UniqueRadio.jp.

Tune in at http://www.uniqueradio.jp and answer the short demographics questionnaire (in Japanese) by clicking in the appropriate boxes.

The show starts at 21:00 Japan Time tonight.

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Sun, 4 May 2008 05:48:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=335557# News From The Other Side No Talk Show #48: O Hisashiburi! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=335514#
Armchair linguists, Alex in Tokyo, and Rob in Auckland, get together on Skype for their first Talk Show since when?! More details and links will be posted soon.

Photo taken at Osaka's Umeda Sky Building, during a sort of Fiesta Mexicana, 19 September 2005.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Tokyo, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand

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]]> talk show Sun, 4 May 2008 01:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=335514# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Tokyo, Japan, Auckland, New Zealand, armchair, linguist Alex and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Alex is in Tokyo, Rob is in Auckland, for their first Talk Show since when?! Yes Psychotropic of Capricorn #2: Dark Chocolate http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=334695#
Trenchparrots on Headstand Radio!

Accidentally played Yaneka's "Black Coral" as part of the intro, which featured Andrew's ukulele.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, psychotropic, Tropic of Capricorn, Henry Miller, The Trenchparrots, Headstand, 209radio.co.uk, Patrick Widdess, Alex Brooke, Prapatang Living, olive picking, wwoof.org,

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]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 1 May 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=334695# NFTOS, psychotropic, capricorn, headstand, 209radio, Patrick Widdess, Alex Brooke Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Rob solo from Auckland. No Jerry Gordon: Then, Lunch http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=333004#
Words and photo by Jerry Gordon.

Posted by Rob.

]]> poetry Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=333004# News From The Other Side No Don't Listen to Headstand This Wednesday! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=333856# This just in from poet, podcaster & radio DJ Patrick Widdess:

Subject: If you're in Cambridge DON'T listen to Headstand this Wednesday 9-11pm
 
"Greetings Listeners,

The next Headstand promises to be a great show with an interview and poetry from Melanie Challenger, recent artist in residence for the British Antarctic Survey and local Poet Nick Stibbs talking about the life and work of 13th Century poet, Rumi. All this and the usual eclectic mix of music and spoken word.
But if you"re in Cambridge switch off your radios and head to the Drama Studio on Covent Garden off Mill Road for an evening of performance poetry hosted by the Anglia Ruskin Literary Society. Headlined by renowned Carribean poet Jean 'Binta' Breeze, it'll also feature open mic from literary society members and music. It starts at 7pm.
From Thursday onwards you can listen back to the show on headstand.209radio.co.uk
Stay tuned,
Patrick"

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Headstand, 209radio, Cambridge, England, poet, poetry, poem, music, show, spoken word, Rumi, Drama Studio, Covent Garden, Mill Road, Anglia Ruskin Literary Society, Jean 'Binta' Breeze, The Trenchparrots ?

]]> events Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=333856# News From The Other Side No Prapatang Living #6: The Banana http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=333897#
What didn't I talk about on the show? You'll just have to listen.

Here are links to some of the things I mentioned

Curumin
Lila Downs
Reggie Watts
Headstand Radio

Posted by Alex.

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]]> prapatang living Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:37:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=333897# banana, god, reggie watts, patrick widdess, lila downs, greenwashing News From The Other Side Bananas No Bicicleteiros #33: It's Sivstov! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=333032#
Hans is cooking up a storm as a thunderstorm rolls in, meanwhile, in Auckland it's been raining off and on for days...

Photo from a mural in downtown Auckland. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Tour of Georgia, Sivstov, LiÃge-Bastogne-LiÃge, Ivan Basso, Liquigas, Jorg Jaksche, AIGCP

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]]> bicicleteiros Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=333032# NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Hans, Rob, High Road, Sivstov, Tour, Georgia, Liege, Bastogne Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Hans is cooking up a storm as a thunderstorm rolls in, meanwhile, in Auckland it's been raining off and on for days... No Natsu's New Film Trailer http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332788#


You may recall us mentioning Natsu's 2006 film Rudy Soup, and the opening party which I had the privilege of DJing for. Well, Natsu is back with another project, this one titled "Crazy Girl Sweet Broken Case." I don't know anything about it yet, but I'll find out as much as I can. In the meantime, enjoy the trailer!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: CRAZY, GIRL, SWEET, BROKEN, CASE, LOVE, MOVIE, TRAILER, INDIES, JAPAN, åæ?, ãã?ã, ååå?, ç?å?, ã?ãããããã, ããããã NATSU, eyllie, æç, äåç, èèè, ããã, Tokyo, æ?ä, film, independent, art ]]> video projects Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332788# News From The Other Side No Last.fm: NFTOS "Member Radio" http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332392#


Another music nerd gadget to experiment with, this one is still in its infancy, and you can help program it! Just join the News From The Other Side Group on last.fm. At the moment, we only have 4 people signed up including Alex, Patrick, Raevin_Roth (a member of LearnJapanesePod forums) and myself. So far, Patrick doesn't have any music scrobbled, so it's really more like 3 people's music listening habits playing. In listening so far, I've heard music ranging from 80s New Wave to Latin to Japanese Anime theme music, and from Jack Kerouac to Jack Johnson. My favorite played so far was "Debrah" by Beck. It's really a mixed bag, but it could always use more seasoning, so sign up to add a dash of your favorite spice!

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332392# News From The Other Side No The Modernist Society presents... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332162#
This just in from DJ D-Mac in D.C.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: D-Mac, Faction Theory, Modernist Society, Washington D.C., event, documentary, a/k/a Tommy Chong, Neville C, Bourbon, 18th Street

]]> events Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:51:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332162# News From The Other Side No Loop Line #8 of 8 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=331575#


NOT intended for decent folk. Sensitive viewers should FFWD through the "intermission" segment as it contains video footage of digital images of upper area wardrobe deficiencies. You have been warned.

As for you regular viewers, if you haven't watched every episode, 1 through 7, go do that first! Click on the Loop Line video folder and scroll to the bottom of the page!

Almost 2.5 years after the feat, the 8th and final episode of our JR Osaka Loop Line Tour is complete with flash intro by Alex and drum n'bass conclusion by Will Spin (JR Song).

At the end of the previous video, Alex and Rob were leaving Time Table Cafe, which is located under the tracks, between Momodani and Teradacho stations. This video starts at Teradacho Station and continues on to Tennoji Station, with a brief stop at Danyk's place. Danyk rode the Loop Line with Rob earlier in the year, but no video was taken, only photos, so a visit to his place was an appropriate way to commemorate that momentous occasion.

From there, it was back to Tennoji Station, then Shin-Imamiya, Imamiya and finally, back to where we started several hours earlier, Ashiharabashi Station!

If you enjoyed this unconventional tour of Osaka, then you may appreciate our other urban cycling saga shot in Tokyo, the Yamanote Line Tour, which we are still in the process of editing. Stay tuned to http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com !

Tags: NFTOS, JR, Osaka, Loop Line, Alex Brooke, bicycle, Teradacho, Tennoji, Shin Imamiya, Ashiharabashi, Station, Bike Club, Danyk, Don't Panic, DJ, Tin's Hall, Japan, åé, ççç, åçç, åçå, æäå, éè, é, èèè, ææ

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]]> loop line video Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=331575# NFTOS, JR, Osaka, Loop Line, Teradacho, Tennoji, Shin, Imamiya, Ashiharabashi, cycling, 大éª, ç°ç¶ç·, 寺ç°çº, 天ç寺, æ°ä»å®®, é»è», é§, èªè»¢è», æ¥æ¬ Alex, Danyk (Don't Panic) and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo The Loop is closed! This is the 8th and final piece of the Loop Line tour puzzle. Yes NFTOS on Revver http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327285#


Just a reminder that we have videos on Revver (31 from Elgringo and 25 from hunyaga. Revver videos can be subscribed to directly or via iTunes. The video featured above is from the early days of the podcast, shot in Shibuya, Tokyo, on Japanese National Foundation Day, 11 February 2006.

Posted by Rob.

]]> video projects Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327285# News From The Other Side No Falling In http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=329425#


This one is from the end of 2006. We spent a couple days with the family by the sea, at Ise-shima in Mie Prefecture. Ukulele intro by Andrew.

Tags: NFTOS, Ise, shima, Mie, Japan, makikomo, Rob, sea, ocean, splash, wet, falling, rock, scrambling, jumping, soak, ukulele, äååæ, äé?ç, ææ

Posted by Rob.

]]> places Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=329425# NFTOS, Ise, shima, Mie, Japan, makikomo, Rob, sea, ocean, splash, wet, falling, rock, scrambling, ukulele, soak, ä¼å¢å¿æ©, ä¸é?ç, æ¥æ¬ Rob and Makiko Makiko falls in! This one is from the end of 2006, when we spent a couple days with the family by the sea. No Cloneliness LIVE @ SoHo, Osaka http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327273#
DOWNLOAD Charles' Binary Lullaby!

This just in from Charles-Ãric Billard, who needs no introduction to NFTOS or those on the Osaka art-music scene:

"Soon will be Cloneliness's first SOLO LIVE SHOW in Japan : April 26th, from 20:00 to 22:00.

Cloneliness will perform home-made instruments including slitars, inflatable beetle toy, wooden house and various custom-made variations on the above. Some pre-recording samples will include drum work by JERRY GORDON and spoken poetry by RALPH FAMULARO. Please come and enjoy ABSTRACT ROCK! Between sets, there will be video projection of Clonelness music videos as well as the screening of recent animation work by DAIKI MURAKAMI.

  Here is the schedule for the evening :

20:00 first live set
20:30 video projection of video and animation work
21:00 second live set
21:30 open jam session

For the open jam session, feel free to bring any acoustic instrument you may want to play with people in the audience. electronic bleepers welcome if setting up can be done in less than 5 minutes.

Tickets are 2000 yen at the door, 1500 in advance. You can contact Soho (06-4394-7456) to reserve a seat.

Soho gallery is located on Sennichimae Suji, a short walk down the hill when you get off Tanimachi 9 chome Station exit 3.

For more information, or to see samples of previous works, see the website : charlou2006.blogspot.com or send an email to : charles_billard@hotmail.com "

Posted by Rob.

]]> events Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327273# NFTOS, Charles-Ãric Billard, Charlou, Osaka, Japan, Quebec, Canada, music, 大éª, æ¥æ¬ Charles-Ãric Billard Binary Lullaby - Experimental from one of the most creative and prolific artists in Osaka that we know. Clean Noisivelvet: Walking http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=328371#


Stop and go animation from still photographs taken by a pinhole camera attached to a flatbed scanner. Actor creit to Samantha Schutte.

Postedy by Rob.

Tags: Noisivelvet.com

]]> video projects Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=328371# News From The Other Side No Radio Samba Nova! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=328222#
What started out as a Latin label in Japan with a monthly event, now has a compilation CD and a radio program! Apparently, this program is only available in Japan, but we'll see about that! More info coming soon, but for now please follow the link.

http://www.joqr.net/blog/uniquewhats/archives/2008/04/radio_samba_nov.html

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=328222# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros 32: Roubaix! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327852#
The Hell of the North is here once again. (official homepage) Back up police from Belgium and Holland have been called in to handle the festive fans from those countries, mostly conduction drunk diver checks. Friends of Paris-Roubaix societies have been maintaining cobblestone roads, and in one case even peeled back some asphalt to reveal well preserved cobbles.

Hans' pick is this year's Tour of Flanders winner, Stijn Devolder, while Rob goes with the safe bet, Fabian Cancellara. Hans says America's Hincapie will finish either 2nd or 3rd, and Rob predicts a 4th or 5th place finish. Follow the race live on CyclingNews.com or VeloNews.

Here's a link to our Roubaix wrap-up last year, and here are links to CyclingNews' preview and to the VeloNews Paris-Roubaix archives.

In other cycling news, Jan Ullrich has been forced to pay a 1 million euro fine for doping fraud which we've already discussed here ad nauseum.

Trek bicycles have severed ties with Greg LeMond whose brand of bike they distribute. LeMond has been very outspoken in the fight against doping, but probably should have been a bit more careful in taking on more current riders like Armstrong and Landis without some concrete evidence.

In addition to cycling, we mentioned the tui, a bird, and Tui, the New Zealand beer.

A recent Skype conversation we decided not to upload included the following cycling related topics: 92nd Ronde von Vlaanderen (a.k.a. Tour of Flanders) on CyclingNews.com and VeloNews.com, Rock Racing's bad boys are finally racing again, Alexi Grewal's essay on doping, Cyclingnews' April Fools' special edition and VeloNews' April Fools'.

The photo is from a friend who shall remain anonymous unless I hear from him otherwise. For now, let's just say he's someone who cycled all over Europe, and he's a fine artist who has participated in, and made a flyer for, a NFTOS art show.

Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327852# NFTOS, Paris-Roubaix, Ullrich, Devolder, Cancellara, Hincapie, Hans, Rob, Bicicleteiros, Rock Racing, Trek, LeMond, Armstrong Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Bicicleteiros is back! Just in time for a preview of l'Enfer du Nord. No Psychotropic of Capricorn #1: Squid Row http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327766#
Toto, we are not in Kanto anymore. No more Tokyo Panic Living until further notice!

Here's the poem I read by Patrick Widdess called "Slug":

I do not hear its single foot
slip beneath my bed,
turn dust into silver
and make a soggy doily
of last monthâs gas bill.
But the morning sheds light
on its nocturnal wanderings
charted in dry mucus,
its glittering autograph
scrawled across yesterdayâs paper.
I set mouse traps with lettuce leaves,
surround my bed with half-empty beer glasses,
scatter pellets like deadly confetti.
I sleep well for a week
then find a survivor;
inch long and mossy green,
relaxing by the radiator.
Itâs then I notice the leafy odour,
and the sheepskin rug; tacky underfoot.
I dare not look beneath the bed
but lie awake, ear to the mattress
all night.
At dawn I start to drift
and sense the bed being lifted
on a thousand slithering backs,
doors sliding open, and the morning air;
cold and sharp against my cheek.

"Love is All Around" by the Troggs (and according to Patrick, it was covered by Wet! Wet! Wet! in the 90s as well).

Tags: NFTOS, psychotropic, Tropic of Capricorn, Henry Miller, Patrick Widdess, poet, headstand, 209radio.co.uk, Auckland, wwoofing, New Zealand, Otara Market, Coronation Street, Lost, Boston Legal, Sazae-san, Chibi Maruko, Sand, The Inspectors, The Earlybirds, Calamity Jam, The Troggs, Paris-Roubaix cycling classic

Posted by Rob.

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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:48:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327766# NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, poet, Auckland, wwoofing, New Zealand, pychotropic, capricorn, Otara market, TV, Celestine Prophecy Rob, Makiko and Andrew Rob reports from Auckland and Makiko and Andrew occaisionally chime in. Ukele and guitar intro by him. No KIX featuring Shawn Basik http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327192#
KIX on friskyraido.com, 2 hours w/ Shawn Basik (Oasis Lounge) and Ian Handsley

Friday, 11 April in Auckland. All other times, Thursday, 10 April.

200 Auckland
700 Vancouver
1000 Montreal
1100 Halifax
1400 London
2300 Osaka

http://www.friskyradio.com

http://www.myspace.com/osakakix

Photo of Shawn Basik, probably taken from his own cell phone, at 9:00 a.m., on the way home from Oasis Lounge back in the day.

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:44:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327192# News From The Other Side No Rinpa Eshidan Art Exhibition: [en] http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327135#
This just in from Daniel Rosen in Tokyo. Daniel creates some pretty wild film projects, the first of which I saw at David Roy's Quick Flick World video extravaganza held last year at SuperDelux in Roppongi. Daniel writes:

"Hey people,

Long time no e-mail! I've been meaning to send out a "Happy New Year" e-mail and before I knew it it's April. How crazy is that? I guess the big news is that the Rinpa Eshidan DVD is finally coming out. And to mark the occasion we're doing a special exhibition opening and DVD pre-release party at Tokyo Artcomplex in Shinjuku on April 19. Details are below. http://www.geocities.jp/wtymd050/exhibition/upcoming/index.html
http://rinpaeshidan.jp/info/

The DVD will be on sale in the gallery for 2,500 yen. For those of you who can't make it and want to buy one, please send me your contact info (mailing address in Japan) and I will add you to a list so we can send you one later. Unfortunately we are not yet able to accept orders from abroad, but hopefully we'll have that sorted out by our official release date in June.

Rinpa Eshidan: [en]
April 16 through May 3 at Art Complex in Shinjuku, Tokyo (closed Mondays) http://www.gallerycomplex.com/home/schedule/hall/rinpa_eshidan.html
Opening Party with Live Events on Saturday, April 19, 5:00pm to 9pm featuring music by DJs Miyoshi, Cut Lemonn, Super Samir and Fencer. At 7pm 'zycOs minus one with Cal Lyall and Keigo Iwami' will join Rinpa Eshidan for a special 'live art and music' set. Opening Party Admission:\1,000, includes wine courtesy of [yellow tail].

Hope to see you all there!

Cheers,

Daniel"
www.dhrosen.com

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www.dhrosen.com

]]> events Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:26:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=327135# NFTOS, D.H. Rosen, art, Tokyo, Japan News From The Other Side No Year of the Rat http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=326695#
This just in from Joseph Baldwin (noisivelvet), jack-of-all-arts and regular NFTOS Art Show participant, who will be having his thesis exhibition 18-22 April.

"Please join me at the opening reception of the 2008 UIC School of Art and Design BFA Theses Exhibition on April 18 from 5:00-8:00 pm at CUPPA Hall on 400 South Peoria, Chicago, Il 60607 -- in the Great Space on the 5th floor. It really is a great space.

It is a great group of interdisciplinary artists work (that covers the course of two semesters, and 8 professors) and I'm very excited to be a part of it.

I realize a lot of you that I'm sending this to are in other cities, and likely won't be in Chicago at this time, but please send your good thoughts our way for a great show - and of course feel free to pass along the e-postcard.

I'll have a 5' cube with video installed inside of it and some small sculptures nearby. If you can't make it Friday night and would like me to join you another time, maybe over the weekend, please send me a note and I'll do my best to join you. The show is open from 11:00 to 5:00 through the 22nd.

Thanks!
Joe"

CONGRATULATIONS JOE!!

Posted by Rob.

]]> events Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:23:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=326695# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #52: Going to Korea http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=326394#


Sorry, this one's out of sequence. We have one or two more Korea videos to upload though, before we start uploaded our new New Zealand ones!!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Korea, Kansai, Airport, Incheon, KIX, ICN, makikomo, airplane, beer, tatting, whisky, niagara, éèçæ, åé, ããã, éå, ææ

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]]> tokyo panic living Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:08:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=326394# NFTOS, Korea, Kansai, Airport, Incheon, KIX, ICN, makikomo, airplane, beer, tatting, whisky, niagara, é¢è¥¿ç©ºæ¸¯, 大éª, ã½ã¦ã«, éå½, æ¥æ¬ News From The Other Side Sorry, this is coming out of sequence, but this a vital piece of the Japan-Korea-New Zealand trilogy, the first piece! No NFTOS Bicicleteiros http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=326260#
Although NFTOS started out focused on travel photography, culture and art, other topics got picked up along the way such as the 2002 World Cup, which was held in Korea & Japan, and my trip to the 2004 Tour de France, which coincidentally ignited my current obsession with collage as an art form.

Although I haven't found many art enthusiasts who are interested in much in either sport, I've still continued to bring them up as they have been colorful international pageants since day one. Some of my earliest drawings as a child were of national flags, and as a teenager I designed many cycling jerseys complete with fictitious sponsors. The only other people I know who spent any part of their childhood doing this were my two brothers, both of whom raced bicycles with me as "juniors."

Hans and I still bring up cycling in conversation almost whenever we get a chance to chat on Skype. Being the Nixon I have become, much more of this gets recorded than ever gets uploaded. Sometimes it gets a bit "over the top," but we can't help that a lot of what has been in the news regarding doping in sport lately has been truly bizarre. The old timers are coming out of the woodwork and coming clean to varying degrees, the latest revelator none other than 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, Reverend Alexi Grewal, a childhood hero of mine who I had a poster of on my wall.

Cycling and sport in general remain among our interests nonetheless, although I've definitely backed off the hero-worship, starting way back with the tainted Tour de France of 1988, which was to be outdone by the 1998 Tour, and both now pale in comparison to what has been reveled to on behind the scenes.

On the surface, there still is grace and beauty--the sight of 200 of the best riders in the world, colorfully clad, on their sleek machines, swishing down alpine roads in excess of 100 km/h, or mud splattered warriors pushing their bikes up steep & narrow cobblestones after being held up by a crash. What makes it even more exciting for us though, is that we raced against a few of these guys as kids.

The name "Bicicleteiros" was chosen both for originality and informality, as it is not the correct term for cyclists in any language we know of, rather we heard it coined mistakenly by a gasoline station attendant in the countryside of the state of SÃo Paulo back in 1989 or so. At the time we used it only in derision, the same way "serious" cyclists in the US used the terms "Fred" or "bozo-tourist" for cyclists who lacked the commitment to (maintain the proper image of) the sport. I guess we sort of fall into that category now, so the name fits.

Stay tuned for our continued colorful commentary on this season's big races. Next up are the Tour of Flanders, Ghent-Wevelgem and Paris-Roubaix!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Bicicleteiros, Rob, El Gringo, Hans, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, cycling, ciclismo, sports, etc

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]]> bicicleteiros Mon, 7 Apr 2008 23:13:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=326260# News From The Other Side No The Earlybirds: Seventeen http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=325345#

We saw these guys play at one of the band member's birthday party last night.  The Inspectors (a.k.a. Sand) opened up, and they were followed by Calamity Jam.  I'd like to see all three bands live again sometime.

This afternoon we're going to catch Fat Freddy's Drop at Grey Lynn Park, for what I am told is the last official outdoor concert of the summer there.

Posted by Rob.
]]> music video Sun, 6 Apr 2008 01:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=325345# News From The Other Side No "WWOOFing" in Aotearoa http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=325026# Makiko and I have been working in an eco-village in exchange for room and board for the past three weeks.  We've been doing a wide variety of farm chores, ecological activities, building and renovation.  In addition, we've been doing purely fun stuff like bottling beer, baking (using fruit we picked ourselves), kayaking and mountain bike riding.  If this sounds like your cup of tea, then check out this link:  http://www.wwoof.org 

Our adventure began with a boost three Saturdays ago with our Auckland homestay host driving us as far north as Warkworth, nearly halfway to the eco-village.  From there we almost immediately hitched a ride, but the driver was another foreigner who was lost and looking for the golf course.

A few minutes later, we got picked up by a couple who were headed to Kaiwaka for an anniversary party.  They took us right to our turn off, where we were fully intending to walk the rest of the way, but got another ride after about 200 meters.   At the entrance of the eco-village, one of the original founders spotted us and took us to the family we'd be staying with for the first five days.

In my next audio podcast, Makiko and I will tell you more about the wwoofing experience itself.  We've taken tons of photos and video, which I hope to upload little by little, once we're back in Auckland. 

Today we're just taking it easy, and there's a big birthday party tonight with at least 3 bands!  Of course, that means even more photos and videos to sift through once we get back to the big city.  

In the meantime, please stay tuned to our podcasts, as Alex and others keep us entertained and informed on what's going on in Tokyo and the rest of the world...

Posted by Rob. 

]]> places Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:11:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=325026# News From The Other Side No Prapatang living #5: Mundo Popular 6 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=322181#
Prapatang living is back as Alex takes the wheel while El Gringo and Makikomo go wwoofing in New Zealand.

Also in the program I mentioned Mundo Popular,  a music event that promotes world music to a wider audience in Japan.

Sunday April 6th, 6pm-10pm
MUNDO POPULAR 6 featuring florencia ruiz TOKYO
@ L'institute Franco-Japonaise, La Brassarie
(http://www.institut.jp/apropos/acces.phpï
Â2500 on the door, Â2000 yen pre booked
Station: Iidabashi

Live Performance :
Florencia Ruiz
Luminous Orange Solo Set
Beakers folklorico japon

DJs :
DJ Syril (medvacances)
Richard Counord (Kind of Blue)
Ryosuke Itoh (Taiyo Record)


Shops :
Tarot readings
Ponto [ Brasilian college T-shirts ]
Chunanbei magazine

Mundo Popular

Also check out this link to Tokyo Cooney's hanami party in Yoyogi

Hanami in Yoyogi



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MUNDO POPULAR 6 featuring florencia ruiz TOKYO
at ï?Âäæï?åéãããããããïhttp://www.institut.jp/apropos/acces.phpï

åæ : 2,500å (ããããå) / ï?å : 2,000å (ããããå )
âï?ååèå - åæããããï?Âï?Â

Live Performance :
ããããããããããã florencia ruiz
ããããããããããããããã luminous orange solo set
ããããã Beakers folklorico japon

DJs :
DJ Syril (medvacances)
Richard Counord (Kind of Blue)
Ryosuke Itoh (Taiyo Record)

Shops :
ï?Âããï?Âï?Âããããï?Âï?ï [ ããããï?Âï?ï ]
ponto [ Brasilian college T-shirts ]
äï?ïçãããã

Clothes Supported : H.P. France [ èèï?ïå : ãããããããããããã

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]]> prapatang living Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:17:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=322181# mundo popular, hanami, japan, hay fever, taiyo records, florencia ruiz, l'institute franco japnoaise, æ¥ï¿½?å­¦é¢ï¿½?飯ç°æ©ï¿½? iidabashi News From The Other Side No Vanishing Point http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=317488#
This event developed by musician Kristy Farkas and presented at Kobe's Big Apple, will feature five live experimental music bands. Jerry Gordon, Rick Tuazon and Charles Billard (Cloneliness) will perform a 25 minutes set from the second half of the show, from 20:00.

STAGE 1

5:30 California 18
Sakiyama Kazuhiro (drums)
Wada Yoshiharu (bass)
Kinoshita Kazushige (violin)

6:00 Isohata Shin'Ichi (guitar, etc.)
Kristy Farkas (piano, etc.)

6:30 Melagukan
Miyake Woshinichi (s sax, etc)
Suzuki Masaru (banjo, etc)

7:00 Play Plot
Kuramoto Takahiro (tablePc, Viola daGamba)
Morikawa Norie (koto,musical saw)

STAGE 2

8:00 Jerry Gordon (sax, percussion)
Charles-Eric Billard (slitars & effects)
Rick Tuazon (laptop)

8:30 Isohata Shin'ichi (guitar)
Won Jiksoo (vocals, etc.)
Nishikawa Bunsho (guitar)
Toshimori Akira (piano)

9:00 Lonesome Hope (cello, guitar)
Kristy Farkas (piano, etc)

9:30 Open Session

1800yen with reservation (contact 078-251-7049)
2000yen at the door.

Big apple is located a 10 minutes walk away from Sannomiya station.
Visit the Big Apple's web page bekkoame.ne.jp/i/big-apple for directions and decent size map.

Visit myspace.com/andsoon to hear some of the organizer's music samples.

]]> events Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:06:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=317488# News From The Other Side No KIX featuring Dan Elliot http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316973#
KIX on frisky w/ Dan Elliot (Oasis Lounge)

Thursday, March 13

0700 San Fran
1400 London
2300 Osaka
2700 Auckland

http://www.friskyradio.com

http://www.myspace.com/osakakix

Photo by James, BikeClubOsaka.com

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316973# NFTOS, Osaka, KIX, Dan Elliot, Oasis Lounge, frisky, radio News From The Other Side No NFTOS Bars and Restaurants http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316851#
After spending the last two years podcasting about, in and around the bars, cafes, izakaya, pubs, restaurants and tachinomiya of osaka and tokyo, now it's time to cover new territory.

I first came to New Zealand back in late 2000 and stayed for 4 weeks. During that time I got to check out quite a few establishments, not only in Auckland, but also in Wellington, Greymouth, Queenstown, Christchurch and many of the smaller towns along the well worn tourist track (my journal of that trip is packed away in a box someplace in Oklahoma right now, or I'd elaborate further).

