Jan Garbarek Group — live in Hong Kong
I got this jazz saxophonist’s album Rites years ago, so I was glad to finally see him perform with his group. Some say his playing is evocative of vast snow-covered plains, but I think they just say that because he … Continue reading
Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section — Art Pepper
Legend has it that Art Pepper, in the midst of one of his habitual drink and drugs binges, picked up his saxophone for the first time in months and recorded this classic album with Miles Davis’s rhythm section. Maybe not … Continue reading
REMO Global Community General Store
In the ’90s Remo was the coolest shop in Sydney. They disappeared for a while, but now they’re back and on the Web. The site is fun, because the people and the products are fun. Everyone should own at least … Continue reading
Lullabye for Liquid Pig — Lisa Germano
Beautiful, yet slightly unsettling, late-night dreamy sounds. Her languid vocals and the Twin Peaksy music just surround me and make me forget about everything else. This album goes perfectly with a quiet midnight, dim lighting, and half a bottle of … Continue reading
PCP — The Pancakes
This is a great CD. The Pancakes music is somewhat minimal, and the lyrics tend towards the bittersweet, but I just can’t get enough of these catchy hooks and fun melodies. It’s cute, but not at all too cute. The … Continue reading
Horses Across Hong Kong
Looks as if there probably won’t be a Cow Parade in Hong Kong; they already have something similar. In true Hong Kong style, it’s related to money – in this case, to horse racing, the only legal form of gambling … Continue reading
The Long Now Foundation
A group of people who care about the future, and who realise that the way we think about the future also affects how we live life in the present. From their website: “Civilization is revving itself into a pathologically short … Continue reading
Melvis
Elvis is not dead – he just lost some weight and moved to Hong Kong. Melvis is essentially a Hong Kong Chinese busker who looks (or at least, dresses) like Elvis (in his Las Vegas incarnation) and performs short and … Continue reading
Prince — live in Hong Kong
Like many others, we scored free tickets to the Prince gig staged as part of the Hong Kong Harbour Fest. I had never seen Prince before, and hadn’t heard much of him recently, but the show was excellent. He moved … Continue reading
Cow Parade in Tokyo
Cow parades have been going on for a few years, in various parts of the world. I was excited to discover decorated cows in Marunouchi, downtown Tokyo, where I worked. So excited that I decided I would try to shoot … Continue reading