About
I do a lot of things… I write and talk about music in various online and print magazines, I present a radio show, I run a website, I play around with music software and turntables (I never had enough dedication to learn ‘real’ instruments)… and in 2006 I swapped my 9-5 where I worked with online and printed content in London, UK for a job teaching English to kids, teenagers and adults in Tokyo.
I’ve always dreamt of living in Japan - and that was my way of living the dream. After nearly a year teaching in Tokyo I found a new job and went back to publishing working at the second biggest daily paper in the country. A few months after that, in early 2008, I found out the paper was downsizing and so I wouldn’t be staying there as long as originally planned. With that in mind, and other things, I decided to leave Japan and go traveling for a few months before heading back to Europe and doing god knows what.
This website has two purposes - the first is a long standing idea I had of putting together an online portfolio of the writing I’ve done since I managed to worm my way into the music journalism biz (it ain’t all it’s hyped up to be let’s face it), and thankfully Wordpress is wayyyy easier to handle than making a site from scratch.
The second purpose was for this to be a blog to document my life on the other side of the world, as well as give me yet another online spot to post things I come across, music I like, sites, articles etc… As if I didn’t spend enough time online already. Ah well I love it really. Now that I’ll be leaving Japan the blog will continue to act as a place for me to write about various things to do with traveling, life and of course music.
Hope you like the site. Drop me a line if you want to.
Peace to those I know - see you on the flipside!
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January 2nd, 2007 at 6:54 pm
good luck in japan,
make sure to keep in touch
and dont forget to add me to your blogroll,
una xox
January 3rd, 2007 at 11:46 am
yo, thanks a lot! we fly out later today.
Will def keep in touch and gonna finish setting up the blog this week when i get a chance so will def add you
take care guys!
January 23rd, 2007 at 5:08 am
Rocking stuff
January 25th, 2007 at 7:57 am
thanks for the props if there is any way we can help you let us know .Check out whoisclutchyhopkins at myspace for more tunes and info.peace clutchy hopkins and lord kenjamin.
February 7th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
hehe - man, this is damn funny shit. i search for the teeko lp online and who do i find?? lol - i didn’t even know you had this blog but when i read down there were just too many coincidences for it to be anyone else ;¬ )
February 8th, 2007 at 3:19 am
Waximilian, waximilian!!
Yes yes, i thought i’d sent you the link to this a while back… ah well! now you found it you best keep coming back bootch
March 23rd, 2007 at 12:29 am
yo its ya couzin, just checking on you clutchy. You and Lord kenjamin better have some funkey stuff. see u guys latr. LONG BEACH.
May 8th, 2007 at 5:11 am
Well, i found your site through a Goth-trad mix set ive been after, and from the looks of it, your blog looks pretty ace.
I hope to live in Tokyo at some point in my life - best place in the world!
Dont think i could teach english though - i got no patience with kids, and i cant speak proper english anyway - im a brummie!
Anyhoo - best of luck, and ill add your blog to my already long list of favourites.
May 9th, 2007 at 8:30 am
You are a legend!
May 10th, 2007 at 11:09 am
ha ha, in my own laundry maybe :razz:
@Andy - glad you found the Goth Trad mix you was after mate, keep spreading the word
and hope you enjoy the blog.