Tag Archives: music
New term, new tunes
You can tell it’s September. This time of year always feels like the start of something for me, maybe because my birthday is fast approaching, or because my arrival in Japan was 12 months ago and I’m reminded of how … Continue reading
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King Jeremy the wicked
Thanks to a timely and thought-provoking reminder from Adam at Infantile Disorder, I didn’t miss the twentieth anniversary of the release of Pearl Jam’s Ten. And while it is never easy to realise that the soundtrack to those once-so-heartfelt teenage … Continue reading
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Where everybody knows your name
The lure of the perfect bar, like that of the perfect writing cafe, keeps me searching through the city streets. A place for rowdy celebrations with friends, knocking back drinks while sharing gossip and laughter, or for sitting not saying … Continue reading
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Language is the liquid that we’re all dissolved in
Surprised to realise the other day that it has been ages since I have written for ten minutes hate about music. Strange, as I have a head full of it most days, waking from dreams with songs playing in my … Continue reading
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Shock absorber
All manner of outlandish vocabulary has come up in lessons over the last couple of weeks, at times straining the interpretive skills of a new teacher. We were talking about buildings and the technology that saves them from quakes. There … Continue reading
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Hints of Spring
Wandering around Tokyo over the last day or two and the weather has definitely felt a little warmer, not that we are breaking out the flip-flops just yet, but if you have to take off a mitten for a minute … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
Ease yourselves into the new year with Julia’s song of 2010… (Hat tip to the boy)
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