Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: Australia, Blue Öyster Cult, BÖC, Concert, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, Eric Bloom, facebook.com/john.raptis, Fitzroy Street, Gig, Jules Radino, Kasim Sulton, Live, Live Music, Melbourne, Music, Performance, Photos, Photos By John Raptis, Prince Bandroom, Richie Castellano, St Kilda, twitter.com/hellblazer, Victoria, Visceral Industry, visceralindustry.comApril 25, 2013
Don’t Fear The Reaper
Arriving at the Prince Bandroom, I was greeted with a massive queue leading into the venue for tonight’s Blue Öyster Cult gig. I haven’t shot at the Prince much, twice before actually… Die Antwoord sometime in 2010, and Rowland S Howard in 2009.
Once inside, the first thing I noticed was that there was absolutely no room to take photos. No pit. No where to get a decent shot. I cursed my luck and wasn’t looking forward to the night ahead.
If I was to get any sort of shot, I would have to improvise.
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Written by JRPosted in Gigs,PhotographyTags: 2009, Alt, Alternative, Australia, Collingwood, Concert, Fitzroy Street, Gig, Live, Live Music, Melbourne, October, Performance, Pop Crimes, Prince Bandroom, Prince Of Wales, Rowland S Howard, St Kilda, Teenage Snuff Film, The Birthday Party, Urban, Victoria, Visceral IndustryOctober 30, 2009
Pop Crimes
Bit of an impromptu gig tonight. My girlfriend happens to be a very big fan of Rowland S. Howard. So much so when we bumped into Rowland at the Nick Cave exhibition a year or so ago, he knew her by name. I recently bought her Rowland’s new album Pop Crimes for her birthday – but tonight, she bought us tickets for tonight’s album launch gig at the Prince Bandroom.
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