Music! in the Month of July, 2016

Not a lot going on but a good mix of live performances in both international and domestic music, music documentary films, a musical, and a very good band story film from Ireland.

Hysteric Panic @ Tsutaya O West

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, a documentary biopic

Live Entertainment & Event Expo @ Makuhari Messe

Sing Street

Bobby Caldwell @ Billboard Live Tokyo

Amy, a documentary biopic on Amy Winehouse

Jersey Boys, the Japanese cast musical of the life of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

A party for my boss

Fuki Commune @ Tsutaya O West

Music! in the Month of February, 2016

Have been back a couple of days from my trip to Luang Prabang, Laos and there are lots more to write about that but for my record, taking a moment to review my music activities from last month.

noon at Motion Blue Yokohama

David Bowie Is, a documentary film of the artist’s exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum

Victor Rock Festival 2016 @ Makuhari Messe

Hit the Road, a soul bar in Asakusa I happened to stumble upon

A. J. Croce @ Cotton Club

Adam at in-store event at Tower Records Shibuya

Schroeder-Headz in-store event at Tower Records Shinjuku

Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot! at the Tokyo Dome Hall

Around the World in 50 Concerts, a documentary about the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Wrecking Crew, a documentary about a group of LA studio musicians that played on tons of hit records by some of the biggest names in music

Sarah Maeda at Motion Blue Yokohama

Here is the trailer for the David Bowie film which does not really do justice to the film which I thought was more interesting than the trailer seems to suggest.

 

A Belated Post About Music, Sushi, Soft Serves and Nails in the Month of December, 2015

The musical activities.

One sushi night at my fave sushi joint.

A couple of soft serves to satisfy my addiction.

And nails for the holiday season.

 

Movies! in the Month of June, 2015

New, old, serious, some funny, two Liam Neeson action films, and more.  I associate Liam Neeson with a TV mini-series A Woman of Substance which I enthusiastically used to watch with my mother years ago although it appears that he only appeared in three episodes.  Old impressions die hard.

Here is the whole list of what I went to see in theatres this past month, in chronological order.

Pride

Focus

Run All Night

Get on Up

Pitch Perfect

Two Days, One Night

The Cobbler

Fitzcarraldo

With I was Here

Hector and the Search for Happiness

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Mr. Turner

Still Alice

Eyes Wide Shut

It’s difficult to say which was my favorite.  I tend to like human-interest stories and Two Days, One Night and Still Alice I thought were great, but The Cobbler was a surprise hit with me with an unexpected outcome and I generally do not like films involving supernatural powers.

Music! in the Month of June, 2015

Quite a few music-themed films this month.  Some music in Bucharest and Cannes as well.

Pride. Rather timely.

Visiting a label in Bucharest, Romania.

MIDEM @ Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France.

Get On Up, a biopic about the king of soul, James Brown

Pitch Perfect

Shingo Sekiguchi @ Motion Blue Yokohama

Blue @ Studio Coast

Moodoid @ Unit

The Shiny Stockings @ Blues Alley

Hysteric Panic @ Yatsui Festival @ O-Nest

Blind Guardian @ O-East

Hiroko Kokubu @ Yamaha Hall

I quite enjoyed seeing these metal guys from Krefeld, Germany who came back to Japan on a proper tour for the first time in 13 years.