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Faces in the crowd. .Project Photography panders to the celebrities, rock n roll riff raff and miscellaneous punters. What happens in the field, stays in the field…
***The Running Man - the story behind me ending up on the front page of the biggest circulation newspaper in the world, due to a Muslim mob who felt like slapping me around…
***Naomi and Mw's birthday shindig; The Imps, Mile End and Kill Teen Angst provide the soundtrack to extremely heavy drinking, while Marcus provided the pad, his palatial studio / factory in Northbridge. Beer, backbeat and bedlam - this gig went off like a Hezbollah suicide bomber…
***Groovy panoramic images, where separate photo's are stitched together to create one striking image. Images range from Big Day Out and Sunset Cinemas in Kings Park, to landscape shots in India. Files sizes are quite large, so the page may take a while to load.
***Images from London and Paris, as per the travel page, including many images from the anti war protests in London, the night war broke out with Iraq.
***Other highlights including going to an Aussie pub - the Walkabout, and watching the Indians fall in a heap in the World Cup Final. The sight of a bloke in the pub getting so fired up he decided to set his head on fire was so ridiculously idiotic - yet patriotic it would have bought a tear to a glass eye.
New, updated wedding photography section. No excuse for dull photography at your big gig...
***BDO scenery, including some shots with a 15mm Nikon lens while on one of those god damn spinning ride things, some explosively sexy women and of course, a bunch of clowns getting naked for nude Karaoke. As you do…
Recently added bands include:
***Six Ft Hick, Amplifier possibly the most intense live band in the universe…
Nine Inch Nails, Soundwave. Trent brings it on home…
Andrew Bird, Rosemount, makin the fiddle look cool. Damn…
The Arctic Monkeys, Big Day Out. Four lads on a stage the size of Greece…
Black Mountain, Becks Music Box. Tasty.
***British India, Amplifier, UWA, and the White Sands. Possibly the best band in the country??? Slide Show perhaps???
***Children Collide, Amplifier, these guys are contenders too.
Cog, Metros Perth. Prog Rock.
***Coldplay, Burswood. Aside from putting the photographers 600 metres away from the action, an awesome gig. Chris Martin is the nicest rock star out there…
***Cradle of Filth, Metropolis Perth. These guys know how to put on a show…
***Cult of Luna, Amplifier. Awesome Art Rock oddity.
The Dandy Warhols, Southbound, and Metroplis Perth. Latest shots aren’t that flash. I’m getting worse at this photography gig..
***Datsuns, Rocket Room. Rock and Roll…
Deathcab for Cutie, Fremantle Arts Centre. Not bad…
Def Leopard, Perth Oval, and The Entertainment Centre.
DEVO, Metropolis Perth. Legacy intact, even if they did mangle Beautiful World.
Disturbed, Challenger Stadium. Any lead singer who gets wheeled out to sing gets my vote…
The Donna’s, Metropolis Fremantle. These girls know how to work it.
The Dropkick Murphies, Capital.
***Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Amplifier, and Norfolk Basement, and Big Day Out. These guys are collective genius. Slide Show perhaps???
Elton John, Perth Oval. Schmick…
***Eskimo Joe, here, there any everywhere, including that secret gig at Deville's Pad that 7000 blokes turned up to…
Fratelli’s, Capital.
The Fumes, Amplifier. Beyond Cool…
The Grates, Big Day Out. Bouncy…
***Gyroscope, here and there. Never a dull moment with these lads…
I Killed the Prom Queen, Fly By Night, and Amplifier. Loud.
Iron Maiden, Challenger Stadium. Mint.
Jason Mraz, Blues and Roots. I don’t get it…
Jay Retard, St Jeromes Festival. Awesome, and what an odd chap.
Joe Lally at the Hyde Park.
Lamb of God, Soundwave. Serious…
Living End, Metropolis Perth.
***The Mars Volta, Metropolis Perth. Art Rock genius, and great to shoot…
Martha Wainwright, Fly By Night.
Mindsnare, Amplfier.
