Illud Divinum Insanus
Arriving at the Hifi Bar a good hour before headliners Morbid Angel were to hit the stage, I noticed a couple of things almost immediately. One, the venue was absolutely packed to the rafters and two, the light show bathing openers The Amenta looked fucking phenomenal. I turned to my fellow photog Anwar and said, “Dude, check out the lights tonight! I think we’re in for a ripper!”
Now I say this because for the most part, I really hate shooting at the Hifi Bar. Reason being, the lighting is mostly woeful on the many occasions I have had to photograph here and subsequently, that makes it darn hard work to get a decent shot.
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Australia, Electronic, Electronica, Gary Anthony James Webb, Gary Numan, Industrial, Melbourne, Pop, The Forum, The Pleasure Principle, Tubeway ArmyMay 14, 2011
The Pleasure Principle
The anticipation for this gig had been extremely high from the get go! Several months ago when the fine folk at Red Ant Touring announced the dates, I was already psyched!
Gary Numan was one of the first gigs I got to shoot when I began this venture into this thing known as ‘rock and roll photography’, and I remember just how much of an amazing gig that was. Every so often a gig comes along that just enwraps itself into every synapse of your mushy brain, and that Numan show from 2009 was certainly one of them!
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Festival Hall, Heavy Metal, Ian Fraser Kilmister, Lemmy, Lemmy Kilmister, Mikkey Dee, Motörhead, Phil Campbell, Red Ant TouringMarch 26, 2011
The World Is Yours
I first saw Motörhead back in 1984. It was their first tour of Australia and it was one of the most blistering gigs I have seen in my life. It was the one gig where I remember my body being pushed to one side by an invisible presence known as volume. Yeah, the sound that was pounding off the stage like invisible waves was pushing me to one side. I had no idea what it was but I think after that night, I suffered permanent ear loss. My left ear was never the same after that night and I followed it up by seeing the band for a second time the next night. Yep, brain turned to pure mush.
So many bands boast ‘loudest band in the world’ – unless that boast has a Motörhead logo underneath it, they are liars. No one comes close!
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Who Let The Trolls Out?
I was looking forward to tonight’s shoot as I finally would be shooting with a lens I have been hanging to get just for gigs. The Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 is a lens I have been clamouring to get for so long but due to budget constraints (ie broke) I have been stuck with the 24-105mm f/4(!) for the past couple of years. Yep, all the photos you see on this site, every single one – has been done with the f/4. *gasp*
I won a contest a couple of months ago on the strength of this photo and the prize was free lens rental for the weekend. Seeing as I was scheduled to shoot Finntroll tonight, and Motorhead tomorrow – it all worked out rather well.
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Ghetto Stars
Coming from the musical world of the extremely hard edged kick ass rocking genres, I’ve been pretty impartial to Tricky’s Trip Hop, dark, ambient, electronica, sprechgesang stylings!
So tonight, in the form of a Valentine’s Day present from my partner, (thanks babe!) we attended the Tricky gig at Melbourne’s gorgeous Forum Theatre.
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