Entries from 2021-11-01 to 1 month

Sunday is the new Friday – A live report 日曜日は新しい金曜日だ ― ライブレビュー

Last Sunday I had the absolute pleasure of going to see “Lucky Kilimanjaro”, one of my favourite Japanese bands. Like I’ve mentioned before, it took me a while to get into Japanese bands properly, but since first hearing the funky bassline…

A couple of "Lucky Kilimanjaro" translations 「ラッキーキリマンジャロ」というバンドの訳した歌詞の二つ

I don't have a huge amount of time this week to write an actual article, so I'll put a couple of translations of a band I'm off to see in Fukuoka this week. The first up is "Burning Friday Night". The second is "Paradise". Enjoy! 今週時間…

They may be called "Mr Children" but this song is definitely made for drunken singalongs! 彼らは「ミスターチルドレン」というのにこの曲は酔っ払たら歌うのが最高だ

I was at karaoke with a group of friends when I first heard the chorus of this song. The way the group belted out “mou ikkai” (”One more time”) was like how English people grab their best mate and shout “So sally can wait” if they catch an…