Shin Tanaka is in NY this week! So, New York-Tokyo and Frank’s Chop Shop have decided to join together for a party. See a live art session by Shin Tanaka with music provided by DJ Souljah, Cougarskin and DJ Kei! It will be a night of fun and creative energy! The event will be held at one of our favorite new venues, B.East! B.East has a great atmosphere and is the cool spot to be these days! Please come check out the event! RSVP below:

Fans of Mega Man would definitely appreciate this piece of clothing. Iconic and totally cool looking, This Mega Man skullcap will represent the Nerd in you while keeping your head and ears warm at the same time. Crochet has never

Digital Music Forum: East is a yearly gathering “that brings together the top technology and policy leaders for high-level discussions and debate.”   New York-Tokyo serves as one of the forum’s media partners.

Here’s what I took to be most interesting:

Russ Crupnick (VP & Senior Industry, The NPD Group)

• Regarding the younger set, Crupnick says “We need to Twitter them and Myspace them.”
• Crupnick likes graphs.

Last weekend saw Japanese rockers Polysics playing at the Gramercy Theatre, and hopefully you managed to catch them while they were in town.  The show was an absolute blast, as the band played a high-energy set including classics like I My Me Mine and KAJA KAJA GOO, and when they played Shout Aloud! they had the crowd dancing along.  Taking place on Feb. 13th, Hayashi was kind enough to inquire about Valentine’s, and declared everyone in attendance to be Polysics’ date for the weekend.  More + photos after the jump!

With the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and NYTS: Hokkaido snow tour, we’re in our best sports spirit. For 2010, there is another big event coming, the SOUTH AFRICA WORLD CUP 2010. The WORLD CUP will start occupying our body and minds very soon! To prepare, NYT is hosting a Soccer Video Game Night during the winter before the spring arrival. Though it’s winter, players are practicing and preparing through any conditions.

The event is more casual than our regular GNG. It will be a night of sports/soccer fans gathering. As always, good music and video games will work hand in hand for the night. There will be an Asahi Beer Happy Hour! Start your warm ups for the World Cup season with us! The NYT Soccer Team will be hanging out at the party! Info and RSVP below!

Don’t miss out on the 10th Digital Music Forum East happening in NYC on February 24-25! Digital Music Forum East is the only event to bring together the top music and technology leaders to discuss the future of digital music. For the upcoming event, speakers from companies such asUniversal Motown Republic Group, Creative Artists Agency, EMI, Ticketmaster, MTV Networks, Interscope Geffen, Live Nation, LimeWire, AOL Music Network, and other relevant companies will be present. With such a line up, we’re sure to see a well rounded panel. If you are interested in attending the insightful forum, we are offering a 25% discount for our readers! To find out how you can receive this discount, please check after the jump. More information on Digital Music Forum East here.