Tokyo Beatniks 東京ビートニクス

Japanese Retro Content Curator

Presenting Japanese ShowaPop & modern indie j-pop through playlists, live DJ events, music collaborations, and Tokyo Beatniks Record Label.

Personally sourcing Japanese retro kawaii goods: vinyl records, collectables, and video/arcade games.

I hope more people can encounter and celebrate retro Japanese Showa culture through Tokyo Beatniks.

日本のレトロコンテンツキュレーター

プレイリスト、ライブDJイベント、音楽コラボレーション、東京ビートニクスレコードレーベルを通じて、日本の昭和ポップと現代のインディーJポップを紹介します。

レコード、コレクターズアイテム、ビデオゲーム/アーケードゲームなど、日本のレトロでかわいい商品を個人的に調達しています。

東京ビートニクスを通じて、より多くの人々が日本のレトロな昭和文化に触れ、楽しんでくれることを願っています。

Featuring Japanese modern indie and ShowaPop

Tokyo Beatniks: Modern Beatniks

Each volume offers listeners a 16 song playlist of current favorite Japanese bands and artists. With this exposure, it is my hope to introduce amazing Japanese artists and bands to audiences here in the United States and around the world. For more, please follow Tokyo Beatniks on Spotify for new playlists.

16 Songs From Tokyo Beatniks

Each playlist features 60s & 70s Japanese Beat, Showa Pop, Rock & Roll, Group Sounds, j-boogie, and Shibuya-Kei. With the "16 Songs from Tokyo Beatniks" series, one can be transported back in time to a 1960s chanteuse bar & lounge nestled in a back alley somewhere in the back alleys of Tokyo. Sit back, relax, and stay tuned for more!

Tokyo Beatniks & OK! Marketplace

OK Marketplace is a makers, artists & vintage clothing pop up event located within Japantown, San Francisco. Built by the community for the community, event organizers encourage folks to express themselves freely. The collaboration with Tokyo Beatniks offers shoppers the rare and exciting opportunity to purchase personally sourced and hand selected items imported directly from Japan including:

  • Nintendo - Famicom, Super Famicom, & N64 consoles, games, and printed materials

  • Vinyl Records - LPs & 45s: anime soundtracks, j-boogie, city pop, j-indie, jpop, ShowaPop & Group Sounds

  • Collectables: New & vintage Sanrio, Peko-chan, Arale, Domo, Sailor Moon, Super Mario, Chibi Maruko Chan

  • Rarities: Large Hello Kitty lamps, wall art, store displays, and other vintage kawaii

  • Plush: Hello Kitty, My Melody, Pompompurin, Badtz-Maru, Domo, Doraemon, Pokémon, Gudetama, Kirby

I am always looking to bring in items that are reflective of the customer’s interests, so please don’t hesitate to get in contact to make a special request for a unique collectable you’re searching for. I’d love to help!

 

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