Dearest MR.HAT

(Oct 19th 2008)




(taken by Mehdi.)



Thanks everyone to come visit Harajuku show, i am going to close down right now!
Another group show called The Joyful Bewilderment is happening @Rough Trade in london.
This green mask is showing there right now. Oct 2nd - 27th.
Please come out if you are in UK!
Keep you update..





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Dearest MR.HAT

(sept 30th 2008)






Next show will be at the place called Lov Lab in Harajuku!
Come to check out new dolls in person.xoxoox


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Dearest MR.HAT

(sept 26th 2008)






Koenji tomorrow, dude.


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Dearest MR.HAT

(sept 26th 2008)




(R.I.P. William Kelly Graves....1980-2008.... greatest guitar/bass player ever. we all love him.)


He was a guitar player from DOSAGE AND USAGE, also played bass on THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER.
We lost the most wonderful soul that i have ever seen, but he will live in our heart permanetly.
Willy, i don't know how many times you made me laugh and happy.
I will have your peacefull smile in my mind forever.


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Dearest MR.HAT

(sept 16th 2008)


Willy. Willy. Willy. Willy.......


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Dearest MR.HAT

(sept 14th 2008)






COME TO THE SHOW @U.F.O CLUB in higashi-koenji on sept 27th.


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Dearest MR.HAT

(aug 20th 2008)






New dolls are UP now!!


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Dearest MR.HAT

(July 12th 2008)






New comic "YUME NO TOBIRA" is featured on Sweet Dreams!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so happy because this is really good magazine!
It will be out on july 14th!
I put sandpaper tricks on first 300 copies!! hehhehe.


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Dearest MR.HAT

(July 12th 2008)





Thanks for coming 2up show last night!
It was so much fun. Great people. Good times.

I got a excellent news that last group exhibition "ARTIFICIAL WORLD" will be moved to Mountain Fold Gallery in NY.
Exciting.

It's going to be


Aki Goto
Ben Fino-Radin
Joseph Buzzell
Masaru Aikawa
Mat Brinkman
Tetsunori Tawaraya


They have extremely awesome art. You need to see them in person.
Have a blissful day!



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Dearest MR.HAT

(June 20th 2008)




Hello Mr. & Mrs.
New dolls are on sale now.
Go visit BAZAAR in Sendai.
Also they have some dolls at Record shop DISCO in Koiwa.

keep your tunes on..



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Dearest MR.HAT

(May 28th 2008)




(thanks for coming to DMONSTRATIONS japan tour. Pic by Monika Uchiyama in kyoto.)


Hi there, tour is over.
It was totally insane to do 3 tours in a row.
2UP, Vastieu Ramen, then Dmonstrations, i have met so many great people on the tour.
Thanks to everybody who were involved with this action.
There are so many places blew my mind.
Especially, Providence, Awaji island, Osaka were my favorite.
Now i need to take a nap.
Keep in touch, my holms.



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Dearest MR.HAT

(May 11th 2008)




(pic from "Artificial World"@Stairwell gallery)


Hi there!
Group exhibition "Artificial World" is over!
Thanks to natalie for organizing this. It was the most exciting artshow i have ever had!

Aaron from Dmonstrations got here a couple of days ago, we started practicing everyday.
We will hit the road in a week, please come to see us!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Dearest MR.HAT

(april 23rd 2008)




(group exhibition "Artificial World" @Stairwell gallery in providence is going on till May 4th!)


Hi there, back to japan now!
Providence rules.
Thank you for all the help on tour!
It was great to see everybody.

Especially, big thank to WYFSG, and Vaginals!!!!
They came all the way from west coast to join this tour!
It was totally BLAST!!!!!!!!

Vastieu Ramen is playing many shows in this week, touring w/ShoboShobo, Lucky Dragons.
keep in touch...



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Dearest MR.HAT

(feb 28th 2008)


Check out Comic section.
New comic is up now!
Shobo Shobo from France did blue print for this.
Thank you, Mehdi!!!!


My next artshow will be @STAIRWELL GALLERY in Providence, RI on April 6th.
This show will be with.......


Mat Brinkman

Joseph Buzzell

Ben Fino-Radin

Masaru Aikawa

Aki Goto

Cool man, i will keep you update.



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Dearest MR.HAT

(feb 27th 2008)


2UP is going to have East Coast Tour!

It's going to be w/The Vaginals(from San Diego, CA),
and Who is your favorite son god?(from Sacramento, CA)!!!


2UP/THE VAGINALS/WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE SON GOD?
EAST COAST "TRASHING" TOUR 2008



6th sun @Stairwell, Providence, RI w/Vaginals, Who is your favorite son god?, Masaru Aikawa

7th mon @PA's Lounge, Somerville, MA w/Vaginals, Who is your favorite son god?, +local

8th tue @Weird Dinner, Bloomfield, CT w/Vaginals, Who is your favorite son god?, Dek boo,

9th wed @GlassLand Gallery, NY w/Vaginals, Who is your favorite son god?, Masaru Aikawa, Hisham Bharoocha

10th thur @Vassar collage, NY w/Vaginals, Who is your favorite son god?

