A 10 Hour, 500 Mile Round Trip for a Gig!
I’ve been known to travel far and wide to follow my favourite bands around whichever country I’m in. I made the short(ish) trip to Santander to see Vintage Trouble back […]
I’ve been known to travel far and wide to follow my favourite bands around whichever country I’m in. I made the short(ish) trip to Santander to see Vintage Trouble back […]
I sense a new series developing here. Now there’s an idea… During our day out in Gernika a couple of weeks ago I happened to spot on Facebook that Vintage […]
Sometimes the stars just seem to align and you’re presented with an opportunity you can’t miss. I’ve had quite a bit of luck over the years. In the English teaching […]
With the exception of Summer Sonic when I first arrived in the country, music festivals in Japan are something that have largely passed me by. Working Saturdays doesn’t help as […]
Having been through the disappointment of a cancelled Stone Roses gig last year in Tokyo, there were two ways I could have approached this one. The conspiracy theorists may suggest […]
God bless Japan’s love of British 90s music. After last year’s day out at Summer Sonic to see the Manic Street Preachers perform Richey Edwards’ masterpiece The Holy Bible for […]
Remember I wrote a while back about my semi-futile attempts to learn Japanese? What would you say if I told you that a few months ago I entered a presale […]
Gigs are like buses for me. No, not in the sense that the very thought of one makes me feel ill (hey, I’ve had some traumatising experiences), but more in […]
I’m going to do something a little different here and embrace my inner music journalist. Back in my university days I had aspirations of becoming a professional gig-goer and often […]