Comments for META no TAME http://meta.neojaponisme.com a meta-blog for Néojaponisme Sat, 17 May 2008 02:26:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Most Belabored Brand Name Award by W. David MARX http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/16/most-belabored-brand-name-award/#comment-1123 W. David MARX Sat, 17 May 2008 00:27:05 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/16/most-belabored-brand-name-award/#comment-1123 The one defense I can muster is that in Japanese, frankinsense is: フランキンセンス and Franqueensense would be: フランクィーンセンス So, they are just making the "ki" into a "kuii," which isn't such a stretch. The one defense I can muster is that in Japanese, frankinsense is:

フランキンセンス

and Franqueensense would be:

フランクィーンセンス

So, they are just making the “ki” into a “kuii,” which isn’t such a stretch.

]]> Comment on Most Belabored Brand Name Award by Matt http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/16/most-belabored-brand-name-award/#comment-1122 Matt Fri, 16 May 2008 23:43:17 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/16/most-belabored-brand-name-award/#comment-1122 Worse yet, they're just ripping off RanKing RanQueen's bit. Worse yet, they’re just ripping off RanKing RanQueen’s bit.

]]> Comment on Eau d'autobus scolaire by Rory P. Wavekrest http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/14/eau-dautobus-scolaire/#comment-1099 Rory P. Wavekrest Thu, 15 May 2008 07:56:10 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/14/eau-dautobus-scolaire/#comment-1099 Best line ever! Best line ever!

]]> Comment on Eau d'autobus scolaire by bry http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/14/eau-dautobus-scolaire/#comment-1098 bry Thu, 15 May 2008 03:55:20 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/14/eau-dautobus-scolaire/#comment-1098 I actually like the Inokashira. It does reek of alcohol, but it goes to Shimokitazawa and to Kichijyouji. To answer to the hobo scent... I think some people do pretty much live on the Inokashira... I actually like the Inokashira.

It does reek of alcohol, but it goes to Shimokitazawa and to Kichijyouji.

To answer to the hobo scent… I think some people do pretty much live on the Inokashira…

]]> Comment on Eau d'autobus scolaire by Durf http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/14/eau-dautobus-scolaire/#comment-1095 Durf Wed, 14 May 2008 07:20:25 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/14/eau-dautobus-scolaire/#comment-1095 Oddly enough, late on rainy Friday nights it smells like a 1970s-era school bus that has been abandoned and lived in by alcoholic hobos. Oddly enough, late on rainy Friday nights it smells like a 1970s-era school bus that has been abandoned and lived in by alcoholic hobos.

]]> Comment on Eau d'autobus scolaire by Adamu http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/14/eau-dautobus-scolaire/#comment-1094 Adamu Wed, 14 May 2008 02:36:17 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/14/eau-dautobus-scolaire/#comment-1094 It's probably not much different than the Chiyoda Line's stench on rainy days like this, which is to say a wet-dog style amplification of the usual mix -- old-man halitosis, "unscented" body soaps and the sweatiness of those who stay in the bathtub too long. It’s probably not much different than the Chiyoda Line’s stench on rainy days like this, which is to say a wet-dog style amplification of the usual mix — old-man halitosis, “unscented” body soaps and the sweatiness of those who stay in the bathtub too long.

]]> Comment on Marxy - Forty Years From Now by panda http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/07/marxy-forty-years-from-now/#comment-1072 panda Sat, 10 May 2008 22:17:01 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/07/marxy-forty-years-from-now/#comment-1072 the itunes is now working. should work world wide. still the typo. but you can download the whole album, as an album. in itunes plus. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=278507930&s=143441 and of coarse preview the whole album. you can also stream the whole album from last.fm.. http://www.last.fm/music/Marxy/Forty+Years+From+Now the itunes is now working. should work world wide. still the typo.
but you can download the whole album, as an album. in itunes plus.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=278507930&s=143441

and of coarse preview the whole album. you can also stream the whole album from last.fm..

http://www.last.fm/music/Marxy/Forty+Years+From+Now

]]> Comment on Marxy - Forty Years From Now by panda http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/07/marxy-forty-years-from-now/#comment-1065 panda Thu, 08 May 2008 19:46:03 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/07/marxy-forty-years-from-now/#comment-1065 >and clover yes, thats a typo. working on it. that was a joint mess up by me, and my digital distribution company (me being music related) and yes. the last song ends like that. makes my head ring every time. its like getting thrown in a vacum! yeah, boomkat has FLAC. good deal yeah? Other Musics are 320 though, and encoded using the LAME encoder. so, they're not bad either. ;) maybe someday itunes will sell applelossless.. (they should btw.. imo, they don't to save money on bandwith probably) >and clover

yes, thats a typo. working on it. that was a joint mess up by me, and my digital distribution company (me being music related)

and yes. the last song ends like that. makes my head ring every time. its like getting thrown in a vacum!

yeah, boomkat has FLAC. good deal yeah? Other Musics are 320 though, and encoded using the LAME encoder. so, they’re not bad either. ;)
maybe someday itunes will sell applelossless.. (they should btw.. imo, they don’t to save money on bandwith probably)

]]> Comment on Marxy - Forty Years From Now by And Clover http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/07/marxy-forty-years-from-now/#comment-1063 And Clover Thu, 08 May 2008 15:08:33 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/07/marxy-forty-years-from-now/#comment-1063 Just to check re. the downloadable versions: "The Lincol Brigades" is a typo, but the abrupt ending of "The Lincoln Battalions" at 02:51 is intentional... right? Just to check re. the downloadable versions: “The Lincol Brigades” is a typo, but the abrupt ending of “The Lincoln Battalions” at 02:51 is intentional… right?

]]> Comment on Marxy - Forty Years From Now by And Clover http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/07/marxy-forty-years-from-now/#comment-1062 And Clover Thu, 08 May 2008 13:21:35 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/05/07/marxy-forty-years-from-now/#comment-1062 Great! Love the demo MP3, twiddling my thumbs whilst the FLAC downloads - thanks for making the album available in this format! Great! Love the demo MP3, twiddling my thumbs whilst the FLAC downloads - thanks for making the album available in this format!

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