***Missie Higgins, Blues and Roots. First time I’ve seen her, she’s good, and she’s hot.
***Pink , Burswood; pretty pro show, and some cracking hot pants…
Prodigy, Big Day Out, three different times. The crowds get crazier with every passing year…
Satyricon , Capital. Intense men…
Slipknot, Robinsons Pavilion. Manic Men in Masks…
Sparkadia, Amplifier. Quite beautiful tunes really…
The Ting Tings, Big Day Out. Very Now…
TV on the Radio, Big Day Out. Didn’t know what to make of these blokes…
UB40, some racetrack somewhere. Red Red Whine…
The Who, Perth Oval.
***Air, Kings Park. Beautiful stuff. Those Frogs really know how to turn on the atmospherics…
Bjork, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval. Elfin…
Treos, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval.
***Ween, Capitol. A quirk rock marathon.
***Korn bring it on home, Claremont Showground.
PJ Harvey, Perth Concert Hall.
Rage Against The Machine, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.. . Not at the level of their 90s Big Day Out, Claremont Oval performance, tasty none the less…
***Sonic Youth, Perth Music Festival, Becks Music Box.
Spoon, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Buddy Guy, Blues and Roots Festival. Chicago Blues from this seventy year old axe smith.
Jeff Lang, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
***John Fogartey, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Silverchair, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Sinead O'Connor, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
***Jools Holland, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle. Jools is the coolest man in the world.
***Battles, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval. Way cool, even Bjork thought so.
***The Black Crowes, Challenger Stadium. Classic.
Ian Brown, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle The worst singer in this or any other universe. Cool tunes however…
***The Foo Fighters, Burswood Dome. BONZA!
Bob Evans, in the Pines.
***Jebediah, in the Pines; a classy closing act.
Adam Said Galore, in the Pines.
The Bank Holidays, in the Pines.
***Baseball at the Bakery. Fiddling Madness…
BlueJuice, Amplifier.
***Capital City, in the Pines.
Felicity Groom & the Black Smoke, in the Pines.
***The Homicides, the Hydey.
Kill Teen Angst, in the Pines.
***New Rules for Boats, in the Pines.
The Paper Scissors, Amplifier.
The Tigers, in the Pines.
Alex On Fire, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval.
Antiflag, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval. Ripper…
Arcade Fire, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval. An indie folk rock orchestra…
Autumn to Ashes, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval.
Bank Holidays, the Bakery.
***Big Day Out Scenery 2008, all manner of vision, spunky girls heaving, seething crowds, high octane rides and general rock oddities.
Billy Bragg, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
***Birds of Tokyo, Perth Music Festival, Becks Music Box.
Bleeding Through, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval.
Blues Shaddy, Perth Music Festival, Becks Music Box.
British India, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.; got my call for band of the day.
Capital City, Bakery.
Cat Power, Blues and Roots Festival.
Craig Sinclair, West Australian Music Festival.
Crossbones, the Rocket Room.
The Cruel Sea, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Dancers Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Don Maclean, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle. I still have no idea that that song is about, however at least now I've heard it live…
***Electromen, the Mustang Bar, West Australian Music Festival. Eskimo Joe, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Felicity Groom and the Black Smoke, Perth Music Festival, Becks Music Box.
G Love and Special Sauce, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Gotye, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Gyroscope, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Haley Sales, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Hilltop Hoods, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Incubus, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval.
Infectious Grooves, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval.
Jayco Brothers, West Australian Music Festival.
Jebediah, West Australian Music Festival.
Josh Pyke, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Karnivool, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval. Go boys…
Kasey Chambers, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle. Just super…
Kate Nash, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
***KT Tunstall, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle. Man she's hot, belts out cracking tunes, and knows how to move… Corker sequin frock too…
Mia Dyson, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Midnight Juggernauts, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Motion City Soundtrack, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval.
Offspring, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval. Not so fly for white guys…
Operator Please, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Paul Kelly, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Ray Davies Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Regurgitator, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Rick Steele, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Rocket to Memphis, Rocket Room and the Mustang Bar for West Australian Music Festival.
Rockin Hendy, Rocket Room.
Salmonella Dub, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Shadows Fall, Soundwave Festival, Bassendean Oval.
Silents, West Australian Music Festival.
Something with Numbers, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Stems, Big Day Out, Claremont Oval.
Sugar Army, West Australian Music Festival.