So far, the only place I remember which I've been able to return to is Cafe Melba on Vulcan Lane--a great place for breakfast and flat whites. It was a good reference point in the city, and an easy place to meet up with other travelers, back before everyone was carrying cell phones. Nowadays it's crazy busy, but the staff are still friendly and patient.

New places we've checked out include Bouchon (nice salade niÃoise) and Fridge (great looking wraps and pies, though we only had tea and coffee) in Kingsland, and Roasted Addiqtion, also in Kingsland, which I'm sure we'll be back to, so I'll be telling you more about it later.

Last night four of us went out downtown to Mezze Bar on Durham Street. I had a Green Fern organic lager while the others had tea and desserts. Looking around, it appeared the crowd were mostly locals out for an evening meal (unfortunately, we'd already had dinner). Many were sharing bottles of wine, however, I didn't see any beer on tap, and the drink prices seemed like they were set to keep out the riffraff, which seemed to be working as I didn't notice any backpacker or student looking types in a joint that was otherwise pretty casual. It would be a nice bet for a first date, but please, $14 caipirinhas? That's over 1100 yen, and this ain't Tokyo! In Brazil, a bottle of cachaÃa only costs... ah, nevermind.

Anyway, Makiko and I will keep you posted as Andrew, Claire and other friends introduce us to new spots around Auckland and elsewhere.

Photo: Makiko's chicken and apricot sauce sandwich at a sidewalk cafe in Coromandel, very appropriately named Coromandel Cafe. The sandwich had nice veggies in it including beets. Mmm. I had the fish and chips.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand, Cafe Melba, Bouchon, Fridge, Roasted Addiqtion, Mezze Bar, ããã, ã?ã, ãããããã, ãããããããã]]> bars and restaurants Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316851# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #59: Happy Birthdays! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316628#
NFTOS regular Okha a.k.a. Flying Koala recently had a birthday, and Hans a.k.a. h-monster, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, MC Luncbox, etc, is currently having his.

Posted by Rob

Tags: NFTOS, camping, wwoof.org, organic, Coromandel Peninsula, Waikawau, Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach, organic, Auckland, New Zealand, ãããããããã

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]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316628# NFTOS, New Zealand, Auckland, wwoof, camping, Coromandel, Waikawau, Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach, organic, ãã¥ã¼ã¸ã¼ã©ã³ã Rob a.k.a. El Gringo An update from Aotearoa after a weekend of camping on Coromandel Peninsula. No NFTOS Art http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316256#
News From The Other Side started out as an online community on groups.msn.com in early 2001. It served as a travel blog and art gallery, and provided the network for our first group art show in Seoul, Korea, in 2004. Since then we've had 3 more group shows, 2 in Osaka and one in Tokyo.

In the 7 years which have passed, the old MSN community got deleted once and came back, and this weblog and podcast have since emerged. Most who know about NFTOS are probably only familiar with the latter, while many more have probably only seen the NFTOS videos on YouTube, MySpace or Revver.

So, what's next? Hopefully another art show in the not so distant future, but for now, Makiko and I are in New Zealand staying with friends Claire and Andrew (a regular participant in NFTOS art shows). We'll be doing some volunteer organic farming, or wwoofing, then we'll probably try to find jobs and it will be back to business as usual. In the meantime, you can help keep this thing going by telling your art-culture-music-travel oriented friends about NFTOS. Make sure to subscribe to us on iTunes--newsfromtheotherside--it's free! And, if you're feeling generous, send us a PayPal donation!

Posted by Rob.

]]> art Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316256# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #58 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=314037#


Panic Living video player.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, 209radio.co.uk, Headstand, Patrick Widdess, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo

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]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 5 Mar 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=314037# NFTOS, New Zealand, Auckland, Korea, Seoul, wwoof, organic, headstand, 209radio, podcast, broadcast, fm, Patrick Widdess, rob Makiko and Rob Adventures in Aotearoa! No Japanese Wedding http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=313626#


Rob and Makiko's wedding at Matsuo Shrine, Kyoto, through Okha's camera.

Posted by Rob.

]]> events Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:30:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=313626# News From The Other Side No Buffalo Yo: "I'm gonna live 'til I die" http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=313092#
Check out the wonderful world of Yo.

CONGRATULATIONS YO!!

Posted by Rob.

]]> events Mon, 3 Mar 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=313092# News From The Other Side No Shochu Man ç¼éãã³ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312733#


Better renditions have been performed for sure, but none have been filmed.

iTunes version coming as soon as we have enough storage. Since we are on holiday, we're going with the cheapest account for now. You can help upload podcasts more frequently by donating. Just click on the PayPal button in the upper right hand corner.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Rob, El Gringo, Jonny Heartbreaker, Hans, makikomo.com

]]> music video Sun, 2 Mar 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312733# News From The Other Side No Rob Becomes a Lady... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312465#


Posted by Makiko.

]]> people Sat, 1 Mar 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312465# NFTOS, makikomo, rob, waseda, tokyo, japan, cross dresser, drag queen, ã?ã?ã?¾, ç¾äºº, ã?ã?ã?ã?, æ?±äº¬, æ©ç¨²ç° Makiko and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo No Charles Billard: 3-D Images and Videos http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312475#
"Thank you to those who came to the opening of "3-D Images and Videos" exhibition opening event, February 23rd. It was a really enjoyable event for me and I was happy to gather such fine performers. Here are some pictures of the event, and the link to "Cube Taisou" (cube gymnastics) 3-D video, all viewable with red and blue glasses." -Charles

Cube Taisou video: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=WZKNl48XUx0

]]> events Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312475# News From The Other Side No Bicicleteiros 31: Mt Washington http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312112#
As bales of coke wash up in Cornwall, England ( CNN link ), the boys roll into Conway, New Hampshire, the home of the Moat Mtn. Brewery.

The cycling season is up and running with the Tour of California, which was taken by Levi Leipheimer. Already there is controversy aplenty with the Tour de France and Paris-Nice organizers ASO vs the Union Cycliste Internationale.

Make sure you check out Hans, Bobby and Pete's Mt. Washington photos at: http://hansholbrook.smugmug.com and http://picasaweb.google.com/bobbybyrd9

Photo by Hans. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, bicicleteiros, Hans, Rob, ASO, UCI, Tour de France, Paris-Nice, High Road, Rock Racing, Slipstream, Auckland, New Zealand, Hagerstown, Maryland, Moat Mountain

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:13:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312112# NFTOS, bicicleteiros, Hans, Rob, ASO, UCI, Tour de France, Paris-Nice, High Road, Rock Racing, Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Rob reports from the Southern and Eastern Hemisphere while Hans is in the Northern and Western. No The IF Factor: Unholy Reunion! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=311768#


The real reason I had to run away from Japan was that Alex Brooke, Jonny Heartbreaker and El Gringo (that's me) planned a comeback concert styled after the reunion tour success of THE POLICE. I was chased out of the country by the men in black vans...

Snippets of "Take the Skinheads Bowling" and "The ALT Rap" (rock version) are the crime scene exhibits "A" and "B" you see here.

I believe the original file may have been left behind on Okha's computer, so it is not available on iTunes or for direct download at the moment.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Jonny Heartbreaker, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Flying Koala, flyingokha

]]> music video Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=311768# News From The Other Side No Noticias desde el otro lado - Dos http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308512#


Andres and Rob continue their chat about Kyoto, Japan, culture, shrines, temples, ryokan guest houses, weddings, etc.

Video from Rolf of Yuhara Inn, Kyoto.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, AndrÃs, espaÃol, inglÃs, japonÃs, Spanish, English, Japanese, Mexico City, MÃxico D.F., MÃxico, Tokyo, Japan, ãããã, ããããè, èè, ææè, æä, ææ

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]]> talk show Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308512# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #53: In Seoul! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=310271#


Tokyo Panic Living goes Seoul searching for inner peace. Papaz ypy apamopor!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Seoul, Rob, makikomo, Okha, flying koala

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]]> tokyo panic living Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=310271# NFTOS, Seoul, Rob, makikomo, Okha, flying koala Makiko and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Tokyo Panic Living goes Seoul searching for inner peace. Papaz ypy apamopor! No Catching up with Patrick #4 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308736#
Catching up with 209radio.co.uk's Patrick Widdess via Skype...

"Headstand, 209radio's poetry programme is having an event!

When:
Sunday Mar 02, 2008
at 7:30 PM

Where:
CB2 Cafe
Norfolk Street
Cambridge, England

A 209radio fundraiser featuring live music from Steph Brown, Richard McGuire, Toma and Moth Conspiracy and poetry from Patrick Widdess, Helen Mort, Nick Stibbs and Rychard Carrington."

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, 209radio.co.uk, Headstand, Patrick Widdess, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, haiku

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]]> talk show Sat, 23 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308736# NFTOS, Headstand, Patrick Widdess, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, haiku Patrick Widdess and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo atching up with Headstand/209radio's Patrick Widdess via Skype... Clean Beb and Rob: We've Been Here Before http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308757#
A little trip down pre-NFTOS memory lane, this track was uploaded to The Beb and Alex Show as "Deja vu Drive" back in December 2005, although I think it was recorded awhile before that. Here's the original blog post.

The track could've probably used a little more work as it was kind of a one-shot recording.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Beb and Alex, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Deja vu Drive, We'll Be Back Again, Osaka, Japan, 2005

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]]> music Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:10:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308757# NFTOS, Beb and Alex, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Deja vu Drive, We'll Be Back Again, Osaka, Japan, 2005 Beb and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo One from the Beb and Alex archives. No Bicicleteiros 30: Tour of California http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308513#
Tour of California, The Tour, Teams High Road, Rock Racing, Astana, etc. Posted by Rob.

Hans' Smugmug

and last.fm links.

Tags: NFTOS, Hans, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Tour of California, Tour de France, High Road, Rock Racing, Astana

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308513# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, Tour of California Hans and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo The Tour d'EPO a.k.a. Tour of California is underway! Hans got a jump on the story... No Shoutouts from Prapatang http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308888#
This is alex who the hell is he?
Looking at bird stuck in a tree
I once met a man who went to tibet
Has the next Japanese PM been chosen yet
6 billion people floating on a rock
Beam me up scotty I'm styling like Spock
The Old Brooke clan have all gone home
My chilly bins are choice give a dog a bone
Look at the pidgeons they know something
Break dancing rapping my panda's calle dling ling
Chairman mao, and Manu chao
Skateboarding in Namba with a holy hindu cow
Oh my buddha now they just had a crash
Here comes jonny heartbreaker pockets full of cash
I know this iddy bitty ditty  just aint funny
But baby, you know you're just so money...

"Keep Left" photo by Rob.

Posted by Alex.

Tags: NFTOS, Prapatang Living, rant, rap?

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]]> prapatang living Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308888# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, music, spoken word, poetry Alex Brooke Alex goes off! Yes Noticias desde el otro lado - Uno http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308511#
Andres and Rob chat about Kyoto, Japan, culture, shrines, temples, ryokan guest houses, weddings, etc.

Photo of girl cycling in kimono by Andres.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, AndrÃs, espaÃol, inglÃs, japonÃs, Spanish, English, Japanese, Mexico City, MÃxico D.F., MÃxico, Tokyo, Japan, ãããã, ããããè, èè, ææè, æä, ææ

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]]> talk show Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308511# NFTOS, Andres, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Andres and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo En Espanol No Bicicleteiros 29: Puerto, The Sequel http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308349#


Tour of California, The Tour, Teams High Road, Rock Racing, Astana, etc. Posted by Rob.

Links coming: Hans' Smugmug link

Tags: NFTOS, Hans, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Tour of California, Tour de France, High Road, Rock Racing, Astana

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]]> bicicleteiros Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=308349# News From The Other Side No Panic Living #51: Uma Boa Idéia! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307989#
Before anyone else in the house is awake, the Panic Living media crew is in action!

Hans's Japan smugmug pics start somewhere around the fourth page.

Posted by Rob.

NFTOS, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, makikomo.com, Hans, Patrick Widdess, haiku, t-shirt of the day, Seoul, Korea, New Zealand, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, 51 - Uma Boa IdÃia, æèç, ææ

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]]> tokyo panic living Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307989# NFTOS, haiku, t-shirt of the day, Seoul, Korea, New Zealand, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, æ»è³ç, æ¥æ¬ Rob and Makiko Before anyone else in the house is awake, the Panic Living media crew is in action! Yes Bok choy - ç½è http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307869#


Wandering through a cabbage patch, a rebel is spotted.

This one was recorded on my mom's camera. Hi mom!

Posted by Rob.

NFTOS, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, Chinese cabbage, B. chinensis, bok choy, pak choi, xiao baicai, Chinese chard, Chinese celery, hakusai, çï?ï, æèç

]]> places Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:58:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307869# NFTOS, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, Chinese cabbage, B. chinensis, bok choy, pak choi, xiao baicai, Chinese chard, hakusai, ç½ï¿½?� Makiko and Rob Wandering in a cabbage patch a life lesson is learned. Clean NFTOS on Headstand! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307541# Patrick Widdess, UK Authors' September 2005 writer of the month, is back with another headstand program on 209radio show featuring no less than 5 NFTOS artists! Count them: 1. Alex Brooke, 2. Hans a.k.a. MC Lunchbox, 3. Charles Billard (The Smouldering Door), 4. Jerry Gordon (The Smouldering Door) and 5. Quest a.k.a. Hayden.

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"Headstand, 209radio's poetry programme is having an event!

When:
Sunday Mar 02, 2008
at 7:30 PM

Where:
CB2 Cafe
Norfolk Street
Cambridge, England

A 209radio fundraiser featuring live music from Steph Brown, Richard McGuire, Toma and Moth Conspiracy and poetry from Patrick Widdess, Helen Mort, Nick Stibbs and Rychard Carrington."

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Today I recorded a podcast with Andres in Mexico and another Bicicleteiros with Hans, which I'll be posting in another day or two. Also, I'll be recording another episode of Panic Living, just as soon as I can get around to it! Gotta get back to repacking. One week to go before the big move...

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, headstand, 209radio, Alex Brooke, Charles Billard, That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket

]]> music Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307541# News From The Other Side No Don't Get VD! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307410# silverlucy design )

happy valetino's day!!!
to all my gals n' pals
i'm forevahhh yourrrrs,
faithfully.

kisu,
slvr
silverlucydesign.com fashion catalyst

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Make sure to check out KIX / FriskyRadio with Ian Handsley and bRoTheRmAn. Ian writes on facebook:

"This Valentine's night, invite your insignificant other over, slip into pachinko suits, open a couple of Ozeki One-Cups, crack a new deck of Mild Seven Lights, and tune into friskyRadio.com for 2-hours of steamy, Osaka-styley minimal tech and electro house with me, Ian Handsley, and bRoTheRmAn.

This one's a bit special, not just because it's Valentines, but because this will be my last frisky mix for a while, as I'm heading to Venezuela to study Beauty Pageantry.

It's also special 'coz bRoTheRmAn has given me a 'killer' mix to air on the show. If it doesn't get your freak on, then you've had too many One-Cups."

-Ian Handsley
FriskyRadio.com

]]> links Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:07:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307410# News From The Other Side No RATTLESNAKE BABY!! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=303136#
Hello? Who is this?

Introducing MC Lunchbox (a.k.a. Hans, the h-monster, O IrmÃo da Xuxa) vs Alex Brooke.

"That's my gaunlet I am throwing down at everyone out there who wants to do a remix." -Alex

Here's the original vocal track.

Photo by Alex (but I don't think it's a rattler). Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, rattlesnake, baby, MC Lunchbox, h-monster, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, Alex Brooke, Hans, drum n'bass, Hagerstown, Maryland, Chiba, Japan

]]> music Sun, 3 Feb 2008 03:39:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=303136# NFTOS, rattlesnake baby, MC Lunchbox, h-monster, Alex Brooke, Hans, drum, bass, Hagerstown, Maryland, Chiba, Japan, Irmão, Xuxa Alex and Hans a.k.a. MC Lunchbox Y'all ready for this? It's Alex throwing down the gauntlet on Hans' original masterpiece No Richie Boase: Killer Flash Animation! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300417#
This is a guy we've mentioned before who I've collaborated with at VJ-DJ events. You've gotta watch him recap the year that was with his Show Reel 2007! The file is pretty big, so you might want to pause the .mov file and let it load up before trying to watch it.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Richard Boase, VJ, graphic, art, design, video, flash, animation

]]> video projects Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300417# NFTOS No Patrick Widdess: Improbable http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=299892#
[There was supposed to be a YouTube video here. Seems like there's either a YouTube bug or a Libsyn one, and I'm going to try and find out which it is. It's been happening with all new posts and edits since yesterday. All the code just disappears. I'll get to the bottom of this...]

Video by Alex Brooke. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, Alex Brooke, Cambridge, England, UK, A Harmless Poet, Headstand, etc.

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]]> poetry Sun, 27 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=299892# NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, Alex Brooke, Cambridge, England, UK, A Harmless Poet, Headstand Patrick Widdess A fireside poetry reading from Patrick Widdess a.k.a. A Harmless Poet. No Procession http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300043#


This procession went by outside our house. I could hear it coming down the street and had enough time to run outside and film them walking past. I've lived here almost a year and a half, but I don't know anything about it. Last year, I was probably still at work at this time. I'll see if I can find out anything about it and report back! Also, it was shot on an old digital camera, so sorry about the poor lighting and bad audio.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, procession, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan

]]> places Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300043# NFTOS, Procession Rob A procession marches past my house on a dark cold night in January. Clean On The Shinkansen http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300033#


I made this video just for fun and as a reminder of the many hours I have spent looking out of the Shinkansen at the countryside gliding past. I must have used it close to a hundred times commuting between Tokyo, Osaka and sometimes Fukuoka for work. It's clean, fast, on time and generally quite a smooth experience. However for some reason there always seems to be a competition between the pensioners as to who can eat the weirdest and most stinky bento. One old man opens his bento box with an expression on his face that seems to say "behold, sliced boiled eggs and crunchy fishy snacks". And then another old lady will open her bento "dried stinky squid, I win!". It is usually better to bring your own food on the Shinkansen on a long journey. Although the food isn't bad, it is expensive and if I wanted to burn money when I ate out I'd live in London.

The thing I love about traveling on Japanese trains is that speaking on the phone is considered rude. Oh, the times I've had to endure idiots on buses in America and wankers on the tube in London screaming down their phone things like "I'm on the train...no...I SAID I'M ON THE TRAIN". The Shinkansen also has quiet cars where phones have to be switched off completely.

The Shinkansen started running in 1964 in time for the Tokyo Olympics and hasn't had a single fatality due to collisions, derailments, typhoons or even earthquakes. There was one fatality when a child got caught in one of the doors and there are jumpers too but it is a safe train.

Top potential speeds of the Shinkansen would be 443 kph set by the Class 955 (300X) test train but general operation speeds are around 300 kph so I believe the TGV in France is actually faster. If you want to know more nerdy stuff about the Shinkansen you can go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen

The music in the video is "Muziqawi Silt" by the "Wallias Band". I chose the music because of the driving beat and the pentatonic melody slightly reminiscent of Japanese music. Here's to Ethiopian jazz. Enjoy the video.

Video and blog text by Alex. Direct download and blog: Learn Japanese blog.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Shinkansen, Osaka, Tokyo, train, travel, journey, sights, Kyoto, pagoda, temple, Shitenno-ji, æåç, äé, åé, æ?ä, ææ

]]> places Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300033# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Shinkansen, Osaka, Tokyo, train, travel, journey, sights, Kyoto, pagoda, temple, Shitennouji, æ°å¹¹ç·, 京é½, å¤§éª Alex Brooke Shinkansen (bullet train) from Osaka to Tokyo via Kyoto video by Alex. Clean Panic Living #50: The Only Gaijin In Japan http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300048#
There is a well researched and documented social disorder called the "I'm the Only Gaijin in Japan" Syndrome. Hundreds of foreigners seem to be affected by it, even more so where the concentration of them is the greatest. Those who live in the countryside and actually ARE the only foreigner within miles seem to the least affected by it, and those foreign residents of Japan even go to such lengths as to seek out other foreigners for human company--believe it or not!

We will look into such phenomena among other random things on this podcast...

Did i say "drink fish?" It must be the mercury getting to my brain. Apparently the mercury in blue fin tuna is reaching dangerous levels, according to a newspaper article by Marian Burros (el burro, Equus asinus, heh, heh). In the background, coming at you real low-fi, The Egg's Travelator CD.

Now you can Learn English, Spanish and/or Japanese all at the same time with Alex's new podcast. What's this? Only in Japan... Bug fights!

Painful experiences teaching English in Japan on YouTube. While you're there, make sure to check out my video pimp, and I was trying to think of how to slip a V.I.P. joke in here, but couldn't, so just go check out these poor and lonely videos, which for whatever reason don't have that many downloads yet.

Here's some general advice on living and working in Japan to a friend from the learnjapanesepod.com forums.

Finally, rock out with me to the "Oshiri kajiri mushi" KARAOKE version!!

Photo of a cold and slushy day in Kagurazaka. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, mercury, sushi, bug fight, burro, Equus asinus, learn English, Spanish, Japanese, social disorder, syndrome, gaijin, living, working, Video Pimp, Oshiri kajiri mushi, karaoke, Kagurazka, Tokyo, Japan, çæï?ï, ï?Âä, ææ, ãããã, ï?ïï?ïãï?ïï?ïãè

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]]> tokyo panic living Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:55:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300048# NFTOS, disorder, syndrome, gaijin, Japan, Tokyo, Kagurazaka, mercury, sushi, bug fights, teaching english, oshirikajirimushi, è« Rob a.k.a. El Gringo I'm the only gaijin in Japan! Yes Panic Living #49: I Hate Packing! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=299405#


Notes coming soon!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo, Panic Living, Rob, Talk Show, Kagurazaka, Japan, veranda, balcony, art, geta, sandals, çæï?ï, ï?Âä, ææ, äé, æï??, ããã, æç

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]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=299405# NFTOS, Tokyo, Panic Living, Rob, Talk Show, Kagurazaka, Japan, veranda, balcony, art, ç¥æ¥½ï¿½?�, �?�京, æ¥æ¬, ä¸é§, 歩�??, ã¢ã¼ã, 油絵 Rob a.k.a. El Gringo I hate packing! Clean Music for Packing http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=299052#


They say that 21 January is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year. Well, I don't know about that, but I sure hate moving, so I've made a playlist to keep me company while I'm packing today. So far, there are only 6 songs, but the list is growing quickly. As I start, the mood is acoustic, folky, Latin and/or French. Check back in a few hours to see how the playlist evolves.

Posted by Rob a.k.a. El Gringo.

Tags: NFTOS, YouTube, music, video

]]> music video Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:08:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=299052# NFTOS No Bicicleteiros 28: Tour Down Under http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=298627#


This YouTube video is a promo for the "Tour Down Under," which we were talking about in the podcast. Also, here's the link to the dragonfly and damselfly exploits discussed on MDOsprey.

Later, I found this audio file related to the above TDU 2008 video, Phil Ligget on the Floyd Landis scandal. As Mario Cipollini comes back out of retirement, it's got us thinking maybe it's time for the next generation: Taylor Phinney!

Since the podcast was uploaded, Hans has updated his SmugMug photo album.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, TDU, Tour Down Under, Hans, h-monster, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, Rob, El Gringo, MDOsprey, Taylor Phinney, Mario Cipollini

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]]> bicicleteiros Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:09:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=298627# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, Tour Down Under, TDU, 2008, O Irmão da Xuxa, h-monster, MC Lunchbox Hans and Rob Hans and Rob talk about bicycle racing among other things. Yes Alex and Wes Report from Dotonbori http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=298108#


This is my new year's hello from Japan with Wes on the Dotonbori bridge in Osaka. In this video, Wes gives us his theory on police barriers and people jumping into the Dotonbori Canal. Notes by Alex.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, DJ Wes, Alex Brooke, Dontonbori, Osaka, Japan

]]> report Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=298108# NFTOS, DJ Wes, Alex Brooke, Dontonbori, Osaka, Japan Alex and Wes Wes gives us his theory on police barriers and people jumping into the Dotonbori Canal. Clean Panic Living #48: 300th NFTOS Podcast! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=297591#
At the end of this podcast, there is a surprise announcement, but please listen to as much of it as you can bear before racing off to the finish. There are a lot of shout outs and an upcoming event that you should know about, if you are living and playing in Tokyo.

Just got a package from Daniel Boone Daniel of Deep Fried Pickle Project, and in it was his latest compilation of kids music. Much more on that later, however, I will point out now to any DFPP fans that NFTOS, this blog's podcast, is probably best NOT PLAYED for your children, and is generally not recommended for decent folk in general. Proceed at your own risk.

There are a lot of stats (some which I got wrong and then corrected), which might be a bit confusing in the third quarter of the podcast. You might want to fast forward through them. Here are the links:

1. Quest - That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket. 2. DJ Wes - Upcoming Events (back in 2006). 3. Jet Jaguar - News. 4. Jonny Heartbreaker - Baby. 5. Alex & Rob - ALT Rap (the .mp3, not the video). 6. Alex - Sunset Ramblings. 7. Alex - One Man Ramble. 8. Rob - ALT Rap vocal track (don't ask me why). 9. Rob - Panic Living #1. 10. Quest - All the Little Things.

The stats on Rob's YouTube, MySpace and Revver are self-explanatory. As are Alex's on YouTube and Revver. Other NFTOS crew members with videos includes FlyingOkha, Charlou2006 and Noisivelvet. Did we miss anyone?

Artwork by Rob. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Rob, El Gringo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, Unemployment

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]]> tokyo panic living Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=297591# NFTOS, Rob, El Gringo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, Unemployment Rob a.k.a. El Gringo This is a long one. Listen all the way till the end for exciting news! Yes Talk Show #47: "This Is How I Roll" http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=297249#
This is a self-censored version, however, it is still NOT FOR DECENT FOLK. Alex, Hans and Rob chew the fat, talk about life, batem papo. This is how we roll. Alex is in London, Hans in Hagerstown, Maryland, and Rob in Kagurazaka, Tokyo.

The podcast ends with a little jam by Alex called "Message to mates" (which I got from a video he is being bashful about showing anyone but his YouTube "friends"). If you are not his friend, well, zannen.

Photo by Hans. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Hans, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, h-monster, Rob, el gringo, Alex Brooke, England, Cambridge, Mt Washington, New Hampshire, Tokyo, Kagurazaka, Japan, çæå, æä, ææ

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]]> talk show Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=297249# NFTOS, Hans, O Irmão da Xuxa, h-monster, Rob, el gringo, Alex Brooke, England, Cambridge, Mt Washington, New Hampshire, Tokyo Alex, Hans & Rob Listen to the end for a little jam from Alex I took from YouTube called Yes Patrick and Alex in King's College Cambridge http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=296692#


I visited Patrick Widdess in his hometown of Cambridge and he gave me the grand tour before we recorded a session for Headstand, his show on 209 radio. He knew his stuff and in this video you can hear some of his recommendations for visiting the town. Well worth a visit and well worth looking Patrick up if you are in town.

A big thank you to Patrick for being such a great host and tour guide. A big shout out to Patrick Sheil ( front man of the moth conspiracy ) for your excellent music, poetry and general excellence.
And a domo arigato to 209 radio for letting me in your studios.

Posted by Alex.

Tags: Patrick Widdess, Headstand, King's college, Cambridge, 209 radio, Headstand, Patrick Sheil, Moth conspiracy

]]> people Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=296692# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Patrick Widdess, Headstand, King's college, Cambridge, 209 radio, Headstand, Patrick Sheil, Moth conspiracy Alex and Patrick Alex and Patrick stroll through Patrick's hometown of Cambridge. No Panic Living #47: æ人ã®æ¥ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=296708#


This is an almost weekly audio podcast available on iTunes, and here it goes in video format for the first time! Today we are taking out the sodaigomi or large trash items. This requires calling the trash collectors in advance and paying a ridiculous amount of cash for them to haul it away. The items? Some hand-me-down speakers and the old sofa I've recorded many Panic Livings on, and where and where Alex and I have filmed quite a few NFTOS talk shows recently. It served us quite well, R.I.P. old couch.

