Thursday 20 November 2008
luke jones
Luke Jones was one of my very first portrait clients and I was so pleased when he contacted me recently, and asked for some updated images for his forthcoming album release. He is a truly lovely man and a very talented artist! Check him out here - http://www.myspace.com/lukejones
Wednesday 12 November 2008
little noise sessions
Every year, BBC Radio One dj Jo Whiley curates the wonderful Little Noise Sessions at the Union Chapel in London, on behalf of Mencap. Nine nights of amazing musicians (and surprise guests) such as Glasvegas, Razorlight, James Morrison, Keane, Fratellis, Kasabian, Kate Perry, Duke Special and Stereophonics. So far this year, the surprise guests were The Killers, on the opening night. More are rumoured to play as this week continues. Last year, Bono and The Edge turned up and played a few songs.
The Union Chapel is a 124 year-old, grade 2-listed chapel at Highbury Corner in north London; the ideal setting for any intimate, acoustic experience.
So you can imagine how pleased I was to be invited along last night to see Adele, Angus and Julia Stone and the amazing Damien Rice. Tickets were like gold dust and the atmosphere in the chapel was amazing. I only brought my tiny, not-good-for-low-light Canon G7, so please excuse the quality of the images.
Julia Stone
Adele
Jo Whiley and her two week old daughter Coco! Jo asked us not to clap too loudly when Damien came on, as she was really hoping Coco would stay asleep through his act and Jo could relax and listen to it ;)
Damien Rice
Damien played a perfect set. When I say perfect, it was perfect for me. He only played songs from his first ep and album. I first saw Damien and Lisa play in London, way back in 2001, at a tiny venue called The Kashmir Klub. He had just released the Blower's Daughter ep and hadn't yet released 'O' in Ireland. They were so mesmerising, I was blown away immediately. Poor Damien, he must have been sick of the sight of me, after a few months, as I never missed a London show. I prefer to call it 'supporting' rather than 'stalking' ;)
For the geeks among you, the setlist included:
Delicate
Amie
Blower's Daughter
The Professor (La Fille Danse)
Cannonball (Damien sang this without the PA, you could have heard a pin drop.)
He was on fine form with the banter, too. Several long, slightly naughty stories. Such a shame that he is not planning any more shows for a while. This one was a favour to Jo Whiley.
Oh ... and a little bird told me, after the show, that Lisa Hannigan's 'Ocean and a Rock' will be featured on Grey's Anatomy on the 24th of November! I'm sure she'll conquer the States in no time.
Fantastic night all round (many thanks, Paul).
The Union Chapel is a 124 year-old, grade 2-listed chapel at Highbury Corner in north London; the ideal setting for any intimate, acoustic experience.
So you can imagine how pleased I was to be invited along last night to see Adele, Angus and Julia Stone and the amazing Damien Rice. Tickets were like gold dust and the atmosphere in the chapel was amazing. I only brought my tiny, not-good-for-low-light Canon G7, so please excuse the quality of the images.
Julia Stone
Adele
Jo Whiley and her two week old daughter Coco! Jo asked us not to clap too loudly when Damien came on, as she was really hoping Coco would stay asleep through his act and Jo could relax and listen to it ;)
Damien Rice
Damien played a perfect set. When I say perfect, it was perfect for me. He only played songs from his first ep and album. I first saw Damien and Lisa play in London, way back in 2001, at a tiny venue called The Kashmir Klub. He had just released the Blower's Daughter ep and hadn't yet released 'O' in Ireland. They were so mesmerising, I was blown away immediately. Poor Damien, he must have been sick of the sight of me, after a few months, as I never missed a London show. I prefer to call it 'supporting' rather than 'stalking' ;)
For the geeks among you, the setlist included:
Delicate
Amie
Blower's Daughter
The Professor (La Fille Danse)
Cannonball (Damien sang this without the PA, you could have heard a pin drop.)
He was on fine form with the banter, too. Several long, slightly naughty stories. Such a shame that he is not planning any more shows for a while. This one was a favour to Jo Whiley.
Oh ... and a little bird told me, after the show, that Lisa Hannigan's 'Ocean and a Rock' will be featured on Grey's Anatomy on the 24th of November! I'm sure she'll conquer the States in no time.
Fantastic night all round (many thanks, Paul).
Saturday 8 November 2008
Wednesday 5 November 2008
Taken at 3.23am this morning, you can see the weariness in me, eh. We got home at 5.30am and then had to stay up to watch Barack make that impressive and moving speech.
My oh-so-better-half took this picture. He was on shift for AFP (Agence France Presse) and four of his pictures were used on the BBC site today - numbers 2,4,9 and 11 - BBC. He has written a blog about it also - Leon's blog.
We, here in the UK, could not be happier for the USA. I think the world will sleep better tonight, for more than one reason...
My oh-so-better-half took this picture. He was on shift for AFP (Agence France Presse) and four of his pictures were used on the BBC site today - numbers 2,4,9 and 11 - BBC. He has written a blog about it also - Leon's blog.
We, here in the UK, could not be happier for the USA. I think the world will sleep better tonight, for more than one reason...
Saturday 1 November 2008
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