11th fri @Knitting Factory, NY w/ Pissed jeans, Aids Wolf @upstairs,///// Vaginals, Who is your favorite son god? plus more @downstairs



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Dearest MR.HAT

(feb 27th 2008)


Hi there, beeing active is good.
Have you guys seen this?
2UP featuring Mike Watt playing Minutemen song "Nature Without Man".





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Dearest MR.HAT

(dec 30th 2007)




(past 2up show fliers.)



Thanks for coming to the show @HIGHTI yesterday, fun fun fun.
All bands played best, people got drunk best.
Good party!
Hope all my friends have a blissful year. xoxo



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Dearest MR.HAT

(dec 10th 2007)




(last 2up show flyer.)



hi there, 2UP's next show will be on the 22nd, come out to koiwa!
New comic called MAIDO will be up in a couple of days.
keep your eyes open.
xoox



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Dearest MR.HAT

(nov 30th 2007)




(exhibit at Nemoto's wedding party.)



Hi there, some stuff are updated.
Check drawing section, and design section.
Shining Path cassette i did a artwork for got reissued.
New comic should be done in a minute, it will be printed and released by SHOBO SHOBO from france.
They are putting out a series of comic printed on Blue print.(as known as constracture print process).
more stuff coming up soon.




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Dearest MR.HAT

(oct 28th 2007)






(my friend GRETA and CHRIS are on my shirt)



Hi there, artshow last night was a blast.
Tons of fun and craziness made me go and run into THAI FOOD FESTIVAL next door.
( it was actually really weird, cuz i saw indian food and middle-eastern food all mixed up! haha.)
7 drawings called "Series of drawings for you who are absorbed each other", everybody's favorite doll PORON-SAN, and ASSMAN were presented.
It was a great night.
i will post drawing images soon!



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Dearest MR.HAT

(oct 22nd 2007)


It's been really awesome with all my projects.
Trip for SanDiego was fun like always.
Big Gracias to aaron and kate for helping out, and hosting me!

Anyhoo, another artshow is coming up in this weekend.
i will have a booth to hang my stuff at HUGE gallery in Yokohama on sunday.
it's going to be my good friend's wedding party, super stoked to got this offer!
ASSMAN, MR.PORON will be shown, also 10 NEW DRAWINGS!
Those are on 36' by 48'. Pretty big ones. (890mm by 1190mm)

gotta go now, stay in tune..



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Dearest MR.HAT

(july 1st 2007)




(assman at bazaar in sendai)



hi there!
MR. PORON and ASSMAN are now showing at BAZAAR in sendai!
go there and touch his huge ass, you sure will be happy.
DMONSTRATIONS is hitting up EUROPE in sept!
more details coming soon...



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Dearest MR.HAT

(feb 8th 2007)


hello! many stuff updated.
go to DOLL section, here is first doll i designed finally DEBUT!
also japanese page open! finally. go there to get more info!!



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Dearest MR.HAT

(dec 31st 2006)




(i did a milo at MILESTONE in North Carolina. probably 2-foot tall 6-foot wide.)



Hi! i just came back to japan a couple of days ago.
i had a blast on DMONSTRATIONS tour, yes!
thank you for everybody, jeremy, the slits, and great people we met in every single city.
Now, you can see this 6 eyes monster @MILESTONE, N.C. yeeeeeeeees!
today is the last day of the year. hope everybody is having great new year!



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Dearest MR.HAT

(sept 28th 2006)



hi everybody!
THE ADVANTAGE japan tour was sick! 2up played both of tokyo dates were totally packed and tons of fun.

2up is playing in kyoto in this weekend. first time to visit there.
i better set a fire on a golden temple or something. haha!

also DMONSTRATIONS is playing 2 shows on CMJ.
it's oct 31st(oh yeah halloween!) and nov 4th. both are SAF/31G showcase.
please come over if you have any interests.
i will post the details soon!



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Dearest MR.HAT

(june 23th fri 2006)



TOAD RECORDS has myspace account now! be friends!



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Dearest MR.HAT

(june 20th tue 2006)



hi my friends.
2UP "TEENAGE MONDO TRASH" CD needs to have right song order.
nobody knows why it happened!

1:ROPE
2:BATH
3:SIRLOIN
4:TOREPAN
5:BYUNBYUN
6:KARUTA-IRO
7:SEMEDAIN
8:KIRIMAKURA
9:SAUCE
10:HAMMER
11:MOP
12:TOCHIKA
13:BARIKAN
14:WIENNESE COFFEE
15:MONPE
16:HALLEYS COMET

tons of songs! can't wait it comes out.