I was still half asleep while recording this, and maybe still a bit drunk from a small house party the night before. After filming, I went back inside and slept till almost 2:00 p.m. The national holiday I mentioned was called "Seijin-no-hi," or "Coming of Age Day" as it is often transliterated. Everyone turning 20 this year celebrates by dressing up (girls in kimonos, boys in suits) and getting smashed. I'm sure if you search YouTube over the next couple of days, you can find many videos dedicated the festivities. I'll try to get the kanji for it, but i think it's: æäãæ. The legal (though not very strictly enforced) drinking age in Japan is 20.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo, Panic Living, Rob, Talk Show, Kagurazaka, Japan, sofa, couch, non-burnable trash, trash, garbage, reuse, recycle, refuse, rubbish, dechets, lixo, basura, Seijin-no-hi, ææ, æä, çæå, çåãã, æäãæ

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]]> tokyo panic living Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=296708# NFTOS, Tokyo, Panic Living, Rob, Talk Show, Kagurazaka, Japan, sofa, couch, trash, garbage, lixo, basura, ç¥æ¥½ï¿½?�, ç²ï¿½?��?�, �?�人� Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Taking out the trash. Large waste items that is. No Vintage NFTOS: Panorama http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=296112#
Two years of NFTOS! Here's a little flashback, a short video by Alex Brooke of a night out at Panorama. It was taken on a mobile phone so the sound quality isn't so good. Name that tune! Artwork by Chika Yoshii.

The original video and blog.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Panorama, El Gringo, Rob, DJ, Osaka, Japan, Chika Yoshii, High Llamas, Alex Brooke, hunyaga, party, åé, ææ, ããã, åèä, ãããã



]]> events Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=296112# NFTOS Panorama El Gringo Rob DJ Osaka Japan Chika Yoshii High Llamas Alex Brooke Hunyaga party å¤§éª æ¥æ¬ ã¢ã¼ã å±è¦§ä¼ ãã¼ã㣠Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) El Gringo DJing in Osaka at an art show opening party by Chika Yoshii. No Patrick: How to Paint an Elephant http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295905#
[There was supposed to be a YouTube video here. Seems like there's either a YouTube bug or a Libsyn one, and I'm going to try and find out which it is. It's been happening with all new posts and edits since yesterday. All the code just disappears. I'll get to the bottom of this...]

Patrick reads his poem "How to Paint an Elephant" from his new book of poetry entitled "ÃÂÃÂÃÂ Shi"

Patrick Widdess is a poet who lives in Cambridge and broadcasts his own radio show, Headstand, on 209 radio.

On the most recent Headstand show, Patrick announced two facebook stories which will be read on the next show. He posted this message in facebook: "As you may have heard on the latest show I've posted a couple of stories for listeners to contribute to on the Facebook stories application. You don't have to write the whole story, just a sentence or a single word will do. My guests both gave the title and opening to a story and now it's your job to get typing the next bit. Alex Brooke's story Patrick and Patrick can be found here http://apps.facebook.com/stories/story/8282/

Patrick Sheil's story The Primrose Path is here http://apps.facebook.com/stories/story/8281/

I look forward to reading your responses and sharing them on the next show."

Patrick

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, poet, Cambridge, Alex Brooke (more coming soon!)

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]]> poetry Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295905# NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, poet, Cambridge, Alex Brooke Patrick Widdess, the Harmless Poet How to catch an Elephant by Patrick Widdess on a windy day in Cambridge. Clean Bicicleteiros 26: Season Two!! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295606#
It's episode 26 (episode 25 might have had too much that needed to be censored, but I'll give it a shot someday, and maybe upload it as Vintage NFTOS in the future), and we're back for another season of what will probably be more scandal than ever before in cycling this year! But we're not so lonely anymore, now that Baseball's dirty little secret is... What? It wasn't a secret? Oh, anyway, it's Hans a.k.a. O IrmÃo da Xuxa (Xuxa's brother) and Rob a.k.a El Gringo, back for more shamelessness. Hope no relatives or prospective future employers are listening to this, unless you want to hire us to do Bicicleteiros in the traditional media formats of radio or TV! Hey, we're up for it...

WARNING: Not for decent folk! But, if lycra-clad junkies on two wheels is your thing, then make sure to tune in and SUBSCRIBE to Bicicleteiros on iTunes! Hans, got a photo?

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Hans, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, h-monster, Rob, el gringo, cycling, cyclisme, ciclismo, velo, bicycle, bicicleta, etc

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295606# NFTOS, Hans, O Irmão da Xuxa, h-monster, Rob, el gringo, cycling, cyclisme, ciclismo, velo, bicycle, bicicleta Hans and Rob We're back for another season of what will probably be more scandal than ever before in cycling this year! Yes In Dublin with Jonny Heartbreaker http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295357#


I went to Dublin in the first few days of 2008 to meet up with my tour guide Jonny Heartbreaker of the If Factor. We had a grand old time as they say there. Pub crawling, Guinness factory crawling and then just crawling at one point. Jonny is in good form as ever with plans to take over the world in a musical fashion. So lift up your glasses and do the river dance, it's 2008!

Posted by Alex.

Tags: NFTOS, Jonny Heartbreaker, Alex Brooke, Dublin, Guinness, The IF Factor

]]> places Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295357# NFTOS, Jonny Heartbreaker, Alex Brooke, Dublin, Guinness, The IF Factor Alex and Greg a.k.a. Jonny Heartbreaker Alex and Greg a.k.a. Jonny Heartbreaker hit the streets of dismally grey Dublin. No Talk Show #46: Alex on Headstand http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295288#
On this podcast, Rob talks to Alex about the latest Headstand fm radio show which has been posted for streaming.

I hope to have some of our favorite bits up here as .mp3 files eventually, including some video which Alex shot. Details coming soon! See previous post for more related links.

On the lastest Headstand show, Patrick announced two facebook stories which will be read on the next show. He posted this message in facebook: "As you may have heard on the latest show I've posted a couple of stories for listeners to contribute to on the Facebook stories application. You don't have to write the whole story, just a sentence or a single word will do. My guests both gave the title and opening to a story and now it's your job to get typing the next bit. Alex Brooke's story Patrick and Patrick can be found here http://apps.facebook.com/stories/story/8282/

Patrick Sheil's story The Primrose Path is here http://apps.facebook.com/stories/story/8281/

I look forward to reading your responses and sharing them on the next show."

Patrick

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, headstand, 209radio, Patrick Widdess, Alex Brooke, Patrick Sheil, fm, radio, Cambridge, England, UK, poetry, poem, music, impromptu, jam, session, trip hop, live

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]]> talk show Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295288# NFTOS, headstand, 209radio, Patrick Widdess, Alex Brooke, Patrick Sheil, fm, radio, Cambridge, England, UK, poetry, poem, music Alex and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Alex and Rob chat about his upcoming radio show with Patrick Widdess and Patrick Sheil on Cambridge's community fm 209radio Yes Patrick Talks About the Next Headstand http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=294872#
I talked to Patrick Widdess this morning. He is getting a good night's sleep now, and will be hosting Alex Brooke and Patrick Sheil on his 209radio.co.uk FM RADIO show Headstand.

Patrick writes on his blog: "Don't forget to tune in from 10pm-12am this Wednesday for the latest show.

This month's show features two guests.

Musician, traveller, and podcaster Alex Brooke is visiting from his adopted homeland, Japan to talk about his artistic ventures in the land of the rising sun (check out learnjapanesepod.com).

Patrick Sheil is well known to regular listeners to the show as a writer and frontman of local band Moth Conspiracy (www.mothconspiracy.net).

He'll be in the studio with his guitar and best singing voice."

More links for Headstand and Patrick Widdess:
Headstand podcasts on Podomatic.com
http://www.headstand.podomatic.com/
Headstand on MySpace.com
http://www.myspace.com/headstandradio
Harmless Poet (previously "Patrick in Osaka")
http://patrick_widdess.podomatic.com/

p.s. On the January Headstand show, Patrick announced two facebook stories which will be read on the next show. He posted this message in facebook: "As you may have heard on the latest show I've posted a couple of stories for listeners to contribute to on the Facebook stories application. You don't have to write the whole story, just a sentence or a single word will do. My guests both gave the title and opening to a story and now it's your job to get typing the next bit. Alex Brooke's story Patrick and Patrick can be found here http://apps.facebook.com/stories/story/8282/

Patrick Sheil's story The Primrose Path is here http://apps.facebook.com/stories/story/8281/

I look forward to reading your responses and sharing them on the next show."

Patrick

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Patrick Sheil, Alex Brooke, Patrick Widdess, headstand, learnjapanesepod.com, Moth Conspiracy, Cambridge, England, UK, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan

]]> podcasts Wed, 9 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=294872# NFTOS, Patrick Sheil, Alex Brooke, Patrick Widdess, headstand, Moth Conspiracy, Cambridge, England, UK, Kagurazaka, Tokyo Patrick Widdess and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Talking to Patrick Widdess, who will be hosting Alex Brooke and Patrick Sheil on his 209radio.co.uk FM RADIO show today! Clean Vintage NFTOS: Disco Beans http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=294362#


This is a little video of one of our favorite hangouts in Osaka. Disco Beans is a groovy little cafe bar & art space, just off the beaten path, in the Taisho-ku neighborhood, which is not far from Osaka Dome (see Loop line #1 of 8 and Cycling in Osaka videos. There's a map and foolproof directions on our original post from back in January of 2006, nearly two years ago! And, of course the original video format is much clearer.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Disco Beans, Taisho-ku, Osaka, Japan, åæ, åé, ææ, ãããããããã

]]> bars and restaurants Tue, 8 Jan 2008 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=294362# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Discobeans, Rob, el gringo, Taisho-ku, Osaka, Japan, 大正, 大éª, æ¥æ¬, ãã£ã¹ã³ãã¼ã³ãº Alex and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo A little video of one of our favorite hangouts in Osaka, Japan. No Quest: Bass for Dummies http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=294281#
This track was used in NFTOS Talk Show #38. There are several other Quest songs in the music folder. Maybe I'll put links to all of them and show you the total number of downloads each one has gotten so far. At the moment, That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket is his most popular track on NFTOS, in fifth place, with 1070 downloads.

I thought we were going to include this song in the next music program, but I decided to upload it now rather than wait, because we haven't uploaded any new music lately, and who knows when we'll get around to doing the next music program.

Hayden (that's what we like to call him) says: "Shout out to all seeing eye bitches! This is a band that did some of the music for the movie 'Everything is Illuminated' which takes place in the Ukraine. The lead singer of the band is in the cast." Download some mp3s at gogolbordello.com

Posted by Rob

Tags: NFTOS, Quest, electronic, electro, music, Lincoln, Nebraska, US, Hayden

]]> music Mon, 7 Jan 2008 05:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=294281# NFTOS, Quest, electronic, electro, Nebraska, US, Hayden, Lincoln, music Quest a.k.a. Hayden New track from the prophet of the plains, Quest a.k.a. Hayden. Clean Happy New Year from Dublin! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=293243#
I've been traveling around the UK and now I am in Dublin to hang out with the lead singer of the IF Factor Jonny Heartbreaker in La casa del Jonny. He's in top form as always and will be my guide in showing me around the city for a day or two just so I can find out how good real Guinness is.

Jonny tells me his new year's resolution is to not change anything which is good because that means we can expect some cracking new songs from him soon. I hope to be posting them up here soon.

So have a great new year !

Written by Arex.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Jonny Heartbreaker, Johnny, Dublin, Ireland, New Year's, Guiness, songwriters, poets, rock stars, on holiday

]]> report Fri, 4 Jan 2008 12:04:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=293243# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Jonny Heartbreaker, Johnny, Dublin, Ireland, New Year, Guiness, pint, songwriter, poet, rock star, holiday Alex Brooke and Jonny Heartbreaker Alex wanders naively into green territory, but fear not, Jonny Heartbreaker is a trustworthy guide. No Sazoon Eats Scorpions http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=292370#


This video features Sazoon, a friend of Alex's, eating scorpions in Vietnam. Just when I thought I was tough.  Bon apetit!

By the way, happy New Year everyone!!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Sazoon, scorpion, Vietnam, eat, weird, strange, food, snack, finger food



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]]> prapatang kitchen Tue, 1 Jan 2008 09:50:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=292370# NFTOS, Sazoon, scorpion, Vietnam, eat, weird, strange, food, snack, finger food Sazoon Bon apetit! This video features Sazoon, a friend of Alex's, eating scorpions in Vietnam. Clean Out-take from Loop Line #8 of 8 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=291566#


Does anyone know where I can get some proper prapatang? "What is prapatang," you ask? This video is an out-take from Loop Line #8 of 8, meaning that Alex must be almost finished with the final episode of our Loop Line adventures filmed just over two years ago. Way to keep the fans in a perpetual sense of NEED. Alex is the qunitisential (sp?) pusherman.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Loop Line, JR, Osaka, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo

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]]> loop line video Sat, 29 Dec 2007 09:49:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=291566# NFTOS, Rob, Prapatang, Alex Brooke, Loop Line, Tennoji, JR, Osaka, Japan Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Rob channels the spirit of Prapatang. No Nutty King Call @ Sunsui, Shinsaibashi http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=291317# 2007.12.28 (Fri) @ Sunsui
OPEN/START 21:00-5:00
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]]> events Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:30:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=291317# NFTOS No El Gringo en Osaka http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=291058# It's great to be back in Osaka!  Makiko and I crashed the HiJak x-mas party at GARB on the 23rd, and I got to DJ a bit then.  On Christmas Day, we explored the hills of northeastern Osaka, an area we'd never been to, near the Nara and Kyoto borders.  The last few days, I've been hanging out with my pals Claire and Andrew (former Osaka residents and current world travelers).  We've been dropping in on our favorite old haunts and pretending we never left. 

NFTOS regulars will be familiar with many of those old haunts from videos which bear their names, i.e. Chove Chuva (Brazilian music shop & cafe), Barbes (Bar & restaurant specializing in Cous cous and Pho), Kasu Udon (fantastic udon shop near Laba Laba), Cafe Absinthe (if you have to ask...), Omoni (Korean restaurant downstairs from Oasis Lounge) and Bar Uno (which you can see in Loop Line #5 of 8:  http://www.newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255472 ).  We've also been trying some new places too!

Tonight I'll be DJing at Cafe Absinthe from about 8:00 p.m., then heading over to nearby Laba Laba (the first place I ever DJed) to hangout for the rest of the evening.  I'll try to post the exact times here later today, before heading out.

Right now I'm staying in Suminodo, in northeastern Osaka.  At the moment I am enjoying an early morning cup of coffee and watching the sun come up over Mount Ikoma. 

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Osaka, bars, cafes, restaurants, DJing, DJ events, HiJak, Garb, Chove Chuva, Barbes, Deligo, Kasu Udon, Absinthe, Omoni, Bar Uno

]]> events Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=291058# NFTOS, Osaka, bars, cafes, restaurants, DJing, DJ events, HiJak, Garb, Chove Chuva, Barbes, Kasu Udon, Absinthe, Omoni, Bar Uno NFTOS From the hills of Osaka Prefecture to the basements Osaka City. Clean Bicicleteiros #24: O Irmão da Xuxa! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=289297#


Hans and Rob re-cap the year of cycling. And oh, what a strange year it was! If you listen past the John Tesh, past the Xuxa ramblings, we finally get down to business. When Hans hits his stride, he turns into a detective as he tries to put together the pieces of the T-Mobile team's shenanigans prior to the 2006 Tour de France. Though the damage has been done, and the former team of Jan Ullrich have lost their title sponsor, Hans wonders out loud what happened to certain riders who may have slipped through the (drag)net.

For now, I'm waiting for a photo from Hans to spruce up this post. If you want to hear a more coherent podcast covering the current cycling happenings, including next year's routes of the three major tours, then look no further than VeloNews's Podcast 35 which you can find on their podcast hompage.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Xuxa, John Tesh, Hans, IrmÃo da Xuxa, Rob, El Gringo, cycling, Ivan Basso, Contador, Vinokourov, Stuary O'Grady, Chopper Reid, Ronnie Johns, Paris-Roubaix, Football, Oil for Drugs, World Cup, ProTour, Marino Lejarreta, Dave Zabriske, Bjarne Riis, Erik Zabel, Confessions of a Soigneur, T-Mobile, Rolf Aldag, Olaf Ludwig, Giuseppe Guerini, Patrick Sinkewicz, Oscar Sevilla, Jan Ullrich, Bobby Julich, Aaron Olson, Landis vs LeMond, Paris Hilton, Mary Kate, Ashley, Olsen, twins, Lance Armstrong, Michael Vick, dogfighting, Shawn Taylor, Washington Redskins, Boston, lead singer, Ramones, Dee Dee, Johnny Ramone, Johnny Cash, Saunier Duval, 24, Hagerstown, iTunes, iPod

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=289297# NFTOS, Xuxa, Hans, Xou, Rob, El Gringo, Talk Show, cycling, ciclismo, cyclisme, racing, bicycle, John Tesh, Tour de France Hans and Rob Hans and Rob re-cap a year of Bicicleteiros and the year in cycling. And, OH, what a strange year it was! Yes This Weekend in Tokyo http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=289017#
Saturday, 22 December 2007

CREAM LATTE @ The Pink Cow in Shibuya, Tokyo

DJs: El Gringo and Mateus Branco (who recently changed his name to a symbol or something)

Spinning chilled out tunes early on that later morph into who knows what!

A buffet dinner from 7:30 p.m. till 9:00. Come after that, if you don't want to pay the 2,650å for food.

Details, map: ThePinkCow.com

Or in case I missed something, check Cowlander of events for December, which states:

Sat. Dec. 22nd â CREAM LATTE' Lounge Night Happy Holidays from the CL Crew! 180:productions:live presents Cream Latte' A warm blend of Cafe Lounge, Latin & House grooves with a cream topping of Short films. djs Mateus Branco & el gringo plus guest dj. Visuals by David Ray & QFW directors. Vj kila kila killa! no charge!! one80productionslive.blogspot.com

9:30pm - am?? No Charge!!

DJ's: forensic dj, basal, dj miki & el gringo!

expansion dj & vj event: www.expansionjapan.com

come early for buffet dinner and stay for the music!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: (you can probably figure them out for now!)

]]> events Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:21:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=289017# NFTOS No Vintage NFTOS: Café Barbès http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=288648#


Alex and Rob chillin' at Cafà BarbÃs back in the day, before it moved from Minami Horie to Higobashi, near Utsubo Park. We order cous cous and mutton burgers, and pass on the ika (squid). I tried to recall the lyrics of King Missile's My Heart is a Flower and managed only part of them, which sounded quite un-poetic coming from my mouth, I admit..

If you're a fan of Cafà BarbÃs, you should check out this other equally whacky video by the Flying Koala, Prapatang's the Word.

Please click here for the Libsyn original podcast, which is higher quality, of course.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Cafà BarbÃs, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Minami Horie, Osaka, Couscous, King Missile, poetry, poem, mutton, lamb, hamburger, squid, ika, ã?ã?, å?åæ, åé, ã?ããã

]]> bars and restaurants Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:17:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=288648# NFTOS Café Barbès, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Minami, Horie, Osaka, Couscous, King Missile, poem, squid, ã?ã?, å?å æ±, 大éª, ã?ã«ãã¹ Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Alex and Rob take you where all the hepcats in Osaka hangout, Cafe Barbes. No Talk Show #45 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=287055#
Not suitable for decent folk, this audio podcast features Alex in Chiba, Hans in Maryland and me in Tokyo talking about the latest goings on. Alex reads Burroughs, Hans talks about old age and about dating a body builder, Rob reminisces about growing up in Alabama and tries to recall details about the previous night out with Mexican hecklers at the Boca Juniors game in Tokyo National Stadium, and what exactly transpired after the game. If you're wondering what a squat toilet looks like, check out this video by Tkyo Sam.

Video Talk Show #44 is already up, and #43 will be up as soon as we get them edited. There'll be a photo for this post as soon as I get the disposable camera developed. Stay tuned!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Hans, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Boca Juniors, Fondo de la Madrugada, soccer, futbol, Costa Rica, Bar Bonobo, Jingu 2 Chome, çãéãã, ãããã, æä

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]]> talk show Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=287055# NFTOS, Hans, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Boca Juniors, Fondo de la Madrugada Alex, Hans & Rob Not suitable for decent folk. Alex reads Burroughs, Hans talks about old age and about dating a body builder, Rob reminisces. Yes Talk Show #44: LumberJaxx http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=287985#


The weather grows colder as the year draws to a close. We talk about the short film "Rudy Soup," Christmas, Olivia Ruiz, Wales, Whales, having tea, Bruce Chatwin, "In Patagonia," Lumberjacks, Olivia Newton-John, Samantha Foxx, Carrie Fisher, Star Wars and who knows what else. Music from Seaholm.com

The original file was too big to upload, so I had to trim it down a bit. That means the Libsyn version is shorter than the YouTube version by about one minute. Or, put another way, the Libsyn version is shorter, therefor sweeter.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Seaholm.com, Rudy Soup, Christmas, x-mas, whales, Wales, Welsh, in Patagonia, Bruce Chatwin, Olivia Ruiz, Olivia Newton-John, Carrie Fisher, Samantha Foxx, limmy.com, Lumberjacks, Star Wars, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, çæå, æä, ããããã, ãææææ

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]]> talk show Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=287985# NFTOS, Rudy Soup, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Eric Seaholm, Christmas, Olivia, Ruiz, Newton-John, Samantha Foxx, Star Wars Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) The weather grows colder as the year draws to a close. We talk Rudy Soup, Christmas, Olivia Ruiz, Wales and more! Yes Panic Living #46: ã©ã£ã¡ãã¸ãï¼ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=287937#
Dochi ga hen? Which is the odd one?

This podcast opens with another track by Quest who would like to give a shout out to "all seeing eye bitches! This is a band that did some of the music for the movie 'Everything is Illuminated' which takes place in the Ukraine. The lead singer of the band is in the cast." Download some mp3s at gogolbordello.com

And the good morning greeting came from Nonoko courtesy of YouTube, or sans permission rather.

The podcast had the usual "T-Shirt of the Day" (although I might be repeating this one) and contains another train story. It closed with the usual haiku or two:

sense of completion
pervades gnawing hunger pangs
tokyo 3 AM


tokyo 3 AM
gnawing hunger pangs pervade
sense of completion


Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo, Panic Living, haiku, t-shirt of the day, Roppongi, Odaiba, Tokyo Tower, cycling in Chiba, Boca Juniors, futbol, Latin dance parties, Mexican soccer fans, SambaNova, Underground Resistance, MedVacances, DJ Syril, Haqq, Flo-Union, The Pink Cow, Christmas, x-mas, yakiniku, Tokyo Comedy Store, Tokyo Cooney, æä, ææ, èèè, ãããã, çãè, åææ

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]]> tokyo panic living Sun, 16 Dec 2007 04:27:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=287937# NFTOS, Tokyo, Panic Living, haiku, t-shirt of the day, Roppongi, Odaiba, Tokyo Tower, cycling in Chiba, Boca Juniors, futbol Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Hisashiburi. Long time no Panic Living! Should be back more regularly now that Alex won't be in the neighborhood for awhile. Yes Loop Line #7 of 8 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=287108#


Part seven of eight! Alex will finish editing the eighth and final leg of our journey soon. My chest swelled with pride as I watched the raw footage! A nip here and a tuck there. Some subtitles and it will be finished.

Recently, we recorded several episodes worth of Talk Shows and Tokyo Event updates, so stay tuned!

Edited by Alex. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Osaka, JR Loop Line, Japan, cycling, bicycle, ciclismo, velo, cyclisme, bicicleta, åé, èèè, éè

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]]> loop line video Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:46:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=287108# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Osaka, JR Loop Line, Japan, cycling, bicycle, ciclismo, velo, cyclisme, bicicleta Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Part seven of eight! Alex will finish the eighth and final leg of our journey soon. My chest swelled with pride as I watched. No Water ãæ°´ã http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=286617#


An idea BEB had which Alex and I went along with. I think she did a good job as director, camera person and editor! Her idea was to do a whole series of comparisons between "American and British English" including words, phrases, expressions, pronunciations and so on (there have been volumes published on this in Japan). We never got much further on it, partly because that's precisely what 2/3 of us did for work everyday back then. Lately, as a full-time chÃmeur, Alex has begun cooking up a homepage for Japanese people who are studying English via the series of tubes. This may be of interest to English speakers who are studying Japanese, I don't know. This one was recorded ages ago in Osaka, Japan!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, BEB, Alex Brooke, chÃmeurs, chÃmage, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Learn English, Japanese, Osaka, Talk Show, accents, water, agua, beber, acqua, aigua, H2O, boire, eau, wasser, åé, ææè, éã, èè

]]> learn japanese! Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:09:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=286617# NFTOS, BEB, Alex Brooke, Rob, Learn English, Japanese, Osaka, Talk Show, accents, water Beb, Alex & Rob An idea BEB had, which Alex and I went along with, to do a series of comparisons between American and British English. Clean Noisivelvet: New video project http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=285772#
This just in from regular NFTOS art show participant and podcast contributor Joe Baldwin in Chicago. It's called Sojourn in a Foreign Land...

I have new video work online: http://lamewebdesign.com/home/joe/homeless/sojournweb.html - I would love your feedback.

All of the images were created with a homemade camera. Inside the camera is a modified flatbed scanner, and for the optics it uses copy camera lenses. There were actually two cameras modified for this project along with two scanners. The images are in general unedited, but occasionally stretched to release hidden visual information.

The audio is a mix of gathered sound along with a track that is a direct audio translation of the video - using a light densitometer that was facing the monitor while my timeline played. The light densitometer sends the info through a 1/4" stereo plug and converted to an 1/8" plug and into a .wav recorder.

The concept and images are inspired by Zeno's Paradoxes and Abbott's Flatland.

Thanks,
Joe

noisivelvet.com
myspace.com/noisivelvet

Posted by Rob.

]]> video projects Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=285772# NFTOS No Loop Line #6 of 8 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=285292#

Part 6 of 8.

This is Alex's latest editing project of vintage Osaka footage. I found it sitting at the top of the stack when I opened the NFTOS media files folder after coming home from work tonight. This was a joy to find after a long day's work, and having spaced out and not changed trains at the right station (Ookayama) and finally ending up going home via Oimachi, Shinagawa, Akihabara and Iidabashi Stations. Don't even ask me what train lines I rode, because at times I wasn't really sure. However, with my Pasmo card, I just smack it down on the sensor and go through the turnstiles (sp?). I shudder to think how much the detour cost me.

11 Dec. 2007 update: The next video has already been edited, and we'll be posting it in a few days, once the demand for this video tapers off. We've already gotten 144 downloads in the first 3 days--probably a record for our humble podcast. Also, Alex showed me Loop Line #8, the final segment, over the weekend. All he has left to do is add some titles. That should be up by the end of the year.

In the meantime, we have recorded several episodes worth of Talk Shows and Tokyo Events updates. Stay tuned!

p.s. This thing already has 388 downloads as of 15 December! Why? Maybe 'cos Alex blogged about it on his new blog? Alex's new blog connected to LearnJapanesePod.com.

