Baddies, promo shoot for the band – taken Sunday 19 October, Liverpool Barfly
Check out what The Times has to say:
Baddies’ debut single Battleships is like the Beastie Boys have challenged the Pixies to a sing off while Klaxons woo woo the fight along from the sidelines. And they’re all loving it.
It’s a confusing assault of [...]
Seen here at In The City 2008, Photographer Kevin Cummins gives a retrospective talk about his career. Wry and with a calm composure, Kevin talked through his portfolio with factual interest and anecdotal intrigue.
With poor lighting cast on the speaker’s podium and no chance of using flash, I shot the photo on a long lens [...]
I’d photographed The Fratellis a few months ago for Versus Cancer / XFM and knew the band to offer a solid show – but were not ones for leaving their position on the microphone. I didn’t want another ‘vocalist belting it out into the mic’ shot and noticed the stage lighting could offer a chance [...]
In The City Music Convention – Manchester 5-7 October 2008.
As part of ITC, Jarvis Cocker presents a debate-cum-seminar on the application of lyrics in pop music with “Saying The Unsayable.”
This shot shows Jarvis Cocker discussing the lyrics to The Beatles track I Am The Walrus. Seen looking into Lennon’s usage of the surreal to develop [...]
Detroit Social Club – South (In The City, 2008)
Somewhere between The Velvet Underground, Tim Friese-Green and Gram Parsons are Detroit Social Club.
Within the very intimate ‘South’ venue, I was looking for something other than ‘front on’ that could display the fact that the audience was almost on top of the band. When David Burn had [...]