Nathan Nelson
From the monthly archives: February 2006
One year ago I was here, in Hampi, Karnataka State, India. It’s inland from Goa, well and truly on the tourist trail, but nevertheless stunning, enchanting, and relaxed. Huge rocks are scattered around the landscape (after supposedly having been flung down by the gods in a show of strength), wrinkled old Sadhus [...]
I’ve just entered the Lonely Planet Bluelist competition – prize is a trip to Shanghai with an LP writer and a job with them when you come back.
See my Bluelist here, and witness the miracle that I managed to get something done before a deadline .
An embarrassing confession – two of my finest music finds weren’t from the coolest sources. After seeing Shrek I found out about the brilliant Jeff Buckley, as a cover of his song ‘Hallelujah’ was used in the film, and I found out about my favourite band Elbow from a [...]
