A Whale of a Brew

this week's most popular posts and other tidbits from around Japan

"The Sky is Cold, Winter Sets In" (Microseason 61) Grey clouds hang low, sealing off the space between the earth and sky, and portending the possibility of snow. Japan has a word for clouds like this: yuki-gumori (literally, snow clouds) and they seem to make all living things - big and small - move slower. They also douse the mountaintops with white powder: the final brushstrokes of the winter landscape. (Do you want more seasonal events, recipes, poems and art in your inbox? Become a member!) the spoon & tamago dispatch Whale Brewery We begin our newsletter this week in southern Japan's Saga prefecture where a new brewery in an old whaling town has opened. Whale Brewery is located inside a renovated 80-year old townhouse that's located along Yobuko Asaichi-dori, which is known for their "wet market" where fisherman set up stalls to sell squid and other fresh delicacies. Read more... Carpentry Museum Next, we move to Kobe to visit a hidden gem of a museum: The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, which is keeping the spirit of wooden architecture alive. It's the only museum in Japan dedicated to the tools and techniques of wooden carpentry. Read more... Uenosuke Shitanosuke Lastly, we're featuring this beautiful new pair of tumblers that are a combination of creative design, high-grade industry and craftsmanship. The glass-like shine is the result of hand-polishing each and every cup. And yet they're made from highly durable tritan, the same material that is used in baby bottles. Read more... For just $5 per month, support independent publishing, and Japanese arts & crafts, by becoming a Spoon & Tamago member! tidbits from all corners of Japan End of an era: a street sign in Hokkaido that mistakenly labeled Otaru Port as Otaru Poot, has been fixed after 30 years. Scenes from last week's Chichibu Yomatsuri, one of Japan's 3 main float festivals and a rare display of winter fireworks From the Shop Winter Collection Our winter collection is a celebration of everything we love about the season: the muted colors, the smoky aromas and the sweet mikans. explore the collection Copyright © 2023 Spoon & Tamago, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Spoon & Tamago 253 Tompkins Ave Brooklyn, New York 11216 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

“I've had hundreds of thousands of guitars pass through my hands – there's a difference between a good guitar and a great guitar”: The Music Zoo founder Tommy Colletti has launched his own USA-built custom guitar line, Colletti Guitars

What’s the best guitar solo of 2023? | “This is unforgettable. This guitar will stay in my private collection”: Paul Stanley played this Gibson Flying V at the final Kiss concerts – now he’s gifted it to a high-profile vintage guitar dealer | “Even if there are only a few sounds, I try to play in a way that directly expresses my feelings and touches our hearts”: Boris guitarist Wata is an experimental rock legend – and three decades on, her playing is still impossible to pigeonhole Created for sauuuuul.peliculas@blogger.com |  Web Version December 8, 2023 CONNECT WITH THE PICK       Handpicked stories from the world of guitar SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE Top Stories "I've had hundreds of thousands of guitars pass through my hands – there's a difference between a good guitar and a great guitar": The Music Zoo founder Tommy Colletti has launched his own USA-built custom guitar line, Colletti Guitars (Colletti Guitars) The guitar retailer has turned to manufacturing with a high-spec, customizable, Strat-styled six-string – with an eye-popping headstock What's the best guitar solo of 2023? (Getty Images) Vote for the lead that blew you away this year "This is unforgettable. This guitar will stay in my private collection": Paul Stanley played this Gibson Flying V at the final Kiss concerts – now he's gifted it to a high-profile vintage guitar dealer (Matt's Guitar Shop/Instagram, Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) Don't expect it to crop up on the private collectors circuit soon, though – its new owner has decided to add it to his personal collection, and we don't blame him one bit Features "Even if there are only a few sounds, I try to play in a way that directly expresses my feelings and touches our hearts": Boris guitarist Wata is an experimental rock legend – and three decades on, her playing is still impossible to pigeonhole (Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Wata reveals what inspired the Japanese noise-rock icons to team up with NYC industrial metallers Uniform for an album rich in atmosphere and ambiguity – and how the bands' three total guitarists each found their own space in the mix "There was no way I was shredding like them – I had to find my space in their universe": Meet Shubh Saran, the shred chameleon whose jams with Jakub Zytecki and Mark Holcomb helped him find his voice – and left Plini asking, "What the f**k is happening?" (Press) Armed with a Fender John Mayer Strat and a host of diverse musical projects, Saran's guitar approach draws from blink-182 and Allan Holdsworth in equal measure – and his unique solos have blown his shred peers' minds From Guitar Player How Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, and "the Randy Rhoads school of soloing" helped Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde write No More Tears (Mick Hutson/Getty Images) As Wylde recalls, this 1991 Osbourne classic virtually wrote itself "If you don't get your act together, then you can't expect your band to be." Session player and bandleader Ben Misterka shares his wisdom on playing savvy in the post-pandemic world (Ben Misterka) With performance budgets crunched to the max, life on the road these days is more challenging than ever. Here's how to make the most of your opportunities Buyer's Guides Guitar World deals of the week: there's still time to save big on guitar gear with these last-minute deals (Future) It's your last chance to save big before Christmas with these killer deals from Fender, Epiphone, Universal Audio, and more Lessons If you're playing in a blues trio, you have an awful lot of freedom with your guitar parts – here's how to make the most of being the only guitar player in the band (Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images) These major-sounding blues ideas are ideal for those situations where you've only got the drummer and bass player for company Reviews Epiphone Kirk Hammett 'Greeny' 1959 Les Paul Standard review (Neil Godwin/Future) It may be $1.5k, but this is the best-quality Epiphone we've ever played… and better than some Gibson USA builds LEARN MORE ABOUT The Pick: Guitar World  |    Guitar Player  |    Guitarist Total Guitar  |    Bass Player  |    Guitar Techniques Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036