Category Archives: Music

My First Time To See Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Live In Concert

Posted on December 4, 2023 by tokyofox

It’s quite hard to believe that Oasis split up nearly 15 years ago. The Gallagher brothers went their separate ways but forever live (or should that be ‘Live forever‘!) in the shadows of that band despite their subsequent successes. Their … Continue reading →

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Manic Street Preachers & Suede Roll Back The Years With Co-Headline Dates In Tokyo

Posted on November 21, 2023 by tokyofox

Just over 24 years ago the V99 music festival in the UK was headlined by Suede and Manic Street Preachers. It is still one of the best line-ups I’ve ever seen and was a very memorable weekend for me in … Continue reading →

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Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Really Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S03E03: K-O)

Posted on November 16, 2023 by tokyofox

  Seasons one and two (as well as the prequel season zero) of alphabet dating certainly pushed the boundaries of what a “date” is, and that continues in season three with even more tenuous examples for each letter of the … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: My One & Only Visit To Tokyo’s Iconic Live Music Venue (2006)

Posted on November 10, 2023 by tokyofox

The likes of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and Queen have all played at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo but for me it was Blur’s Japan-only release ‘Live at the Budokan‘ (1996) which brought the place to my attention … Continue reading →

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Star Wars & Beyond: The Music Of John Williams Live In Concert

Posted on May 3, 2023 by tokyofox

It is often said that the soundtrack for a film is its oxygen, and nowhere is that more apparant than in Star Wars. John Williams was of course the man responsible for composing the scores for the nine Skywalker movies … Continue reading →

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It’s Taken 25 Years Longer Than Expected But I Have Finally Seen Ash Live In Concert!

Posted on April 3, 2023 by tokyofox

The mid to late 1990s was my favourite era for music and I was lucky enough to have seen pretty much every band I wanted to (Oasis, Blur, The Verve, Shed Seven, Suede, Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Cast, Ocean Colour … Continue reading →

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La La Land Live In Concert Returns To Tokyo For Four More Shows

Posted on August 26, 2022 by tokyofox

When we went to see ‘Back To The Future’ in Concert last month we were handed a plastic bag full of promotional material on the way in as is quite common in Japan. Most of it was junk but there was … Continue reading →

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Watching Back To The Future On The Big Screen Accompanied By A Live Orchestra

Posted on August 11, 2022 by tokyofox

  It is said that the soundtrack for a film is its oxygen, and that is certainly true for the 1985 classic ‘Back To The Future‘ which was composed by Alan Silvestri. The main theme is one of the most … Continue reading →

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If You Like The Strange Mix Of Toys, Dolls And Cars Then This Museum Is Definitely For You!

Posted on March 28, 2022 by tokyofox

This was the middle part of my trilogy of quirky musuems in the Yoshioka area of Gunma Prefecture, and the most normal of the three if a mix of toys, dolls, cars and pop-art can be considered such a thing! … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Songs About Japan From The 2010s

Posted on July 3, 2021 by tokyofox

  For many decades now, international artists have often felt the need to put pen to paper and write some lyrics about their Japanese experience, particularly visiting Tokyo. Most of the songs are far from being their greatest work but … Continue reading →

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