Edited by Alex. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Osaka, JR Loop Line, Japan, cycling, bicycle, ciclismo, velo, cyclisme, bicicleta, Kyobashi, Osaka jyo koen, åé, äæ, èèè, éè

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]]> loop line video Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:17:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=285292# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Osaka, JR Loop Line, Japan, cycling, bicycle, ciclismo, velo, cyclisme, Kyobashi Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Part six of Alex and Rob's excellent Osaka adventure around the JR Loop Line by bicycle way back in 2005! No Kantha: Light at the End of the Tunnel http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=285002#


He's been on at least one of our music shows. Maybe two. I need to go check. But you can probably figure it out yourself with minimal snooping. More links and stuff coming. Pardon any typos. It's late.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Kantha, Damien Wardell, Maria Ruocco, Luis, unsigned, electronic, scapism, light at the end of tunnel, safer, child, trip hop

]]> music video Thu, 6 Dec 2007 16:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=285002# NFTOS No Charles Billard: Kabuto-mushi Melody http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=284643#


The rhythm is gonna get ya! To get this, you kind of need to check out his previous Oshiri Kagjiri Mushi and maybe look for other related anime / music videos on YouTube.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Charles-Eric Billard, Charlou, Osaka, Japan, Quebec, Canada, beetles, rhinoceros, bug, music, video, ãããèãããã, åé, ææ, ããã, ãããã

]]> music video Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:44:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=284643# NFTOS, Charles-Eric Billard, Charlou, Osaka, Japan, Quebec, Canada, beetles, rhinoceros, bug, usic, video, ã«ããè«, ã¡ã­ãã£, 大éª, æ¥æ¬ Charles Billard Charles the bugman is back again! Make sure you watch Oshiri kajiri mushi and his other videos too! Clean Universal Dream Culture http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=283529#


The Universal Culture, random writing cut-up read from Rob's journal meets Dream music and video by Alex Brooke.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, poetry, poem, stream of consciousness, cut-ups, random, dream, William S. Burroughs, Terence McKenna, Osaka, Tokyo, Japan, Cafe Absinthe, Santa, åé, æ?ä, ææ

]]> music video Sun, 2 Dec 2007 07:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=283529# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, Japan, music, poetry, culture, art, Cafe Absinthe, DJ, Chika Yoshii, Osaka, Tokyo Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Random writing cut-up from Rob's journal meets music and video by Alex Brooke. Yes Vintage NFTOS http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=283502#


This video was made available as a podcast back in February 2006. Not sure the exact date it was filmed anymore, but we uploaded it on the 6th. Here's the original blog post.

Flo-Union, is a monthly event that takes place at The Pink Cow in Shibuya.

This event has seen several venues, organizers, and has taken on several incarnations over the years.

It is now organized by David Roy who, among other things, does an event called QuickFlickWorld, VJs for various events, does live paintings and digital animation work for Japanese anime.

Back when I still lived in Osaka, I asked Alex and Makiko to check out the Cow on the advice of Guido Saldana, for a NFTOS art show. Filmed and edited by Alex, it features Makiko David and artist Tomoko Ichimura.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Flo-Union, The Pink Cow, Cream Latte, QuickFlickWorld, David Roy, Tomoko Ichimura, Alex Brooke, Makikomo, art, music, poetry, live painting, DJ, VJ, event, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, æè, æ?ä, ææ

]]> what is NFTOS? Sun, 2 Dec 2007 04:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=283502# NFTOS No Video Player: Talk Shows http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=281127#

...with Alex and Rob.

This YouTube video player features the video episodes of the NFTOS Talk Show with Alex & Rob, plus three special features: "Semtazone Interview," "How to Open an Onigiri" and "Tokyo Shout Outs."

This is also a test to see if this blog will appear in my mixi.jp blog as it already does in asoboo.com.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Talk Show, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, YouTube, mixi, asoboo.com

]]> talk show Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=281127# NFTOS Yes Talk Show #42: å?é?ï¼? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=281485#


Kickin' it "Fun Friday" style with Alex, and that means Kanj-of-the-Day, a book review of Body Language by Allan Pease, gestures, body language, a Korean word censored--can you guess what it was? Music by Tal Brott. Asahi Super Dry product placement (send us money), more impersonations by Alex, shoutouts to Okha a.k.a. Flying Koala, Charles Billard, Patrick Widdess and The Pink Cow in Shibuya (who we're borrowing the suit from). Also checkout our out-take video Tokyo Shout Outs.

Edited by Alex. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tal Brott, Alex Brooke, Headstand Radio, Charles Billard, Okha a.k.a. Flying Koala, The Pink Cow, Learn Japanese

]]> talk show Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=281485# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, Charles Billard, Patrick Widdess, Okha Ryu, Headstand Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) This is the Talk Show from which the Tokyo Shout Outs came. Expect whacky costumes and nonsense rants... Yes Tokyo Shout Outs http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=281207#


An outtake from Talk Show #42. Upcoming events in Tokyo.

Edit by Alex. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo

]]> events Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:56:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=281207# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Japan, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Tokyo, Samba Nova, Cream Latte, Flo-Union Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) What's goin' down all over town (well, in Shibuya anyway) in December... Yes Brush Your Teeth http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=281164#


Dr. Alex Brooke MD, PhD, etc, shows you the proper way to brush (as only an Englishman can). Posted by his sexy nurse in drag (don't tell him I'm a man) Rob, because he was to lazy to do it. No, actually, he's probably got something better to do right now, like fixing some tea, or editing the next Loop Line video (#6) or Yamanote Line video (#3) or Talk Show (#42) or something like that...

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, dental, hygiene, brush, teeth, dents, toothbrush, mouth, oral, care, dientes, dentes, Life in Japan, health, æ, ææ

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]]> prapatang living Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:29:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=281164# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, dental, hygiene, brush, teeth, dents, toothbrush, mouth, oral, care, dientes, dentes, Japan, life, æ­¯, æ¥æ¬ Alex Brooke Another great How To... video by Alex Brooke PhD, MD, etc. No Talk Show #41: è»?æ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280625#
"Floating somewhere between allergy medicine and a few cups of Duvel beer, Rob and I embarked on our stream of consciousness out on the balcony. Cheap gloves, Kalashnikitty, clouds, Chopper Reid, Tokyo Cooney, shout outs to those down under and a visit from the afterlife by Terrence McKenna were just a few of the random things that floated into [and through] our heads." -Alex

A collaborative work of, um... Five Stars at least! -Rob

...shout outs galore! Hello TokyoCooney and MisterNES! (maybe see you tomorrow at the Croc)... Edited by Alex, can't you tell?

On YouTube

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. DJ El Gringo, è?æ, äää

]]> talk show Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280625# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, è»?æ, æ¥æ¬, æ?±äº¬, ç¥æ¥½å? Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Out on the open Sea of Kagurazaka... Yes Various Artists: Collective Memory http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280350#


A collage by captured on cellphone by Rob and set to music by Quest a.k.a. Hayden. Collage by Charles Billard captured by cell phone video camera with original audio--English, French and Japanese--set to music by Quest a.k.a. Hayden. For the first version uploaded sans music, click here.

Back in the summer I got a disk with 14 Quest tracks on it, from which I've drawn from quite liberally in recent Talk Shows. I'd like to upload some of them as .mp3s once I get a list of track names from Hayden.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Charles, Billard, Rob, Quest, Hayden, collage, art, Uehommachi, Osaka, Japan, Yannic, Alex Brooke, Learn, Japanese, French, voices, åé

]]> art Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280350# NFTOS, Charles Billard, Rob, Quest, Hayden, collage, art, Uehommachi, Osaka, Japan, Yannic, Alex Brooke, Japanese, French Charles, Rob and Quest a.k.a. Hayden A collage by captured on cellphone by Rob and set to music by Quest a.k.a. Hayden. No Free-doom News #1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280325#

By fakepilot who has other stuff up on NFTOS already. I'll try to track it all down, but why don't you have a look around in the meantime. There should be something in the "reports" folder and something else in the "music video" folder. He does amazing flash design. Check him out.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Fakepilot, more coming soon!

]]> report Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280325# NFTOS No Ave Maria @ Supper Club http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=279980#


I found this video while doing a search for my college buddy Norville Parchment who has appeared under many guises on News From The Other Side. Cyber-stalking, I believe the act is called these days.

The credits read: "Marisa singing Ave Maria (accompaniment written by Norville Parchment, melody composed by Marisa) at the Supper Club."

I don't know much else about it at this point, except that it was uploaded by Phreddiva back in June of this year. Don't worry, I'm on it already!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: Marisa Lenhardt, Norville Parchment, chicks in corsets, opera, techno, techno-opera, technopera, Supper Club ]]> music video Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:28:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=279980# Marisa Lenhardt, Norville Parchment, chicks in corsets, opera, techno, techno-opera, technopera, Supper Club Marisa Lenhardt and Norville Parchment Marisa singing Ave Maria (accompaniment written by Norville Parchment, melody composed by Marisa) at the Supper Club. No Talk Show #40: é?ã?ï¼? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=279561#
Better late than never!

On YouTube.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Kanji of the Day, lesson, heavy, music, Quest a.k.a. Hayden, Pulp Fiction, gimp, Skype, Spanish, Portuguese, Gearhead Art Studios, Flo-Union, Halloween party, maids, lucha libre, é?ã?, ææè, çæå?, æ?ä, ææ

]]> talk show Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:13:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=279561# NFTOS, Kanji lesson, heavy, music, Quest a.k.a. Hayden, Pulp Fiction, gimp, Skype, Spanish, Portuguese, é?ã?, æ¥æ¬èª, ç¥æ¥½å?, æ?±äº¬, æ¥æ¬ Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) She ain't heavy, she's... Yes Bicicleteiros #23: "Liberals" http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=279364# Washington Redskins loss to the Dallas Cowboys (American football), Barry Bonds, Whaling, Green Peace, American Citizenship Test (try to beat Rob's 80% before listening to the podcast!), "Liberals." Will you get bored before Hans did? Listen and find out!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: Michael Rasmussen, Vino, Alexandre Vinokourov, doping, Chechu, Rubiera, Chris Horner, Johan Bruyneel, Kazahkstan, Borat, NFL, Barry Bonds, Whaling, Green Peace, American Citizenship, Liberals

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]]> bicicleteiros Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:13:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=279364# NFTOS, Hans, Rasmussen, Vinokourov, doping, Chechu, Horner, Bruyneel, Kazahkstan, Borat, NFL, Whaling, Citizenship, Liberals Hans, Makiko and Rob How long does it take to bore Hans to tears? Just listen and find out! No Catching Up with Patrick Widdess http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=279085#
I hope to be visiting Patrick in the UK when I fly over next month. I shall be sure to post the audio and visual results up here on this interconnected series of tubes. Posted by Alex.

P.S. Remind me to tell Alex he should interview Patrick about his WWOOFing adventures for LearnJapanesePod.com -Rob

Patrick's radio show: http://www.209radio.co.uk/shows/profile.php?show=headstand

]]> talk show Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:55:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=279085# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Patrick Widdess Alex and Patrick Alex catches up with Patrick Widdess who has returned to his old stomping grounds, has his own radio show, among other things. Yes Beakers: Konna Watashi Jya Nakattani http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=278010#


This video is from the recent Mundo Popular 5 and it features Beakers FolklÃrico JapÃn performing a Japanese oldie. Below you'll find a detailed explanation about Hanko Kagurazaka's 1952 debut song ãã?ãã?ç?ã?ãã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã? (Konna Watashi Jya Nakattani). Check back in a few days after I've had a chance to sit down with Ryousuke, and I'll have the text edited.

ãã?ãã?ç?ã?ãã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?ã?æã?ã?ã1952å "çæå?ã?ãå?" ã?ã?ã?ææã?debut songã

"Singer, Hanko Kagurazaka was "real" geisha in Kagurazaka, typical hana-machi (geisha town), center of Tokyo. Yaso Saijou (poet, lived in Kagurazaka) & Masao Koga (Biggest composer) found her talent of Hanko Kagurazaka as Singer.

At first, They wrote the song "KONNA WATASHI JYA NAKATTANI" for her debut at 1952, from Columbia Record. The song lyrics talking about painful, patience of geisha girl minds. Geisha girl fall in love with the man, one of her customers. but It is possible to meet only occasionally. Geisha girl love for man's sleeping face very well, and cry with hiding. (sob) Then she think about the day could meet with the man, and dreaming about the man, counting how many times she could meet with the man. She think "I am not like this" (like falling love with the man and cry with hiding).

Geisha Girl could not marry freely, The song sing about these geisha girls mind that they could not fall in love freely. And "Konna Watashi Jya Nakattani" use traditional carnival rhythm like samba, this rhythm called Ondo.

This 7-inch analogue records sometimes re-issued, in 60's & 70's. It were very well known one of "Geisha Songs" in Japan."

-Ryosuke Itoh

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Mundo Popular, Beakers FolklÃrico JapÃn, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, La Brasserie de l'Institut, Geisha songs, Ondo, Ichigaya, Kagurazaka, Hana-machi

]]> music video Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:51:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=278010# NFTOS, Mundo Popular, Beakers Folklórico Japón, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, La Brasserie, Ichigaya, Tokyo, å¸ã¶è°·, æ?±äº¬, æ¥æ¬ Beakers Folklórico Japón Beakers perform an old geisha song from way back in 1952! Clean Short mixes, cool tracks... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=277738# Handa and Sae (a.k.a. Amanadama)--both from Osaka--and Ryo Murakami from Tokyo.

These links should keep you busy for awhile!

Posted by Rob.]]> music Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:29:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=277738# NFTOS No KTaâbrasil plays pandeiro http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=276783#


KTaâbrasil plays pandeiro, a Brazilian tambourine, at Samba-Nova, a monthly DJ event at Roots in Shibuya...

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, KTaâbrasil, Samba-Nova, Roots, Shibuya, Tokyo, pandeiro, tambourine, Brazil, percussion, DJ, event, live, Japan, ããããã, éæ, æè, æ?ä, ææ

]]> music video Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:17:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=276783# NFTOS, KTaâbrasil, Samba-Nova, Roots, Shibuya, Tokyo, pandeiro, tambourine, Brazil, percussion, DJ, event, live, Japan, ãã³ãã¤ã­ Rob KTaâbrasil plays pandeiro, a Brazilian tambourine, at Samba-Nova, a monthly DJ event at Roots in Shibuya... Clean Panic Living #45: Drop of Shoyu http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=275763#
Running out of steam on a Thursday morning because I got up way too early, so I'm back on my futon...

(I posted this in a hurry, and as a result I'll need to listen to it again in order to give a better description of its full contents.)

A few mentions are in order though:

This podcast features a reading of Franz Kafka's "Poseidon" by Patrick Sheil, writer and frontman of Cambridge band Moth Conspiracy (www.mothconspiracy.net).

Closing music by Spoon via 4th of July on Lake Shore Drive (Chicago), a YouTube video from Mugtorte Please don't sue!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Franz Kafka, Poseidon, Patrick Sheil, Moth Conspiracy, Spoon, headstand, El Gringo, SambaNova, Cream Latte, Roots, Pink Cow, Shibuya, learnjapanesepod.com, chat, forums, story, Japan, Cambridge, UK

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]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 8 Nov 2007 01:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=275763# NFTOS, headstand, El Gringo, SambaNova, Cream Latte, Roots, Pink Cow, Shibuya, learnjapanesepod, chat, forums, story, Japan, UK Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Running out of steam on a Thursday morning because I got up way too early, so I'm back on my futon... Yes Cream Latte @ The Pink Cow http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=275675#
Coming up this Saturday, the monthly SambaNova Brazilian dance party at Roots in Shibuya, and next weekend, it's the suave and civilized Cream Latte DJ event at The Pink Cow, also in Shibuya.

SambaNova will line up most of the usual suspects. I'll have more details, including the full roster, posted right here soon.

The following Saturday, 17 November, is Cream Latte, which is supported by Asoboo.com and sponsored by 180:productions:live, adds a member to its roster, Syril (MedVacances) who will be joining regulars Mateus Branco (a.k.a. Forensic DJ) and El Gringo (who recently appeared at The Pink Cow as La Gringa).

The visual designer will most likely be kila kila killa (Flo-Union).

Last time, Matt's guests recieved a free bottle of wine per table! What wonderful act of hospitality awaits his guests this time?

Come early and enjoy The Pink Cow's mouth watering buffet from 7:00 p.m. for a mere 2650å. Or, if you're just interested in drinks and the DJ event, come at 9:00 p.m. when there will be NO DOOR CHARGE.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Cream Latte, The Pink Cow, Mateus Branco, Forensic DJ, 180:productions:live, El Gringo, Syril, MedVacances

]]> events Wed, 7 Nov 2007 21:33:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=275675# NFTOS No Tokyo Cooney: Pipo and Kyuta http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=275132#


Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo, Cooney, YouTube, Pipo, Kyuta, vlog, Japan, sushi, life, living, blog, police

]]> people Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:28:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=275132# NFTOS No ææ¥ï¼? Mundo Popular 5 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=274082#


Posted by Rob.

Tags:

]]> events Sat, 3 Nov 2007 07:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=274082# NFTOS, Mundo Popular, DJ Syril, Beakers, Jardin du Luxembourg, Femme est Femme, Samba Nova, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, Tokyo Makiko and Rob Music event tomorrow!! Guests Luxembourg Kouen will be in from Osaka... Clean Panic Living #44: æåã®æ¥ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=274058#
Bunka-No-Hi, today's national holiday. T-Shirt of the day, what's happening in Tokyo this weekend, podcast idea, Facebook story, haiku, a phone call from overseas...

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Panic Living, Tokyo, æåãæ, Bunka no hi, Machitobi festa, Kagurazaka, Mundo Popular, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, music, live, facebook, æä

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]]> tokyo panic living Sat, 3 Nov 2007 03:55:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=274058# NFTOS, æåã®æ¥, Bunka no hi, Machitobi festa, Kagurazaka, Mundo Popular, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, music, live, facebook Makiko and Rob Waking up to a big day off which will include the Machitobi Festa and DJing at a wedding reception. Yes Talk Show #39: http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=273328#
What did we talk about? I don't remember. Sports or something?

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.ka. El Gringo, LearnJapanesePod, chat

]]> talk show Thu, 1 Nov 2007 02:11:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=273328# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.ka. El Gringo, LearnJapanesePod, chat Alex and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Alex and Rob have a chat on Thursday morning before another round of video wizardry? What's new? Yes Bicicleteiros #22: I Just Called... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=272980#
Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Jaksche, Basso, Riis, Indurain, Bettini, DiLuca, Cunego, Saiz, Merckx, Giro di Lombardia, World's, Discovery, Slipstream, Astana

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:07:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=272980# NFTOS, Jaksche, Basso, Riis, Indurain, DiLuca, Cunego, Bettini, Merckx, Giro di Lombardia, Discovery, Slipstream, Astana Hans and Rob Wrapping up 2007, a season full of scandal and intrigue. Intro music by Stevie Wonder. Yes Panic Living #43: Happy Halloween http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=272881#
Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Mundo Popular, Syril, Beakers, Jardin du Luxembourg, Femme est Femme, Samba Nova, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, Halloween

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]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:09:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=272881# NFTOS, Mundo Popular, Syril, Beakers, Jardin du Luxembourg, Femme est Femme, Samba Nova, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, Halloween Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Happy Halloween from Panic City everyone! Come out to The Pink Cow on Wednesday and to L'Institut on Sunday. Yes Mundo Popular 5 schedule http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=272702# Sunday, 4 November 2007

18:00 OPEN

18:00-18:30 DJ Ryosuke, Narita
18:30-19:00 Beakers Folklorico Japon Live
19:00-19:30 DJ El Gringo
19:30-20:00 Jardin du Luxembourg Live
20:00-20:30 DJ Syril
20:30-21:00 Femme est Femme Live
21:00-21:30 DJ Narita
21:30-22:00 DJ El Gringo + Syril

Posted by Rob.

Tags: Mundo Popular, Beakers, Jardin du Luxembourg, Femme est Femme, DJ Cyril, MedVacances, Narita, NRT, SambaNova, El Gringo, Itoh, Taiyo Record, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan, live, music event

]]> events Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:27:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=272702# NFTOS No Jet Jaguar: Now Serving http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=271834#

Here's a Jet Jaguar music video now available on Last.fm. We've posted another song by him before, News, which is our 7th ranked in all time downloads on NFTOS. You can find a 17.3mb QuickTime version on his website nonwrestler.com

Video details:  Directed by Glen Atkins, this video got 3rd place in the "Handle the Jandle" video competition in 2001. Glen also won the prize for best editing. The song appears on 'Jet Jaguar is Love'.

When we get around to it, there'll be a Jet Jag track in the next music from the other side program. Um, when we get around to it. In the meantime, go check out the tracks available for download over on nonwrestler.com and stop back here often! We've been trying to post something two or three times a week.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Jet Jaguar, Glen Atkins, New Zealand, music video, Last.fm

]]> music video Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:53:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=271834# NFTOS No Semtazone Interview http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=271193#

Anyone reading this has probably completely forgotten we even mentioned this video by now. This is the first of what should be a series of Semtazone videos, starting with this interview conducted in French at Lush in Shibuya. The question posed (in my crap French) was this: "What were your first impressions of Japan?" The band were touring Japan for the first time (except for their translator, who had spent some time over here as a child). I'll post the band members' names soon, but you can probably figure them out, if you can understand their gestures and check out their MySpace page. For the links, please look at the previous Talk Show and Panic Living posts where we were refering to this gig. I'll get links up soon, I promise. Pardon my crap French. Filmed and edited by Alex. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Semtazone, Japan, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Shibuya, Tokyo, Taiyo Record, Lush, Roots, band, interview, ããããã, æ?ä, æè

]]> music video Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:50:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=271193# NFTOS, Semtazone, Lush, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, music, band, interview Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Mostly in French: Alex and Rob interview Semtazone from France. No Cream Latte @ The Pink Cow http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=268760#
A new feature to the Latte...

Introducing Jazz singer Tomoka Miwa!! Her debut performance at Cream Latte Groove Lounge

Cream Resident DJ's: Mateus Branco ( UK ) & El Gringo
( brazilian, chill out, french, latin & house )

Visual Designer: kila kila killa ( Flo Union )

Matt's guests will recieve a free bottle of wine per table!!

Come early for The Pink Cow's mouth watering buffet!
7:30ã?ã
2650å
DJ event only, from 9:00 p.m.
NO CHARGE

20:00 Saturday, Oct 20, to 01:00 Sunday, Oct 21.
Posted by Rob.
]]> events Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:30:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=268760# NFTOS No Talk Show #38: èè  http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=268636#


Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, boxing, flyweight, WBC, cockroach, bully, WWF, kung-fu

]]> talk show Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=268636# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, boxing, flyweight, WBC, cockroach, bully, WWF, kung-fu, title Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) ...Knock you out! Alex and Rob have seen the eye of the tiger and are calling you out! Or something... Yes Talk Show #36: Better Late Than http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=267265#
Tags:

]]> talk show Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:49:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=267265# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) We recorded this audio podcast a little while after the video podcast (#35) on the very same day. Yes Talk Show #35: Morning After http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=265627#


Music by Quest a.k.a. Hayden. Posted by Rob.

Tags:

]]> talk show Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:03:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=265627# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Japan, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Semtazone, Lush, Samba Nova, Mundo Popular, L'Institut Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) There's got to be a morning after, so we're back... Yes Panic Living #42: Semtazone! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=265337#
Tags: NFTOS, Japan, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Semtazone, The Pink Cow, Roots, Samba Nova, Kua Aina, Taiyo Record, Lush, Nakamura Satoko, Banda Okara Qubari, Baron, Beakers Folklorico Japan, Oink, Shigeki (from Drink 'em All)

]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:36:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=265337# NFTOS, Japan, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Semtazone, Lush, The Pink Cow, Roots, Samba Nova, Okara Kubari, Oink Rob a.k.a. El Gringo The rock n'roll lifestyle is back! For a few hours anyway. It's my No Talk Show #34: Perhaps http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=264909#
Links and stuff will follow, as per usual.

Posted by Rob.

TAGS: NFTOS, Alex Brooke (LearnJapanesePod.com), Japan, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Semtazone, The Pink Cow, Roots, Samba Nova, Kua Aina, Taiyo Record, Lush, Nakamura Satoko, Banda Okara Qubari, Baron, Beakers Folklorico Japan, Oink, Shigeki (from Drink 'em All)

]]> talk show Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:37:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=264909# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Japan, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Semtazone, Lush, The Pink Cow, Roots, Samba Nova, Kua Aina Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Kind of a pre-meeting meeting. Before we either record a podcast on Skype later this morning, or Alex comes directly to Tokyo. No The If Factor: Taste Test http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=263863#
Oh, there's a lot more that could be said about this recording, but it can wait. And there's a photo someplace, on a backup hardrive somewhere which may feature these three chaps back when they were young and naive. Guys, a photo? Anyone out there got a photo of us three?

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, The If Factor, Cafe Velo, Alex Brooke, Jonny Heartbreaker, Osaka, Japan, Nakatsu, Mayutan, DJ Sachiko, Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo), åé, ææ, äæ, ãããã

]]> music Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:35:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=263863# NFTOS, The If Factor, Cafe Velo, Alex Brooke, Jonny Heartbreaker, Osaka, Japan, Nakatsu, Mayutan, DJ Sachiko, Rob, El Gringo Alex, Jonny Hearbreaker and Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) A pre-NFTOS podcast recording back when we was The If Factor or Cafe Velo or some such incarnation as yet undetermined... Yes Panic Living #41: Tsukuba http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=262310#
In other news, it looks like I've deleted the banner again! I always do that when I'm trying to change certain Libsyn settings. Alex! Help...

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Tsukuba, hiking, Japan, Akihabara, Ibaraki, Semptazone, live music, Tokyo, Lush, Shibuya, 440, äåæ, æè, æ?ä, ã?ã??ã?, èåç, çèå, çæå]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 3 Oct 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=262310# NFTOS, Tsukuba, hiking, Japan, Akihabara, Ibaraki, Semptazone, live music, Tokyo, Lush, Shibuya, 440, ä¸åæ²¢, æ¸è°·, æ?±äº¬, ç­æ³¢å±±, è¨åç, ç§è Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Went hiking in Tsukuba, Ibarki Prefecture today. I've got some announcements too! Yes Yamanote Line #2 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=261133# Part two of Alex, Makiko and Rob cycling around the JR Yamanote Line on 17 September 2007. We started at around 7:35 at Shin Okubo Station and finished up back there at 17:00. Listen to Alex's pre-ride motivational speech on our voice message box over on the right of this page. See it? Please leave your own message, if you'd like. Be nice! "The Girl Has Not Eaten" audio sample by Eric Seaholm.

Check out the first stage here:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/Yamanote_Line_1.m4v

Posted by Rob.



Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, makikomo, Rob, JR Yamanote Line, Tokyo, Shinjuku Station, Japan, Yoyogi Station, cycling, radsport, le velo, ciclismo, Seaholm, trainspotting, åãæç, å, åé, äãæé, æåé, æä, ææ, èèè, éè

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]]> loop line video Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:20:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=261133# NFTOS, AlexBrooke, makikomo, Rob, JR Yamanote Line, Tokyo, Shinjuku Station, Japan, Yoyogi, cycling, seaholm.com, trainspotting Alex, Makiko, Rob and Eric Seaholm Part two of Alex, Makiko and Rob cycling around the JR Yamanote Line on 17 September 2007. No Charles Billard: ã?ã?ãã?ã?ãè« http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=260479# Charles, do you have an MP3 of this? Oops. I realized this isn't the music I put at the end of Panic Living #40 now... and that it was E.T. Transe Techno instead. Do you have mp3s of all this stuff available on your blog? If not, you should put a few up on last.fm or on the podsafe music network.



Posted by Rob.]]> music video Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:46:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=260479# NFTOS No Panic Living #40: Oshiri Kajiri Mushi?! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=259986# Back from a grueling hike on Sado Island, I still have one day to recouperate before I have to go back to work, so let's panic living!

The show starts with T-shirt(s) of the day and closes with a haiku by me and a song by Charles Billard and human beatbox Takezo Aoki called E.T. Transe Techno performed live at Cafe Absinthe.

Watch the YouTube video in order to begin to fathom what Charles Billard's song is about--a song that I'm going to upload soon. I don't know much about it, but after listening to Charles' version twice and this one once, I can say it's kinda catchy. Is it the next Pokemon craze?



Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, ã?ã?ãã?ã?ãè, Charles Billard, E.T. Transe Techno Osaka, Japan, Joetsu Shinkansen, Niigata, Hotel Nikko Niigata, Sado Island, mapple.net, Kinpokku San, Ryotsu, Rotary Restaurant Cafe, Taiwan Long Chuan Beer

]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:48:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=259986# NFTOS, Rob, ã?ã?ãã?ã?ãè«, Charles Billard, Osaka, Japan, Joetsu Shinkansen, Niigata, Hotel Nikko, Sado, Kinpokku San, Ryotsu, Rotary Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Back from a grueling hike on Sado Island, I still have one day to recouperate before I have to go back to work... Yes Chova Chuva Art Show http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=256641#


Tags: NFTOS, DJ Wes, Hitomi Nova, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Chove Chuva, Higobashi, Osaka, Japan

]]> art Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=256641# NFTOS, DJ Wes, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, Chove Chuva, Higobashi, Osaka, Japan, Hitomi Nova DJ Wes and Rob This is an old video that went up on YouTube first. The iTunes version is much much clearer! Yes Talk Show #33: Cicada Symphony http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255132# Seaholm.com and a cacaphony of cicadas telling us summer is almost over...

Posted by Rob.



Tags: NFTOS, seaholm.com, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, reviews, journal reading, coffee drinking, cicadas

]]> talk show Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255132# NFTOS, Talk Show, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan, L'Institut Franco-Japonais, reviews, Seaholm.com, Eric Alex and Rob Recorded awhile back, already posted on YouTube and MySpace, here it is for your iTunes... Yes Panic Living #39: Summer's Over! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=259041#
Yet another 40 files counted down. More links coming soon! I'll do my best, but don't expect them to be exactly in the same order as on the podcast...

200. Talk Show #19: Trading Places for the holidays. 199. Jerry, Sae & Alex: "Jerry's Funk" a.k.a. Wine Red no Kokoro. 198. Talk Show #28: Tasmanian Pissing Cicadas. 197. Bicicleteiros #9: OperaciÃn Friburgo. 196. Jonny Heartbreaker: Song for My Girl. 195. Jonny Heartbreaker: Surfer Girl. 194. Bicicleteiros #8: Race to the Bottom. 193. Bicicleteiros #12: There is Hope. 192. Me and TripleB #2. 191. Fake Pilot vs his dad: Luke, I Am Your (Swedish) Father (Rob's edit). 190. Bicicleteiros #5: Paris-Roubaix. 189. . 188. . 187. . 186. . 185. . 184. . 183. . 182. . 181. . 180. . 179. . 178. . 177. . 176. . 175. . 174. . 173. . 172. . 171. . 170. . 169. . 168. . 167. . 166. . 165. . 164. . 163. . 162. . 161. . 160. .

Photo: "No Ghosts in their Shells" by Rob. Posted by Rob.

]]> tokyo panic living Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=259041# NFTOS, Panic Living, Rob a.k.a. El Gringo, countdown, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, haiku, senryu, t-shirt of the day, Cream Latte Rob a.k.a. El Gringo Another national holiday, but this time I don't have anything planned. So let's count down some more files... Yes Bicicleteiros #21: Thinking Global http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=257635# Vuelta a EspaÃa (a.k.a. the Tour of Spain) and the Tour of Missouri. Other topics included transgender issues in sport, reducing your carbon footprint and much much more! Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Yves Montand, Bicyclette, Tour of Missouri, Discovery, Vuelta a EspaÃa, Chicago, Illinois, Shane Winn, Andy Sargent, Matt Murphy, Mitch Murphy, Al Stern, Charly Mottet, Andy Hampsten, Robert Millar, South Chicago Wheelmen, John Marino Open, RAAM, Northwest passage, carbon footprint, birth control, birding, rafting, transgender issues, Yamanote Line

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=257635# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, a.k.a. El Gringo, bicicleta, velo, radsport, Vuelta a Espana, Tour of Missouri, O.J. Simpson, David Beckham Hans and Rob After a few weeks off, we're back to talk about our late summer adventures, and of course, commentary on the pro bicycle races. No The Making of... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=257252#
Videos:
ALT Rap video
ALT Rap improv with live drums at Osaka jyo koen Station
(outtake from the Loop Line Series)

Song versions:
ALT Rap vocal track only
ALT Rap Alex Brooke version
ALT Re-Rap by Quest
ALT Rap remix by DJ Kung-fu Grip
Anarchy Larynx Tatoo by Jerry Gordon
ALT Rap Answers the Questions by Charles Billard
ALT Rap other classics improv with Jonny Heartbreaker and friends...

Credits:
Original lyrics by John Sanders and Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo).

The ALT Rap is available in 4 versions on MySpace as well as on YouTube, Revver, Google video and others. Now go tell your friends!! Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob a.k.a. el gringo, Japan, Osaka, Nakatsu, Juso bridge, ALT, JET Program, rap, music video, acapella, Yodogawa, Yodo River

]]> music video Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:05:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=257252# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, el gringo, Japan, Osaka, Nakatsu, Juso bridge, ALT, JET Program, rap, music video, acapella, Yodogawa Alex & Rob The ALT Rap on the Juso Bridge over the Yodo River in Nakatsu, Osaka. Go to the blogpage for an up-to-the-minute discography.. Yes Yamanote Line #1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=256629# Today we cycled around the JR Yamanote Line, and we made a video, of course. We started at around 7:35 at Shin Okubo Station and finished there 17:00.

Listen to Alex's pre-ride motivational speech on our voice message box over on the right of this page. See it? Please leave your own message, if you'd like.  Be nice!  And please subscribe to us on iTunes!  All our recent videos play on your iPod (unlike some of our earlier ones)... 

Yamanote Line #2 is now up:  http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/Yamanote_2.m4v

Posted by Rob.



Tags: NFTOS, Alex Brooke, makikomo, Rob, JR Yamanote Line, Tokyo, Shin-Okubo Station, Japan, Shinjuku Station, cycling, radsport, le velo, ciclismo, DJ Wes, åãæç, æåääé, æåé, æä, ææ, èèè, éè

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]]> loop line video Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:47:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=256629# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, makikomo, Rob, Yamanote Line, JR, Tokyo, Shin-Okubo, Japan, Yoyogi, cycling, rad, velo, DJ Wes, ciclismo Alex, Makiko, Rob and DJ Wes First there was the Osaka JR Loop Line adventure. Now the fun continues in Tokyo! Find the hidden beats by DJ Wes! No Loop Line #5 of 8 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255472#
The saga continues. Alex and Rob catch dinner at Bar Uno in Sakuranomiya. Then, over the Ogawa (in view of Osaka Castle), past the "love hotels" and "fashion hotels," past moonwalking toddlers with their grandmas, on to Kyobashi, where they run into a fellow superhero, VodaRanger! Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, JR Loop Line, Osaka, Tenma, Sakuranomiya, Kyobashi, Bar Uno, love hotel, fashion hotel, VodaRanger!

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]]> loop line video Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:44:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255472# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, JR Loop Line, Alex Brooke, Rob, Osaka, Tenma, Sakuranomiya, Kyobashi, Bar Uno, fashion hotel, love hotel, VodaRanger Alex and Rob a.k.a. El Gringo The saga continues from Tenma through Sakuranomiya and on to Kyobashi Station! No Panic Living #38 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255461#
Photo of a colleague's T-shirt which I believe came from UNIQLO and we suspected to be nonsense. As it turns out, Rickard JÃverling is a Swedish inde folk artist with an album titled Two Times Five Lullaby. Apparently he's been getting scrobbled quite often these days on last.fm. Maybe my co-worker was pulling my leg. 'Cos I'm a blonde, yeah, yeah, yeah! Posted by Rob.

Patrick writes:

"Hi Folks my radio show on 209radio.co.uk will be broadcast on Wednesday 19th September from 10-12pm - the graveyard shift for uk listeners and the breakfast show for those in Japan. If you can't listen live it will be available to stream from the website. There will be lots of music and poetry and some stories specially recorded by Cambridge writer Patrick Sheil. The show still needs a logo and I'm looking for all kinds of music and poetry for future shows so please send me your recordings. If you're a poet in Cambridge I can record you. Thanks to everyone who's already sent contributions - keep them coming.

-Patrick"

Tags: NFTOS, Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo), Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, cycling, events, music, audio blog, Mao Tsetung, Patrick Widdess, 209radio.co.uk, Jack Kerouac, poetry, haiku (more to come)

]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255461# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo), Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, cycling, events, music, audio blog, Patrick Widdess, Mao, Jack Kerouac Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Relaxing at home after a morning ride through the Imperial Garden (or whatever it's called). No Talk Show #32: Boot Camp! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=252471#
WARNING: Not suitable for kids in America. Everywhere else, please ask your parents to watch it first! Actually part two of our last talk show, but we shot it as a separate program. Check out Dr Pepper's can artwork in Japan! Unfortunately, I missed getting a picture of the first plastic bottle I saw last year, when I came to scout out the land. (It was much more tastefully done) But, I did get a snapshot of this can.

There are some outtakes at the end of the podcast, although, the whole thing is actually a series of outtakes! Sculpture by Guido in Osaka. Music by Quest a.k.a. Hayden in Nebraska. The guy on the right is Alex Brooke and the guy on the left is yours truly. Edited by me in Tokyo. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Gearhead Studio, Billy Blank, Billy's Boot Camp, Kenchansworld, ãããããããã?ãã?åéï, Dr Pepper art, Shonen Jump art contest, LearnJapanesePod.com, makikomo.com

]]> talk show Wed, 5 Sep 2007 02:06:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=252471# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, AlexBrooke, Japan, Rob, Quest a.k.a. Hayden, billy's boot camp, billy blank, dr pepper, learnjapanesepod, gearheadstudio Alex, Rob and Quest a.k.a. Hayden Alex & Rob bring you sculpture by Guido, music by Quest a.k.a. Hayden and plenty of surprises folks!! Yes Nakatsu music and poetry http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=251720#


Patrick reads "The Sound of One Leg Walking" while Jonny Heartbreaker strums on his guitar. Waiting for a photo from one of the lads. Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, Jonny Heartbreaker, a.k.a. Greg Morrissey, Alex Brooke, Rob, El Gringo, Osaka, Japan, poetry, accoustic guitar.

]]> music video Mon, 3 Sep 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=251720# NFTOS, Jonny Heartbreaker, a.k.a. Greg Morrissey, Alex Brooke, Rob, video, podcast, mp4, ipod, Osaka, Japan, poetry, accoustic Alex, Jonny Heartbreaker, Patrick Widdess. Edited by Rob. Poem by Patrick Widdess, Clean Panic Living #35: Called In Sick Today http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=251506#


Tags: YouTube, veloboy, The Trenchparrots, Tokyo, Kagurazaka, Japan, BikeClubOsaka.com, hoodryde, Hakan Photography, Party Monster Vol. 2, QFWorld.tv, DJ Miki, DJ Mateus Branco, 180 Productions, Dr Anybody, Jade Media, Ms Rock Spirit, Rakkie, Kila Kila Killa, Danger Espresso, Mondaiji comedy act, Cream Latte, asoboo, KATG, pesos for pizza...

Posted by Rob.

]]> tokyo panic living Sun, 2 Sep 2007 06:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=251506# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, el gringo, Japan, Tokyo, Kagurazaka, panic living, talk show, asoboo, cream latte, party monster Rob (a.k.a. DJ El Gringo) Alex Brooke's Diarrhoea Diet weight loss plan is working for me! At home, sick on a Sunday afternoon, but it could be worse! No Heaven or Hell? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=251147# Alex. I think you'll find the .m4v file much clearer than the YouTube clip. Posted by Rob. ]]> places Sat, 1 Sep 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=251147# NFTOS, pachinko, Hankyu, umeda, osaka, japan, alexbrooke, noise, earbleed Alex Brooke The first time I stepped into a pachinko hall, I knew it was never going to be a hobby of mine. Not game centers either. Clean Talk Show #31: æ®æ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250680#
Edited by Rob (I take full responsibility).

Posted by Rob.

Tags: GearheadArtStudios, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, Alex Brooke, DJ Wes, zanshou, ææ, çæå?, æ?ä, ææ

]]> talk show Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250680# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Rob, el gringo, Japan, Tokyo, Kagurazaka, video podcast, talk show, sculpture Alex & Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) Blame it on the rain. No, the post production is entirely my fault. -Rob No NEW NFTOS Promo video http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250300#
Alex and I just made a promo video featuring music by DJ Wes!!



Posted by Rob.

Tags: DJ Wes, Alex Brooke, LearnJapanesePod.com, makikomo soap, Tokyo, Kagurazaka, Japan

]]> what is NFTOS? Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250300# NFTOS, AlexBrooke, Japan, LearnJapanesepod.com, makikomo.com, Rob, DJWes, podcasting, video, audio, mp3, Japan, promo Alex, Rob and DJ Wes Featuring music by DJ Wes!! Clean Girlfriend in a Coma (Japanese version) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250258#
Song by Alex Brooke. Self-Explanatory (sp?). Posted by Rob.

Tags: Alex Brooke, Japan, accoustic guitar, LearnJapanesepod.com

]]> music Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250258# NFTOS, AlexBrooke, Japan, accousticguitar, LearnJapanesepod.com Alex Brooke Lyrics will be posted soon! Clean Panic Living #34: State of the Union http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250229#
ÂDÃnde estÃn mis pantalones?

Bicycle taxi in downtown Fengcheng

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Tags: China, Fengcheng, sinosplice.com

]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250229# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, tapas, China, bicycletaxi, TheRuck, sinosplice, spanish, haiku, t-shirt, Fengcheng, elpulpo Rob (a.k.a. DJ El Gringo) ¿Dónde están mis pantalones? Sitting around on a Wednesday morning in Tokyo... Yes Tequila y Sociología http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=249218#
This is a clip of Ivan (also in our Tin's Hall video) philosophizing after a few shots of tequila and maybe an absinthe or two... The poster is hanging in Restaurante El Pancho in Shinsaibashi, Osaka. Posted by Rob.

Tags: Tequila, Mexico, Japan, Osaka, Ivan, absinthe, philosophy, sociology, sociologÃa, global politics, Latin America

]]> people Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=249218# NFTOS, tequila, absinthe, Osaka, Japan, Mexico, philosophy, Ivan, absinthe, sociology, globalpolitics, LatinAmerica, classes Ivan y El Gringo This is a clip of Ivan (also starring in our Tin's Hall video) philosophizing after a few shots of tequila... Yes Bicicleteiros #20: Hillbillies & Their Pellet Guns http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248959#
My old racing buddy Dan Currell is back in the sport, this time as an amateur category 3 on the track. Check him out on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/currelld

The video was taken 7 July at the Sports Center Velodrome Chariot Race, Category 3. "Taylor Olson wins by a mile." Dan Currell second, Ted Schmid third.

Tags: Taylor Olson, Dan Currell, Ted Schmid, Velodrome, chariot race, sprint, Blaine, Minnesota, NSC, track racing, keirin

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248959# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, DanCurrell, Trackracing, hans, rob, pelletguns Hans and Rob XX Yes Bicicleteiros #19: Chef Whiteboyardee http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248340#
Cooking with the wannabe redneck, Hans, via the series of tubes, with not much cycling discussed this time, however, we did have Norwegian pop (music), micro-brewed beer, samba, pellet guns, hillbilly foreplay, and much, much more! I think Hans was on the verge of a Mel Gibson moment, but managed to keep himself under control. You have to take his environment into consideration...

Photo by Hans.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: Tour of Ireland, Chef Boyardee, The Raelian Movement, Terence McKenna, Jews in Japan, Brokeback Mountain

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248340# NFTOS, whiteboy, boyardee, chef, hans, rob, hagerstown, maryland, bicicleteiro, velo, bicicleta, bicycle, cycling, pelletgun Hans and Rob Hans cooking pasta in his new home in western Maryland. Part one of two or three... Yes Panic Living #33: Wet Oneself Laughing! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248081#
Really sorry about the computer fan and floor fan noises!! Some of the topics mentioned included:

-Thom Jones, Cold Snap
-Andresito and his brother in Japan
-DJing at Cafe Absinthe on Friday
-Cocolo FM, Yaneka in London
-Nippon Premium, Kirin's new brew
-T-shirt messages
-Last.fm
-Bar Bonobo, Jingu 2 Chome
-Fireworks at Jingu at Tamagawa
-209radio.co.uk goes old school FM
-Closing haiku


Now that poet Patrick Widdess is back in England, we've got people on the ground in Cambridge! Here's an online radio program which will be broadcasting on the Marconi soon, called Transmission Failure(?) on 209radio.co.uk. He is requestion music, poetry and logo artwork for his show. Stay tuned for details!

Patrick has also tipped me off to Prairie Home Public Radio, as in a Garrisson Keillor and Lake Wobegon podcast!

Finally, on the homefront (that's Japan), Osaka's Jonny Heartbreaker is now available on Last.fm.

Small green frog taken in Chiba Prefecture by Rob. Posted by Rob.

Tags: (coming soon!)

]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:51:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248081# NFTOS, PanicLiving, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka, CafeAbsinthe, Osaka, 4th, AnniversaryParty, Sachiko, Wes, Yaneka, Cocolo, FM, 209 Rob (a.k.a. DJ El Gringo) It's too hot to be outside today. Stay in, do some laundry and vacuuming, and why not podcast? Yes Top 10 Downloads on LearnJapanesePod.com http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248013#
Alex writes: "It's always good go through old files and see which ones are being downloaded and which aren't. While going through the files I decided to make the top 10 most popular downloads from this site."

Here they are in reverse order:

10) Lesson #5 Asking someone out

9) Lesson #15 Wait a moment Mr Postman

8) Lesson #16 Movie Japanese

7) Lesson #4 Counting

In this lesson we learned to count with Waka sensei.

6) Lesson #14 Mukatsuku

This was my favorite show and has been popular ever since we released it.

5) Fun Friday Kansai Dialect

Recently all the Fun Friday episodes have been more popular than the normal lessons.

4) ALT RAP by Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo)

This rap about life as an English teacher was written by Rob and fellow Osaka ALT John Sanders, and the music was produced by Alex Brooke. This video has continued to be quite popular all over the net.

3) Lesson #2 Basic questions

2) Lesson #1 How are you ?

But wait for it. Drum roll please, the single most popular download on Learn Japanese was...

1) Days of the week Video

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]]> learn japanese! Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:47:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248013# NFTOS No Let Your Nets Into the Sea http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=246876#
[There was supposed to be a YouTube video here. Seems like there's either a YouTube bug or a Libsyn one, and I'm going to try and find out which it is. It's been happening with all new posts and edits since yesterday. All the code just disappears. I'll get to the bottom of this...]

Something someone at work turned me onto.

Posted by Rob.]]> poetry Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:06:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=246876# NFTOS No Panic Living #32: Pipi au Lit http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=245676# tokyo panic living Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:23:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=245676# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, pipiaulit, panicliving, Rob (a.k.a. DJ El Gringo) T-shirt of the day! Haiku batteru! And much much more! No Bicicleteiros #18: Horsecrash! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=245336#


Posted by Rob.

Tags: Horse crash, Pamella Guimaraes, eyebrows, Tony Rominger, Bill Stapleton, Bob Stapleton, Alberto Contador, Michael Rasmussen, Marco Pantani, Claudio Chiapucci, Djamolidine Abdujaparov, Frank Vandenbroucke, Wally Pleasant, Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, single speeds, Tour de France, Tour of Germany, Alan Partridge

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:37:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=245336# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, Horsecrash, PamellaGuimaraes, eyebrows, Rominger, Bill, Stapleton, Bob, Contador, Rasmussen, singlespeeds Hans and Rob Fixing up old bikes, contemplating singlespeeds and talking pro cycling, of course! No Various Artists: Celestial Medley (part 1) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=244766# Makiko, Chunza (a.k.a. Okha, Flying Koala) and Hyun-ju enjoy an evening of song & drink. This is part one of a series of recordings done back when we recorded Slainte & Gonbe and several other gems.

The artwork is a live painting / collage done at the monthly Flo-Union event at The Pink Cow back in April, which coincided with the month-long Nama Artshow. It was done by Makiko and me while DJ Ryosuke Ito (Taiyo Record) spun tracks for our inspiration.

Further explications [sic] and links and whatnot coming soon. Posted by Rob.

Tags: Shochu Man, soju, salaryman, SCUBA, ORIGINALS!

]]> music Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=244766# NFTOS, JonnyHeartbreaker, a.k.a. GregMorrissey, Chunza, Okha, FlyingKoala, makikomo, Rob, ALTRap, Devendra, Banhart, ShochuMan Jonny Heartbreaker, Rob, Makiko, Okha & Hyun-ju Introductions: Chunza, Hyun-ju, Jonny Heartbreaker, Makiko and Rob (a.k.a. El Gringo) No Various Artists: Celestial Medley (part 2) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=244432# Makiko, Chunza (a.k.a. Okha, Flying Koala) and Hyun-ju enjoy an evening of song & drink. This is part of a series of recordings done back when we recorded Slainte & Gonbe and several other gems. Is that me getting a little defensive about my terrible singing? The artwork is a live painting from the Nama Artshow done by Tomoko, Makiko, Okha, me and participants from the audience.

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:26:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=244432# NFTOS, JonnyHeartbreaker, a.k.a. GregMorrissey, Chunza, Okha, FlyingKoala, makikomo, Rob, ALTRap, Pixies, CamperVanBeethoven Jonny Heartbreaker, Rob, Makiko, Okha & Hyun-ju What seems to happen whenever Irish, American, Japanese and Korean artists get together for song and grog. No Something fun: Last-fm http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=242174#


Posted by Rob.

]]> music Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:52:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=242174# NFTOS No Talk Show #29: Travel Advice http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=242161# talk show Sun, 5 Aug 2007 12:06:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=242161# NFTOS, travel, tips, mexico, japan, tokyo, osaka, kyoto, hokkaido, nikko, kinkakuji, ginkakuji, kiyomizudera, asakusa, sensouji Alex & Rob Strategies for cramming as much of Japan into 8 days as possible... or not! No Panic Living #31: Mushi atsui http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=241234#
Tags: , , , , , (coming soon!)

]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 2 Aug 2007 02:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=241234# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, panicLiving, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka Rob (a.k.a. DJ El Gringo) It's too hot to move. Sit close to the fan. Drink icewater. Yes Nylon (part 1) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=241180#


Tags: Rik Sanchez, Osaka, Japanese, egg, horror, sci-fi ]]> video projects Wed, 1 Aug 2007 23:03:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=241180# NFTOS No Talk Show #28: Tasmanian Pissing Cicadas http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=240833# Tasmania, who tells us of the strange and bizarre cicadas of some place she's probably just making up. Her boyfriend Masaki currently works 6 days a week making sushi in a French restaurant?? I'll have to listen to this podcast again to catch all the details. You should listen to it twice, and forward the link to all your friends and long lost relatives... http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/talk_show_28.mp3

Posted by Rob.

Tags: Mex Wax, Big Wave Surfing, cicadas, Tasmania

]]> talk show Wed, 1 Aug 2007 01:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=240833# NFTOS, pissing, cicadas, tasmania, bigwavesurfing, puertoescondido, alexbrooke, capsulehotel, tokyo, japan, mexico, oaxaca Alex, Lucy, Rob & another Rob Lucy's legendary pissing cicadas and other Tasmanian fables; Big wave surfer Rob and his wax lickin' exploits, and much more!! Yes Bicicleteiros #17: Men In Black http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=239083#
Tags: Tour de France, doping scandals, doping theories, men in black, cycling, cycling's darkest days

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:19:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=239083# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, Rasmussen, doping, TourdeFrance, ciclisme, cycling, velo, ciclismo, Vinokurov, meninblack, blood, testosterone, Rominger Hans and Rob Rastamuffin leaves the Tour de France in disgrace. What next?!! Yes Panic Living #30: Self Excited! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=238606#
What else? The book I'm reading by Denis Johnson, "Jesus' Son," Lou Reed, bicycle racing (especially the Tour de France), keirin racing, Cerezo vs Verdy (tonight's match at Ajinomoto Stadium - check out the virtual cameras & mapping!), Dean and Urban Decay (NHM), Shonen Knife, Mt. Fuji, nature, vending machines on mountain tops, concrete-lined rivers, and just when I say I ain't got nuthin' to say, you're right, there's still a bit more!

Don't forget to vote at podcastalley.com, post comments below and record a voice mail on "MyChingo" over there on the top right side of your screen.

Corrections: It's "homologous" not "exogenous."

Links and stuff coming sooner or later, as usual. Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:53:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=238606# NFTOS, PanicLiving, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka, creamlatte, QFW, mateusbranco, haiku, t-shirtoftheday, zoco, tapas, cerezo, verdy Rob (a.k.a. DJ El Gringo) Waking up is hard to do. No Another 40 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=237592#
120. Charles Billard: ALT Rap Answers the Questions. 121. Panic Living #6: Earthquake!. 122. Panic Living #2: Business as Usual. 123. Picnic video. 124. Talk Show #15: Deepresso. 125. Bicicleteiros #3: 23 Minutes in Brussels with Hans & Rob. 126. Panic Living #7: National Rain Appreciation Day. 127. Panic Living #9: Our first TOP 100! (from #100-57). 128. Talk Show #13: Alex, Makiko, Patrick Widdess and Rob in Kagurazaka. 129. Rule No. 1: Don't Talk About Bike Club (that's BikeClubOsaka.com ) with Erik. 130. Talk Show #14: Summer [was] Almost Over with Alex & Rob. 131. Priceless Talk #1: Appalachian Adventure with Hans & Rob. 132. Anonymous: Indian Technician remix. 133. DJ Bobo (a.k.a. Renew Audio): Shark Attack! 134. Rob creates the Groove Harvest poster. 135. Panic Living #4: Ray Dunlap calls. 136. Alex & Rob: Talk Show #20. 137. David Roy as Pastor Ted. 138. Makiko's Nature video. 139. Jerry Gordon: Playing with the Arrow 3. 140. Alex, Jonny Heartbreaker and Patrick Widdess: 3 Men and a Couch. 141. The QuickFlickWorld Tokyo Crew: Nakameguro to the World Pt 1 recorded at Cafe Combine. 142. Makiko & Rob: What are you making? 143. Panic Living #21: Allergies. 144. Priceless Talk #11: ...and then there were four. 145. Charles Billard: Triple Decker. 146. Beb's Trash Talk (in Japanese). 147. Priceless Talk #9: Solo en el Suelo (until joined by Hans and Waka). 148. Bicicleteiros #1: Let's Roll!. 149. Prapatang Kitchen #4. 150. Panic Living #22: Breath of Life. 151. Me and TripleB #1. 152. News From The Tub with Rob (not available). 153. What is Nama? 154. Panic Living #18: "Nama." 155. Nama Artshow Info for 4/1. 156. Leftover Turkey (Thanksgiving in Shibuya) video. 157. Alex Brooke: Crap Hotel in Nagoya. 158. Scrambled Eggnog video. 159. Panic Living #17: Peace from the Other Side. 160. Panic Living #14: Latebreaking News! (...at that time). 161. Alex's DJ Sayonara @ Cafe Absinthe.

(more links coming soon!)

And here are links the previous 1-121 countdowns: 94-121, 81-93, 41-80, the TOP 40).

Photo: Found Alex online, lookin' all buff and tan. Posted by Rob.]]> what is NFTOS? Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:12:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=237592# NFTOS, Tokyo, Top120-161, Rob, DJElGringo, AlexBrooke, Osaka, mp3, m4v, mov, m4a, download, music, talkshow, video, japan Rob (a.k.a. DJ El Gringo) The countdown continues, such as it is... #s 120 to 161. No Podcast Alley http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=237050# vote at http://podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=17959# ...It's democratic or something. I promise not to bring this up again (unless it works). Photo: DJ El Gringo @ Cafe Absinthe back in the day. Posted by Rob.]]> report Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:36:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=237050# NFTOS No Halo Effect: New Dress http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=236718# Peter has a lot more where this came from! This one's a cover. Who can call it?

