He had filled the MP3 Player with songs she liked. In truth, he did not like these songs but it was her surprise party and he wanted the music playing to be songs she liked. He resisted the urge to add songs that he liked, that...
There are a lot of children in Cambodia. 40% of the population is under 15 years old. For many reasons this is exciting: youth brings energy, hope, and the potential to move on from a past however bleak it may be. Sadly though...
I like South East Asian Border Crossings. I would recommend them to anyone. If South East Asian Border Crossings had a Facebook page, I would consider becoming a Fan. There’s something endlessly exhilarating about running...
It’s been raining continuously since I arrived in Hoi An. The river threatens at any moment to burst its banks; the market is several inches deep in water, vegetable detritus and fish guts swim freely in it, and puddles...
Who is this preened pretty boy? And what is he doing in Cambodia? You can see Justin Bieber’s baby-faced features crudely painted on wooden signs outside barber’s shacks in far-flung Cambodian frontier towns and hear...
I like bands with silly names. Better still if they actually turn out to be good. The American label Afternoon Records has a penchant for the ridiculously monikered, having several superalitive acts on their roster. My two...
A dance of the morning bus of the sea of the broken spacebar of the wind in the trees of factory-farmed chickens pecking of teenage sex of raised voices of stinging slaps of piss on old leather shoes of the candle that guttered...
Sleigh Bells, Digital, BrightonTuesday 15th February Every gig should be like this. On stage for just 40 minutes, Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells deliver a short sharp shot of adrenalin that leaves ear bones rattled, muscles...
I am a bargain-hunter, blighted by the need to pay the lowest possible price for anything I desire. It is a burden. On the unfortunate flipside of my affliction, I also have an irrepressible compulsion to buy anything simply...
And today to Romania where witches are fighting for their right to dabble in the dark arts by throwing mandrake plants into the Danube. Armed with cat poo, dead dogs, and paranormal powers, the witches are protesting against the...