Reading, Understanding and Writing Kanji, Part I

I didn't plan to write this today. I had planned to write about my thoughts about kanjis (the Chinese characters borrowed to Japanese language), but sometimes later. But I got an inspiration for this little story after facing a kanji for a word for "black tea" or English tea or tea that is not Japanese...

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing – 2018 UK Tour, Part II

This is my last The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing gig photo story. After releasing this I have shared all my best photos that I have taken on them. This collection is from the last three gigs that I attended on the band's 2018 UK tour that took place in March. The...

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing – 2018 UK Tour, Part I

This is my second last The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing concert photo story. This covers three gigs of the band's 2018 UK tour. The second part will be online on 25 March. After publishing these two selections of photos I have shown all the best (and some less good as well)...

Tolkkinen Pulp Mill, Part 15/Tolkkisten sellutehdas, osa 15

In the previous part of this series I published the colour shots of the oldest part of the cookery. Now it's time to present the black and white shots of the same place and things. In addition to those images, I added the shots of the late twenties extension between the oldest and newest part...

Tolkkinen Pulp Mill, Part 14/Tolkkisten sellutehdas, osa 14

This time I show the best colour shots that I took inside the oldest part of the cookery./Tällä kertää näytän parhaimmat väriotokset, jotka otin keittämön vanhimman osan sisätiloista. The original pulp mill, including the cookery was a wooden structure. It's probably in 1897, when the mill premises were transformed into brick structures. Company's financial situation...

Epic Soundtracks Memorial Concert in Berlin, February 1998

I have recently published a photo story in two parts about the tribute concert for Epic Soundtracks in London. That was held on 10 January 1998. A tribute concert for him was held also in Berlin a month later, on 14 February. But the real date was in fact the fifteenth, as the bands started...

Epic Soundtracks Memorial Concert, Part Two

I am a bit late because of other commitments, but here is the second part of the Epic Soundtracks Memorial Concert at The Garage in London on 10 January 1998. Here are some shots of the Jacobites and Swell Maps. I promised to publish the second part of the London tribute show for Epic Soundtracks...

The Songs From the Film TELL ME ～hideと見た景色～

This post is only about a four-track CD that came as a bonus with the limited edition Blu-ray movie release. The movie is called TELL ME ～hideと見た景色～ (directed by Renpei Tsukamoto) and it was released both as a DVD and Blu-ray format on 7 December 2022. I bought it only to get the bonus CD. Yes,...

Tolkkinen Pulp Mill, Part 13/Tolkkisten sellutehdas, osa 13

There are not many photos this time. I show all the decent shots of the power/ later heat distribution centre. / Tällä kertaa kuvia ei ole paljon. Näytän kaikki kelvollisest kuvat voimakeskuksesta, eli myöhemmästä lämmönjakelukeskuksesta. This area is located between the steam plant and the cookery. Unfortunately I somehow have neglected it. For me it...