Domino Records Promo Party!
UK indie super-lable Domino Records invites you to a very special promo party! Home to such Tokyo Thursday favourites as Franz Ferdinand, The Arctic Monkeys, The Test Icicles, Sons and Daughters and The Kilss, Domino has been one of the main driving suppliers of awesome songs to get kinds dancing every Thursday.
Headlined by a set from the floor rocking Marc Latilla, the night will also feature loads of giveaways of music and merchandise from Domino records!!!
21:00 Data Takashi
22:30 Sassquatch
24:00 Marc Latilla
Monday, April 7, 2008
Domino Records Promo Party!
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The News and The Reviews
So just when you thought the Tokyo Star blog was down and out - we're back! For some unknown reason the internet has been playing up big time and not allowing us to update the blog.
CANNED APPLAUSE RECORDS
Your Music & Film Alternative
http://www.cannedapplauserecords.co.za/
(011) 482 7206
Shop 1D, 7th Street, Melville
(opposite Melville Pharmacy, right next to Nuno's restaurant)
Johannesburg
Trading hours:
Mon.-Fri. 10am - 7pm
To enter, e-mail info@cannedapplauserecords.co.za* with your full name and you can join us on Facebook too, just search for CANNED APPLAUSE RECORDS in GROUPS!
mailto:info@cannedapplauserecords.co.za?subject=BOXCUTTER_TOKYO_STAR_CD_Giveaway_COMPETITION
And now for an interview with the man behind the magic that is Canned Applause:
1.How long have you been in the music business for?
I have been in the music industry for about 8 years now.
2.What’s the best part of it?
Introducing open minded folks to new music that blows their minds and hearts wide open and talking about and sharing new music or music never heard of before is always a favourite past time too!
3.Tell us more about your lovely CD shop?
CANNED APPLAUSE RECORDS is an independent shop that specializes in stocking and ordering your favourite non-commercial music and film and more you struggle to find anywhere else and at the best prices around! Our service will also pleasantly surprise you compared to other CD shops!
4.What do you love most about Tokyo Star?
It sometimes feels like your home away from home when all your good friends decided to pull through. And the slush of course!
5.When did you first realise you had a DJ living inside you?
It was more a case of other people encouraging me to start since I apparently had "good taste in all kinds of music"... Then I heard 2 MANY DJ's and they are something to aspire to
6.What is music to you?
My constant...
7.Who is Riaan the DJ?
DATA TAKASHI :)
8.What’s the one most essential item to take with when going out for a night on the town?
Flyers for my shop
Tequila Tuesday is still bringing cheap tequila to all those who brave a Tuesday night at Tokyo, and Wednesdays have been heating up with the relaunch of Drum and Base Wednesdays in the form of MO'FIRE!
Photo by Blane Venter
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Photographers, Parties and Plastic!
This week on the Tokyo Star blog:
Um, creepy question. There are pictures of me holding a camera at age four, so probably around then!
8.What editing tools do you use for your pics?
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Dubstep is a genre that has only recently started emerging on our shores, not with local artists, but with people getting exposed to it. Cape Town apparently has some parties going already I've heard and only recently a DJ called Nixon Tapes has started playing some of the stuff here in Jozi.
Riaan Botha
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After I shot my first spool on a SLR camera in Hermanus. I became intrigued with the science of light & using the aperture & shutter speed to influence light.
I've done a course on Practical Colour Photography, Basic Black & White Photography, & Advanced Black & White Photography. I really enjoyed learning to develope & print my own images. I did them all part-time at the Cape Town School Of Photography, whilst studying a boring business degree at UCT. I was also the visuals editor of UCT's newspaper for 2 years.
3.Where is the most amazing place that you have taken photos?
Tierra Del Fuego in Patagonia, Argentina. Also Havana, Cuba.
4.How much do you love your camera?
Lots & lots & lots & lots. I have 2, one Pentax film SLR & a Pentax digital SLR. I learnt on my film SLR & so will always like it more than any other camera I ever get.
5.What lens have you got?
Sigma 17-35mm wide angle, a Sigma 28-300mm & a Pentax 28-80mm.
6.What inspired you to start taking photos?
Travel.
7.Do you have one all-time fave photo that you have taken?
I've got a couple, but probably the one that won me the 1st place in a National Amateur Photography Competition stands out. It was taken in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, & I was creating my frame around a homeless man passed out on the street when someone literally walked right over him. I snapped the shot just in time to capture the person walking past & giving the homeless guy no notice whatsoever.
8.What editing tools do you use for your pics?
Photoshop & Aperture, but I try manipulate them as little as possible.
9.What do you love most about Tokyo Star?
Different crowd, vibe & music to the rest of Joburg. Also, you never know who you may bump into at Tokyo.
