Joshua Ellis (of both ZenArchery and MarginWalker) writes about 'taste tribes' in Mindjack.

I've been using Usenet and mailing lists and the 'net in general to find the people that share my arcane interests (deep house music, or dual-purpose/supermotard motorcycles, or Nikon camera users, or Acid-jazz music, etc.) so it feels very obvious to me. Most of the people that I share information with online I have never met and I will probably never meet. But the quality of the information that they share with me and the immediacy of that information, is what is really valuable. Joshua puts it all together very clearly and it is a great read.

Mindjack - Taste Tribes

Need to explore some more. European weblog/MMS service with moblogging as well.

20six - Your own personal weblog. It's quick, it's easy and it's mobile. Keep your journal up-to-date on the move with MMS

Hotwired Japan does a good overview of blogs for a Japanese audience. I can't read it all but I think that one of the SFC Keio University bloggers does some of the writing and they cover the NYC Bloggers (I am one, albeit in absentia).

Hotwired Japan: What's up with Blogs?

Share this one with bloggers of the Japanese variety ;)

I don't like pointing people to news like this but it is important that we understand that as long as the government does not keep the interests of it's people first and foremost, individuals (and their right) will continue to be marginalized.

Whether it is TEPCO, Snow Brand, or any of the other companies that are breaching the trust of their customers in Japan, it is seems that the people do not have the tools/power/influence/desire to create change at the levels necessary, yet.

Societal harmony more valuable than the life of an 84-year old grandmother? Who is to judget that?

FT.com / Outrage over Snow Brand sentences

Awesome disclaimer for those visiting New York City from out of town :)

Craigs List: For those visiting from out of town

DISCLAIMER: The phrases "Oh÷we're in the big city now!" or "I better not do that while IÌm in the city, IÌll look like a tourist" will not be tolerated. The guest is a tourist and will be treated as such if the guest makes any said remarks or of the kind....
The host may display mild mood swings depending on the dependence of the guest. Personal space and time reduction, constant inquiries and any length of time spent in Times Square, Herald Square, Battery Park, Soho and Canal Street may cause the host moodiness, fatigue, claustrophobia and sexual dysfunction.

Cory Arcangel, artist and programmer extraordinaire, is showing his work at Foxy Productions, a gallery in Brooklyn. It looks like his work will go to the Tate in September as well!

More Cory Arcangel links:
Cory Arcangel @ Beige Records

"The BEIGE Carnivore Home Module" aka the "Boo-yaa Counter"

Whitney Artport: Gate Pages > May 02: Cory Arcangel

E Y E B E A M: Cory Arcangel, i shot andy warhol, 2002, mixed media

Tate Britain | Blinky

Thanks to Tim Clark and the Japan Entrepreneur Report! Those of you who are visiting my blog and want to know more about the mobile blog conference in Tokyo on July 5th should surf over to the link below.

1imc: First International Moblogging Conference

MJ covers the large earthquake that hit Japan this evening.

I was on the 13th floor of my 14 floor office building and it was swaying quite a bit- enough that the rest of the staff was on the verge of freaking out. I was glued to the window, watching the other buildings in the area for any damage- windows popping out, etc. If I had started to see that kind of damage, I would have tried to go to the stairs but while it lasted quite a while, it finally subsided.

Some of the folks in the office were asking me if I was worried, and I was a bit concerned, but didnt really know what to expect. Knowing that this was the largest quake since 2000 was a bit sobering though.

Unrelated to the quake, but related to MJ, she helped me to update my MovableType to 2.63, so thank you MJ!!

Cerebral Soup: Another biggie

MSNBC: Strong earthquake shakes northeastern Japan; 16 hurt

Oh my god...amazing. Amazing!

Requires Quicktime.

Mount Everest. 360 degree panorama from the top of Mt Everest - QTVR panoramic movie from panoramas.dk

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Shibuya vinyl stores ruin me ;)

Vinyl

- Jazztronic "Rita/Estar Com Voce" (Especial)
Whooo! New Jazztronic and this one is a great, great bossa-house track! Don't miss it!

- Vuca "Bossafrica/Corsa Notturna" (Schema)
Bossa-house freaks buy two copies. This one is incredible!

- Basement Jaxx "Summer Daze EP" (Atlantic Jaxx Recordings)
I never did have "Samba Magic" on vinyl. Now I do ^_^

- Schmoov! "Destination Remixes" (DiY Discs)

- Kaskade "It's You, It's Me" (OM)
Ok, ok. Trendy house. But it is deep and good and slammin. So there!

- Gerardo Frisinia "Cubana" (Schema)

- Buscemi "Seaside" (Belgique Musique)

- Bebel Gilberto "Close Your Eyes Remixes" (Crammed/Ziriguiboom)
Feh- remixers could have been chosen more carefully.

- Salome De Bahia "Cabaret" (Yellow)

- Clan Greco "Transaction/My Favourite Steps/Rotation/Fast Salsa" with Eric - Kupper remixes (Irma Unlimited)
Eric Kupper- remixer from heaven. Yes, on so many compilations, etc. but worthy of it!

- Can 7 Feat. Angela Caran "Eternally/Fruitcake" (Peppermint Jam)
Damn popular track, cant get it out of my mind.

- Hattler "Delhi News" (Jubilee Records)
I think Hattler is a guitarist from Germany. This is a weirdly cool deep house track with Indian influences.

- Hajime Yoshizawa "I Am With You Remixes" (Especial)

CD
- Buscemi "Camino Real LP" (Downsall)
Whooo! New Buscemi!

- V/A "City Lights, compiled by Tadashi Yabe, United Future Organization" (Brownswood/Talking Loud)
1998. UFO. Damn good stuff here including Joe Hisaishi, Cal Tjader, Gilberto Gil, Alex Reece, Monday Michiru, Courtney Pine, Talvin Singh- what's not to like?

- V/A "The Room 10th Anniversary" (Sony Music)
Just buy it. You know you want to. It's great!