Peter wrote:
hey, i've been working on new music for the new album and live show. and i thought i'd do a cover of a [band name] song for the live set. i've attached an mp3 of it for you to check out. i'm not going to put it on any album, so it's kind of an exclusive. i do have it on my myspace site, but you can't download it from there. i figured you could put in on a show if you wanted.

the song is "new dress." the original is from [band name]'s album [album name]. i don't know why i picked this song. it's not even in my top 20 fave [band name] songs. i was just walking around the other day and it popped up on the ipod and i liked it.

anyway, i hope you like it, and keep up the good work.

pm

Posted by Rob.

]]> music Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:53:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=236718# NFTOS, HaloEffect, PeterMorris Halo Effect This one's a cover. Name that band... Clean Charles Billard's Annual Tunnel Fest http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=236618# æçåã?ããã?ãããããã?ãã?ã?ã??ã?ã?ï?
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isabelle billard (mime) / nicolai maruhama (music) / mamiko sugaya (buyou dance) / yangjah (contemporary dance) jerry gordon (music & poetry) / loneseome hope (music) / kristy farkas (music) / ilbong (contemporary dance) / bun (music) / kalna (music) / miyamoto shoutarou (music) / wataru (music).

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090-9889-9523 / charlou@k.vodafone.ne.jp

Hello everybody!

Takedao Tunnel Event is coming soon! Sunday, AUGUST 5th, from 14:00 to 22:00 a ten minutes walf from Takedao Station, (3 Stations from Takarazuka), in an abandoned train tunnel along Mukogawa River in a very natural landscape. In order to do the email flyer (that you can print yourself to distribute), I would need the confirmation of participating members. (See list above)

Participating artists, please email me your telephone number. I will contact you soon about the schedule.

AND FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE BUT ARE NOT YET ON THE LIST, PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE : 090-9889-9523 / charlou@k.vodafone.ne.jp

Posted by Rob.

]]> events Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=236618# NFTOS No Panic Living #29: Cute but Dangerous http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=236296# tokyo panic living Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:07:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=236296# NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka, flo-union, shonenknife, pinkcow, patrickwiddess, davidroy, takao, asiancup, asianpalm, sanjose Rob Recovering from Jet-lag means not being able to stay on topic for more than 30 seconds at a--pause--where was I? time. Yes Before and After http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=235202# 94-121, elsewhere. What a pain in the ass! Thanks for fixing it, Libsyn.com!

81. Alex Brooke: Prapatang Grooves. 82. Charles Billard & Kurochi Sound System: The Voist. 83. Talk Show #4: The Summit. 84. Smouldering Door: Dancing Charcoal Pixies. 85. Anonymous: Indian Technician voice sample. 86. Linguistic massacre: Excusez-moi. 87. Alex and Greg Diss Grunge. 88. Panic Living #11 Tippy Top of 100. 89. Alex recites Orange Princess. 90. DJs Wes & Akio @ Cafe Barbes. 91. Prapatang Kitchen #1 with Alex. 92. Temakizushi Party at David Roy's. 93. Voice of Flying Koala. 94. Sayonara from Alex and Waka(yama). 95. Priceless Talk #8 with Andrew in Auckland. 96. Panic Living #13: Unlucky?. 97. Tsuchifumazu art show. 98. Limelight Circus LIVE @ L'Institut Franco-Japonais. 99. Hans with Horns on Cinco de Mayo. 100. Talk Show #17: Channeling The Departed Spirit of Alex. 101. ALT Rap (DJ Kung-fu Grip remix). 102. Neil & Brazil. 103. Panic Living #5: Don't Cry Over Spilt Coffee. 104. Birthday Greeting from Hans. 105. Charles Billard & Co.: G.I. Joe. 106. Talk Show #9: World Peace Squared. 107. Meet the I. 108. Jerry Gordon: La Stish. 109. Rob: Ichijiku Chant. 110. Bashiri do Cavaco: Smoke on the Water. 111. Cycling in Osaka. 112. Patrick in Tokyo 25-Nov-2006. 113. Alex: Prapatang Kitchen 2 video. 114. Jerry Gordon: ALT (Anarchy Larynx Tatoo). 115. Panic Living #12: Indian Summer. 116. Panic Living #6: Earthquake!. 117. Charles Billard: Pajammin' Party. 118. Hans Discusses Sweden vs Germany and Dragonflies. 119. Quest: That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket. 120. Panic Living #8: National Couch Appreciation Day. 121. Hans Birdwatching in Colorado.

(see the rest of the links: 94-121, 41-80, the TOP 40). Posted by Rob. .]]> what is NFTOS? Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:16:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=235202# NFTOS No Bicicleteiros #15: Take it from the Top! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=234875#

Hey, we're back (Hans in Baltimore, Rob in Tokyo) with more Tour de France trash talk. Also in sporting news, The Beckham (I heard a staff member at Home Depot Stadium actually call him that) arrives in LA. Los gringos bail out of Copa America early, but Freddy Adu saves face in the under-20 World Cup taking place in Canadia [sic].

The YouTube video is SeÃor Coconut playing a cover of Kraftwerk's "Tour de France" at Sonar Sound, Tokyo back in 2006. Follow the related links in YouTube to other versions including the German version by Kraftwerk featuring vintage Tour footage, and this remix!

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:09:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=234875# NFTOS, bicicleteros, cycling, ciclismo, tourdefrance, velo, vino, cancellara, steegmans, mcewan, boonen, thor, freddyrodriguez Hans and Rob Let's take it from the top, from stage one with Cancellara's prologue win. Check out the Señor Coconut video on the blogpage. Clean Talk Show #27: ¡Casi todo en Español! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=234010#


]]> talk show Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=234010# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, AlexBrooke, Rob, elgringo, TourdeFrance, Japan, LosAngeles, Lincoln, Nebraska, Oaxaca, PuertoEscondido, makiko, America Alex & Rob Dos gringos charlando sobre los Estados Unidos, Mexico, Japon y la Vuelta a Francia. Yes Bicicleteiros #14: Tour de France! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=233684#
Oops! I don't know what went wrong with the file we tried to upload a couple of days ago. Let's hope it works this time. Bicicleteiros #14 was recorded on 7 July before we had any news of the Tour de France prologue (opening opening time trial) was available to us--no networks carry the Tour in Nebraska. Did I call the prologue or what? Cancellara was probably a no-brainer, but what about our Tour pics? Do you have a favorite? Please leave us a comment or a voice mail message on My Chingo on the upper right of your screen. If you live in a non-Tour de France screening area, watch VeloNews.tv. It has a lot of great videos that even work on my mac! More links and an image coming soon.

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]]> bicicleteiros Mon, 9 Jul 2007 23:17:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=233684# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, tourdefrance, cancellara, leipheimer Hans and Rob Finally!! What the world has been waiting for... No Bicicleteiros #13: Vampire Peacock http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=231227# vampire peacock, is it roid rage? Is it booze? Is it sport? Is alcohol boring you? Maybe you should try a date rape drug before your next workout!

Enough about beating your peacock and pro wrestling! How about some real sport? JÃrg Jaksche (a.k.a. Bella) steps into the light, Vino talks, the Euro national road race championships, the imminent Tour de France and much, much more!

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]]> bicicleteiros Mon, 2 Jul 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=231227# NFTOS, bella, JörgJaksche, ChrisBenoit, steroids, alcohol, boring, wrestling, cycling, sport, tourdefrance, daterapedrug, duvel Hans and Rob See you poolside in a few days! Tour de France, Tour de France! Yes Oaxaca Waka reports... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=231188# report Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:39:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=231188# NFTOS, Waka, Alex, Mexico, surfing, Oaxaca, PuertoEscondido, nihongo, vomit, diarrhoea, tea, fanta, conveniencestores, Japan Waka and Rob Waka tells us about Puerto Escondido, winding roads, the absence of tea and about being back in the land of plentea. No 'K' is for 'Keirin' http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=230947#
Here are two cool keirin videos ( race 9 and race 11 ) and a link to a blog on Cyclingnews.com by Aussie track cyclist Ben Kersten explaining the action. He has been in Japan this year learning the techniques, rules and traditions that make up Japanese keirin racing, which is what you get when betting comes to the velodrome. You can also check out Benny's own website.

You can change the race number by just switching the final digits in the URL. I haven't tried any other dates, but there are 11 races for June 18, and I found a sweet crash in race 8! Please leave a comment, if you find any other race videos of interest...

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]]> bicicleteiros Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:23:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=230947# NFTOS No Panic Living #28: Strange & Terrible http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229927# haiku. It contains shoutouts to the mixi communities of NFTOS, Cafe Velo & theiFfactor. Followed by DJ tales about El Gringo y Mateus Branco @ Bonobo, Mundo Popular 4 @ L'Institut Franco-Japonais and Cream Latte @ The Pink Cow. The next 81-120 podcasts on our libsyn stats are announced:

81. Alex Brooke: Prapatang Grooves. 82. Charles Billard & Kurochi Sound System: The Voist. 83. Talk Show #4: The Summit. 84. Smouldering Door: Dancing Charcoal Pixies. 85. Anonymous: Indian Technician voice sample. 86. Linguistic massacre: Excusez-moi. 87. Alex and Greg Diss Grunge. 88. Panic Living #11 Tippy Top of 100. 89. Alex recites Orange Princess. 90. DJs Wes & Akio @ Cafe Barbes. 91. Prapatang Kitchen #1 with Alex. 92. Temakizushi Party at David Roy's. 93. Voice of Flying Koala. 94. Sayonara from Alex and Waka(yama). 95. Priceless Talk #8 with Andrew in Auckland. 96. Panic Living #13: Unlucky?. 97. Tsuchifumazu art show. 98. Limelight Circus LIVE @ L'Institut Franco-Japonais. 99. Hans with Horns on Cinco de Mayo. 100. Talk Show #17: Channeling The Departed Spirit of Alex. 101. ALT Rap (DJ Kung-fu Grip remix). 102. Neil & Brazil. 103. Panic Living #5: Don't Cry Over Spilt Coffee. 104. Birthday Greeting from Hans. 105. Charles Billard & Co.: G.I. Joe. 106. Talk Show #9: World Peace Squared. 107. Meet the I. 108. Jerry Gordon: La Stish. 109. Rob: Ichijiku Chant. 110. Bashiri do Cavaco: Smoke on the Water. 111. Cycling in Osaka. 112. Patrick in Tokyo 25-Nov-2006. 113. Alex: Prapatang Kitchen 2 video. 114. Jerry Gordon: ALT (Anarchy Larynx Tatoo). 115. Panic Living #12: Indian Summer. 116. Panic Living #6: Earthquake!. 117. Charles Billard: Pajammin' Party. 118. Hans Discusses Sweden vs Germany and Dragonflies. 119. Quest: That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket. 120. Panic Living #8: National Couch Appreciation Day. 121. Hans Birdwatching in Colorado.

(see TOP 40, 41-80). Posted by Rob.

]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229927# NFTOS, PanicLiving, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka, mixi, theiFfactor, cafevelo, countdown, haiku, shoutouts, top81-120, mateusbranco Rob Soaking up the sun on the veranda while delivering the Tokyo and mixiland news. No Talk Show #26: Perro Escondido http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229661# Lincoln, Nebraska early next month. Stay tuned for all sorts of new stuff! Posted by Rob.]]> talk show Wed, 27 Jun 2007 05:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229661# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, PerroEscondido, PuertoEscondido, Oaxaca, Waka, Alex, Lucy, Rob, Tokyo, Mexico, Japan, Lincoln, Nebraska, TheMill, Mundo Alex, Rob and Waka Diarrhoea diaries part 2 from Alex and (Oaxaca) Waka in Puerto Escondido. Yes Talk Show #25: Diarrhoea diaries http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229617# talk show Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229617# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, Talkshow, mexico, japan, tokyo, puertoescondido, oaxaca, diarrhoea, montezuma, revenge, waka, rob, spanish, portunol Alex, Rob and Waka Diarrhoea diaries part 1 from Alex and (Oaxaca) Waka in Puerto Escondido. Yes No Longer Transit Lounging? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229575# Liz Lambert:

As some of you know, I started writing a column in a Melbourne-based magazine. It is actually free street press, and heaps of u have asked how to get a hold of it, but since you are all interstate or overseas you will have to order it from

http://www.ldrmagazine.com.au/ and go under subscibe.

It is really cheap - $2.95 (around 300 yen) including postage and handling and it would be great if you do go ahead and order it. After all the DJ gigs, websites photography exhibitions, art exhbitions, fashion lines, bars, restaurants, festivals etc that I have supported you my lovely friends for over the years, it's my turn!!

Let me know what you think. I've not seen it yet, still waiting for a copy to come to me in northern Oz. xo

Thanks lovelies!!

Liz's blog is http://www.transitlounging.blogspot.com/ ...I had a graphic from her somewhere. Posted by Rob.]]> report Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:58:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229575# NFTOS No "Serpent" read by Rob http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=228432#
We generally try to steer clear of politics and religion here on NFTOS, however, Patrick Widdess recently crafted his own version of The Fall of Man which I dig immensely and decided to read. So, not only do we bring up the sacred here, but I'm sure some will find it tinged with sacrilege. Please find it in your hearts to forgive us in advance! Read by Rob, interrupted by Alex, Makiko and a third person? Photo from Patrick. Read the full text here.

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]]> poetry Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:10:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=228432# NFTOS, Adam, Eve, Lucifer, Satan, God, devil, GardenofEden, sacrilege, reading, writing, harmlesspoet, patrickwiddess, rob Patrick Widdess read by Rob From the fertile garden of Patrick Widdess's mind comes earthly delight in the form of the written word. Yes Cream Latte @ The Pink Cow http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=227589# **Chillout
***Downtempo
****Trip Hop
*****Latin

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***CREAM LATTE***
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ïæïïæ, éææïïïïï- @æèã?ThePinkCow.com
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DJs
Mateus Branco
Miki
El Gringo
Vince from Paris

Visuals by David Roy.

Posted by Rob. ]]> events Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=227589# NFTOS No 3 New Podcasts... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=227537# Learn Japanese #48 - "Rainy Season," Patrick back in Cambridge with his A Harmless Podcast - "Homecast 3," and Drew Moon in Kyoto with his latest Rendered SPACE - 04 (Electronica Pop Grooves Mix). All are available on iTunes.

steamy days again
wet bangs cling to my forehead
cool biz anyone?

Colorful coils by Makiko. Posted by Rob.]]> podcasts Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=227537# NFTOS No Bicicleteiros #12: There is Hope! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=227122# Frank Schleck's stage win at the Tour de Suisse, then wrap up the Dauphine Libere and foretell of more scandal to precede the Tour de France--now with it's own YouTube channel!

Today's blasts from the past are the 1996 Tour de France standings, a video of Djamolidine Abdujaparov's crash in 1991 and here's a 1986 Tour clip featuring the voice of Phil Ligget and the synth pop of John Tesh! The future is in the 80s...

Wheels by Makiko. Intro and outro by The Crystal Method used without permission--please don't sue!

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=227122# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, Bicicleteros, cycling, ciclismo, tourdesuisse, tourdefrance, hans, rob, fuentes, operationpuerto, palomablanca, stalone Hans and Rob With a shout out to our small but beloved Bicicleteiros audience! Yes Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show #2! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=225707#


Wow! I thought this was going to be a one-off. Patrick spotted this sequel first. Check out gorgeous.com.

Posted by Rob.

]]> video projects Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:35:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=225707# NFTOS No Prapatang Living #4: (Culture) Shocking! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=225195#
Here's Alex's latest report from Mexico. Listen to him culture shocking. We didn't have room for the file on NFTOS, so we posted it over on LearnJapanese. Click here to listen.

Waiting for a photo from Alex. In the meantime, a sombrero by Rob.

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]]> prapatang living Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:44:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=225195# NFTOS No Panic Living #27: Haiku! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=224908# LearnJapanese forums, in the haiku folder.

Today's ride was along the Chuo-Sobu Line east from Iidabashi Station to Akihabara, then clockwise along the Yamanote Line.

DJ El Gringo @ Bar Bonobo: map.

Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:44:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=224908# NFTOS, haiku, t-shirt, dujour, Rob, cycling, DJing, BarBonobo, elgringo, Iidabashi, Tokyo, Akihabara, Yamanote, MeguroRiver, DJ NFTOS Today's bicycle ride in Tokyo, tonight's DJ info, the T-shirt of the day and haiku of the day. Clean Bicicleteiros #11: The "D" Word http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=224826# Hans and Rob talk about bicycle racing and other outdoor adventures without mentioning the "D" word until very end of the podcast. And what is the "D" word? If you have to ask, you obviously haven't listened to the first 10 episodes!

First we talk about Philly, won by Argentina's J.J. Haedo (Team CSC). Now it's on to one of the final warm-ups for the Tour de France, the Criterium du Dauphine Libere. We discuss the Dauphine's history, this year's course profile and the second stage which was won by Christophe Moreau, one of our favorite riders.

Well, Hans is off bed in Baltimore, where it's almost 11:00 p.m. and he's had enough Circus Boys to call it an evening. (That's a kind of micro-brew, check out the link.) Here in Tokyo, where it's almost noon, it's partly cloudy-- a perfect afternoon for a ride!

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:21:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=224826# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, DauphineLibere, Moreau, Leipheimer, Philadelphia, Philly, France, Baltimore, Pier6, Haedo, PsychedelicFurs Hans and Rob Virtually no use of the Yes Video from Patrick's Sayonara Party http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=224610#


[There was supposed to be a YouTube video here. Seems like there's either a YouTube bug or a Libsyn one, and I'm going to try and find out which it is. It's been happening with all new posts and edits since yesterday. All the code just disappears. I'll get to the bottom of this...]

That's DJ TripleBypass providing the sonic wallpaper. I believe the last track was Alex & Charles's collaborations? There are more videos from Patrick on YouTube. You can check out his writing at UKAuthors.com.

Posted by Rob.

]]> poetry Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:49:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=224610# NFTOS No Alex In Oaxaca http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=223983# Here is a quick video of Oaxaca for you loely people recorded on 10th June 2007 by me Alex.



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]]> prapatang living Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=223983# NFTOS No Prapatang Living #3: Desayuno en Mexico D.F. http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=223868#
Alex learns Spanish at breakfast in Mexico City. Would someone like to spellcheck Alex's writing? The photo is of his teacher, the ever-patient Andres (I think that's his name). Technichally, we're still over our storage quota, but I keep being able to squeeze another podcast in every other day.

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]]> prapatang living Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:42:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=223868# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, prapatangliving, alexbrooke, Mexico, Oaxaca, spanish, breakfast, comida, spicy, hot, Japanese, podcast, learn, travel Alex and Andres A proper prapatang breakfast in Mexico City! Did it include a tequila sunrise? Not if you know Alex! No Bicicleteiros #10: La Paloma Blanca http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=223767#
Hans and Rob discuss the latest sordid tales to come out of the Pandora's box which is professional bicycle racing. Bjarne Riis's name is wiped from the Tour de France's holy record books. Jesus Manzano accuses Alejandro Valverde. Valverde denies the accusations. Frank Vandenbroucke attempts suicide. Vandenbroucke denies attempting suicide. The Belgian team QuickStep raids... I can't remember what all the headlines were, but we finally had to push stop, and start recording again. The account is still over the storage limit, and since people are still downloading this crap (believe it or not), we'll keep recording and uploading. Hans should be in Philidelphia today to watch the third race in the Commerce Bank Triple Crown (formerly the CoreStates-sponsored U.S. Pro Road Race Championship). Maybe we'll finally have something lovely and pure as a snow white dove to talk about! Photo: Grisette Blanche Belgian Ale.

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]]> bicicleteiros Sat, 9 Jun 2007 22:07:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=223767# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, Hans, Rob, blood, doping, EPO, HGH, grisette, blanche, BelgianAle, QuickStep, testosterone, pombabranca, whitedove, Riis Hans and Rob The whoever is writing the script is on a roll as the soap opera continues. Yes Prapatang Living #2 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=223038#
Follow Alex's travels in Mexico from his Flickr account.

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]]> prapatang living Thu, 7 Jun 2007 17:52:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=223038# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Mexico, Tokyo, Learn Japanese, spanish, travel, photo, music, musica, internet cafe Alex Brooke Finally! It took awhile to get this file up because we were over our quota. No Cansei de Ser Sexy Interview http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=222815#

I love this band! In this YouTube video I think they're in New Zealand, but they're talking about their upcoming trip to Japan. Good stuff. Check out all the other CCS videos too! I recommend Alala, Off the Hook, Alcohol and Paris Hilton... Speaking of Paris Hilton, here's a game link for ya! Posted by Rob.]]> music video Thu, 7 Jun 2007 01:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=222815# NFTOS No The Countdown Continues... (#41-#80) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=222611# TOP 40 countdown, I've decided to list the next 40 or so, although I don't have the space on our account for an audio recap right now.

The biggest surges were DJ Wes talking about Osaka events way back in February 2006 (up 20 places!), Will Spin's JR Song (19 places) and Alex's and my Talk Show #6 - Baka Gaijin (16 places). I had to listen to #6 again to see what all the fuss was about--was it just the catchy title, or was it Alex's song "Tales from Prapatang" which we slipped in at the end?

Three new files have snuck into the TOP 40 since our 25 May countdown, my Panic Living #3, Alex, B-chan and I at Cafe Amanto and Alex's prophetic Mexican Fiesta.

So here go the next 40 files as of 6 June. 41. Alex's One Man Ramble from Nakatsu. 42. Alex: Prapatang Grooves. 43. Alex's room cleaning video: 24 Hours in Nakatsu. 44. Learn English. 45. Talk Show #8: The Governor of California. 46. Talk Show #2: World Cup. 47. Tin's Hall video. 48. Jonny Heartbreaker: Baby. 49. What's Your Favorite Word in Japanese?. 50. MFTOS #4. 51. Sayonara from Osaka. 52. J-League soccer: Kawasaki Frontale vs Cerezo Osaka. 53. Postcard from China #1. 54. Panic Living #9, or a countdown within the countdown: #56-#17 of 100 as of 26-Sept-2006. 55. Loop Line #3. 56. Deus Ex Machina: Domination. 57. About another podcast: Broken English. 58. "I've got the sea..." - Alex. 59. Postcard from Fiji. 60. Excuse me, Sir. 61. What Are You Making? #2 - with Makiko. 62. World Cup Reality Check. 63. Cafe Barbes. 64. Panorama. 65. Talk Show #5. 66. Haqq in Tokyo - Interview. 67. Prologue - Intro to NFTOS. 68. I Like Meat - Kansai-no-kai video. 69. Jikoshoukai - Makiko introduces herself in Nihongo. 70. Talk Show #9: World Peace Squared. 71. Alex Fakes It. 72. Dancing Charcoal Pixies - Smouldering Door. 73. Kurochi Sound System (feat. Charles Billard). 74. Talk Show #16 - Couch Therapy. 75. Postcard from Tokyo (by request only). 76. Mundo Popular 2 @ L'Institut - video. 77. DJ Wes & DJ Paccage chatting at Cafe Barbes. 78. Alex & Greg (a.k.a. Jonny Heartbreaker) take cheap shots at the Days of Grunge. 79. Panic Living #11 - Top 20 of our first 100 files as of 26-Sept-2006. 80. Indian Technician sample - anonymous. What's coming up next time? Stuff like #81. News From The Tub #2 with Alex...

Posted by Rob. ]]> what is NFTOS? Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=222611# NFTOS No ¡Buen Viaje, Cabron! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=222560# Mexico today. His farewell blurb, Prapatang Living #2 has been delayed due to us being over quota (we've only ever been paying $10 per month). Maybe we should stop being cheap and kick it up to $20? When Alex left us he was armed with a travel-sized guitar, a small digital camera, his cell phone (for photos and video) and his iRiver .mp3 recorder. I am really looking forward to his updates. And I'm green with envy.

Check out A Harmless Poet for "Widdess and Widdess," Patrick's latest podcast with his brother Will whose music we featured on Music From The Other Side #4.

Podcast description: "Back home chatting to musician and sibling Will about Malaysia, New Market, Big Brother, Walker's crisps, strip clubs and more. Plus some great tunes from Muxu, Will Widdess, Moth Conspiracy and Lemon Jelly. Check out the Mighty Boosh." -Patrick.

I think these two make a great podcast duo, and I'm sure Will can help with Patrick's transition back into the Cambridge scene.

WARNING: Reverse culture shock can be a bitch. Gentlemen, please keep doing podcasts like this one!

Finally, my brother Hans has more travel and nature photos up on his smugmug account.

Posted by Rob.]]> report Wed, 6 Jun 2007 09:21:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=222560# NFTOS, AlexBrooke, PatrickWiddess, Will, Hans, Rob, Japan, Mexico, travel, photos, music, podcasting, Cambridge, England, Chiba NFTOS Tales of travels and more traveling yet to come. No Talk Show #24: Monogatari, shiteru? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=220993# talk show Sat, 2 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=220993# NFTOS, AlexBrooke, Prapatang, Mexico, DF, Motorway, Jarred, jal, Osaka, Chiba, Tokyo, foomfoom NFTOS To be listened to one week into the future. Have a juicy day, dumbass! Yes Patrick in Transit #2 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=220421# Patrick on Skype today (31 May). He was in a Burger King in the Kuala Lumpur airport waiting for a flight back to the UK. He was kind enough to share some travel info and even a haiku!

He chats to himself
His words flash up in the dark
Half a world away

You can check out his writing at UKAuthors.com. Godspeed Patrick, et bon voyage! Posted by Rob.]]> talk show Fri, 1 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=220421# NFTOS, PatrickWiddess, poem, poetry, music, Osaka, Japan, Cambridge, UK, writing, scuba, elephantriding, Malaysia, haiku, Tokyo Patrick Widdess and Rob Ever wondered what they call a Big Mac in Malaysia? Well it ain't Clean Bicicleteiros #9: Operación Friburgo! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=220281#
The scandals continue in our once beautiful but always beloved sport of bicycle racing. Former doper Gilberto Simoni wins a stage in the Giro d'Italia with a little help from a teammate. The latest dominoes to fall: Multiple Tour de France Green Jersey and stage winner Erik Zabel ("I only tried EPO once.") and CSC team director and former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis! Who's next?! Only time will tell.

In Oklahoma, 300 kids got their bikes stolen before a youth ride. OK, whoever it was, give them back now!!

I think I'm going to go out on an easy ride up to the local Brazilian market in Kita Otsuka for a few kilos of beans (grÃo de bico, feijÃo preto, etc), some guava paste and maybe a new Brazilian CD. We'll see what other goodies they have in stock for me!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, The War on Mold, bicycle, velo, radsport, bicicleta, cycling, velonews, Giro d'Italia, Bjarne Riis, Erik Zabel, Hans, O IrmÃo da Xuxa, h-monster, Rob, El Gringo

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 31 May 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=220281# NFTOS, war on mold, bicycle, velo, radsport, bicicleta, cycling, velonews, giro d'italia, bjarne riis, erik zabel, hans Hans and Rob The war on mold continues with no end in sight, as do the scandals in our beloved sport of cycling... Yes Talk Show #23: Are you a Jinshusabetsushugisha? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=219951# blog post about Cafe Absinthe, which, despite it's seemingly depreciative tone, highlighted many of the reasons why it's a great restaurant & bar! Nice photos too!

Why complain about Absinthe though, when you're two doors down from Masago, a great shochu bar, just around the corner from Mahina, a rum bar, a five minute walk from Covent Garden, another five from Cafe Barbes, which is just around the corner from Soul Kitchen. The latter 3 establishments I've walked out of into blinding daylight after all night sessions, while my first night at Mahina turned into a chaotic trip that somehow ended in Taisho-ku, where nothing was open anymore.

And then I saw on his blog what he keeps in his fridge... Happoushu! Let the evidence speak for itself. (follow the link and have a look at the fridge photo down near the bottom of the page). Happoushu, which we discussed in Priceless Talk #11, is the cheapest malt beverage money can buy in this country. That stuff does not even qualify as cheap beer. So, I guess a "yuppy" is a person who drinks real beer?

