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Josh pyke video

30 September 07

Turns out I'm in a music Video, 'Forever Song' by Josh Pyke. Click here to see it!

The dash PJ&Foals

30 September 07

Tonight was going to be a challenge, Two gigs , 3 counties apart, 3 hours to do it (clue mission impossible music....)

First up, PJ Harvey at the Royal Festival Hall, South of the river, London. Took me 45minutes to find a parking space then cost me £5.30 for an hours parking. Got to shoot songs 3,4 & 5. PJ was Very good and then made the dash. Sav nav on I motored up the M11 and arrived 10min before the chaos unfolded, lol.

My destination, Cambridge, reason, a Foals House Party! This was just something, completely mind blowing and very hot. Let me set the scene. 80 crazed alcohol educed kids in a dinning/kitchen area. Hanging off fridges and sofa's, pack in, dancing while the most important band of next year ripping through an instrumental set. It was awesome and highly recommended. Left that house buzzing. Wish you had been there Greg, you would of loved it!

My NME Story HERE

Oasis and offend you

29 September 07

Double job tonight for NME, Does it offend you? Yeah at the ULU and Andy Bell from Oasis DJ'ing at a clubnight. I was dreading a long night but turned into a really good one...as they always do!

In the woods

26 September 07

Went for a nice walk in the woods today, got caught in the rain but found a wicked site for a shoot so all worth it. Heres a pic of my ugly mug by my girlfriend Harriet, and a smile on a tree!

The weirdos

26 September 07

Did a shoot last night outside a dead animal shop called "get stuffed" which had all sorts of animals in! shooting thought the window was not really working so did a few classic bandy shots by the roller shutter.

Printed in NME

26 September 07

This weeks NME, a few pics printed. Definitely check this issue out because of the Student Guide/City Guide 2007. Big Big Well done to greg! Click here for full size

feist

25 September 07

Dear Blog......lol

Down the Shepard's Bush Empire tonight for a lights out and annoy the photographers night featuring 'Feist' She was good, but with only a glitter ball to light her, even the crowd found it hard to see her! got a few usable shots, but not much!

a few more truck foals

23 September 07

A few more of Foals & Forward Russia at Truck....

Truck

23 September 07

Heading down the M4 today for 'Truck' a music festival held in Oxfordshire on a small farm, prob about 5,000 people. Wicked event and the 10th Times its run. No rip off prices, great local home grown music and of course, those who played years ago come back to support the event years later. Saw some very cool stuff like Blood red Shoes, and Foals playing in a Barn! really cool festival, and the sun was out. [Clockwise: Foals, Blood Red Shoes, Crowd, Fuck Buttons]

Vodaphone awards

20 September 07

I was down at the Vodaphone live Music Awards this eve on Arrivals, good fun really, saw some cool people come in and had a good laugh with the fellow snappers. Here is a selection of the picks. The one of the snaps has a story, this guy, who's staring in this new film KENNY got hold of my camera( with my consent) and started taking pics of the people taking pics! got this great panoramic which i stitched together, the sight that celebs face when the walk the red carpet! Pretty scary! - Spot me if you can, its not hard, I'm the prat without a camera and thumbs up!!

NME this week

19 September 07

And here are a few shots of mine printed in NME this week:

Kosheen

19 September 07

Down to koko this eve, after seeing my mate Dan in Old Street and a sneaky pint. Kosheen had a good album a few years back, cant help but think they've lost it a little. Bad lights, no flash allowed = photographers sad.

newton

18 September 07

I know this is not technically the best photo, but theres something about it that captures this guy how he is. Newton Faulkner supported John Mayer @ Royal Albert Hall, and I was the only snapper there to catch him. He's good, but he cover of Massive Attact's Tear Drop is nothing on Jose Gonzalez's one!

