Our latest and last issue as a PDF. This marks a new beginning for us, and marks the actual 2-month countdown for the opening of yam-mag.com, which actually is kinda nerve-racking. As we work on the actual website now, you can Follow us on Twitter, and/or join us on Facebook.

In this issue, McNeil from The Dark of the Matinee gives us a look at what was the Toronto Film Festival this year, and gives his thoughts on Let Me In (out in theaters in America), Black Swan (out in December in America), and Norwegian Wood (out in December in Japan).

We’ve also got a review for Jack Goes Boating from our new writer Dr. T, as well as a review for the manga series Uzumaki courtesy of Camiele White. On the music side of business, Luis is reviewing Brandon Flowers, Acid Android, Klaxons, Linkin Park and Maroon 5.

Welcome, you guys to the YAM team.

We’ve also got reviews for 2ne1, Robyn, Kangta, Isaac Delgado, Weeds, The Big C, Atami no Sousakan and more! If you’ve forgotten about our Yu Aoi Uso. Pop-up Book Giveaway, details are inside!

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We’ve got our very first exclusive! I got a chance to chat with Grammy/Golden Globe/Academy Award winner/nominee Diane Warren. And besides the fact that I forgot how to talk and think in English, it went pretty well.

We are also covering a bit on the Lima Film Festival, which just wrapped up their 14th edition. Plus reviews for some of the very best of the blockbuster season in America… and a surprise review for Aftershocks, the very first IMAX release made in China.

In the music section we are reviewing our usual Asian suspects, including Taeyang with his solo debut, the boys from SHINee, Bibi Zhou (pictured multiple times on the cover), Jing Chang, The Derek Trucks Band, Macy Gray, and more! Plus, reviews for Bad Guy, Time of Eve, and Yu Aoi’s Uso. pop-up book – which we have ONE COPY to give away.

Details on the giveaway, inside the issue. ;P

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Hey, guys~

decided to release this YAM a little early, because well… we finished it a little early, and the 15th seems so far away, and we didn’t want to release it tomorrow because it’s the 13th, and we hate unlucky numbers. Plus, this is a 10-10 issue! And you know what they say about double digits…

On this issue we’ve got reviews for most of the summer blockbuster films, except of course… the ones opening this weekend. But we do talk about Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, Iron Man 2, Kick-Ass, and the likes. We also talk a LOT about music, including Julz Kpop adventures, and my reviews for a variety of music, including Yuguo and Zhonguo Feng idol Jay Chou. We also talk about television shows beginning with American shows, South Korea’s, Japan’s, and Peru’s.

Oh yeah, and we read a book! LOL

What are you waiting for?

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I’m releasing YAM009 today because the electricity company sent a notice saying they’ll be doing some maintenance work and will be cutting energy around midnight of the 15th… which would be about now if it were tomorrow…

Anyway, on this YAM we’ve got the usual contributors. Thank you guys for supporting the project.

This time around we’ve got talks about fansubs [fan-made-subtitles], and reviews for Shutter Island, City of Life and Death, Legion, the documentary on The White Stripes, the Japanese drama Perfect Girl Evolution, comments on the latest season of Desperate Housewives, House M.D, and United States of Tara… as well as reviews for many other albums including Bi Rain, Tete and Aleks Syntek. Plus MORE~

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Because it’s Chinese New Year, I thought I could release YAM008 one day ahead of schedule, instead of the usual 15th date… which is lucky, because I began work on this issue quite late.

What’s on this issue? Well, we’ve got reviews for Bright Star, Nine, Princess and the Frog, New York I Love You, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Sa Dingding’s sophomore album Harmony, SNSD, 2AM, Mosquito-voice Kim JongKook, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie and more!

Plus! We’ve got articles on the direction of Chinese Pop music, our list of actresses that should get a cable show, and our picks that should have been Best Picture nominees at the Academy Awards.

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A whole full year of YAM~~~ and the holidays are here.
and Award Season is here too!

On this issue we’ve got a special coverage on the Stockholm Film Fest, including a Q&A with Sin Nombre director Cary Fukunaga, and several reviews from the festival’s films like Precious, Up in the Air, and The Cove which will play a big part on the coming award shows… starting with nominations for the Golden Globe this morning ;P

We’ve also got reviews for the much unappreciated Mary and Max, No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti (Taiwan’s official selection for the Academy Awards), Season 4 of Dexter, Family Outing, Sasameki Koto, Les Amants Papillons, and loads of albums including 2pm, Shinee, Rihanna, Crowd Lu and The Swell Seasons.

Is that good?

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Anyway, we’re ahead one week! But today is October 8th – We are commemorating (actually, we celebrate) the Battle of Angamos… which we lost against Chile. But we still celebrate. Why celebrate a lost battle? That’s the sadness of our lack of heroes, in my opinion — but you can turn your head and sa… Every lost battle is a winning, or something like that.

Moving on! On this YAM, we’ve got reviews on Inglourious Basterds, Mother, Treeless Mountain, Luck, Honookaa Boy. We also comment on a lot of albums, including G-Dragon, Arashi, Big Bang, Imogen Heap, BackStreet Boys, Olafur Arnalds… and Chang Shilei. Alongside playlist suggestions by more c_music!!!

We are also reviewing Juri Ueno and the Five Bags, Mad Men, and fuzz over some shows this season.

And we’ve got the books back! This time with a review of Cusco Bizarro by Maria Luisa del Rio~

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What do we have on this 5th issue??
Yu Aoi cover story, courtesy of Rojo~
Plus, there’s more! A DBSK concert review – live from Japan!
Harry Potter 6, Transformers 2, Moon and Public Enemies~
As well as Bibi Zhou, SNSD, Clazziquai and Seo Taiji!
And 10 years after The WB’s Popular~~~

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On this issue?
The Brothers Bloom, Tsumiki no Ie (La Maison en Petits Cubes), Tea Date, Up, and a bunch of blockbuster films – on the music front? The Sounds, Shiina Ringo, SNDS, 2PM, Green Day and Shinee.
Plus, Yu Aoi, Life on Mars and House M.D.

Check it out!

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This new issue has reviews on the Tokyo! Michel Gondry-related project, as well as Maria Larsson’s Everlasting Moments, Watchmen, and a lot of music… including an article on why international artists need to record music in English~ and much MUCH more!! Including reviews for Hathaways, Utada Hikaru, DBSK, Super Junior, Buono! and Juri Ueno’s latest photobook!

For download, click here… dozo~~

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