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Dearest MR.HAT

(june 13th tue 2006)



hi, i went to see mat brinkman @super delux the other day.
that was wonderful time to meet him.
it's so rad to meet a creature who is crazy about comic! like me! hehehe

tons of shows coming up for 2up.


6/17(sat) @EARTHDOM w/ SOME GIRLS, FC FIVE, AND BILIEVE

6/29(thurs) @EARTHDOM w/ Optrum, o-ne, bahamaba

7/7(fri) @roppongi SUPER DELUX w/Christopher Willits, Groopies, Baiyon, Joseph Nothing, ama no kawa

7/21(fri) @shinjuku MARBLE "CRJ SHOWCASE" w/Cuol, JETLINERZ,etc


2UP TOHOKU TOUR 3 DAYS!


8/4(fri) @sendai BIRDLAND w/Z, AVA, RISE AND FALL

8/5(sat)@yamagata SANDINISTA w/Z, SHIFT, What Ever Film, Akutagawa

8/6(sun)@sendai HEAVEN w/Kuruu crew, shift, -w-


now 2up is in the middle of recording!
coming along so nice.
keep you update!

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Dearest MR.HAT

(may 14th sun 2006)



hello guys, that was pretty fun show w/TACOBONDS, KILLIE, SHIFT, MELT BANANA, and XBXRX tonight!
but this place called MARZ in shinjuku had a kind of weird sound, hi-end of guitar and drums got cut off a lot.
millions of people were there, i had good times anyway.
SOME GIRLS coming to japan pretty soon, 2UP will play on either june 17th or 18th.
must be pretty fun to hang out with them for sure!

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Dearest MR.HAT

(may 15th mon 2006)

SAF RECORDS got new website now!
check out goodies, tons of good stuff.

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Dearest MR.HAT

(may 14th sun 2006)



Hi there!

thanks for coming to the show in Nagoya.
Kaori did really good job for bringing 2up to east.
it was awesome trip for sure

2up recording is going along pretty well, it will be over 10 new songs!!
this one will be released on Toad records in july.
also 2UP "Teenage mondo trash" CD will be released on Ache records in july!!

DMONSTRATIONS new album "NIGHT TRRORS. SHOCK" will be out on GSL in august.
U.S./CANADA tour in OCT/NOV 2006.

see you soon my friends!

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Dearest MR.HAT

(may 4th thur 2006)

Hi my friends in the world!
DMONSTRATIONS artwork is almost done! looks insane.
Definitely one of the best i have ever done.
Dmonstrations U.S. tour (little bit of canada too) in fall, keep it up.

2up is starting new recording in 4 days!
we are releasing it on TOAD RECORDS.
also will play show in NAGOYA for first time. everybody there, we will bring desaster!

DMONs art will be up soon.xoxoox

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Dearest MR.HAT

(april 5th wed 2006)

hi everybody!
front pic was taken at KEIICHI's warehouse "HIGHTI".
i made it for my friend UMETSU 25th birthday last year.
take a look when they have shows!

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Dearest MR.HAT

(march 23rd thur 2006)

hello hello, i just came back from sxsw and crazy recording in sandiego.
that was really really awesome 2 weeks.

2up's first album "TEENAGE MONDO TRASH" CD will be out on ACHE RECORDS on july 4th!
DMONSTRATIONS new album "NIGHTTERRORS. SHOCK!" will be out on GSL on august!
super limited vinyl of AIDS WOLF/DMONSTRATIONS split 12 inch will be out on LOVE PUMP UNITED in summer time.
DMONS are also working on 7inch with old dub band,,, still keep it secret though.

2up is going to record new full-album for TOAD RECORDS soon.

more news coming soon.

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Dearest MR.HAT

(march 12th sun 2006)

great to come back to sandiego. my second hometown. dmonstrations made another killer song today. dude, i can't wait to show it to you!
why it's cold like this in california? so weird
i am so exciting about SXSW we are playing on 15th of march.
that will be kick ass. it's at 710 club.... keep you update

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Dearest MR.HAT

(feb 17th fri 2006)


(yes! shredddd comic is UP now)

Hello everybody!!!! it's been a while to update.
32pages of madness is UP now!!!
it's been made in 2 days, so really really rough and funny stuff.

TOMORROW! 2up show @koiwa em7!!!
yes, we will do 2 new songs. you can't miss it...ok?

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Dearest MR.HAT

(jan 13th fri 2006)

sandiego is sooooooooHOT!!!!!!
holly molly.
DMONSTRATIONS new songs are getting together really good.
hopefully full-length comes out on gsl in june.

also SAF is putting out dmon CD for SXSW special limited too!!!
it's coming up really really soon.
keep you update...

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Dearest MR.HAT

(jan 3th tue 2006)

hey dudes, i will be in sandiego tomorrow.
see you there!

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Dearest MR.HAT

(dec 27th tue 2005)

i say,, it's time to listen my solo project VASTIEU RAMEN !!!
hahhaha. i wish you will understand my lyrics.

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