Sure Fire Midnights, Rocket Room.
***Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, Rocket Room. These guys are moving in an interesting direction.
Tragic Delicate, West Australian Music Festival.
***Will Stoker and the Embers, West Australian Music Festival. Cracking…
Xavier Rudd, Blues & Roots Festival, Fremantle.
Batrider, the Rosemount. I dug em, but know not why…
Benedict Moleta, Amplifier.
British India, Amplifier. Tasty…
Cinema Prague, Capitol, old is new…
Fall Electric, Rosemount.
Ghostwood, Rocket Room.
***He is Legend, Rosemount. Now here is a band who know how to put on a show.
III Vision, Amplifier.
Kill Teen Angst, all over the place…
The Mercy Arm, Rocket Room. Earnest Young Men…
Mile End, the Hydey.
***Mindsnare, Amps.
Pyromesh, Amplifier.
Sex Panther, here and there…
Shout Out Loud, Rosemount.
***Tucker B's, Amplifier and In Da Pines. More ballistic ballet from the boys.
Unearth, Amplifier.
***The Wednesday Society, all over the place…
***This is not a drill. The Hyde Park catches on fire, shortly after announcing a change of heart in their live music policy. Jesus guys, it's not that bad is it? If you do want to torch the joint, would you consider waiting till the punters have left… Day of the Dead, The Wednesday Society and Schvendes manage to bang out sets before the smoke drifted under the door…
Day of the Dead, the Hydey, adding a post apocalyptic mood to the evening, pre Jewish stocktake...
The Wednesday Society, the Hydey. Despite having more gear problems than space shuttle Challenger, the lads still put on a competent, if not hitch laden set…
Schvendes, the Hydey, before the fire drill.
Abbe May and the Rockin' Pneumonia, Amplifier.
Celibate Rifles, a cracking gig, where I got hear the seminal Australian rock lyric 'Homeless children, thicker toast' one more time…
The Cops, Amplifier.
The Cosmic Psychos, with the Celibate Rifles, Amplifier; where I did not, unfortunately, get to hear the seminal lyric ' I wanna be like David Lee Roth, with a great big twenty inch cock..". Damn…
Extortion, the Hydey. These pics show why that venue can never stop nurturing new bands, Lets be frank, Extortion were not that flash on the night, however they played a punchy set, to a pretty manic Hydey crows, seeing a corker of a gig, none the less… Long may it reign…
Helmut, Capitol. Less lame banter and more rock from Page Hamilton and this might have been a better gig. When people in the crows are screaming for you to 'shut up and play, you might consider listening… Meantime was amazing…
Johnny Casino and the Secrets. R.O.C.K.
***No Through Road, Amplifier. Oddly brilliant, with a lead singer that's a real card. Matt Banham, you're all right…
***Sugar Army, Amplifier. I see what all the fuss is about…
***Vasco Era, Amplifier. Brilliant.
***Witch Hats, Amplifier. I dug em, and I'm not sure why… Odd chap on lead vocals.
***The Stabs, the Hydey. Tasty…
The Meaning Of; the sound of Scarborough...
The Wednesday Society, the Hydey.
The Woodenelves, Rosemount.
Bang!Bang!Aids, the Hydey.
Fingered by Robots, Bakery.
Hoopers Store, the Hydey.
Kill Teen Angst, the Hydey. Dayvid, you are one good looking rooster…
***Leena, the Rosemount.
Paul Stanley, Burswood Theatre.
Eleventh he reaches London, in the Pines, a cracking set, only usurped by the Tucker B’s.
***The Tucker B’s, in fetching knickerbocker regalia at In the Pines; No more Mr Nice Guy…
Day of the Dead, In the Pines.
***Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Amplifier. BONZA!!!!
Institute Polaire, In the Pines.
Jed Whitey, Amplifier. The boys are back in town…
The Lemonheads, Amplifier. Fuck Dando, could you conceivably be any more shithouse… You lied, about being the muso type. I know this websites has a shopping basket, but Jesus, if you want to buy a photo from this gig, it would only be to know you have the definitive photograph of the worst gig ever. I believe X Press must have reviewed a Lemonheads gig at the same time, but in a parallel universe…
***Slayer. Sweet Jesus…
Streetlight, Amplifier. More magic moves…
***Mink Mussel Creek, Amplifier. Brilliant.
Airport City Shuffle, Amplifier.
