Hagino Tiger Reid (Hostess, Japan)
Konichiwa, Somethings I remember from 2010.
Cute.
Karaoke.
Chris Chu.
Jonsi “Go”.
Plum Wine.
Cycling in Tokyo.
Climbing Mount Fuji.
Jay Z at Summersonic.
The xx – just in general.
Finally getting Ariel Pink.
Pavement at Studio Coast.
Mogwai at Metamorphosis.
My first Japanese boyfriend.
Tokyo Disney Land with my x.
Eating too much Japanese Purin.
Touhachi and Kinfolk in Nakameguro.
Mount Kimbie album “Crooks and Lovers”.
Weekend away at Zushi, Beach near Tokyo.
Beach House “Teen Dream” is an amazing album.
Listening to full albums and watching shows sober.
Listening to Interpol full blast on the way to Fuji Rock.
Watching Japan make it to the final 16 of the World Cup.
Feeling the powerful goth vibes from Zola Jesus “Stridulum II”
Wanting to marry gay men Perfume Genius and Owen Pallett.
Rostam of Vampire Weekend, becoming my Japanese brother.
Finishing reading my first novel in Japanese. Haruki Murakami IQ84
Witnessing two car crashes at the same place on consecutive nights.
Listening to “England” from The National’s “High Violet” and feeling sad.
Feeling Homesick after watching Arcade Fire’s “The Wilderness Downtown”.
Japanese food, thank you Ramen, Gyoza, Yakiniku, Nabe, Sushi, Niku Jaga etc.
Watching Matador 21 online from Tokyo with Natalie Judge Matador in Las Vegas.
Lots of fun taking visiting bands to Golden Ball Takoyaki Bar and Roku Bar in Shibuya.
Moving from London to Tokyo and working for Matador/Beggars has been fun. Here is to 2011.
as published on Matador Blog
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