Anyway, enough of that. I've got Mundo Popular 4 coming up on 17 June, at L'Institut Franco-Japonais, with live bands and DJs (that's a poster for it that I'm pointing to in the photo).

p.s. I'll be DJing at Bar Bonobo tonight, spinning my usual blend of Brazilian, Latin and African music. Joining me will be guest DJ Mateus Branco (a.k.a. Matty)

p.p.s. BEB and Alex have a new song which you can hear on her blog now, and which we'll have here for you to download via NFTOS soon. Posted by Rob.]]> talk show Wed, 30 May 2007 05:58:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=219951# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, Talkshow, japan, cafeabsinthe, foomfoom, MundoPopular, BarBonobo, Jingu-mae, Tokyo, Osaka, MPB, ManoNegra, ElGringo NFTOS ...and what the hell is Flim-flamming? Yes Sayonara DJ set @ Absinthe http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=219903# Absinthe for Jonny Heart Breaker and other friends. It was a little quiet that night but it was good to play my favorite tunes, hang with friends and get the odd free beer. This was my low key sayonara party in town. Thanks for coming out guys, you know who you are.

Sorry for the crappy video but it was taken on my phone. Yoroshiku. Posted by Alex.
]]> events Wed, 30 May 2007 03:24:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=219903# NFTOS, DJ AlexBrooke, CafeAbsinthe, Osaka, sayounara, Japan, Tokyo, Prapatang, Mexico, KitaHorie, JonnyHeartbreaker, guitar NFTOS No Return of the Red Ninja! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=219889# This is a video Charles Billard made 19 years ago while still in Quebec! If you're interested in fighting Le Ninja Rouge yourself, watch it until the end when you will be called out! Download an entry form at Charlou2006.blogspot.com ...he'll fight you! Posted by Rob.]]> video projects Wed, 30 May 2007 02:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=219889# NFTOS No Jonny Heartbreaker Live @ Nakatsu Palace Recording Studios http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=218934# ]]> music Sun, 27 May 2007 15:21:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=218934# NFTOS, JonnyHeartbreaker, a.k.a. GregMorrissey, AlexBrooke, TheIfFactor, Osaka, Japan, music, NakatsuPalace, Yodogawa, SkyBldg Greg Morrissey a.k.a. Jonny Heartbreaker As production wizard Alex Brooke packs for Mexico, is this recording the end of an era, or just the start of a new one? No Luke, I Am Your (Swedish) Father... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=218916# fakepilot).

The formula:
Swedish Star Wars video
+
Evil Flash site
=
the file below.

When I asked Mattias if maybe the moview needed subtitling, he replied "Yes, maybe it needs subtitles. It's funny, mostly because he doesn't get what is funny."

"Oh, look! There's Lucky Luke! Hrmmph.."

"My name is not Lucky Luke! It's Luke Skywalker."

I think that's part of the humor, and another part is the dead-serious tone. I wonder, are there other episodes? Could there be a sequel??

Posted by Rob.]]> music Sun, 27 May 2007 14:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=218916# NFTOS, Fakepilot, MattiasLindberg, starwars, Carl, actionfigures, Sweden, swedish, flash, video, mashup, Japan, Tokyo, ElGringo Carl & Mattias El Gringo vs The Voice of Carl & The Sounds of fakepilot.com Clean Monday Night: Diane Orrett on NHK http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=218706# link for details. Diane is famous for her Japanese and English rakugo performances and for being a one-of-kind kids' entertainer. She serves children afternoon tea at outdoor festivals and she can make anything out of balloons--she once made me a pair of headphones at one of my gigs. Besides showing up regularly at my Osaka DJ events, Diane is always genuinely warm and friendly. Osaka would've been a different place for me, if she had never been there! The newspaper clipping is a file she sent me. I can't read the fine print, and as you can probably see, it is some kind of promotional piece on Kansai International Airport (KIX).

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, Dianne Orrett, Japanorama, Shaberanaito, rakugo, Osaka, Japan
]]> report Sat, 26 May 2007 11:20:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=218706# NFTOS, DianeOrrett, NHK, BBC, Japanorama, shaberinaito, rakugo NFTOS BBC Japananorama vs Shaberanaito! No Talk Show #22: Our 201st Podcast! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=218448#
1. ALT Rap music video. 2. ALT Rap Osaka-jyo Stylee improv with live drums. 3. Makiko Soap Monster - Alex. 4. Talk Show #1. 5. Loop Line #1. 6. Nakatsu Music Project - Charles & Alex. 7. How to Pick Up Girls. 8. Nabe Party video. 9. Discobeans video. 10. Shinbashi Station - Quest. 11. ALT Rap Vocal track - Rob. 12. Alex Wins the Tour de France. 13. Panic Living #1 with Rob. 14. ALT Re-Rap - Quest. 15. Talk Show #3. 16. Nebra-ska - Quest. 17. Take Anything You Want - Alex's megamix! 18. An evening at Cafe Absinthe. 19. I Like Meat (the .mp3 file, not the movie). 20. Alex's Sunset Ramble from Miyajima. 21. Music Program: MFTOS #2. 22. Talk Show #7: Home is Where the Heart Is. 23. Loop Line #2. 24. Music Program: MFTOS #3. 25. Music Program: MFTOS #1. 26. Original ALT Rap recording - Alex & Rob (Lyrics by John Sanders & Rob). 27. All the Little Things - Quest. 28. Icitte les Oeufs - Charles Billard. 29. Loop Line #4. 30. Wroclaw Panache - Smouldering Door. 31. News - Jet Jaguar. 32. Wanna Tell You - Alex. 33. A misleading title: Learn English! 34. Makiko & Rob Watching People In the Park. 35. Irripressible Urges of Spring - Trenchparrots. 36. DJ Wes Kansai Info. 37. Talk Show #6: Baka Gaijin. 38. Alex's One Man Ramble from Nakatsu. 39. 24 Hours in Nakatsu (Alex's room clean-up video). 40. JR Song - Will Spin; Talk Show #12 (with MC Suspek).

The flyer is from Charles Billard in Osaka. Posted by Rob. ]]> talk show Fri, 25 May 2007 15:22:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=218448# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, Top40, JetJaguar, WillSpin, Quest, JohnHayden, CharlesBillard, JerryGordon, AlexBrooke, Rob, ALTRap, JohnSanders, Suspek Alex & Rob ...and TOP 40 Countdown! Yes Jonny Heartbreaker: Surfer Girl http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217626# music Thu, 24 May 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217626# NFTOS, KagurazakaCastleStudios, makikomo, okha, flyingkoala, gregmorrissey, rob, Tokyo, Japan, surfing, surfer, goth, pale, mp3 Jonny Heartbreaker, Rob, Makiko, Okha Another gem from Kagurazaka Castle Studios No Panic Living #26: Call me Imelda Marcos http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217617# QuickFlickWorld which is being held at Loop-line Cafe in Sendagaya this time, instead of Superdeluxe as before. It's pretty easy to get there from JR Sendagay Stn., Soubu/Chuo Lines. Also mentioned was Charie Nishino's Swingdance Journal. His band The Pimpwalkers has a new music video watchable on YouTube. More notes and links will be posted soon. Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 23 May 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217617# NFTOS, PanicLiving, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka, shoes, art, event, youtube, video, slideshow, flo-union, QFWorld, Cream Latte Rob Pre-emptive strike on extremist mold cultures plotting to strike during rainy season Clean Prapatang living #1: Breaking Camp http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217421#
Here it is, Prapatang living, my answer to Rob's Panic Living. A creative urge took me tonight and I had to surrendar to it and record something. This is a reading from my new blog about the various thoughts knocking around the insides of my skull as my life in Osaka comes to an end and new adventures in Mexico hide in the bushes to ready ambush me.

The music is the apt "days to come" by Bonobo.

Enjoy.


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]]> prapatang living Tue, 22 May 2007 15:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217421# NFTOS, Alex Brooke, Prapatang, Kitchen, music, Learn Japanese, Mexico, Osaka, travel, blog, Japan, guitar, song, creative, bush Alex Brooke Breaking Camp No Bicicleteiros #8: The Race to the Bottom! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=216217#
Hans and Rob talk about the current cycling soap opera (Landis vs LeMond). If you're a decent person, don't listen!

Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Fri, 18 May 2007 22:49:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=216217# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, FloydLandis, OperacionPuerto, IvanBasso, OscarPereiro, DNA, blooddoping, EPO, growthhormone, steroids, potbelge, ilgiro NFTOS Plus: Puerto Desgracia! Yes Mundo Popular 4! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=216092#
6æ17æïæïMundo Popular 4 (& Taiyo Record 2nd Anniversary)

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Live Performance :
Tamanco Buco (Coco, ããããåæ?ééæ)
Banda OkaraQubari (Tropical Latin Punk)
Beakers (Folklorico Japon)

Slide&Talk Show:
æææ Hitoshi Kurimoto (~æã?ããã~, Argentina and all Latin America)

DJs :
Samba-Nova Crew (every 2nd Saturday at Shibuya Roots)
KTaâbrasil (exciteåå?ãããããããblog / TOKYO FM digital "RITMO")
Rob Holbrook (el gringo)

Shop :
Ponto (Brasilian college T-shirts)
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]]> events Fri, 18 May 2007 13:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=216092# NFTOS No Patrick in Transit http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=215695# Patrick is back in Osaka for a last hurrah. Posted by Rob.]]> talk show Thu, 17 May 2007 05:55:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=215695# newsfromtheotherside NFOTS, PatrickWiddess, Osaka, Japan, England, sayonara, homeward bound, transit, poetry, poet, travel NFTOS Homeward bound... No Greg & Rob: Saturday in Tokyo http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=214258#
Also, check out this guy's short film's on asamustak.com. This one's my favorite: Love You Like Water. I'll try to upload it and a few of the others soon. They're really good!

Photo of Jonny Heartbreaker at Ayumi's "Mysterious Wine Party" held at Hoju in Shimbamba, near JR Shinagawa Station. Please pardon my laptop's fan whirring throughout the recording! (I lost my iRiver recently) Posted by Rob.]]> music Sun, 13 May 2007 14:38:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=214258# NFTOS, Mothers' Day, JonnyHeartbreaker, Rob, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, osaka, live, music, guitar, popgun, wineparty, mystery Jonny Heartbreaker & Rob Mothers' Day (hi mom!) Clean Don't Date Me: Free! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=213069# norville providing the jams and Russ Leslie on vocals. Anyone else get any credit for this track? The songwriters? Photo: norville does the "blue steel" pose. Posted by Rob.]]> music Thu, 10 May 2007 00:22:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=213069# NFTOS, Trenchparrots, Don'tDateMe, NorvilleParchment, RussLeslie, SanFrancisco, California, NYC, NewYork, Lincoln, Norvie, Norv Don't Date Me How y'all feelin' out there? No ä»æ©: FM Cocoloã?«åºã?¾ã?ï¼? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=212912# we're back on fm cocolo 765 tonight at 2 a.m.! (maybe around 2:25 or 2:30?) this time it's makiko and rob.

åéæé?ã?æã?æã?ã?ãããã?ï http://japanese.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=211533
watch a video of last week's radio show at: http://japanese.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=211533

æ?éã?greg(a.k.a. jonnyhearbreaker)ã?alex brooke...
next week's show is greg (a.k.a. jonnyheartbreaker) and alex brooke...

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please record it, if you can!

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yoroshiku!
]]> music Wed, 9 May 2007 14:52:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=212912# NFTOS No Bicicleteiros #7: Puerto Pride! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=212499# Ivan Basso joins Jan Ullrich in Operacion Puerto infamany as he admits to "attempted doping." Hans and Rob review the latest cycling goss from the English-language cycling press. Hans was on his way out the door to go to work, and I'd just gotten home, so we didn't have time to cross reference the news with L'Equipe, La Gazzetta or Marca yet. Tentative Giro d'Italia rosters have been announced. No podemos esperar hasta il GIRO!

Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Tue, 8 May 2007 14:12:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=212499# NFTOS, JanUllrich, IvanBasso, OperacionPuerto, girod'italia, tourofgeorgia, cyclisme, cycling, velo, radsport, ciclismo, doping NFTOS Basso joins Ullrich in Puerto infamy as Giro d'Italia start looms Clean Noisivelvet: The Man with the High Pitched Voice http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=211618#

I know these people. If you've been around NFTOS for awhile, you probably know some of them too. The credits are in the film. I'll explain this one better later. Posted by Rob.]]> video projects Sun, 6 May 2007 09:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=211618# NFTOS No FM Cocolo 765 - Interview http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=211553# Last week Rob and myself were interviewed at FM Cocolo, one of the major radio stations in the Osaka area. The DJs were Yui and Chiyako who are also known as Yaneka, a band we featured on this podcast previously.

Our friends Makikomo and Jonny Heartbreaker sat in on the proceedings. You can hear their interviews on FM Cocolo in the Osaka area on Thursday 10th and 17th from 2am to 4am.

Posted by Alex.


]]> talk show Sun, 6 May 2007 00:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=211553# NFTOS No Accordian, guitar & musical saw performance http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=210682# Le Jardin de Luxembourg (a.k.a. Luxembourg Koen), a 5 piece accordian group. We played outside of Mirrianbis, a store in Minami Semba in Osaka. The highlight for me was playing with the musical saw. It was a great day, Jonny Heartbreaker turned up and we gorged ourselves on beer and Kebabs served by the great Guido. Makikomo and El Gringo were there to sing and film the proceedings.  Thanks to everyone for a fantastic day spent with friends, drinking, singing and generally making fools of ourselves in the streets of Osaka. This video is a snippet of more to come. Photo by Kaori? Posted by Alex.


]]> music video Thu, 3 May 2007 14:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=210682# NFTOS, Le Jardin de Luxembourg, koen, Osaka, Guido, Kaori, Gearheadstudios, AlexBrooke, Mina, Aquinel, Makikomo, saw, accordion NFTOS From the streets of the GREAT city of Osaka! Clean Alex & Rob Guests on FM COCOLO http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=210323# Alex and Rob were guests on Yui (first on left) and Chiyako's late night open mic on FM COCOLO 76.5 tonight (actually Thursday morning here in Osaka). Next Thursday, at around 2:00 a.m., tune in for Makiko and Rob, and the week after for Alex and Greg (a.k.a. Jonny Heartbreaker) for some of his brand new tunes!

Tonight we filmed and recorded the program. We'll try to get permission to upload both! Yui and Chiyaki are the musical duo Yaneka which opened our music show #3. They can also be found on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/yaneka. Photo by Makiko.

Posted by Rob.]]> music Wed, 2 May 2007 19:03:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=210323# NFTOS No ãçã?Nama Final Roster http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208719# The Pink Cow
Map: http://thepinkcow.com
4.29 Sun 21:00 - late

Live Music:
Beakers (folklorico japon)
Jet Jaguar (laptop set)
Jonny Heartbreaker (accoustic guitar)

DJs:
Yoshihiro Narita (samba nova)
Meagan
el gringo
+super secret guest dj!!

Video:
Charles-Eric Billard
Joseph Baldwin

Artwork:
Abdul Qadim Haqq
Charles-Eric Billard
Craig Schultz
Eric Seaholm
Guido Saldana
Joseph Baldwin
Kanae Terachi
Makiko Mizutani
Michi:D
Motoko Nakao
Okha Ryu
Patrick Widdess
Raymond Dunlap
Rik Sanchez
Rob Holbrook
Sridhar Ramasami
Yuko Onishi

]]> events Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:57:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=208719# NFTOS No Panic Living #25: Nama Closing Party Update http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207908# The Pink Cow in Shibuya on Sunday, 29 April 2007. There is NO CHARGE, but please take advantage of the 'Cow's scrumptuous menu items (such as the bean burrito pictured here) and refreshing beverages. And buy some art, if you can afford it! The party starts at 9:00 p.m. (or a little before). Posted by Rob. ]]> tokyo panic living Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:13:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207908# NFTOS, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka, Shibuya, Osaka, Seoul, Detroit, Beakers, JetJaguar, JonnyHeartbreaker, DJ Meagan, Narita, NRT NFTOS NFTOS Tokyo art show comes to a close Clean Bicicleteiros #6: Flèche Wallonne http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207842#
In professional cycling, Davide Rebellin wins the Belgian "Spring Classic," the FlÃche Wallonne. More doping in sporting news. In cycling, blood bags in Spain allegedly belonging Ivan Basso are in the news--again. Austrian Winter Olympians are banned for life. Hans and I discuss these sordid events while we view some of his new smugmug photos of moths, dragonflies and scary hairy caterpillars... I think everyone should spend more time observing nature!

Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:33:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207842# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, ElGringo, Smugmug, dragonflies, IvanBasso, caterpillars, blooddoping, BaltimoreOrioles, Japan, Lima, Peru NFTOS 3 bicicleteiros Yes ãçã?Art Show Closing Party http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207658# Place: The Pink Cow in Shibuya ( http://www.thepinkcow.com )
What? Live music, DJs, great food, etc.
Charge: No charge, so eat up & drink up!

Performers List:
DJ Narita
Beakers (folk pop band)
DJ Meagan
Jet Jaguar (laptop set)
Charles Billard (video)
Johnny Heartbreaker (accoustic guitar & inspired vocals)
DJ El Gringo*

(*maybe)

Posted by Rob.]]> events Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207658# NFTOS No 2Radio - DJs Can Can and Ghetto http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207483# 2Radio. Costa Rica is the standing bar you have to pass through on your way into Bonobo, which is the lounge in Jingu-mae, Tokyo, where I DJ some Wednesday nights. These guys are fun to hang out with and always play such good music themselves, that sometimes I have to put on an LP, leave the booth on auto pilot and join them out in front. Anyway, they play a variety of smooth tunes on their shoutcasts, and maybe you can even learn some Japanese by listening! Posted by Rob.]]> music Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207483# NFTOS No Tonight: ( s p a c e ) @ FLOWER http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=204948#
Event: ( s p a c e )
Venue: FLOWER
DJs... Rob a.k.a. "el gringo," Adam, Meagan.
When: 18 April 2007
Map: http://www.roppongi-flower.jp/map/
Time: 7pm-11:30pm
Charge: 0 yen

Photo of Tokyo Panic Living Studios taken last night in Kagurazaka (or somewhere thereabouts). And no, I'm not on a diet, but that was in the fridge and just needed to be cleaned up! Will edit & add links later. Ben, I might edit part of what we recorded today and put it up tomorrow. And of course I meant Learn Japanese. Gomen ne! Gotta run!!

p.s. I realized a bit too late that not only did I have my Wednesday and Thursday schedules switched around, but that I hadn't paid my cell phone bill either. That meant I didn't send my usual e-mail invites out. Sorry if anyone was sitting around with nothing to and was just waiting for an excuse to go out!

Posted by Rob. ]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:07:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=204948# NFTOS, PanicLiving, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka, flower, (space) NFTOS Panic Living 24 Clean Bicicleteiros #5: Paris-Roubaix! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=204822# 7-Eleven-sponsored team which later became Lance Armstrong's Motorola team. This was before he switched to the French Cofidis team and before he was diagnosed with cancer. Armstrong later joined the US Postal team which was a descendant of Coach Eddie Borysewicz's Subaru-Montgomery team. That team is now sponsored by Discovery Communications.

Collage by Rob. Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:30:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=204822# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, ElGringo, Baltimore, Paris-Roubaix, velonews, TourofGeorgia, Motorola, 7-Eleven-Schwinn, RedZinger, O'Grady Hans and Rob The Hell of the North! Yes Jerry's funk (featuring Sae on vocals) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=203462# Amanadama), Jerry Gordon on the shakuhachi and me on guitar. This is an audio sketch that I want to develop into something a little more polished...


posted by Alex




]]> music Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=203462# NFTOS No So far this year... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=203350# music program, "Music From the Other Side," which features mostly tunes by our friends.

What do I do when I wake up in the middle of the night and I can't get back to sleep? I get curious about our libsyn stats and try to figure out what people are downloading and why?! A complete nerdquest, I know, but I've also noticed that dragging stuff up every once in awhile helps regenerate interest in older files that, for whatever reason (usually timing in relation to other files), have been overlooked.

Here are our top 2007 files as of April 14th, which I will rank in ascending order as I get around to it, with the exception of the top 3 podcasts, which are all unsurprisingly music programs (this also helps out the files that are lagging behind). We don't really have any big numbers yet this year. With this year's files only, we are averaging 67 downloads per podcast (26 podcatchers, 41 web downloads). Yesterday we had 107 total impressions, last week we had 307 and last month we had 3,624. We're at a total of 30,369 since starting NFTOS, which is nothing compared with what our senpai site Learn Japanese has been getting.

1. MFTOS #2 with 228 unique impressions. 2. MFTOS #3 with 194. 3. MFTOS #4 with 152. 4. Kicking the Dane's Head. 5. Crap Hotel in Nagoya - Alex Brooke. 6. I Saw the Moon Again from my Hospital Room. 7. Me & TripleB #2. 8. Panic Living #18. 9. Prapatang Kitchen #4. 10. Panic Living #19. 11. On The Couch with Alex, Johnny Heartbreaker & Patrick in Nakatsu. 12. Triple Decker - Charles Billard. 13. Bicicleteiros #1. 14. Panic #17. 15. Crap! with Alex. 16. Talk Show #20. 17. Talk Show #21. 18. Panic Living #16. 19. Jonny Heartbreaker on the Couch in Kagurazaka (12-Feb-07). 20. Panic Living #21 - enhanced podcast. 21. Bicicleteiros #3. 22. Nama Art Show Info (31-Jan-07). 23. Panic Living #20. 24. What is Nama? (7-Mar-07). 25. Nama Art Show Info (22-Mar-07). 26. Gonbe & SlÃinte! with the Flying Koala, Hyun-Ju & Jonny Heartbreaker. 27. Humble Pie - Alex in Nagoya. 28. Rattlesnake Baby - Hans stuck in traffic. 29. Panic Living #22 enhanced podcast. 30. Priceless Talk #12 with Hans, Brian & Rob. 31. Bicicleteiros #4 with Hans & Rob. 32. Panic Living #23: To Have and Have Not. 33. Priceless Talk #13 with Hans & Rob. 34. Wine Red no Kokoro a.k.a. "Jerry's Funk" - Jerry, Sae & Alex. (re-uploaded)

Posted by Rob.]]> what is NFTOS? Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:57:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=203350# NFTOS No Flo-Union @ The Pink Cow http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=203061# Chris Perren who performed last night! We also had tunes from DJ Ryousuke Itoh of Taiyo Record, videos by Charles-Eric Billard and more visuals by Hadi a.k.a. "The Pleasure Pimp." Do you mixi? For now, this is the only photo album I have up: mixi. Can't read Japanese? Well, first you learn Japanese, then you go join mixi and you can see the rest of the photos! Or, you can learn Japanese while trying to figure out mixi. Mixi is quite user friendly--ten times more logical than MySpace! Gomen ne! Posted by Rob.]]> events Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=203061# NFTOS No Priceless Talk #13: What to call this?! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202840#
The owl photo was taken by Hans while he was in Delaware over the weekend. If you wanna see more of his nature and travel photos, check out his smugmug galleries. He's got some great photos posted already!

Posted by Rob.]]> talk show Thu, 12 Apr 2007 08:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202840# NFTOS, Hans, Rob, ElGringo, Smugmug, CostaRica, TourOfFlanders, JanUllrich, PatrickO'Grady, Shibuya, BaltimoreOrioles, Japan Hans and Rob What's lurking in the bushes? I hope your camera's ready! Yes Panic Living #23: To Have and Have Not http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202455# Bar Bonobo in Jingu-mae tonight. And I'll be joining David Roy for Flo-Union at the Pink Cow in Shibuya tomorrow night. Check out the events folder for previous links to maps and stuff until I get those up here. Stand by for the rest of the links and whatnot. Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:29:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202455# NFTOS, ElGringo, BarBonobo, Jingu-mae, PinkCow, Shibuya, Tokyo, Nama, Flo-Union, TaiyoRecord, Kagurazaka, art show, performance Rob To Have and Have Not Clean Great American Road Trip http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202379#
Okha says:
"road trip from San diego, California to Arizona for 3days, March 9th to 11th, 2007, with charles. we passed pine forest, grand canyon, colorado river, sand dune..."

I recommend watching it while listening to the Jerry-Sae-Alex version of "Wine Red no Kokoro" a.k.a. "Jerry's Funk." Step one: Open another page and download the track titled "Jerry's Funk." Two: Play Okha's road trip video with the volume off. What do you get? Something that reminded me of a Mazzy Star music video, only with Japanese vocals and traditional instruments. Get it? Hmm...

Posted by Rob.]]> places Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:46:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202379# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, JerryGordon, Sae, AlexBrooke, OkhaRyu, flyingkoala, korea, japan, osaka, seoul, phoenix, arizona, catus, music, folk Jerry, Sae and Alex Route 66? Clean Who's this live painter? http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=201622# photos coming soon at groups.msn.com/RecentlyOkha. Posted by Rob.]]> events Mon, 9 Apr 2007 13:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=201622# NFTOS No Bicicleteiros #4: Sloth Suspected of Doping! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=199848#
Hans and Rob talk about the latest doping revelations in the sport of professional cycling... and much much more! Not for the easily offended or easily bored. Intro & Outro music by Quest: That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket. Links: Jan Ullrich official site...

Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Wed, 4 Apr 2007 00:48:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=199848# NFTOS, JanUllrich, PotBelge, doucheland, sloths, baseball, mountainclimbing, vacation, recreational doping, cycling, radsport NFTOS Hans scracthes a sloth's ass to gain wisdom and enlightenment Yes Nama: The Little Trainwreck that Could... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=198971# experimentalage and then introduced the Harmless Bard, Patrick Widdess. Then the technical difficulties began. Kim La Roc was forced to play her sassy latin-funk-hip hop blend with one CDJ player and one DiskMan... (To be continued / Time to make some more coffee / Three zombies snoring...) Photo Charles in The Pink Cow. Posted by Rob the morning after. ]]> events Sun, 1 Apr 2007 23:26:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=198971# NFTOS No Thanks for the Listing, GMap! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=197604# GMap gave us a listing on their news and announcements (front) page! If I understood my brief conversation with Steve last Friday (or was it Saturday?), they're developing Tokyo area maps you can access from your cell phone. Nama Art Show.

Posted by Rob.]]> events Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:18:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=197604# NFTOS No Panic Living #22: Breath of Life http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=197241# Bar Bonobo in Jingu-mae tonight with Jet Jaguar and Meagan. Please click on the images of this enhanced podcast for more links. I probably won't get around to posting them here later with only FOUR DAYS till the NAMA ART SHOW!! See you around. Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=197241# NFTOS, Bonobo, ElGringo, JetJaguar, Meagan, DJWes, Osaka, CafeBarbes, QuickFlickWorld, DavidRoy, AlexBrooke, UR, SambaNova, NRT NFTOS It's hanami haiku writin' time again... Clean Priceless Talk #12: All Over the Map http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=196566# talk show Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=196566# NFTOS, China, Baltimore, CostaRica, BrittCoffee, Bayuquan, Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, EcoTour, HowlerMonkey, Maryland, Japan NFTOS Classic News From The Other Side Yes Click http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=195819# ]]> events Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:08:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=195819# NFTOS No Nama Art Show Info for 4/1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=195101# Stuart, sorry, your name slipped my mind while we were recording. Posted by Rob.]]> events Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:05:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=195101# NFTOS, Flo-Union, ElGringo, Tokyo, Japan, RobHolbrook, makikomo, DavidRoy, Shibuya, Nama, KimLaRoc, Shunsuke, Tomoko, Charles Makiko and Rob Windy Sunny Day in Kagurazaka as the Nama D-day fast approaches! Clean Music From The Other Side #4 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=192801# MFTOS4. We're back and featuring music from the following artists.

1. "Some guy" - Tal Brott
2. "Sharp Elbows And Vulnerable Cars" - Halo Effect vs Mr 1986
3. "Smile face" - Will Widdess
4. "Lost World" - Kantha
5. "The others" - Sienna
6. "Boogawooga" - Alex Brooke

Thank yous:

A big thanks to all the artists who contributed to this week's show.

