Wreck The Tape Deck

Hello Everyone! We’re going to be sharing information on upcoming Japanese, Korean, and global pop happenings in Los Angeles, from time to time at Wreck the Tape Deck. We are promoters and DJs specializing in Asian pop club events–our monhtly show, Tune in Tokyo, is held in Little Tokyo at 2nd Street Jazz, located at 366 E 2nd Street, Los Angeles, California (corner of 2nd and Central in Little Tokyo). There is plenty parking available, but please make sure to check garage hours and street parking signs.

We’re shifting gears on Friday September 3rd with our K-Pop Meet-Up! We’re thrilled that the SM Town 2010 Tour is coming to Staples Center, and to celebrate, we’re throwing our own unofficial pre-party at I Love Boba the night before! DJs Tora, Leett, Del, and yours truly will be spinning Korean and Global Pop from 9 pm – 1 am. There is no cover, but be sure to patronize the shop with a drink purchase. You won’t be disappointed! I Love Boba has the best boba in Koreantown! It’s located at 534 S Western, Los Angeles, CA 90020. If you’re going to be in town for the show, feel free to stop by! We might even sneak in a little Jpop!

The next night, September 4th, we’ll all be going to see SM Town, featuring Super Junior, Girls Generation, f(x), SHINee, BoA, and more! It’s already been a great year for K-Pop in Los Angeles, with appearances by Wonder Girls, 2PM, and everyone at the Korea Times Festival last May, including Kara, B2ST, and Lessang. We can’t wait to see all the awesome SM Entertainment artists appearing at Staples Center this September. Hope to see you there!

The weekend comes to a close with another cool global pop event on Sunday, September 5th. Our friends at Tokyo Style present DJ Suzuki Ami, and DJ Mayumi, spinning at club Vanguard in Hollywood! Join these very special guests from Japan for a night of pumping electronic beats. There will also be a fashion show! Pre-Sale tickets are available online.

DJ Del and I will be spinning the next weekend, on Saturday September 11th, at the opening night reception for Sweet Streets 2 at Gallery Nucleus! We’ll be presenting the new Sweet Streets compilation, and will be dropping our own Tune in Tokyo set later in the evening. Art & Shopgirl fashion show by 6%dokidoki (who’ll also be joining us behind the decks!). Makeup by Sugarpill. This night of Japanese music and fashion is not to be missed! Nucleus is located at 210 East Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801.

Thanks for checking out our update. I’ll be back later in the week with more news on Tune in Tokyo events and the Japanese and global pop scene in Los Angeles!

Greg Hignight

DJ and Founder, Tune in Tokyo

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jesus satan got to see Groove Armada do a dj set and youuuuu did-unn’t. (thanks BPM!) their new album, Black Light, is the first standout album of the year for me (sad considering this is almost April), and Paper Romance is one of the best songs i’ve ever heard. so yeah, little bit of a recommendation from j.s. (totally getting this Disco Disco Disco image tattooed on my arm, by the way.)

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“Music is meant to be heard” – Kid Koala

I like his style. The album, The Slew: 100%, is tons of fun (seriously get it and just invite people over to drink whiskey with you) and Koala is giving it away for free on his website to get people excited for his tour. He’s playing gigs with the ex-Wolfmother drummer and bassist:

THE SLEW: LIVE TOUR
6 TURNTABLES MEETS THE EX-WOLFMOTHER RHYTHM SECTION

TONIGHT, he’ll be playing in Brooklyn, NY at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Get tickets here, $15 bucks! Check out the amazing photos from his last show:

Thanks to booooooom for the tip.

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This Time (I’m Gonna Try It My Way) from DJ Shadow on Vimeo.

NOW THIS IS INDIE, ladies and germs, even if he was signed to a major. DJ Shadow has gone cuh-ray-zay and is slashing, slashing, SLASHING prices! buy now! everything must go! (not really, digital files can’t sell out.)
Shadow has updated his site to offer his complete history of singles, soundtracks, albums and remixes, downloadable direct from his own music store, and all at fairly bargain basement prices… for the collectors out there, he’s also offering a variety of goodies, including limited edition vinyl pressings.
what’s the big deal, you may ask? besides Shadow being utterly indispensable to any serious afficionado’s music collection (NO ONE’s music library should be without Endtroducing…) as well as to underground hip-hop in general, Shadow is taking what Radiohead began and is bringing it into the now, claiming himself as the first major label artist to offer direct sales, cutting out the middle man. in other words, no iTunes and no major labels milking their cut from his teet. i’m thinking that this info might pass gently into the night for some of you, but what it means to me is that the artists are learning to take control. more info directly from Shadow himself after the jump:

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that Courtney Cruz… always bringing a little of the bad to wholesome little Los Angeles, and tomorrow night her Devil’s Playground burlesque troupe partakes in a particularly lascivious evening of Naughty Bedtime Stories burlesque with performances from world-famous fetish model Emily Marilyn, Gia Rose, Kitty Cadillac, Mia Vixen, Vamp Lorraine, and of course Miss Cruz herself. there are also raffles, and the evening is hosted by Smokin’ Mary Jane. Saturday night, August 8th, at Bordello.

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the Electric Daisy Carnival festival hits (get it? hits? ecstasy? eh? eh?) tonight and tomorrow at the LA Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena. so dust off those glow sticks for a fairly incredible electronica lineup with performances by Thievery Corporation, Paul Oakenfold, Groove Armada, ATB, Paul Van Dyk, Benny Benassi, Kaskade, Infected Mushroom, Roger Sanchez, Mark Farina, Boys Noize, Shiny Toy Guns (at a rave? weird), Simian Mobile Disco, Diplo (by himself AND with Major Lazer, i think… that’s what it looks like, anyway, but i’m not really sure), DJ AM, Dieselboy, DJ Hype, LTJ Bukem, Markus Schulz, Sander Van Doorn, Yoji, and just a whole fucking lot of other DJs. (sorry, sports fans. Fatboy Slim dropped out…)

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