Vegan Backpacker - Vegan Travel Around The World

Here's a good blog for the veggies out there fretting over finding good food on the road:

Vegan Backpacker - Vegan Travel Around The World

Bones with Bling in Fortean Times

Check out the latest issue of Fortean Times on the news stand for an excellent feature on the bejeweled skeletons of Europe by my friend Paul K.  Here's the website to pique your interest:
Fortean Times

Los Angeles’ Magical History Tour - LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau - discoverLosAngeles.com

Attention Houdini fans (or just fans of the bizarre)! This Skirball's Houdini Exhibit sounds just too good to pass up:

Los Angeles’ Magical History Tour - LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau - discoverLosAngeles.com

Ho hum.

So I apologize for slacking off this week.  I wasn't slacking at all actually.  It's called mid-terms.  I shall soon return to your regularly scheduled blogging.

DIY: Punk Backpacker in Berlin | Viator Travel Blog

Here is a fun page on Berlin Punk from an Australian's POV. Check it out:

DIY: Punk Backpacker in Berlin | Viator Travel Blog

BTTV | Music's Home For Hospitality

Here's a great link for bands who are on the road and on a tight budget. Better Than The Van hooks up touring musicians with free places to stay:

BTTV | Music's Home For Hospitality

Twist N Crawl Through 2-Tone's Past

Ever daydream about what it would be like to take a walking tour with a favorite musician and hear the tales of the formation of a music scene? Fans of 2-Tone ska will have just that opportunity on April 30^th on the Twist and Crawl through Coventry, England. Dave Wakeling of English Beat fame will help lead the tour which will explore the past of the scene which merged punk rock and Jamaican ska into a force to be reckoned with.

Dave Wakeling of English Beat  Photo: Bryan Kremkau

The tour will take participants along the “2-Tone Trail” and hit important landmarks such as Coventry University, where Jerry Dammers signed English Beat to 2-Tone. The tour begins at 2-Tone Central and ends at the 2-Tone Museum, which all funds from the walk will benefit. Suggested donation is £5 or $10.

It all sounds like a blast to me and if you happen to love the 2-Tone sound as much as I do and happen to be near Coventry, do go do.

In the mean time you can catch up on your 2 Tone Records history here with Spin Magazine's The Oral History of 2-Tone and see the 2-Tone Central website here for more information on this fun event: 

2-Tone Central