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Fyfe Dangerfield Live at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 19-01-2010
It takes all sorts to be successful in the music business; some get by with a mediocre voice and average performance with exceptional lyrics to carry them, with others it’s all about the show. Every now and then though you get reminded that what counts most is the music. Tonight was one of those nights […]
How To Guarantee A Future Filled With Mediocrity
I was saddened yesterday to hear that another music photographer is quitting the business. Especially when chatting to him later he revealed that he still loves shooting music, he’s just got tired of the business and being expected to supply his shots for free. He’s not the first music ‘tog to quit, and I’m sure […]
Bloc Party live at Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, 14-10-2009
Without a new album to promote some might question the reason for Bloc Party’s Bloctober tour, not the fans though. They turned out in their droves to see the band in action and weren’t disappointed. Looking as if he’s spent the year or so in the gym beefing up for the tour and sporting a […]
New Los Campesinos! Member Unveiled
If like me you were distraught at the news Aleks Campesinos had left the band to return to her studies, you’ll be relieved to know her shoes have been filled by new addition Kim Campesinos. The band spared no expense at her unveiling and I can’t wait to see her in action on the upcoming […]
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 […]
Great Imitation @ Summer Sundae Weekender 2009
Some bands really know how to throw you a curve ball and Great Imitation are without doubt experts in this field. Opening the Musician Stage at Leicester’s Summer Sundae Weekender, they started out with some funky mash-ups of well known tracks such as MC Hammer’s Hammertime and Kanye West’s Goldigga with a style that falls […]
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 […]
A New Town, A New Venue
I love going to a new city and finding out where the local bands are playing. Norwich is no exception and was recently named in NME as one of the hotbeds of unsigned indie talent. Central to this is the Brickmakers and its live music venue B2. I paid a visit last week to see […]
How To Make An Impact On Your First Gig
It’s not just the music that people go to gigs for but it’s a fair comment to say that a lot of up and coming bands (as well as some successful bands) forget that. I remember seeing the Verve on the main stage at the V festival a decade or so ago. Musically they were […]
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 – […]
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