Sunday 28 March 2010

The Tokyo MetPod for Friday, March 26th, 2010

The Weekend MetPod

with

SARAH CORTINA, LAUREN SHANNON, DON MORTON, KALEB JAMES, CHRIS BETROS and KAMASAMI KONG

This week, your magazine-style podcast is filled with our very best suggestions for things to do this weekend and on into the near future. SARAH CORTINA and LAUREN SHANNON navigate and along the way introduce us to some very funny guests who include;
IAN GIBB and BOB WERELY from the Tokyo Comedy Store who tell us about their next performance at the Crocodile in Shibuya, and they also share their thoughts on women, dating, turn-offs and the Personal Classified section of METROPOLIS magazine.
And, while we’re talking about comedy, you should know that soon there will be another comedy event in Tokyo happening at the PINK COW in Shibuya. Comedian JAZZ TREMLOW and musician TREVOR FERDY tell us about their event and then describe themselves as they would in a METROPOLIS classified ad if they were really trying to get…
On the serious but entertaining side, KIM FORSYTHE-FERRIS informs us that SCOTT MacINTYRE, of AMERICAN IDOL fame, will give a special performance at BILLBOARD LIVE for the Tyler Foundation. And of course, she’ll explain how YOU can get tickets.
TWO SCOOPS! Hawaiian born, sumo legend, AKEBONO has been a champion sumo wrestler, a K-1 boxer, a wrestler and now he tells about his amazing new career as a drummer in a rock band. And another legendary sumo giant, KONISHIKI tells us about his luxurious trip to Dubai by invitation of the King!

Thursday 18 March 2010

The Tokyo MetPod for March 12th, 2010

The Weekend MetPod

with

SARAN CORTINA, DON MORTON, KALEB JAMES, CHRIS BETROS & KAMASAMI KONG

As always, we share some of our best suggestions for things to do this weekend in Tokyo and for things to do in the coming weeks. We have info about movies, concerts and some clubbing events.
This week, our special guests include;
INES LIGRON, Japan National Director of Miss Universe Japan, tells us all about the newly chosen beauty queen, 25-year-old MAIKO ITAI who will represent Japan in the international Miss Universe competition. Ines says she’s currently “too skinny” and that she has to make her eat double! Plus, she speculates on what the Miss Universe pageant owner, DONALD TRUMP might think of our thin rep from the land of the rising sun. And, will Ines create another outrageous costume for this year’s global competition? Listen, and you’ll hear what she plans to do this year.
KEVIN MCGUE – Editor of a new section of our magazine that features avaunt-guard and independently made films and fills us in about an all night ALICE IN WONDERLAND event to get Tokyoites ready for the release of TIM BURTON’s new “Alice” movie.
COACH KARDAN, a motivational speaker has some spcific ideas about how you acn make your life better by focusing on 3 basic concepts.
DWAYNE WAYNE, club DJ provides info about a big party this weekend and also presents his HIT LIST report.
PRESENT FOR YOU! We still have many tickets left for the Philippine Fiesta! Great music, delicious foods, and FREE tickets if you send your email -before- March 16th deadline. Send your email to metpod@metropolis.co.jp Put the word “tickets” in the subject and include your mailing address in the body and we’ll mail the free tickets to you!

Sunday 7 March 2010

The Tokyo MetPod for The Weekend Starting Friday, March 5th, 2010


The Weekend MetPod

with

Sarah Cortina, Lauren Shannon, Don Morton, Kaleb James and Kamasami Kong

Welcome to our Weekend MetPod with navigators SARAH CORTINA and LAUREN SHANNON. This time we have lots of fascinating guests;
TRACI CONSOLI – Proprietor of The PINK COW, one of Tokyo’s most famous and friendly watering holes.
PHILIP WOO – Musician who’s played with Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Jeffrey Osborne, Kenny G, Maze, Roberta Flack, Grover Washington Jr., James Ingram and has a concerts coming up with the legendary ROY AYERS.
LYRA CEDENO – of the Philippine Fiesta with her special musical guests, GENE-Z and KIKURI.
JOSEPH TAME – The man who just made the news by running the Tokyo Marathon with a iPhone camera strapped to his head. We do this interview via an iPhone speaker phone.
And we have lots of presents to give away in this podcast!
Adult toys from M’s!
100 tickets to the Philippine Fiesta!
For your chance to win, send an email to metpod@metropolis.co.jp