Albums Of The Year 2022
While not in any particular order and by no means an exhaustive list of our favourite records of 2022, here are a handful of those that stuck out in what has been a massive year of music. From earworm-filled LPs and thought-provoking records to the banger-laden...
Feature: Returning To Glastonbury Festival In 2022 With Children
By now most people that know my wife and me will ask us, as June approaches, if we're going to Glastonbury Festival this year. They'll also ask how excited our little one is about this year's festival. Because, lucky for some, he hasn't missed an edition of the...
Light It In Red/Throw Us A Line
The live event trade body the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) hosted a number of events up and down the country calling on the Government to help the event industry through the COVID-19 crisis under the banner THROW US A LINE! Seven hundred and...
The Cancelled Series : Performer Portraits In Lockdown
As a Music Photographer, the announcement of a lockdown was a hard hit. While staying safe and healthy is of the utmost importance, I watched helplessly as my favourite shows and festivals were cancelled in Europe and England. Then, on one sunny day and for the first...
Legendary Art Pop Icons Minty Reissue Open Wide
In 1992, infamous fashion designer, model, performance artist and Taboo club promoter Leigh Bowery formed the band Minty with friend, designer Richard Torry, wife Nicola, and promotor and performer Matthew Glamorre. Bowery was a massively influential pop art icon and...
Just How Do You Do Music Photography?
A long time ago in a land almost before the Coronavirus, I wrote a couple of articles about music photography; specifically, Why I Became A Music Photographer and How I Became A Music Photographer. I promised a final tome: how to actually do the music photography....
Young Talent Will Carry On In An Uncertain Future
I usually spend my time reviewing and photographing live gigs but these unprecedented times have really stuck the boot in and left me with something of a void to fill. I have, therefore, taken advantage of the surplus of time on my hands to write a feature...
Just How Did I Become A Music Photographer?
A few days ago, I wrote about the reason I decided I wanted to try my hand at music photography. If you’ve not seen that post, you can catch up with it here. If you have read it, you’ll know that having explained the why, I intended following up with the how. Strap...
Just Why Did I Become A Music Photographer?
With the country heading into lockdown and an absence of live music to enjoy, sadly, us music photographers suddenly find we’ve got excess time on our hands. For this music photographer, a cough that doesn’t want to quit means I’ve really got excess time on my hands....
Five Rock Songs That Changed The World
Rock is meant to shake things up. Underneath the rebellious attitude, the look, and the notoriety of rock stars are souls and hearts screaming for change in the world. Occasionally, this manifests as historic moments in rock, birthing hits that forever shift the...
Summer Full Of Festivals – Volunteering With Oxfam
Summer is my favourite season for many reasons. It’s warm and sunny (of course if the British weather has a sun in plans) but even with the rain the days are longer and what’s far more important filled with the magic of music festivals. There is only one problem:...
Albums Of The Year 2019
Perfection from the British-Ugandan soul man. It would take a lot to topple Home Again and Love & Hate, but his third release has done - and some. Beneath melancholic soul, jazz, gospel choirs, dizzying guitars and samples including from civil rights campaigner...
No Such Thing As Normal At Electric Umbrella
So you think you've seen it all... The most famous rockstars in the biggest arenas, intimate shows with musicians from far away or that one gig they did before they started selling out. That is great. Then, we can talk about something else, something refreshing,...
Video Premiere Exclusive: Brooklyn’s The Exits Unveil Run
Having received support from Atwood Magazine, Pop Matters and having shared the stage with the likes of X Ambassadors and Future in previous outfits, Brooklyn rockers The Exits have brought fresh energy and attitude with the recent release of Run. Rockshot...
Luke Carey – King Of The Dublin Castle
If you are into music, it is likely you already know all about illustrious Parkway boozer, The Dublin Castle. It was built to serve Irish labourers or ‘navvies’ working on London’s railways. Madness, then The North London Invaders, masqueraded as a respectable jazz...
