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David Billa

David Billa

Takamatsu, Japan

Blogger, Teacher, Father, Immigrant. Gallivants on the Seto Inland Sea art islands and talks about them a lot.

Albi's Streets

Albi's Streets

I've already shown you some parts of Albi before (click below): Albi - Liminal WebJapan, art, islands, France, the internet, and the rest…Liminal WebDavid Billa Here are a few more. This time pictures of random streets around the Cathedral. I don’t have much more to say

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

Beastie Boys - Sabotage

Hip-hop isn't a genre I listen to much, but I was quite fond of it in the late '80s and early '90s. I fell out of love with it later when gangsta rap took over. Among my favorite hip-hop bands are the Beastie Boys, who wrote

Amiens – Front View of the Cathedral

Amiens – Front View of the Cathedral

Today's postcard from Memories from a New Century is interesting because the caption is bilingual, which was quite unusual for that time. I assume it was published during or right after the war when there were still quite a few Anglophone troops in the area writing home. 💡The

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

Mazzy Star is a band that was active from 1988 to 1997 — apparently, they reformed in 2012 — but I only discovered them in the early 2000s, during what I refer to as my "second formative years" in terms of music. This was when I was living in Florida,

Art in Tonosho, Shodoshima (Setouchi Triennale 2025)

Art in Tonosho, Shodoshima (Setouchi Triennale 2025)

Introducing the art pieces that were in Tonosho, Shodoshima during the Setouchi Triennale 2025.

Bastille – July Column – circa 1916

Bastille – July Column – circa 1916

This is the Place de la Bastille in Paris, about 100 years ago. And this is what it looked like 90 years later: The postcard shows the building that stood before the Opera Bastille was constructed. The July Column, on the other hand, hasn’t changed much since its construction

Garbage - Vow

Garbage - Vow

The year is 1995. This year is one of the best years for whoever calls themselves a fan of "indie rock" music. It was also a time when TV was a place where you could actually listen to good, non-mainstream music. And this is what I was doing