LMNOP Closing

For those of you who might have been planning to attend the Pop-Up Shop I blogged about at LMNOP, unfortunately the pop-up has been canceled and LMNOP is closing it's doors in the next few months. :(

LMNOP is closing... it's been a great adventure, we've loved every bit of it and every one of you. & now... we're having a big SALE! 40% OFF the entire store. woah! & beyond that, we'll keep in touch, we'll keep evolving, & doing things* (promise)... mostly, we're happy to have met you.  we wish you all of the best.  XO, LMNOP *we'll keep you posted on our blog: letsmakeniceonpurpose.com(which will probably carry on beyond the four walls of LMNOP & become something entirely unto itself...? who knows. life is like this...right? right.)  come & see us! we will be open until the end of JULY... tuesday - friday 11am-4pm saturdays 12pm - 4pm have a great weekend! XO, LMNOP letsmakeniceonpurpose.com

John Denver + Record Store Day

One of my favorite Studio Ghibli movies is "Whisper of the Heart".  I love the animation and the story.  The protagonist is a young girl who has a passion for literature and writing.  There's a scene where she and her best friend sing John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads", but with her own twist on it, and of course, all in Japanese.

I fell in love with her rendition, so some of you in Japan may have heard me sing this song at my shows or as the bonus track on my last album released in Japan.  Just for fun, we made an "electronica" version of this song as well, which has now been released on vinyl in support of Record Store Day.

You might be able to find this vinyl, featuring myself and Sea of Bees at an independent record store near you!

Click here to see where you can find one of these.

www.johndenver.com has some good information about what Record Store Day is all about.  (They accidentally put the wrong song next to my name)

love,
p. ahn

LMNOP

For anyone living in Newport Beach or anyone wanting to a take a little trip that way, I highly recommend checking this store out, and these artists.  To see a much larger flyer with more details, click here.

Yes, I am friends with one of them... the amazing Kathleen Whitaker who made me my beautiful triangle necklace that I never take off.  I've bought my favorite clutch and belt from Samantha Grisdale at a craft fair, and my sister-in-law swears by Beatrice Valenzuela's handmade shoes.

love,
p. ahn

Hecuba

I picked this up at Fix the other day.

Which led me to this:

So of course I watched the whole short which I thought was very beautiful.

Starring and music by Hecuba.

love,

p. ahn