10.What’s your fave Tokyo drink?
The slush of course!
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Don't forget to check out this party at Tokyo tomorrow night:
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Check this out!
If you missed out on last night's Indie-Dance Thursday then you truly did miss out! Tokyo was decorated to the nines (thanks to the Ke Ai crew) and the party was rocking!
But never fear, there is still more to come! Our fave DJ Sassquatch has planned many more exciting Thursdays...stand by for more info!
Still to check out this week:
Pop round to Tokyo for some drinks and then hit Room 8 for some tunes.
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High in the mountains of ancient Japan, where tribes still rule the land, exists a place more sacred than any other. This place is said to be the centre of the universe, and the epicentre of all that has a beat. In the past centuries, many wars have been waged over this holy area, but until recently all had been peaceful.
Now there are rumours of a new battle brewing.
Two tribes, Miro from the North, and Zukuto from the South, have each staked a claim for ownership of this rhythmical land and are prepared to fight to the death. Twelve DJing warriors, six from each tribe, have been selected for their strength, ability in battle and musical dominance over their selected genre.
Years of training have brought them to this point, where the DJ warrior with the superior skill will win the greatest honour for their tribe: endless musical riches and knowledge from this mystical region.
High in the Shiduku Mountains, the battle for Bakura begins…
The Great Hall of Ping Mae will host:
Old Skool Mashup Battle:
Richard The Third VS Dog Show
Electro Battle:
Data Takashi VS Tymon
DancePunk
King Of Town VS Sassquatch
Special Performance By:
CutOutCollective - ElectroDance
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The Courtyard of Jeng Tao will host:
Hip Hop Battle:
Hamma VS Djadlib
BreakBeat Battle:
Blunted Stuntman VS AfroWhitie
Drum and Bass Battle:
Rudeone VS Sonar
Special Perfomance By:
Twelv ft. Thesis - Breaks
Honour and respect are a large part of both the Miro and Zukuto cultures. Wear the colour of either to show which tribe you are honouring on the night of the battle!
Miro: Red
Zukuto: White
First 120 warriors to join the battle will receive a shot of alcoholic spirit for courage. Those who volunteer to go to war will be armed with headbands, fans and swords on entry.
Get there early or miss out!
More Information:
Date: 15 March 2008
Time: 9pm
Place: Carfax, Newtown
Price: R50 presale, R60 at the door
Tickets available at the door, or presale from Tokyo Star and Canned Applause, Melville.
For even more information:
redmooncreations@gmail.com
Photo by Robyn Davie
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Slush Valentines!
Tokyo Thursday Madness continues this week with SLUSH VALENTINES! Pull through to hear guest DJ Richard The Third, and drink cheap slush. Scroll down for more info...
Save the Date!
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Looking for something more?
This Friday the 15th, stop by at Tokyo for some drinks and then head off to Carfax for "The End is Nigh presents: JD Twitch (Optimo)"
Line-up:
JD Twitch (Optimo)
Desmond and the Tutus
Sweat-X
King Of Town
ManKaZam
Easytiger
DJ Badly
Data Takashi
Richard III
Sassquatch
Backtrack.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10081965798
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Photo by Craig van Winsen
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How's this for something cool?
Here's one that's especially relevant to us in South Africa considering our *slight* issue with load shedding. "Earth Hour" is a concept which seems to have been started last year, and revolves around the idea of turning off all household appliances (lights, TVs, toasters etc) for one hour (if Eskom doesn't beat you to it!).
Who: YOU! Everyone around the world
What: http://www.earthhour.org/
When: March 29, 2008, 8pm your local time
Where: In your own home and/or workplace
Why: To create AWARENESS about energy consumption
Find out more:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8240986531
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Got something on your mind? Post us a comment, or drop us a line at:
tokyostarlive@gmail.com
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Tokyo Thursdays Live Again!
Tokyo Star is welcoming in a revival of Tokyo Thursdays - and if the rad music last night wasn't enough to prove there has been a revolution, then this interview with one of our fave DJs, Sassquatch, will! Read on:
1.What’s the idea behind the Tokyo Thursday night revival?
When I started coming to Thursday nights way back in old 2005 they were hands down the coolest weekly party I had ever seen. There weren't as many people as there are now and the dancefloor was a lot smaller, but there was the coolest, friendly vibe between everybody, kids made such effort to dress up and the dancefloor used to rock so hard.
Blane Venter
Plot?
A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars. “The story of a man becoming a father...and a boy becoming a son.”
Rating?
8 out of 10
Feel good?
A touching movie, without being too cheesy – even the guys liked this one! The little boy drew us in and held our attention as he desperately tried to find his place on earth, and come out of his ‘box’.
Surprises?
