The G.I. Effect
I had the good fortune to spend a week in Seoul, South Korea, this past February. The weather was hazy and cold almost every day and the pollution hung in the air like a bad Beijing day, but I still...
View ArticleOh, Charlotte, I knew it would last
Who knew that the day would finally come when Charlotte Dada was revealed: http://combandrazor.blogspot.com/2009/05/charlotte-dada-revealed.html You know it’s the only track that I never remove from...
View ArticleHK Wow Factor
I spent a week in Hong Kong on the same trip that took me to Seoul. I’m rarely wowed by a city these days but Hong Kong really blew me away. What an amazing place. True, I was set-up in a great hotel...
View Article“So London”
Despite what some people think, Parisians are fascinated by the Anglophone world. English-speakers are often surprised to learn that it’s the dream of many French youth to leave France for the UK or N....
View ArticleHats & The Angolan Panamanian Pizza
Now I’ve never been to Panama but my friend, Rob, has. “There is a lady called Elena Montilla in a little town in the middle of Panama called Ocù. She’s one of the last panama hat makers since they are...
View ArticleCouleur Café 2009
I was in Brussels last weekend for the 3-day Couleur Café music festival. It was my third Couleur Café – it’s becoming a bit of a tradition. If you’ve never been you should definitely check it out next...
View ArticleLa plage
Last night I drank too much beer and danced on a beach to live Canadian-German rock and yéyé 45s at the Glaz’art Plage. What a great place. It was said that it didn’t feel or look like Paris, what with...
View ArticleThe n’goni travels well
Last week the good people at Rock Paper Scissors introduced me to Chieck Hamala Diabate‘s upcoming release, Ake Doni Ani. I always approach new-world/old-world West African albums with care, but on...
View Articlealt.congo
What’s most interesting to me about Crammed’s Congotronics bands, Konomo No. 1 and the Kasai All-Stars, plus their compatriots Staff Benda Bilili, is that they’re for real. When you read an intro like...
View ArticlePause
Yes, there haven’t been many posts lately. Let’s just say that Benn loxo du taccu is on pause until further notice. It’ll likely be back in some form, at some stage, but for now we rest. Thanks for...
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