Category Archives: Music

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Posted on June 22, 2011 by tokyofox

Back in December of last year I was at one of my schools Christmas party’s (stick with me here as it is relevant!) playing ‘pass the parcel’ when my friend James started up just the first few bars from the … Continue reading →

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Radiohead In Tokyo: The Event That Never Was!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by tokyofox

Last Thursday night I read on the NME website that Radiohead had tweeted a message in Japanese with the words “18.59 on 19 Hachiko Square” which got many people speculating that the band would be appearing the following day (the … Continue reading →

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Manic Street Preachers Live In Tokyo 2010

Posted on November 27, 2010 by tokyofox

One of my favourite bands the Manic Street Preachers were in Tokyo last night playing live at Studio Coast in Shin Kiba and I was there to witness it. I have seen the Welsh trio play live a few times in the … Continue reading →

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A Spook-tacular Halloween (2010)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by tokyofox

It’s getting more difficult to think of something original to do at Halloween in my classes. Last year I made a load of new Halloween flashcards and used Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ in a variety of different ways to help the … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2009 – The Lessons

Posted on December 20, 2009 by tokyofox

Given that they don’t celebrate it or really care about it I decided to almost bypass any Christmas chat with adult students this year. Instead, I did a Christmas song with many students (gap-fill or lyrical jigsaw listening exercises) and … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: This Is It (2009)

Posted on November 15, 2009 by tokyofox

I think I was first really aware of Michael Jackson around the time of the release of ‘Bad‘ in 1987 and it was actually the family hairdresser who gave us copies of that album as well as Thriller and Off … Continue reading →

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Thriller Halloween Lessons

Posted on October 30, 2009 by tokyofox

I don’t have to do any Halloween stuff in my lessons (and I don’t think many other teachers bother with it) but in order to raise my motivation I decided to do something this year for the adults as well … Continue reading →

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We Are The Champions!!

Posted on April 22, 2009 by tokyofox

I raced home from work last Monday night (April 13th) to catch the end of Leicester versus Leeds United on Sky which was streamed live on live footy doctor. It culminated with a fantastic finale which, coupled with Peterborough’s defeat later that … Continue reading →

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Soundtrack Of My Life (And My Lessons)

Posted on July 19, 2008 by tokyofox

The digital age has brought down the curtain for many where purchasing CD’s are concerned which is a bit of a shame as I used to really enjoy shopping for CD’s. I hadn’t bought any for ages until recently for … Continue reading →

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Turning Japanese – Songs About Japan

Posted on March 14, 2008 by tokyofox

In NME the other week, British new wave band Klaxons talked about Japan being a head-trip and one of the maddest and most different places on earth which got me thinking (admittedly not for the first time) about international artists who feel … Continue reading →

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