The Ultimate Tokyo Vinyl & Cassette Hunting Guide: Digging Deep in Shibuya, Ochanomizu, and Beyond

Cover art of the Beastie Boys' 'Gratitude' 12-inch vinyl record featuring a black and white contact sheet design, sitting in a record store bin.

Introduction: Diving into the Analog Ocean of Tokyo This is CityNomix. In my daily life in digital marketing, I constantly wrestle with rows of numbers, data, and KPIs. For me, weekend “digging” is like a deep breath for the soul. In an age where magic like Spotify and Apple Music grants us instant access to Continue reading “The Ultimate Tokyo Vinyl & Cassette Hunting Guide: Digging Deep in Shibuya, Ochanomizu, and Beyond”

Smashing Pumpkins Budokan Merch & Live Report: A Deep Dive into the Japan Tour Experience

The front entrance of the Nippon Budokan. A large banner for The Smashing Pumpkins concert, 'ROCK INVASION 25,' hangs above the entrance, with posters for other concerts on barricades in the foreground.

A Serendipitous Path to The Smashing Pumpkins’ Japan Show The best stories often begin with a simple twist of fate. One evening, after finishing the fifth episode of Netflix’s ‘Alien Earths,’ the ending credits rolled, accompanied by a sound that was unmistakably The Smashing Pumpkins. A jolt went through me. ‘That’s right, it’s this month.’ Continue reading “Smashing Pumpkins Budokan Merch & Live Report: A Deep Dive into the Japan Tour Experience”