About thepathslesstravelled
An Aspie who has had a lifelong fascination with travelling, discovering new cultures and discovering new ways of life, and with a strange attraction to the less known and often forgotten places in the world. And very obsessed with sports and music.
It does not happen that often that the mood of the lyrics and the mood of the music of a song seem to totally contradict each other, and yet the result turns out just perfectly fine. "The A Team" by … Continue reading →
Posted in Alternative, Bands, Music, Pop, Songs
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Tagged 10000 Maniacs, Because the Night, Depression, Every Song has a Story to tell, In My Tribe, Like the Weather, MTV Unplugged, Natalie Merchant
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The annual inner city festival Brussels Summer Festival is there again, 10 days of music and other entertainment forms (mini racing tracks, Win for Life computer games on the Streets, food and exotic drinks from all over the world, …) … Continue reading →
Posted in Alternative, Artists, Bands, Concert reviews, Music, Pop, Rock
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Tagged Arsenal, Because the Night, Beneath the Southern Cross, Black Mountain, Brussels Summer Festival, Brussels Summer Festival 2014, BSF, Can't get enough, Dancing Barefoot, Detroit City, Evaporate, FilmStar, Float Away, Gloria, Hendrik Willemyns, Horses, I don't want a Lover, In our Lifetime, Indian Summer, Inner Smile, Intersexual, John Roan, Longee, Lydmor, Melvin, Ozark Henry, Patti Smith, People have the Power, Rescue, Rock n roll Nigger, Sacrifice, Saudade, Say what you want, Sharleen Spiteri, Suede, Summer Son, Temul, Texas, Trash
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This article, I will precise, focuses heavily on amateur football in Belgium and low-level leagues within the Belgian FA’s structure. I avoided most bigger, more famous grounds, since most people already know (or can find plenty of information on) whether … Continue reading →
Posted in Football, Football clubs, Football stadiums
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Tagged Aalst, Avrasya Gent, Borluutstraat, Captains, disappeared football fields, disappeared grounds, Ekkergemboys, Fair-Play Bruxelles, FC Azalea, FC Baarle, FC Nederboelare, FC Nederzwalm, FC Nieuw Ledeberg, FC Verrewinkel, Fonteintje Erpe-Mere, Foyer Anderlecht-Betis, Gentbruggekouter, Gentse Rangers 2002, KFCO Gent, KKVS, KVC Livinus Houtem, KVV, La Roue, La Ruelle, lost grounds, LVVM, Olympia Erondegem, Olympia Gent, Olympic Ronse, Pollare, RC Jager Brakel, Rooigem, Sint-Anna-Hardy, SK Denderhoutem, SK Dendermonde, SK Lokeren, SK Woubrechtegem, Sparta Gent, Sporting Bentille, St-Denijs, Steeg, SV Hardy Waasmunster, Terjoden, TV Herzele, VC Ressegem, VK Mater, VV Drongen, Young Stars Eeklo
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It is not often I would include Eurovision Song Contest in this category of song analyses. Because, while I love the contest and watch it every year, let’s be honest: it is more about the for once acceptable mixture of … Continue reading →
Posted in Artists, Music, Songs
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Tagged Aram Mp3, Aram Sargsyan, Armenia, Armenia at Eurovision Song Contest 2014, ESC, ESC 2014, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Not Alone, One kiss
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I realise my blog is not as active as it should be. I know and I take the blame. To maintain a blog when OCD is often making it hard to focus and hit the web, isn’t that easy. But … Continue reading →
Posted in Artists, Music, Songs
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Tagged bisexual, Every Song has a Story to tell, First Kiss, First Kiss internet video, France, HSP, I Thought I Was An Alien, love, Soko, Stéphanie Sokolinski, unrequited love, We might be dead by tomorrow
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Last weekend, two very shocking results were to be noted in the amateur divisions (regional level) of Belgian’s women football. But the most shocking part, was the goal average involved. I think we are heading for some records here… These … Continue reading →
Posted in Football, Football clubs, Leagues and Cups
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Tagged 28-0, Belgian Football, Belgian women's football, extreme football scores, ladies football, Ottignies B, Ottignies ladies football team, R La Hulpe SC, R La Hulpe SC ladies football team, record goal average, Terhulpen, women's football
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There are few bands in history who, despite existing less than a decade, left such a legacy and such important back catalogue as the Smiths did. The band formed around the highly charismatic and sometimes (well, often) controversial vocalist Morrissey … Continue reading →
I thought of more frequently writing about songs just because… I like them. Even if there is no special meaning or so, just sharing the songs I love. But then, every song has a meaning, and in addition most songs … Continue reading →
In the past I have already discussed how music and arts in Belfast’s underground artistic scene influenced me and inspired me to start writing myself. Sadly enough, a lot of the bands I was friends with and attended gigs of, … Continue reading →
Posted in Bands, Music, Songs
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Tagged Another Little Lie, Belfast, Belfast music, Black Tokens, Lavery's, Lavery's Bunker, Niall Graham, Northern Irelend, Northern Irish music, Paddy Steele, The Black Tokens
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A while ago I wrote about how different clubs in Brussels try to revive the memory of the old RWDM: FC Brussels has been trying it for years, RWDM 2003 is an amateur club claiming the legacy of RWDM, and … Continue reading →
Posted in Football, Football clubs, Leagues and Cups
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Tagged Black Star, Blue Star Bruxelles, Brussels Football, BX Brussels, Crossing Schaerbeek-Evere, Etoile Bruxelles-Capitale, Etterbeek Armenia, FC Bleid-Gaume, FC Bleid-Molenbeek, FC Brussels, FC Ganshoren, FC Kosova Schaerbeek, FC Moreda Uccle, FC Saint-Josse, Football in Brussels, Leopold Uccle, Oviedo-Asturiana, RC Schaerbeek, Ritterklub, RRC Boitsfort, RSC Anderlecht, RWD Brussels Molenbeek, RWD Molenbeek, RWDM, RWDM 2003, Suryoyes Bruxellois, Trabzon Schaerbeek, Union Saint-Gilloise, Vincent Kompany, White Star Woluwé, WS Woluwe
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The Paths Less Travelled 