Angus & Julia Stone, Becks Verandah.
Autumn Isles, Amplifier.
The Avenues, Amplifier.
***Behind Crimson Eyes, Amplifier.
Birds of Tokyo, Club Capitol for the WAMI’s.
Bob Evans,Rosemount, and Big Day Out.
Burton Cool Suit, outside PICA for the WAMI’s.
***Butterfly Effect, Rollercoaster, Mandurah.
Capitol City, Amplifier.
Carpathian, Amplifier.
College Fall, Amplifier.
***Dave Hole, Becks Verandah for the WAMI’s. This man is a God…
The Dead Kellys, Mustang for the WAMI’s.
Dirty Secrets, The Bakery for the WAMI’s.
Dom Mariani and the Magic Kelp, Amplifier for the WAMI’s.
Double Entendre, The Universal Bar for the WAMI’s.
End of Fashion, The Bakery for the WAMI’s.
***Endorphin, Fly By Night.
Eskimo Joe, Becks Verandah for the WAMI’s.
Frenzal Rhomb, Rollercoaster, Mandurah.
***The Fuzz, Amplifier for the WAMI’s.
Grand Central, Amplifier. 21
***Gyroscope, Club Capitol for the WAMI’s. 113
Jayco Brothers, Mustang for the WAMI’s. 11
Kill Devil Hills, PICA for the WAMI’s.
The Killers, Big Day Out.
Little Birdy, Forrest Square, and Becks Verandah for the WAMI’s.
Kill Teen Angst, Amplifier.
***Mink Mussel Creek, PICA for the WAMI’s.
Muse, Big Day Out.
My Chemical Romance, Big Day Out.
Red Jezabel, Club Capitol for the WAMI’s.
Schvendes, Amplifier.
Sex Panther, Amplifier.
The Silents, Club Capitol for the WAMI’s.
***Snowman, Rosenount for the WAMI’s.
***Streetlight, The Bakery. This band know how to move...
Sure Fire Midnights, Blues to the Bone for the WAMI’s.
Tangled Thoughts of Leaving, Rollercoaster, Mandurah.
The Vines, Big Day Out.
The Volcanics, Amplifier for the WAMI’s.
***The Wednesday Society, Rosemount and Amplifier.
Witch Hats, Amplifier.
You am I, Hyde Park.
***Beast of Bourbon what a cracker of a gig.
The Arachnids at the Hydey. Maybe Woolworths will buy some lights for that room one day…
Chainsaw Hookers at the Hydey.
***COG deliver the bacon at the Lookout. These guys are the deal. Nice chaps too…
***The Dandy Warhol's, Southbound, shot through a 17 mm lens, elevated 8 feet over my head with a monopod. In case you were interested…
***Downsyde, Southbound. Cool…
End of Fashion, Southbound. The kids are alright…
Love Outside Andromeda, Amplifier. This band are cool.
Neil Murray, Southbound. For fucks sake, will some one tip me a few hundred grand to write whiney songs about my exgirlfriends.
Old Man River. Shit name, cool tunes.
Ozmatli, Kings Park. Rock n rolls normally my bag, but these guys were compellingly on the money… Wouldn't buy the album, but they were bonza on the night…
***Sleepy Jackson, Bakery. I was going for an iconic shot again. Well, I like it…
***Sure Fire Midnights, Amplifier. Tasty…
The Wednesday Society. Photographs that don't really capture what these guys are trying to do. Maybe next time…
Xavier Rudd. Maybe he could do a duet with Neil Murray and add spellbinding musicianship to Murray's lamentable heartsick dirges…
The Dandy Warhols, Southbound, where I had a crack at creating an iconic image. Good gig anyway…
***Anthrax at the Lookout.. The boys still rock it…
The Drones, Metropolis Fremantle; these guys are the business…
The Avenues, Amplifier.
Bobby Blackburn & the Bluejays at the Luna Cinema. Cool venue for a gig; rock on the big screen
End of Fashion, Amplifier.
Fourstroke, Amplifier.
