Musings from a financial translator in Tokyo (and now London)
Posted in Music on May 2nd, 2010
One of my favorite bands. And I’m sure I’m not the only Green Day fan wondering (not in a bad way) about what happened to the pure punk rockers of the 90s. Early Green Day music was pure punk – three chords and songs rarely over 2 minutes. Starting with American Idiot and now with [...]
Posted in Music, Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2010
2010 is a big year in the classical music world, which is celebrating the 200th year since the birth of Chopin. I didn’t know much about Chopin until I met my Much Better Half, who plays some of his pieces on the piano. Some of Chopin’s pieces are absolutely delightful, and now I have a [...]
Posted in Music on Jan 18th, 2010
Making a mixtape for someone you like – how quaint. I’ve only done it once. It must have turned out pretty good – I’m married to her.
Posted in Music, Uncategorized on Dec 20th, 2009
X Factor is a ‘let’s find a new singer star act’ here in the UK – think American Idol (both shows are, in fact, produced and run by Simon Cowell). The show has run for about six years now – and every year, the final show generates massive newsflow and ratings. The last show of [...]
Posted in Music on Dec 13th, 2009
The better half and I went to a classical music concert this past Friday György Kurtág …quasi una fantasia… Mozart Piano Concerto No 9 in E flat major, K. 271 Kodály Mátrai Pictures (Matrai Pictures) Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin This was an interesting concert – the only piece that sounded like typical classical music was [...]
Posted in Music on Dec 4th, 2009
I remember hearing this the year I graduated from <gulp> high school…I didn’t know until about three minutes ago that this was a remake, and that Cliff Richard actually had a number-one hit with this same song…back in 1959!
Posted in Music on Oct 22nd, 2009
It seems Christmas comes earlier every year. Not because I’m getting older. Because shops nowadays seemingly put out Christmas decorations right afer Easter. So, a couple of videos in honor of seeing my first christmas decorations in a store window today near the office. First, here are what our favorite Christmas carols would sound like in [...]
Posted in London, MBH, Music, Uncategorized on Aug 14th, 2009
Every year, the BBC sponsors an eight-week classic concert festival – the BBC Proms. Most of the events are held at Royal Albert Hall. The MBH and I have talked about enjoying the arts and culture here in London, since the opportunity to do so in Tokyo is considerably more limited. So when we [...]
Posted in Music on Jul 17th, 2009
Easily my favorite version of this song.