John mayer

18 September 07

Live at the Royal Albert hall. What an amazing venue, and tonight John Mayer, not commonly known in the UK but massive state side and in Australia. Such a great Guitarist and showman. I made this one of these shots black and white because I shot John Mayer in the very first few months of shooting properly, I had one shot in particular that was just stunning in black and white. Amazing gig, always reminds me on Sydney and especially my friend brad..(emo john mayer), miss you guys!

observer monthly

16 September 07

Nice to see the Observer Music Monthly this week, got a shot of Brian Wilson printed. Thanks to Mr Quinton for the heads up, would of forgotten about it otherwise!

ritter

14 September 07

Down to Kings Cross last night to see mr Josh Ritter, he was really good, check him out if you have a min, playing at Shepard's bush later in the year. I love a bit of singer/song writer. I squeezed into a small gap at the front of the stage, my feet went totally dead from sitting on them all gig out of peoples way, I could hardly walk when I left!

josh

13 September 07

This is a shot of Australian singer/song writer Josh Pyke when he was on tour here earlier this year. Dug it out to play about with post-production and thought it looked quite nice.

the go team

13 September 07

Double wammy tonight, jobs to shoot to bands...Good job they were in the same venue, which was nice and handy. First if was Caribou for NME's Radar Live section and then The Go! Team, both at the Electric Ballroom in Camden. Caribou was fine because I could use flash, but The Go@ Team was SO bad lighting and we were told specificity no flash. Low light and washes of with red or blue, The majority of photos I took were poor, and only good enough for a B+W set really. Shame because they sounded quite good (for the first 3 songs before all the photographers got booted out the fire escape!)

printed in NME this week

12 September 07

Its been a good week for printed stuff, Got a copy of the Observer ( thanks Ian) with some shots from latitude in and the main one was NME, 12 shots in this week, and here is a little compilation of a few of them. For large version click HERE

Young Knives

10 September 07

If you would like to see a few videos of me hanging out with the young knives you can find them on this link! Here

Good vibrations

10 September 07

First time at the new re-ferbed Royal Festival Hall, tonight for Brain Wilson, his first of 4 nights at the central London venue. He seemed a lot more with it then when I've previously seen him, Amazing voice, amazing band to support him.

Club NME Luton

09 September 07

Last night was Club NME in Luton for covered for NME. Look See Proof were the band, and they are wicked, really cool guys and one of those bands you need to watch to do big things in the next year! Great gig, late one, but worth it.

nme.com

07 September 07

Got a load of shots on NME.com this week, Mercurys and from Get Loaded, Check it at www.NME.com

Hopscotch on the steps

07 September 07

I saw this on the entrance to my friends warehouse studio, really liked it, not sure why. Those Angel arty types...

Slow club kruger

06 September 07

Today I went down to Angel for a shoot for Kruger magazine, I also fell in love with a warehouse convert, it would be amazing to have a studio down there.....New Years Resolution (mid year) I want one. The band I was shooting was SlowClub, they were playing tonight at the Electric ballroom and at Bestival over the weekend. Really nice people! oh, and cheers for lunch mike!

winehouse comeback

06 September 07

So...miss Winehouse sneeked about all day at the Grovsener Hotel then did her unexpected gig, is this a new 'on track amy?....we'll see!!

printed in NME

05 September 07

This weeks NME with some of my stuff in. A nice big gallery shot of M. I. A. in the front, linked with the link Get Loaded Live story mid mag.

more Mercury

05 September 07

Other than the Klaxons there were lots of great people nominated, here's a few in action at the Awards: Host Joules Holland. New Young Pony Club preforming. The Young Knives Backstage.

Mercurys

05 September 07

A little short notice but got a call to cover the Mercury's for NME, rushed down there as we were doing a feature with Young Knives on their day leading up to the Awards. Had a wicked time, and the awards were quite impressive, got some nice stuff of the Klaxons (Winners) as well, the story begins: a) Arrivals b) collecting their nomination c) winners d) after show, winner on the stage.

Modest

05 September 07

Tonight i met my friend dan for a fancy burger then off to the Forum for Modest Mouse. Long story short, half the photographers were not on a list...something you dont really expect when dealing with one of the biggest record companies in the world. Finally got in as the band started to find there was no pit either, so in the crowd we all went, not amazing results!

Thanks to everyone reading

02 September 07

Just a quick thanks to everyone for reading this blog, its hit just over 2300 readers a month for the 3rd month running. Thanks for your interest and i'll keep trying to improve it post by post!

Printed this week

02 September 07

A few nice prints this week and a few more to come so I'm told..First up is NME.com where a few shots were used for the Getloaded coverage ( see NME.com ) and in this weekends Guardian Guide on a bat for lashes feature. Trust me...hot tip for Mercury, and also the bookies fav now Amy Winehouse is out of best bet. (on guardian unlimited this week Louis Pattison says: "Watch your back, Wino. This Bat's a dark horse."