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Prints Now Available
Prints Now Available

If you’ve been itching to hang one of my live music photographs on your wall or if you know someone that has a print sized gap waiting to be filled you’ll be glad to know you can now order prints direct from the archive.  Either browse the galleries which are organised by band, festival and […]

It’s been a while
It's been a while

With one thing and another it’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog.  A big part of this was being based in not so sunny Telford which made getting to any decent gigs more of a challenge than I had the energy for exceptional cases when the effort was worth it (such as the […]

Not Happy with The State of Things
Not Happy with The State of Things

Once upon a time, in a land not that far away, everybody knew that to keep up to date with the latest and greatest new bands you read either The Melody Maker or the New Musical Express.  Which one you read depended largely on the kind of music you were into, or more likely which […]

10 Things To Pack When Photographing A Festival
10 Things To Pack When Photographing A Festival

The Summer Music Festival is well and truly underway now and it’s time for my annual favourite – the Summer Sundae Weekender.  Whilst I’ve been to larger festivals such as the V festival in the past, I much prefer the smaller festivals these days where you can get to the front of the crowd without […]

Ever wonder what goes on…

…in the heads of the judges of the Mercury Music Prize?  It’s that time of year and the short list is out. Bat For Lashes – Two Suns Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires Florence and The Machine – Lungs Glasvegas – Glasvegas The Invisible – The Invisible Lisa Hannigan – See So The Horrors – […]