I watch the sun set over the American South from my sleeper compartment. The train ploughs headlong into the night, and the clickety-clack of the tracks is hypnotic. I will myself not to fall asleep, because I know that Memphis is fast approaching.
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Back in the old days, before the Sony Discman became extinct, choosing your top 20 travel albums was pretty important because that was about as many CDs as you’d be able to fit into a travel CD wallet. Nowdays, it’s still pretty important to determine what fits on your iPod Nano. Here’s the music I always carry around with me on a trip.
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The Soundwave Festival is the biggest rock music festival in the Southern Hemisphere. Held annually in late Summer, Soundwave 2015 was for the first time held over two days, a regime that allowed for a greater number of bands on the bill whilst minimising clashes and sheer number of stages. Though I love live music, I generally hate festivals- too many people, too much noise, too tiring. But the Soundwave festival has such an impressive array of incredible punk and metal bands on the bill that clearly, an exception must be made. I went along this year for both days to see what was up.
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