Writing can be so easy. And it can be so hard. Sometimes writing requires absolutely nothing but a clear moment, a clear sheet of paper, a simple breath. Sometimes it requires more than anything and everything in the world, taking...

Meet Kokoe (and Kouki)! I actually met them last year at Replace Records in Nishiogikubo last year and it’s only now I’m getting around to sharing our encounter! Kokoe was a victim of being in the wrong place at the...

Asada and I were rushing past each other in opposite directions somewhere in the middle of Shibuya Station’s massive redevelopment project when I spotted him with an Ultra Shibuya Record Store Bag. I “Oh Oh Oh’d” him and proceeded...

“Music is a celebration of life.” I had the great privilege to tap into dance party culture in the late 90s and early 00s via Unity Gain (if you know, you know.) It was through IVY, Psychonaut, and Liondub that...

Tony is the real deal. Last summer I got a message from a stranger saying he had discovered my YouTube channel, and that he owned a record shop in Baltimore, Maryland and that he’s been making frequent record shopping trip...