Credits:

This podcast was produced by Rob and Alex at the Kagurazaka Hill Top studios in Tokyo on Thursday, 15th March 2007.

NEWS

The RSS feed has changed to:

http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/rss/musicprogram

This is an enhanced podcast, so you will need iTunes or Quicktime to view it. Artist graphics and links are included in the file date for you to click on and explore. Enjoy !

-Alex Previous Shows:

#3:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/mftos03.mp3

#2:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/mftos02.mp3

#1:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/nftosmusic01.mp3

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]]> musicprogram Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=192801# NFTOS, AlexBrooke, Kantha, Talbrott, PeterMorris, HaloEffect, WillWiddess, Sienna, RobHolbrook, DJElGringo, Tokyo, Japan, mftos NFTOS Back at it again with show #4! Clean This and That... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=192575# Bike Club 2.0 will be up soon. It's amazing how far you can go when you have a clear vision combined with a solid plan and action! Lots of ACTION!

Here in Tokyo, Alex and I just finished recording "Music From The Other Side #4," which he will take with him to Chiba to edit over the weekend. Such is the life of the travelling Business English teacher. Our flyer is finished for the NAMA art show, and the homepage is still under construction, but it is up. Check it out! NAMA Artists and performers, please send your bios and a photo to mail@alexbrooke.com .

Finally, we've got two VJs who've agreed to work with us on the opening party night at the The Pink Cow. One is Hadi who has worked with the Expansion, QuickFlickWorld and Flo-Union events. The other is Richard Boase. Check him out at http://www.richardboase.com .

Posted by Rob.]]> report Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:34:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=192575# NFTOS, BikeClubOsaka, Erik, James, Rob, Alex, musicfromtheotherside, Tokyo, nama, artshow, pinkcow, shibuya, kagurazaka, chiba Rob Things are happenin' and the fish are bitin' in the Land of the Rising Sun Clean White Day! ãã¯ã¤ããã¼! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=192083# WHITE DAY! Really, there is such a thing here in Japan.

DJ El Gringo and possible special guest will be performing tonight at Bar Bonobo tonight (which is actually Wednesday, 14 March 2007, here in Tokyo at the moment). Click here for directions, a map and other details.

Shout outs to Ed Ovett who has a music podcast called Ed's Mixed Bag and to Steve Moore in Canada who has requested airplay on our music show! Alex and I should be recording a show tomorrow, so we'll check out your songs and choose one for the next show. Also, if we were supposed to play someone's song already, but haven't, please remind us! I had to put some of my files on an external hard drive--I'm sure those of you who know me well are surprised I know what such a thing is--so I might have to look for your .mp3 there. Finally, I got your latest song Peter. It's great, of course, and we'll include it in the next show or the one right after it.

Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:48:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=192083# NFTOS No Nama homepage http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=191418#
Check it out HERE !

If there any inaccuracies, or problems or anything you think needs updating email me at mail@alexbrooke.com

Thanks !

Posted by Alex.]]> events Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:03:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=191418# NFTOS No On the couch with Jonny Heartbreaker and Patrick Widdess http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=191010#
p.s. This is that Dan Deacon feller Alex was talkin' about (This isn't his craziest stuff as it was for primetime American audiences). And here's a link to wwoofing which Patrick was referring to. I'm sure you can all find Pandora.com. -Rob]]> talk show Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:15:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=191010# NFTOS, wwoofing, organic farms, patrickwiddess, stpatrick'sday, osaka, japan, jonnyheartbreaker, irish, welsh, wales, irleand NFTOS They're all limeys to me! -Rob No Fakepilot: Tokyo Presentation http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=190635# Mattias Linberg and friends at a tachinomiya in Jingu-mae, near Bar Bonobo. This is part one of five of a flash media / advertising presentation he did one of the times he was in Tokyo. Check out Fakepilot.com for cool and edgy flash production campaigns for some well-known clients. Posted by Rob. ]]> links Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=190635# NFTOS, fakepilot.com, football, soccer, english, norwegian, swedish, scandinavian, japan, jingumae, sakura, bonobo, tokyo NFTOS Fakepilot on advertising, flash design No Nama Artist Preview #1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=190617#
1. Joseph Balwin (Chicago)
2. Abdul Qadim Haqq (Detroit)
3. Raymond Dunlap (Osaka, Japan)
4. Eric Seaholm (Tokyo)
4. Sridhar Ramasami (Zhangye, China)
6. Okha Ryu (Seoul)

I'll post a few more artists' links in a day or two. Meanwhile, Alex is still working hard on the homepage for the show, and Craig and I should have the flyer out in a couple days. Photo by Charles Billard. -Rob]]> events Fri, 9 Mar 2007 20:10:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=190617# NFTOS, alexbrooke, charlesbillard, sridharramasami, abdulqadimhaqq, ericseaholm, okharyu, josephbaldwin, craigschultz, pinkcow Rob Nama particiapants partial list No Charles Billard: Triple Decker http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=189995#
Why, certainly! Sorry we didn't give a bigger shout for your current event. Hope this will help! There are links to your blog in the .m4a file below. Posted by Rob.]]> music Thu, 8 Mar 2007 06:57:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=189995# newsfromtheotherside NFTOS, charlou, ThePinkCow, charlesbillard, Osaka, Japan, Tanimachi9chome, Quebec, TripleDecker, plinkplonk, nama, artshow Charles Billard The busiest man in the plink-plonk/art business! Clean What is"Nama?" - ãçã?ã?¯ä½ã?§ã?ã?ï¼ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=189450#
To some it may seem like we're re-inventing the wheel. Repeating the same words that have already been said a million billion trillion times except they're in a different order--remixed.

To some it may be called recycling, reusing, recreating or just plain and simple--RECREATION--which it is! To others it may just look like spring cleaning--which [for me] it is somewhat. Out with the old, in with the new--again!

There have been people throughout history who question whether or not there can be "anything new under the sun." There were those in the time of the Industrial Revolution who predicted the next major invention would be the last. And there are those who say our next stupid war...

[But I'm not here to argue about that.]

Just like scientists, artists can't let those kinds of prophecies keep us from our craft, from our dreams, from our visions and everything we do which makes us come alive!

So, "NAMA" is just a starting point for where we're going next. And if you can't go there with us, you can still stay tuned for more News From The Other Side.

Posted by Rob.]]> events Wed, 7 Mar 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=189450# NFTOS, revelation, inspiration, vision, dream, art, spark, poetry, life, start, Tokyo, Shibuya, Seoul, Detroit, Chicago Rob Why, it's only the beginning BABY! Clean Bicicleteiros #3: 23 Minutes in Brussels http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=189214#
Jan Ullrich and Jorg Jaksche retire. Will the UCI and ASO's meeting in Brussels save pro cycling? Hans and Rob talk cycling, Costa Rican howler monkies, David Beckham's wounded knee and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Photos by Hans except for the .m4a artwork stolen from Pablo Picasso. (Please don't sue!)

Posted by Rob.

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]]> bicicleteiros Tue, 6 Mar 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=189214# NFTOS, DaftPunk, Aerodynamique, Luna, 23 minutes in Brussels, CostaRica, GoldenShowers, monkey, cycling, soccer, DavidBeckham Hans and Rob Hans and Rob discuss everything from the yellow jersey to Costa Rican pissing monkeys. Yes They'll Eat ANYTHING! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=188968#
Flying Koala and friends devour LIVE OCTOPUS! Well, it had just been live moments before.

Posted by Rob.



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]]> prapatang kitchen Mon, 5 Mar 2007 13:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=188968# NFTOS No Panic Living #21: Allergies, allergies... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=188926# tokyo panic living Mon, 5 Mar 2007 09:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=188926# NFTOS, CafeAbsinthe, Barbes, SoundChannel, Luke, Yoku, Joules, Dmitri, MushroomGarden, HypnoticPortal, PinkCow, YukariKaihori Rob (a.k.a. DJ El Gringo) A reconnaissance mission to Osaka ends in exhaustion. Clean Good News from Beb & Alex! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=188711#
Posted by Alex.]]> learn japanese! Mon, 5 Mar 2007 00:17:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=188711# NFTOS No Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show #1 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=188446#


WOW! What else can I say but PUSH PLAY!

Discovered by Alex.

Posted by Rob.

]]> video projects Sun, 4 Mar 2007 08:33:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=188446# NFTOS No Nama Flyer (draft) http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=187925# events Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:59:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=187925# NFTOS No Crap! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=186731#
Crap, I have hayfever and so do 20 million other people here in Japan. Damn !

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]]> prapatang living Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:56:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=186731# NFTOS No A preview of Nama ! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=185955# So plug in your mic and try saying something to Nama Strange things will happen]]> events Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:05:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=185955# NFTOS No Panic Living #20: This Weekend... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=185285# Phresh! @ La Fabrique in Shibuya. Drew Moon. DiscoBeans. More links and info coming soon! Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=185285# NFTOS, Tokyo, Osaka, JohnHarte, Discobeans, Taisho, Shibuya, DrewMoon, Kyoto, Photography, House music, DJ ElGringo, Phresh! Rob & Drew Moon A bit of what's happening in Tokyo and Osaka this weekend. Yes Bicicleteiros #1: Let's Roll! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=184722#
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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]]> bicicleteiros Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=184722# NFTOS, velo, bicicleta, radsport, cycling, protour, UCI, wada, doping, Hamilton, Landis, Armstrong, Pound, Ullrich, California Hans and Rob 2007 pro cycling promises to be another exciting and scandal-filled year! Yes Humble Pie in Nagoya http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=184504#
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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]]> prapatang living Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:51:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=184504# NFTOS No Hans: Rattlesnake Baby! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=184310# 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.]]> music Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:19:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=184310# NFTOS, AlexBrooke, DJ Kung-fu Grip, Quest, Norville, h-monster, mftos, Maryland, Tokyo, Osaka, Nebraska, California, Lincoln NFTOS Introducing The H-Monster on vocals! Acapella!! Yes Prapatang Kitchen #4 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=183055#


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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]]> prapatang kitchen Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:03:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=183055# NFTOS No NHM: Record Company http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=182059#
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.]]> music video Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:39:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=182059# NFTOS No Alex: Crap Hotel in Nagoya http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=181985# hotel review here on Yahoo. It goes a little something like this... Song by Alex.]]> music Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=181985# NFTOS, MFTOS, AlexBrooke, hotel NFTOS Working and living in Japan. Yes Panic Living #19: Happy VD! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=181800# 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.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:45:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=181800# NFTOS, Valentine's Day, WhiteDay, Japan, Shibuya, Kagurazaka, Nama, Fresh, ThePinkCow, art, performance, DJ, live painting, VJ NFTOS America has Black History month, and Japan has White Day, but don't be fooled... No Jonny Heartbreaker on the Couch http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=181158# 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.]]> talk show Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:43:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=181158# NFTOS, JonnyHeartbreaker, GregMorrissey, Makikomo, Rob, CBB Soul Hour, Melting Soul, Argyle, NACT, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka NFTOS Jonny Heartbreaker shares his thoughts on Tokyo, music and more! Yes Gonbe & Sláinte! Okha was Here http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=180991# 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.]]> report Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:00:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=180991# NFTOS, JonnyHeartbreaker, GregMorrissey, Okha, FlyingKoala, Hyun-Ju, Makikomo, Rob, NFTOS Flying Koala, Hyun-ju and Jonny Heartbreaker as our houseguests! Clean Panic Living #18: ã ç ã http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=179284# Bar Bonobo for tonight's DJ El Gringo event. More links and stuff coming soon. Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 7 Feb 2007 05:02:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=179284# NFTOS, nama, thepinkcow, shibuya, FRESH, expansion, flo-union, DJ ElGringo, jetjaguar, aquaboogie, art, performance, music NFTOS The Clean Music From The Other Side #3 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177063#
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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]]> musicprogram Fri, 2 Feb 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177063# NFTOS, MFTOS, Beakers, Bo-Peep, Drew Moon, Seaholm, Nensa, Yaneka, Japan, alex brooke, æ±äº¬, æ¥æ¬ã, é³æ¥½ NFTOS 3 songs from Japanese musicians and 3 more from foreign artists living in Japan Clean Talk Show #21: Stop the Press! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=176810# 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.]]> talk show Thu, 1 Feb 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=176810# NFTOS, nama, superdeluxe, thepinkcow, shibuya, roppongi NFTOS Good things are coming our way! No Nama! - çï¼ http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=176754#
We've booked The Pink Cow for April. Listen to the podcast for details. More will follow! Links coming soon!

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Nama, art show, announcement, The Pink Cow, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, event, æè, æä]]> events Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:09:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=176754# NFTOS, artshow, ThePinkCow, DavidRoy, Haqq, Flo-Union, makikomo.com, Noisivelvet, RayDunlap, Tokyo, OkhaRyu, Svart, Japan NFTOS April: NewsFromTheOtherSide Art Show @ The Pink Cow in Shibuya! No Prapatang Kitchen #3 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=175001#
The other day I hung out at B Chan's lair and she showed me some seriously delicious snacks perfect for any posh cocktail party. You basically need a slice of apple with some blue cheese and some jam on top. We used stilton ( although I said it was gorgonzola ) and some cabernet sauvignon jam. They'll get scoffed first at any party. In the background you can here Moro no Brazil an amazing documentary tracing Brazilian music to its roots. This was a night worthy of the Prapatang Kitchen. 

Posted by Alex.

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]]> prapatang kitchen Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:34:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=175001# NFTOS No More music coming soon... http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=172519# ]]> musicprogram Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:34:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=172519# NFTOS No Make Your Own NFTOS CD! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=172100# Intro: Indian Technician - Anonymous sample

1. That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket - Quest
2. ALT Rap remix - DJ Kung-fu Grip
3. Soap Monster - Alex Brooke
4. Baby - Jonny Heartbreaker
5. Nakatsu Music Project - Alex Brooke & Charles Billard
6. Tales from Prapatang - Alex Brooke
7. I Saw the Moon Again from My Hospital Room - Jerry Gordon
8. Wroclaw Panache - The Smouldering Door
9. Anytime - Beb & Alex
10. ALT Re-Rap - Quest

Interlude: Where there's smoke... Bashiri do Cavaco

11. JR Song - Will Spin
12. Shinbashi Station - Quest
13. News - Jet Jaguar
14. La Stish - Jerry Gordon
15. Nebra-ska - Quest
16. Take Anything You Want - Alex Brooke
17. Anarchy Larynx Tatoo - Jerry Gordon
18. Shark Attack! - Noisivelvet
19. Domination remix - Deus Ex Machina
20. Irrepressible Urges of Spring - The Trenchparrots

Outro: I've got the Sea - Alex in Kyushu

This was just a playlist I came up with off the top of my head, and it's about 5 minutes too long. I found that if you delete 2 of the 3 ALT songs and the interlude, or one of the longer tracks like Domination, the rest will fit. Of course, there are plenty more tracks you can choose from in the music folder.

With our second music program out now, I thought I'd just do a recap of our musical highlights of the past year, and serve it up with cover art courtesy of Peter Morris (a.k.a. DJ Kung-fu Grip, HaloEffect), etc., all which you can now download to make your very own CD!

Here's some larger sized artwork, front and inside (or back), if you really wanna get fancy!

Please post a comment, and let us know how it worked for you! By now, they're probably already selling this disk in the markets of Paraguay, assuring customers "La Garantia soy yo!" ("I am the guarantee!").

Posted by Rob.]]> music Thu, 18 Jan 2007 01:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=172100# NFTOS, Trenchparrots, WillSpin, Quest, JerryGordon, CharlesBillard, AlexBrooke, SmoulderingDoor, JonnyHeartbreaker, HaloEffect NFTOS Shakuhachi solo by Jerry (as heard on the music program) to bring your NFTOS music collection up-to-date! No DJ El Gringo @ Bonobo in Jingu-mae http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=171616#
Address: Bar Bonobo, 2-23-4 Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Directions: Walk south from JR Sendagaya Station past the gymnasium, Subway Sandwiches and MOS Burger. At Hatomori Jinjya, turn left and walk east (in the direction of Gaien Nishi Street). Bonobo is on a right-hand corner, in front of a Daily Yamazaki, a little before you get to Gaien Nishi Street.

Harajuku Station is also not far away, but i don't know the way from there. Call when you get to the station, if you choose that route! Here's an easy map to Bonobo / Costa Rica / Cusco and more details on this page, or you can try out the yahoo map. .

8æ30åã?ãBONOBOã?DJã?ã?ã?ï?æ?ã?äã?ã?ï?ï? ä?æïæ?äéæèåçåå?2-23-4.

Posted by Rob.]]> events Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:32:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=171616# NFTOS, DJ El Gringo, BarBonobo, Jingu-mae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo NFTOS Brazlilian Latin Lounge grooves served up by DJ El Gringo Clean Panic Living #17: Peace from the Other Side http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=171322# DJ Sachiko's January schedule on mixi, and it looks like she has gigs coming up this month at Panorama in Shinmachi, Grand Cafe in Amerika-mura and at Sound Channel in Saiwaicho (all Osaka locations).

Another Panorama regular, DJ Handa has a new mix up on his downloads page, and it looks like he's still doing his Jack events, latest flyer is for an event at Sound Channel.

Also found a few posts by DJ Masevo on BikeClubOsaka.com. Check him out. I don't know why I'd never heard of him before, he seems to be quite popular already on his MySpace, huge actually!

Some of the coolest new music I've heard lately is by a Catalan band called La Troba Kung-fu, which is available here in Tokyo at Taiyo Record.

Finally, while listening to Pandora.com recently, I heard a remix of and old Tom Ze song "Defect2: Curiosidade" which you can find on Luaka Bop's Juke Box if you hit the remixes button. His new album Estudando O Pagode (studying Pagode) is in the Luaka Bop new releases section. Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Tue, 16 Jan 2007 05:24:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=171322# NFTOS, PanicLiving, Tokyo, Japan, Kagurazaka, DJ Sachiko, Handa, Jack, Masevo, Panorama, CafeAbsinthe, GrandCafe, Osaka, Taiyo NFTOS Tokyo PanicLiving with Rob. Clean Panic Living #16: One Year of NFTOS! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=170940# tokyo panic living Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:26:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=170940# NFTOS, panicliving, Tokyo, Japan, Jiyugaoka, SanFrancisco, CableCar, Coffee, AnchorSteam, Anniversary podcast, artshow, artists NFTOS A report from The Fighting Yank (a.k.a. aimlessly wandering English teacher wanna-be-artist occaisional DJ) in Tokyo front line No Music From The Other Side #2 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=168669# The Program:

1. "Japan" - The National Pool

2. "I Saw the Moon Again from My Hospital Room" - Jerry Gordon

3. "Wine no Kokoro (orig. by Tama Kikoji)" - Sae (a.k.a. Amanadama)

Interlude (the part where Rob reads part of one of Jerry's poems and where Alex and Rob try to sound like they know about stuff)

4. "Chinese Children (orig. by Devendra Banhart)" - Jonny Heartbreaker

5. "Anytime! (accoustic ver.)" - Beb & Alex

6. "Brighter Day" - Halo Effect (feat. Peter Morris a.k.a. DJ Kung-fu Grip)

wrap-up

-fin-

p.s. sorry about the buzzing at the end during the wrap-up. we'll do better next time, promise!

p.p.s. listen to the first show:
mftos no.1

photo from jerry gordon

audio edited by alex

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]]> musicprogram Tue, 9 Jan 2007 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=168669# NFTOS, MFTOS, TheNationalPool, LearnJapanese, AlexBrooke, JerryGordon, Sae, JonnyHeartbreaker, Beb, music, Japan, Osaka, Tokyo NFTOS Six more songs (!) and the fun is just beginning!! Clean Talk Show #20: Left Foot, March! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=168623# Toki Doki, Fake Pilot, Tokyo Plastic, and--STOP THE PRESS! It seems they got the wrong Saddam! Artwork by makikomo. And it's off to Taiyo Record to wish them a happy new year. Posted by Rob.]]> talk show Mon, 8 Jan 2007 05:30:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=168623# NFTOS, AlexBrooke.com, LearnJapanese, JamesBrown, Saddam Hussein, Osaka, Nakatsu, Tokyo, Kagurazaka, Japan, NewYear's party, DJ NFTOS Let's get this year off to a sociopolitically chared start! What do we know about global politics anyway? Yes Me and TripleB: Round 2 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=168516# DJ TripleBypass recapping the New Year's festivities in Osaka (Cafe Absinthe, Cafe Barbes, Space Odyssey 2007 at NoScrub, Oasis Lounge...). Here's a link to one of the musicians he mentioned which I found on his myspace page: Isabelle Antena. Pardon the flaky internet connection. Matty got cut off a few times... Have a listen to our first Skype chat session we recorded. Posted by Rob.]]> talk show Mon, 8 Jan 2007 01:53:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=168516# NFOTS, DJ TripleBypass, Osaka, NewYear's party, ElGringo, Monkey, Ange, NoScrub, Absinthe, Tequila, Sake, Rum, Shikoku, Bonobo NFTOS Priceless Talk #13: Cold days in Osaka and Tokyo... Yes Kicking the Dane's Head http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=168043# fakepilot.com and learn the mysteries of Swedish flash editing. Posted by Rob.]]> report Sat, 6 Jan 2007 16:29:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=168043# NFTOS, fakepilot.com, football, soccer, english, norwegian, swedish, scandinavian, japan, sendagaya, sakura, bonobo, tokyo NFTOS Priceless Talk #12: How the English invented football, or how the Norwegians invented England. Yes Happy 2007 from Discobeans! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=166565# Discobeans in Taisho, Osaka, the band Pig & Machine, etc, etc. They are a regular Osaka institution. In case you've forgotten about it already, here's a Discobeans video by Alex from early last year.

Posted by Rob.]]> report Mon, 1 Jan 2007 23:55:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=166565# NFTOS, discobeans, John, Yuka Harte, Pig&Machine, CafeQ, Osaka, Japan, Taisho, photography, DJ, music NFTOS New Year's greetings from Discobeans!! Clean Talk Show #19: Trading Places http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=165466# ]]> talk show Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:43:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=165466# NFTOS, talkshow, osaka, tokyo, japan, yearofthedog, cafeabsinthe, barbes, horie, kagurazaka NFTOS Now it's Alex in Tokyo, Rob in Osaka No Panic Living #15: Osaka Dreamin' http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=165335# invite from the organizer of Space Odyssey 2007 himself, DJ TripleBypass, so how can I resist packing a few records? Who knows where I might show up during the next week. A bagful of records will mean a few free drinks and maybe even some food along the way! Posted by Rob.]]> tokyo panic living Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:09:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=165335# NFTOS, BikeClub Osaka, Japan, TripleBypass, Cashmere, CafeAbsinthe, Barbes, DJ ElGringo NFTOS New Year's never looked so good! No Flying Koala Over Luxor http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=165229#
Here's a travel gem from Flying Koala. I think the commentary and the incidental sounds are the best part! Posted by Rob.]]> places Wed, 27 Dec 2006 07:30:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=165229# NFTOS No Recipe: Scrambled Eggnog http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164991#
A great cold eggnog recipe takes a strange turn. Filmed by Makiko and Rob.

Posted by Rob.

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]]> prapatang kitchen Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:03:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164991# NFTOS No Happy Boxing Day! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164957#
wrap it up with care
as form of life
which was representing
a threat
shake it shake it
that as mankind
the indian waited
at the barrier

the sound system is
great to be let into
the GREEN ZONE
he simulated like consciously
shared servility which
would geologist his rich mention?!

we just groove
identify him as a primitive life
from the interior oyster diver
jungle survival holy communion
at the barrier

survivor instructor pellants
sprayed at him but i work
on chores based on
the brilliant facets
of his eyes
the tiny scales

it's a pair of scissors
pieces of his skin
were not detected
the weave of then
used in concierto
with a comb separate
furry cells did not
become unravelled

i feel like i'm back
in his million-in-one man
penetrated the out
having to make correct
green uninfested work
as a TV camera man.

Posted by Rob.

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]]> poetry Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:01:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164957# NFTOS No Joyeux Noel from Chalres http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164829# Charles Billard.

http://www.charlou2006.blogspot.com

Posted by Rob.]]> report Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:25:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164829# NFTOS No XXX-mas from Rik http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164828# Chorizo Smells.

Posted by Rob.]]> report Mon, 25 Dec 2006 09:14:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164828# NFTOS No Charles Billard: I'm Fine, I'm Kenta http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164603# first music show on 12 December 2006, here's a little something from Charles vs Alex.

If you're mainly interested in the music podcasts on NFTOS, you can subscribe to music from the other side on iTunes and receive the music program only. You can find the music-only blog at http://www.nftosmusic.blogspot.com

Hope you are all enjoying your holidays! Posted by Rob.]]> music Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:43:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164603# NFTOS, MFTOS, LearnJapanese, AlexBrooke, Charlou, CharlesBillard, music, song NFTOS Music From the Other Side: Chalres Billard vs Alex Brooke Clean That's the Spirit! http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164593#
In Japan, I'd be completely oblivious to it all, if it weren't for the ubiquitous Christmas music (even at temples and shrines) and the occasional crucifed Santa Claus, but this photo by Alex warms the heart.

Posted by Rob.

Tags:  NFTOS, homeless, ããããã, ããããã
]]> report Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:22:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164593# NFTOS No Leftover Turkey http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164392#
Who's the host with the most?

Edited by Makiko. Posted by Rob.



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]]> prapatang kitchen Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:47:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164392# NFTOS, David Roy, Quick Flick World, Flo-Union, Thanksgiving, Makikomo, Rob Moreno, Tokyo, Japan NFTOS Everyone's invited to Thanksgiving at David Roy's! Clean Space Odyssey 2007 http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164097# events Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:41:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=164097# NFTOS No DJ D-Mac @ Cafe Saint-Ex http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=163411# DJ D-Mac in Washington D.C. Posted by Rob.]]> events Wed, 20 Dec 2006 14:13:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=163411# NFTOS No Rolf's Artwork http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=163343# artwork, which I believe mostly dates back to his college days. I wish he'd do some new stuff! Right now he's more into building LEGO models. Have a look!

http://pic5.piczo.com/rolfholbrook/?g=26633837&cr=5

and

http://pic5.piczo.com/rolfholbrook/?g=6114877&cr=5

Posted by Rob.]]> art Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:31:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=163343# NFTOS No Top 20 Songs http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=163283#

Here are our top 20 songs and music videos as of 13 December. 1. : Alex & Rob: ALT Rap Video (lyrics by Rob H. & John Sanders). 2. Alex, Rob & Drummer: ALT Rap Improv with live drums! 3. Quest: Shinbashi Station. 4. Alex Brooke: Soapmonster. 5. Quest: ALT Re-Rap. 6. Alex & Charles: Nakatsu Music Project. 7. Alex Brooke: Clean-up video. 8. Charles Billard: Icitte les Oeufs video. 9. Quest: Nebra-ska. 10. Alex Brooke: Take Anything You Want. 11. Rob: ALT Rap vocal track (lyrics by Rob H. & John Sanders). 12. Alex & Rob: ALT Rap original recording (vocals by Rob H., lyrics by Rob H. & John Sanders). 13. Quest: All The Little Things. 14. Alex Brooke: I Wanna Tell You. 15. The Trenchparrots: Irrepressible Urges of Spring. 16. The Smouldering Door: Wroclaw Panache. 17. Will Spin: JR Song. 18. DJ Kung-fu Grip: ALT Rap Remix. 19. Bashiri do Cavaco: Cavaquinho Debut! 20. Limelight Circus: Live at L'Institut (video).

A dishonourable mention goes out to Alex's and Johnny Heartbreaker's talk show entitled Days of Grunge, a cowardly attack on Nirvana. If Kurt were still around, he'd kick both your asses! Also, I've started uploading the 6 songs from the the 12 December music program one at a time, starting with Quest's That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket! Keep sending us your songs and videos!! Posted by Rob.]]> music Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:37:00 GMT http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=163283# NFTOS No Quest: That Ass Is Your Meal Ticket http://newsfromtheotherside.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=162857# first music program podcast. The artwork is something Johnny pulled off of Google Images. "I no make it," he says.

If you'