kai
@kaientai
rushing to paradise
gig too low-key to get a silkscreen run made (not that that's stopped me before lmfao), no studio space to make my own edition, won't reproduce well with any available risograph palette, colour too integral to leave as just a xerox. nobody cares about this except me but it really does drive me nuts.
half the reason i mostly design in b&w is cause i'm an insane print nerd and i hate hate haaate making something clearly meant to be serigraph printed that'll only ever exist as a digital file (e.g., don't have time, can't afford it, etc.). here's something i made last night with that exact problem!
3 new boxxy shirts (1 by kyle rotta, 2 by me) that we'll have at fest next weekend! you can pre-order here (including for local pick-up at fest or otherwise) if you want: maramingrecords.bigcartel.com
NFF'26 merch store is up now! :~) organized another cool comp tape this year with hella good bands; new & rare trax from Demersal, Cienfuegos, Dikembe, Poetry of Torch, The Caution Children, and also a new boxxy song... >:) www.newfriendsdiy.com/store
hello! i will be hosting a screening of YOU SHOOT, I SHOOT (2001, dir. Pang Ho-cheung) at eyesore this wednesday night around 8 pm. you should come! it'll be fun! and also cause fuck canada day!
boxxy blog post: summer show schedule, treehouse of horror's final gig next month & a very late "thank you" to everyone who attended stand & stare back in march (hint: i'm gonna do it again next year) ! boxxy416.blogspot.com/2026/06/summ...
Místico, Gabe killing Umino post-match, YOH concocting the YOH GAME (???) & Tsuji/Newman :’)
i only recognized this thing from the photo of nagata & nakanishi posing in front of it
BATROICA METAL SUMMER JACKET + MEAT EATERS from my last night in tokyo earlier this week
aaaaand BOSJ final today! main event went crazy, CHAOS is alive & well in my heart. got to say hi to tana AGAIN LOL :’) and also this kindly train station employee gave us umbrellas for the transfer between stations and insisted we keep them …….
dragon gate for our last time at korakuen the other night! fun olds tag (noticing a theme this trip), surprise Dieno appearance (lollllllllll), natural vibes anniversary match, terrific dream gate title challenge by Doi
floor seats for the king of DDT final in korakuen! Aoki vs. Suzuki (EXCELLENT), fun lil 6-man tag featuring AKIYAMA (AAAAAH!!!!!) & Junta, hysterical 6-man w/ HARASHIMA/Brookes/Honda vs. Strange Love Connection (extremely funny seeing Honda trip in person for the first time)