The Fuzz, Amplifier.
Gyroscope, at Rollercoaster, Mandurah, and at a WAM gig at the Rosemount. The crowd love em…
Jacknives, Hyde Park Hotel.
New Rules for Boats, Club Capitol
Pandaband, Club Capitol, for WAM. I tried to do the drummer some justice…
***Sleepy Jackson, doing their art rock thing at the Bakery. If you don't have One was a Spider, One was a Bird, go get it. It's a cracker of an album…
Snowman, at the Rosemount.
Spiderbait, Rollercoaster. Dull…
***Volcanics, Amplifier, a bit of telephoto slow shutter speed work, where I tried to capture their live dynamic.
***Wolfmother, Amplifier. A bonza show.
***You Am I, Fremantle Metropolis, and a range of random shots dating back to 1992.
Ammonia, Planet.
Custard, Big Day Out, and Mudslinger.
Intercooler, Amplifier.
Ministry, Big Day Out.
Wolfmother, Amplifier.
Alchemist, the Monkey Bar.
Antiflag, Amplifier. Midweek rock n roll madness…
The Avenues, Amplifier.
***Days End, Amplifier.
Endorphin, electro art weirdness, Fly by Night.
***Karnivool, Amplifier. Oh yes…
The Kill Devil Hills, the Monkey Bar. The New Hip…
Maximum Perversion, Amplifier.
The New Invincibles, Amplifier. I was so impressed, I bought the T shirt…
***Pungent Stench, Amplifier. Austrian Metal madness.
***Tucker B's, Amplifier.
Trash Band 1987, a band with so much sex appeal, they'd have Hugh Hefner retching on his Viagra, if he ever turned up to a gig...
Pandaband - spellbinding at Amplifier.
***Snowman - more wondrous indie rock at Amp.
Dallas Crane, Rosemount.
Cat Empire, Kings Park.
***The D4's rock Amplifier.
***Trash Ivory, looking hotter than Haedies.
***Trash Ivory - backstage promo images. Arousing images...
***10 Speed Racer, have become Kill Teen Angst. Promo pics, for one of the best bands around...
Sleepy Jackson, promo pics in King Dom's studio.
Eskimo Joe, Athe Monkey Barmplifier.
Capital City, Amplifier.
Doctor John, Kings Park Blues Festival...
Eskimo Joe, Monkey Bar.
Fuzz, Amplifier.
***Gyroscope, Amplifier.
John Butler, Kings Park Blues Festival...
M 16's, at the Infinite Justice gig. Let there be rock...
***Mclusky, Amplifier.
Michael Frante Kings Park Blues Festival... Is there a cooler man on the planet???
***Screwcap Detonators, Newport rock action...
Sleepy Jackson, Monkey bar.
Snowman, Amplifier. Keep your pants on Wafer...
Starky, The Kitchen
Swervedriver, Planet Bar, 1996...
Taj Mahal, Kings Park Blues Festival...
10 Speed Racer, Amplifier
Volcanics, Amplifier
Whitechappel, Rosemount; I have duplicated a monster...
Day of Contempt, Amplifier
Little Birdy, Monkey Bar
Sin City, Amplifier
Sleepy Jackson, Rosemount
Subtruck, Amplifier
The Stems, Amplifier
Little Birdy, Big Day Out
Screamfeeder - Amplifier
Rollerball - Amplifier
***Helicopters at Amplifier - Oh yes...
Strung Out - Globe - quality rock...
The Volcanics belt out tunes under the Hills Hoist. Punk patriotism at a back to basics piss up... For more hard drinking imagery...
***Hypercentre
New Sleepy Jackson stuff
***The most talked about Perth bands since Jebediah; Little Birdy, and End of Fashion
***The Datsuns
Some new, old stuff;
***Beastie Boys, from a gig many moons ago, at the fabled Berlin Club.
Screaming Jets, 1991 no less.
The Buzzcoks, Berlin 1992.
***The Celibate Rifles, in one of their seminal gigs at The Old Melbourne, 1992.
Bob Geldof, at The Grosvenor.
Images from Rockit, including weird crowd scenes, Green Day, Powderfinger, Grinspoon, 28 Days and Shihad. Three pages to see...
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