Deep Purple, Taipei, 8 May 2010, Nangang Exhibition Centre
It’s always nice to see the guys somewhere “exotic”. I was a little shocked at the barn-like proportions of the venue, the Nangang Exhibition Centre, but as you can see from the last photo, there was none of the sterility you might get in such a barn in Europe. Great sound, interesting setlist and good [...]
Deep Purple Australasia set list
In anticipation of them playing Taipei tomorrow night, I threw together a spotify playlist of the setlist from one of the Oz gigs. Enjoy! Related Posts:Deep Purple, Taipei, 8 May 2010, Nangang Exhibition CentreRetroTaiwanese foodTaiwanese foodTaipei Sky – Colour or B/W?
Peaches, The Wall, Taipei
OK, so I’m supposed to be retired but occasionally I’ll be dragged out of retirement for a special occasion *cough* *Deep Purple* *cough* and a few others. I saw Peaches coming up at the Wall and I thought “I’ve hear that name”, checked her out on Spotify and it turns out she’s pretty decent electroclash [...]
Taipei relocation: inauspicious start
That didn’t go according to plan. We did our best and anticipated outcomes but the best laid plans and all that. So far, we’ve had: The serviced apartment was a bit shit. Paper thin walls and a snoring neighbour. I had the lurgi for four days. Left my good suit in the serviced apartment. They [...]
Retiring from music photography
After a burst of enthusiasm when I got back to Camden from Amsterdam, I’d been finding recently my enthusiam for the glamour of music photography was on the wane. I’m afraid the champagne lifestyle and the groupies just wasn’t doing it for my any more and if I saw the inside of one more plush, [...]
Stupid music business and API’s
I’ve been peripherally involved in music business stuff since the mid-nineties when I started running a fan site for a certain classic rock band. In that time, I’ve watched the music business bleed itself to death through completely not understanding what was happening in the world with free access to information and their preciously generated [...]
Taiwan – Touched My Heart
Taiwan has possibly the cheesiest slogan ever: “Touch my heart”. It certainly touched mine. I cocked up the outward booking slightly by forgetting that an Eastward flight would be an overnight one so I was due to arrive on the day of the “Free Tibet” Chthonic gig. After a typically horrible sleeper and a ninety [...]
Off to Taiwan to Free Tibet
OK, I’m rather scared. On Friday I fly to Taiwan to see the amazing Chthonic, report back to Metal Hammer on the new album and shoot them at the Free Tibet concert and the Uloud festival later in the week. Sadly, despite a lot of help, I couldn’t get it together to go to Beijing. [...]
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