Category Archives: Music

TF Flashback – Big Day Out Festival In Sydney (2002)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

This festival is the big one on the Australian calendar and one that I was lucky enough to attend back on January 26th (a.k.a. Australia Day) in 2002. These days I am only really aware of Big Day Out when … Continue reading →

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Music Videos Filmed In Japan #7 will.i.am Ft Justin Bieber – ‘#thatPOWER’ (2013)

Posted on April 7, 2017 by

Admittedly, I wasn’t even aware of this will.i.am and Justin Bieber collaboration until someone left a comment on the ‘TF Top 10…Music Videos Filmed In Japan‘ post saying to check it out. Not only did I quite like the tune but … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015 Pt VIII: Tomonoura Music Video Locations + Other Sights

Posted on May 23, 2015 by

Is this really happening? You better believe it! Filming locations without any prejudice is very much the ethos of Tokyo Fox. Japanese idol girl group AKB48 are everywhere in Japan but apart from the name I wouldn’t know or recognise any of … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Alternative Temples And Shrines In Tokyo

Posted on April 11, 2015 by

“I’m not really a temple or shrine kind of person” is a phrase I’ve heard a fair few times over the years I’ve been living in Japan. No doubt I’ve occasionally uttered those words myself but over time I’ve racked … Continue reading →

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Music Videos Filmed In Japan #6 Avril Lavigne – ‘Hello Kitty’ (2014)

Posted on March 29, 2015 by

When Avril Lavigne burst onto the scene in the early 2000’s I have to say that I warmed to the Canadian singer-songwriter quite quickly and, though not my usual music taste, she did come up with some cracking tunes like … Continue reading →

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The Wedding In Hiroshima Pt III – The Soundtrack

Posted on December 1, 2014 by

As I mentioned in ‘The Wedding In Hiroshima Pt I – The Ceremony‘ one of my two tasks ahead of our wedding was to make a soundtrack CDAs. I thought it would just be background music whilst everyone ate their … Continue reading →

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England 2014 Pt II: Madame Tussaud’s Waxwork Museum

Posted on August 18, 2014 by

One of the things that my mother-in-law wanted to do in London was to visit this very famous and hugely popular waxworks museum. I have to say that I’d never had too much enthusiasm for going to this place which … Continue reading →

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