A Canon Fried D! Get it! Yesterday I went out to Newcastle Uni for the annual Beach Party do, and it rained like a mo-fo. It had been raining on and off all day, and I was really trying my hardest not to go out there but I hadn’t seen two of my favourite local bands in a while so I figured I would brave it and use the comp ticket anyway. First... (more...)
So yesterday we had Part 1 of Advice for bands starting out where we covered things like social networking, recording a demo, putting together a press kit and even finalising the bands name. In this article we’ll continue on with some more basic advice that should hopefully get you on your way to rock stardom! Let’s dive right in. ... (more...)
Those who read my blog here on a daily basis will have seen the teaser image I posted last week when I had a head ache, well it wouldn’t have taken a brain surgeon to work out what it was all about but I figured I would fill you in on all the details anyway. Recently I was catching up with a mate and he was telling me how hard a time he was having... (more...)
I was catching up on all my friends activities on myspaz this morning and found that one of the local bands who I’ve photographed many many times, and who’s album cover I shot for them back when I was just getting started, is now selling their music on iTunes. Here’s their About Me - “Amathyst are an all girl gothic-rock band... (more...)
Just finished sorting out the latest edition of Reverb Street Press for download on I’m With The Band. Once again it’s a massive issue this month with interviews with Gnarls Barkley, Helmet’s Page Hamilton, Biffy Clyro, Angelas Dish, Foals, Supergrass, and whole load more…. You can download the latest issue in pdf format just... (more...)
I photographed the Amathyst, Skura gig at The Cambirdge Hotel the other night for I’m With The Band. I’ve been good friends with the girls for a year or two now and have photographed plenty of their shows so it was a pretty easy gig to shoot from that point of view as you don’t have a band getting a little nervous, or annoyed, when... (more...)
In a year where pretty well every song on the radio, mtv, channel v, etc. sounded like a ringtone it’s been quite difficult for me to find something really outstanding this year. Emo and Punk kinda fell off the map this year, well to be more correct it morphed into a dance-punk-pop kinda thing with way too much synth action for my taste. Anyway,... (more...)