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Behold the Psychic TV Rosary

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Psychic TV Merch Booth (Photo: Liz O.)

Sunday night, I went to see Psychic TV at the Echoplex. It’s the second time I’ve seen the band and, as expected, it was an amazing show.

One of the highlights of the night was the band’s merch booth, or, specifically, the Psychic TV rosary at the merch booth. My partner in all that is awesome saw the rosary first. He said I had to have it. I knew I had to have it too. After all, I’ve had a thing for rosaries since I was a kid (not sure if that’s because of Catholic school or Madonna fanaticism, probably both). He got it for me. I ripped open the package and put it on immediately.
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Talk Shibuya-Kei with Us at Anime Los Angeles

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Next weekend is Anime Los Angeles at the LAX Marriott. It’s the first L.A. con of the year and it’s a good one. I think this will be my fifth year going to the convention (the first ALA I attended was when it was in Burbank). However, it is my first year organizing a panel. Yup, you read that right.

“Shibuya-Kei and Japanese Indie Music” is a discussion of Japanese artists from the early 1990s to now. Joining me are Tune in Tokyo DJs Greg Hignight and Del Martin as well as Tommy Pedrini from the band Cats on Mars.
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