The Maccabees _ NME Show / Brixton Academy

Amazing venue, amazing band but the lights were soooooo low! I'm not talking atmosphere low, it was darkness! 

 

Old Contax _ Michael Jackson Shrine

I spent yesterday evening doing my normal Sunday thang, scanning in photos and watching a film (A Prophet - visceral, intense and strangely beautiful).

Had totally forgotten about these, some late night photos of an impromptu Michael Jackson shrine outside the London theatre where Thriller was playing.  Was instantly struck by the sense of time and place I got from looking at them, it was a hot muggy summers evening, full of fun and heading home when we came upon this.  I liked his music and all but felt so disconnected from the sense of loss some people so obviously felt.

Anyway 6months too late here's some shots...

Frisbee Fred Morrison RIP

Imagine inventing the frisbee?  Finding a cake tin, throwing it around on a beach and then selling the idea to a company called Wham-O, it's brilliant!

Fred Morrison passed away today age 90, throw some frisbee love around this weekend.

The last tree

I hope I haven't gone mad! but I just couldn't get enough of the Xmas trees camped out on the streets of London, here's the last one.  Well until December anyway.

wtf...vol2.

Tunisia - Summer 08 

Southfields, London - Summer 09

Archway, London - Summer 09

Ivan Ink & Pen

I spent last Saturday holed up in Herne Hill with Ivan Ink and Pen, his house was photograph heaven for me, all ramshackle, random and faded with a liberal scattering of artefacts and ephemera. 

Check out his music www.myspace.com/ivaninkpen 

OIW FEb 11th @ Hoxton Bar & Kitchen

Haven't had a chance to design a new OIW flyer for while so settled down with huge mug of peppermint tea last night and got sophisticated ; )  It'll be an amazing show, come along!

myspace.com/officialsecretsact / myspace.com/magicandfur / myspace.com/thegoodnatured / ohinvertedworld.co.uk

The Plot Thickens...

Location: Smugglers Way, Wandsworth.
Date: 16th Jan 2010.

Deep undercover on the search of evil masterminds our agent found this evidence, there's a worldwide plot.  FACT!

Lonely Christmas Trees

Whether standing proud or sagging and stumpy, be they noble, torn, twisted, dumped in piles, lacking needles, retaining baubles and even upside down...  Spare a thought for those lonely Christmas Trees.  Gone from our streets until another January comes around.

Power Cut

We had one, these guys didn't. how fickle ; )

Women

Chapel Club - Video Shoot

Afternoon, it's a glorious sunny, freezing Friday.  Here's a few shots I got from a recent Chapel Club video shoot.  Thanks lighting peeps.

Islands 'No You Don't'

Islands back with new song 'No You Don't, and Michael Cera is tripping out.  wierd. wierd but good : )

Leominster

Over the Xmas hols I was meant to catch up on scanning a ton of 35mm negs taken with my contax, I did about half a roll! doh : )  did manage to do a load of relaxing and eating though which I'm very grateful for.  Was feeling very cheery so sound tracked the time off with a sprightly mix of the new Hidden Cameras album 'Origin: Orphan' and some Whitest Boy Alive.

Here's Nas texting on the train and me loving her and the light.

And here's some natty knit wear styles in a very dark Leominster knitting shop.  Visiting grandparents tends to take you into uncharted territory.