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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this was my "postcard to my younger self"...

usually, i’m running FROM my past, not TOWARDS it, Arcade Fire. check out this grim portend of dwindling privacy rights interactive video for The Wilderness Downtown, their new single, which uses Google Maps’ street view to harvest information on incorporate your home town into the video. kind of creepy fun. can’t embed it, so go here to see it in all of its’ Orwellian glory. they’re playing the Shrine Auditorium on Oct 7th and 8th, tix still available here and here.

Arcade Fire – No Cars Go from generuoju on Vimeo.

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sadly, and i mean that in more emo ways than one, cftpa is calling it quits. he’s playing his final Los Angeles show at the Smell downtown (tix will only be available at the door the night of.) FINE! go ahead, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone! go ahead and leave!!… leave just like all the rest!!! : o (

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tonight (amazing flyer as always, fellaz – rsvp here)

and this Saturday (Local Natives DJ Set! – rsvp here)

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Admiral Radley (featuring Jason Lytle from Grandaddy and members of Earlimart) gives that shit away for free with The Happy Hollows@ Hammer Museum for KCRW’s Also I Like To Rock series. it’s all ages, so you know jesus satan will be there. usually i have to buy the alcohol pay to hit on underage kids : o (

say hello to Au Revoir Simone @ The Echoplex, only $12 with Alexa Wilding and George Sarah opening

Dance Right @ La Cita with Them Jeans, Lloydski and Sean Patrick – free with cheap drinks until 11pm – have to RSVP here

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nice, DFA and Club Rhonda djs are clubbin’ it up during the day tomorrow @ Downtown Standard for a pool party. cheap beer equals even cheaper women, although if Rhonda types are going to be there, standard gender definitions kind of go out the window. (or in this case over the side of the roof.) rsvp here.
Dim Mak records is jumping in the pool party too with weekly CannonBall Sunday night swim sessions at the New W hotel in Hollywood. Thee Mike B, Fashen and DJ Metric have the spins. rsvp here.

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