Unlike many other movies in which a man is widowed, this one doesn’t end up focusing on his healing through finding another lover. Instead of a romantic embrace between man and woman, this movie ends on an embrace of understanding and trust between a father and son who’ve finally come to accept each other.
Pet hates?
Joan Cusack playing John Cusack’s sister in the movie. Her role (as always) was over-done, type-cast and predictable. Any other B-grade actress could have filled her role without drawing so much attention onto herself.
What did you think of this movie? Post us a comment and let us know!
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
As another week starts at the Tokyo Star bar the time has come for another go at the Tokyo Star blogspot! This week we are featuring the likes of The Klassikist, as he is our first ever 'guest blogger' and DJ of the week! Read on to find out his take on the 'Tokyo-Gin Wars' and what makes one of our fave Thursday DJs tick...
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Guest BlogSpot: The 'Tokyo-Gin Wars' brought to you by The Klassikist
Whatever it was, Eye of the Tiger was blazing out of the car stereo and we were heading into unknown waters... or perhaps ‘Gin’ would be more appropriate. Yes, on a Thursday night we were breaking with tradition and heading over to the old/new restuarant/hang-out spot in Greenside.
Just like any other cool hip young thing that wanders the streets of this Godforsaken town, we had heard the "buzz" and wanted to see what the Gin-Tokyo Wars were all about. The first time I had heard this term was when the Durban-Joburg Band Wars erupted at the end of the last century. The notorious Jaxon Rice of Diesel Whores fame told me the tale of bloodshed and woe that ended in tears for both factions after that fatal morning air-guitar session in downtown Melville. Thus I was keen to find out for myself if this new conflict would end in heartache for both parties.
Eventually I ended up on the balcony with My Girl and we had a chow. There were all sorts of intellectual types having Tokyo Star-style conversations about fancy movies and books and stuff. My Lady and I then had another shooter. Then we went downstairs and had another shooter. By this point My Girl's Crew and the usual Dodgy Bastards that I hang out with, along with a certain important Gin General, decided that we wanted to dance! So we rounded up the Posse and headed to Tokyo.
The prognosis for the evening turned out as follows:
- The Klassikist –
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Nights to come to Tokyo this week:
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Classic Indie Thursdays Return to the Tokyo Star Dancefloor!
So we've been threatening about the revival of Thursday nights and this is the week that it begins! Check it out:
Expect ancient favorites from indie-dance pioneers like The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Hives, The White Stripes and Le Tigre served up by Thursday's geriatric residents!
6. Who is Robert the DJ?
7. How long have you been coming to tokyo? tell us WHY?!
8. What’s the one most essential item to take with when going out for a night on the town?Money. and maybe a little weed.
9. Describe your style....
www.myspace.com/nomouth
Robyn Davie:
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A$k Your L*cal Bar%lad^es - R*byn & K@te
We've all seen that movie where the down-on-his-luck dude walks into a bar, orders a drink and pours out his soul to an attentive barman. We kind of like the idea, but Tokyo is often too busy for us to listen to your problems and have long chats!
However, we still believe we have loads of advice to give. Write in to us and we'll be sure to help you out! We're offering advice on everything and anything - from girls to guys, from cocktails to sex, from skin problems to hot chili problems, let us help.
Email us at:
tokyostarlive@gmail.com
The response has been phenomenal - we're already receiving letters! Here are the first few replies:
Q: Whenever I come to Tokyo I feel so horrible in the morning - please help?!
A: It is all because you didn't tip last night and karma has come back to kick you in the ass.
Q: I can't seem to pleasure my girlfriend, I think it's because I'm too small...I measured and I'm only 4cms, and all my friends say they're so much bigger. Why is this the case - why me?
A: It is all because you didn't tip last night and karma has come back to kick you in the ass.
Q: I think I may be falling in love with bouncer Mike - he's just so masculine, but has such a gentle touch when he hugs me hello. Do I have a future with him?
A: Bouncer Mike is a loving husband with 3 children, but has much love to go around - the ball is in your court.
Keep those letters coming!
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Wh@t's hOt! & Wh@t's nOt**
What's Hot
1. Levi's dance moves
2. awesome manners
3. Keith buying us SoCo shooters
4. meeting cool chicks in the loo queue
5. berry slush
Whats Not
1. stock take
2. drunken obnoxious dudes
3. lame pick-up lines
4. chicks popping out of their tops
5. too much slush
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T*kyo RULES!
2. don't be rude to the staff (that includes our wonderful kitchen ladies, rugged bouncers, superb DJs, handsome managers and beautiful bar ladies)
3. be courteous and polite (we're providing you with a service - remember to say 'please' and 'thank you')
4. respect all the other patrons of Tokyo - we're all here to have an awesome time!
5. no drugs, no firearms, no under 18s - keep it clean!