I took my daughter downtown to an audition for UniQlo yesterday. It seems strange to me she has to audition over and over when she has modeled for them and GU before. Anyway, after the audition we decided

Have you ever gotten up in the morning with a song stuck in your head? That's what happened to me today. Literally as soon as I got up Tom Petty was playing in my head "You got lucky babe". I'm

The older I get the more important and truer the word perseverance becomes. As has been the case while searching for amethyst crystals in California. Located near the border of California and Nevada is

The holidays are here and Tokyo is beginning to get into the festive spirit. It's a great time to wander around the city at night and see what there is to see. Let's go! Let's start off at Sakura Zaka(Cherry

I've been so wrapped up in the nostalgic beats of synthwave lately I forgot and neglected my roots in Drum And Bass. While making a promotion video for our Black Friday sale I wanted to add some music

For some reason bears have been terrorizing Japan this year. Experts are baffled as to why bears are rampaging across the sub-burbs killing at least 12 people and injuring 196, but some entrepreneurs in

Man it is rough out there and the cold is coming, in more ways than one. Sometimes you just have to escape it all to the comfort and healing that music offers. So hop in and let's accelerate out of here

I love AI, but I know how absolutely dangerous it is too. Even so when I was doom scrolling X today and came across a post that shocked me and opened up and AI rabbit hole I hadn't yet fallen down, demonic

There is a chain restaurant in Japan called Bikkuri Donki, roughly translated as surprised donkey. The name harkens back to the wacky 80's Japan, fun, but delivers on the delicious menu. When I travel

If you've never been to Osaka you're missing out. It's different than Tokyo. It has a "life is short party vibe", but not in a bad way. I've been to Osaka many times, but I mostly would stay,

You ever come across a song and it changes your world? This happened to me a few months ago when I heard this tune on the Youtube radio. I was driving through the Nevada desert and as soon as I heard the

"You're back for more" suddenly popped into my head as I was turning on a movie to retire for the night. It's a lyric from an 80's metal band called Ratt. They became a huge success when they

Over your lifetime think of all the songs and bands you've listened to at some point, but no longer do. Specifically, music you've grown out of and have no interest in listening to anymore. For me that

I went downtown on Saturday and decided to try to get some shots for another Tokyo Night Walk. Here's what I captured. Tourism has leveled off a bit, but still a lot of tourists. The filter I'm using on

There's never a dull moment at our gem and mineral shows. Like last weekend in Kobe a visitor brought her orange puppy along with her. However, dogs nor giant freaking lizards are allowed in the show.

last weekend I was down in Kobe for our annual gem and mineral show and wanted to take my wife to a nice dinner. So we decided to get out of the city for a change and head up to the mountains that border

This week we're gonna jump in The Churn and showcase tunes from all over my music spectrum, from Alternative to Synthwave to 80's Punk. First up, is a big tune by The Smith's former front man, Morrissey.

I was in Home Depot the other week in California and the Halloween decorations and merchandise had already started going up. It made me remember the most iconic punk band ever, the Misfits, and their

One of the nice things about having jet lag is being up at early hours of the night/morning and going out on the empty streets of Tokyo. Growing up in the 80's I grew up with themes of empty cities, devoid

I just got back to Japan and woke up at around 4am to see on X that Charlie Kirk had been shot. The information was coming out hard and fast and it was surreal. Then I saw the videos. Unfortunately I've